Tag: Soundtrack News

Soundtrack Reviews + News

August 7, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews + News

Just uploaded: soundtrack reviews for Lalo Schifrin’s The Liquidator (FSM), Fred Katz’ The Little Shop of Horrors (Krizterland), Michael Small’s The Postman Always Rings Twice (Intrada), and from La-La Land Records comes Henry Mancini’s Mommie Dearest and Jerry Goldsmith’s Warning Shot (finally!).

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A Watery Apocalypse + Soundtrack News & Reviews

June 2, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
A Watery Apocalypse + Soundtrack News & Reviews

Toronto’s Union Station floods because we’re not eating enough hard-boiled eggs; soundtrack news from Intrada, Kritzerland, and La-La Land; Rue Morgue CD reviews; plus CD reviews here of Ernest Gold’s The McCullochs (Monstrous Movie Music) and Pressure Point (Kritzerland), Maurice Jarre’s expanded A Walk in the Clouds (La-La Land), and the new 2-CD edition of Burt Bacharach’s Casino Royale (Quartet Records).

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TJFF – American Musical Theatre: Elmer Bernstein + Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith

May 13, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
TJFF – American Musical Theatre: Elmer Bernstein + Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith

Just uploaded: reviews of two rare film music programs screened at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival – American Musical Theatre: Elmer Bernstein (1961) and Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995) – plus some quick soundtrack news.

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Record Store Day, Soundtrack News & Release Tally

April 26, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Record Store Day, Soundtrack News & Release Tally

Editor’s Blog on this past Record Store Day and some personal thoughts on long-dead record stores in T.O., Soundtrack News, and a tally of the latest and upcoming soundtrack releases.

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Soundtrack Reviews + News

March 14, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews + News

Just uploaded is a quartet of reviews for ongoing (and likely eternal) franchises: Doctor Who continues to steam through new seasons, and Silva Screen’s latest release features 2+ hours of Murray Gold’s music from Season 6 [M]. Also from Silva is music from Sherlock: Season 1 [M], composed by David Arnold and Michael Price, who […]

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Interview with composer Andrew Lockington + Soundtrack News & Reviews

February 17, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Interview with composer Andrew Lockington + Soundtrack News & Reviews

Just uploaded, an interview with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island composer Andrew Lockington, plus reviews of Journey 2 (Water Tower), John Williams’ Adventures of Tintin (Sony Classical), Alberto Iglesias’ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Silva Screen), and Jerry Goldsmith’s Tora! Tora! Tora! and Shirley Walker’s Space: Above and Beyond (both from La-La Land) plus Soundtrack Release news!

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Soundtrack Reviews & Score Release Tally

January 19, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews & Score Release Tally

Tally of the latest soundtrack releases, plus reviews of Tyler Bates’ engrossing score for the sci-fi thriller The Darkest Hour and Craig Richey’s Answers to Nothing (both from Lakeshore Records); Danny Elfman’s complete music for Scrooged (La-La Land); Howard Shore’s A Dangerous Method and John Williams’ War Horse (both Sony); and the original Casino Royale (Kritzerland).

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Soundtrack News & Reviews

December 17, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack News & Reviews

News of the special features to appear on Twilight Time’s upcoming Picnic and The Roots of Heaven Blu-rays, plus CD reviews of Bear McCreary’s The Cape and Alfred Newman’s A Certain Smile La-La Land), and Ludovic Bource’s The Artist and the compilation album for The Descendants (Sony Classical).

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Sundry News & Soundtrack Reviews

November 29, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Sundry News & Soundtrack Reviews

Just uploaded: 3 videogame soundtrack reviews: Greg Edmonson’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (La-La Land), Steve Jablonsky’s Gears of War 3 and Cris Velasco & Sascha Dikiciyan ‘s Warhammer 40,000: Spacemarine (both from Sumthng Else), but there’s also additonal editorial blather on Twilight Time’s Mysterious Island Blu-ray, upcoming TT and La-La Land releases, and the late, naughty, Ken Russell dies at 84.

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Soundtrack Reviews & Sundry

October 25, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews & Sundry

Reviews of Silva Screen’s compilation series, featuring Music from the Transformers Trilogy by Steve Jablonsky, The Music of Michel Legrand, and The Music of James Horner, plus La-La Land’s complete presentation of James Horner’s Commando. Also: gorgeous Rue Morgue poster art, Julian Roffman’s The Mask + Guillermo del Toro in person at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, and David Cronenberg’s Shivers at The Revue. Sometimes I love my city. Sometimes.

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