Category: FILM MUSIC

Eros III – ‘Somewhere There’s a Heart…’ + VOTE TODAY

May 2, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Eros III – ‘Somewhere There’s a Heart…’ + VOTE TODAY

It’s Federal Election Day in Canuckleland, so don’t forget to vote! To sweeten the deal (of course it’s all related), here are DVD reviews of Aphrodisiac! The Sexual Secret of Marijuana (1971) and Schoolgirl Report #7: “What the Heart Must Thereby…” / Schulmädchen-Report 7: Doch das Herz muß dabei sein (1974) from Impulse Pictures / Synapse Films…

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Soundtrack Reviews

April 29, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews

Reviews of four soundtrack albums from Lakeshore Records: Marcelo Zarvos’ engaging Beastly, Cliff Martinez’ Lincoln Lawyer, Chris Bacon’s Source Code, and Tyler Bates’ Super…

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Limited Editions and Such

April 21, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Limited Editions and Such

Editor’s Blog on how the business model for soundtrack labels like Intrada have changed over 20 years, as recently articulated by Intrada Records’ Douglass Fake…

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Hot & Bothered: The Chase, by Arthur Penn and Sam Spiegel

April 9, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Hot & Bothered: The Chase, by Arthur Penn and Sam Spiegel

Editor’s Blog on the recent screening of producer Sam Spiegel’s The Chase (1966), as part of their retrospective on director Arthur Penn, plus a review of the film and John Barry’s score…

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Doing it right: Gerhardt, Korngold, and RCA

April 4, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Doing it right: Gerhardt, Korngold, and RCA

First reviews of the newly remastered CDs of the classic RCA released, Charles Gerhardt conducted, George Korngold produced Classic Film Music series from the seventies, plus an appreciation of this enduring string of audiophile albums…

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Soundtrack News & Other Tidbits

March 24, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack News & Other Tidbits

Latest lengthy tall of new and upcoming soundtrack releases, and other filmic news tidbits…

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Soundtrack Reviews

March 21, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews

Just uploaded: soundtrack reviews of Dan Marocco’s Brotherhood (Lakeshore Records) and Nuno Malo’s Amalia (MovieScore Media)…

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Soundtrack Reviews

March 14, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews

This one’s a quickie, as I’m finishing up on several themed blogs & reviews for this week. Just uploaded are reviews of Jason Graves’ score for the video game Dead Space 2 [M] (released by E.A.R.S.), Andrew Hewitt’s Cuckoo [M] (MovieScore Media), and Alan Ari Lazar’s music for Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema [M] (Lakeshore Records). The […]

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Soundtrack News & Reviews

March 7, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack News & Reviews

Composer Mark Isham launches his new label with The Mechanic, and reviews of 3 new La-La Land releases: Dominic Frontiere’s The Rat Patrol, John Debney’s The Young Riders, and James Horner’s Jade…

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The Sights & Sounds of Driving Angry

March 3, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
The Sights & Sounds of Driving Angry

Review of Drive Angry (2011) plus an interview with the film’s composer, Michael Wandmacher …

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