Tag: Christopher Young

The Return of The Power (1984), plus The Kindred (1987)

February 2, 2014 | By | Add a Comment
The Return of The Power (1984), plus The Kindred (1987)

As finishing touches are being added to a short camera test video tied to the upcoming reviews of jOBS (2013) and Welcome to Macintosh (2008), here are two reviews tied to filmmakers Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter: The Power (1984), new on DVD from Scorpion Releasing, and the still-unavailable The Kindred (1987).

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John Debney’s The Call + Thriller Soundtrack Reviews

March 23, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
John Debney’s The Call + Thriller Soundtrack Reviews

Just uploaded is a podcast with composer John Debney, wherein we discuss his latest score for director Brad Anderson, The Call. In addition to a review of Lakeshore’s soundtrack album, I’ve added related reviews of Debney’s Dream House (Varese), La-La Land’s Jennifer 8 featuring Christopher Young’s score + Maurice Jarre’s rejected score, and an expanded review of Dana Kaproff’s When a Stranger Calls (Krizterland), which I previously covered in an issue of Rue Morgue magazine.

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Video Nasties, Part II

May 9, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Video Nasties, Part II

Synapse Films released a swanky new Blu-ray / DVD combo edition of Jeffrey Obrow and Stephen Carpenter’s slasher classic The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) which, like Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead (1981), was branded by Britain’s paranoid censor board as a Video Nasty…

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Soundtrack Awards & Reviews

February 14, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Awards & Reviews

BAFTA and Grammy Winners, plus soundtrack reviews of Murray Gold’s Doctor Who: Series 5 (Silva Screen), and from La-La Land Records’ Cliff Martinez’ Solaris, John Morris’ Haunted Honeymoon, and Christopher Young’s Haunted Summer…

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