Category: FILM MUSIC

Soundtrack Reviews

September 19, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Soundtrack Reviews

Just uploaded is a quartet of soundtrack reviews: Sarah Class’ score for the 2013 BBC series Africa (Silva Screen), Joseph Bishara’s eerie soundscape for The Conjuring (La-La Land Records), Hanan Townhsend’s hypnotic music for Terence Malick’s To the Wonder and Nathan Fursts’ score for Waiting for Lightning (both from Lakeshore Records).

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John Piscitello: Scoring No Place on Earth

September 13, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
John Piscitello: Scoring No Place on Earth

Podcast interview with up & coming composer John Piscitello, and reviews of his latest work, No Place on Earth, on digital album from Varese Sarabande Records + DVD from Magnolia Home Entertainment.

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Frederik Wiedmann’s Epic Sound for Green Lantern: The Animated Series

September 4, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Frederik Wiedmann’s Epic Sound for Green Lantern: The Animated Series

Podcast interview with composer Frederik Wiedmann, discussing is epic scores for Green Lantern: The Animated Series, released in 2 volumes on CD by La-La Land Records.

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Animated TV Soundtracks

August 29, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Animated TV Soundtracks

Reviews of three soundtracks from animated TV series released by La-La Land: Shirley Walker’s Batman: The Animated Series (Second Edition), Kevin Kliesch’s Thundercats, and Young Justice by Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion, and Lolita Ritmanis.

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Reviewing the Bio-Horror in Antiviral, and the Race Begins

August 14, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Reviewing the Bio-Horror in Antiviral, and the Race Begins

Yup, they’re finally up – a film review of Antiviral (Alliance / EOne) and soundtrack review (Lakeshore Records) – plus some editorial thoughts on assorted projects present, future, and in the works.

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Scoring the Bio-Horror of Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral

August 5, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Scoring the Bio-Horror of Brandon Cronenberg’s Antiviral

Podcast with composer E.C. Woodley regarding his entry into film scoring, and the aesthetics of composing the music to Brandon Cronenberg’s bio-thriller Antiviral (2012). Oh yeah: and a potential workaround to a bug in Sound Forge 10.

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Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel

July 27, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel

Just uploaded – a quick review of Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel, released by Water Tower Music on CD, LP, and as a downloadable DTS Headphones: X version.

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Marco Beltrami’s The Wolverine

July 18, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Marco Beltrami’s The Wolverine

Early review of Marco Beltrami’s The Wolverine (Sony Classical) – an unusually understated score from the master of orchesral action.

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George Fenton’s Frozen Planet

July 17, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
George Fenton’s Frozen Planet

Slight pause this past weekend on the reviewing to make room for the editing (and completion) of my entry for the 2013 Toronto Urban Film Festival / TUFF, which challenges filmmakers to reveal an aspect of urban life within 60 seconds. The winners will play in the TTC’s information displays – those monitors with news, […]

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Cliff Martinez’ Only God Forgives

July 8, 2013 | By | Add a Comment
Cliff Martinez’ Only God Forgives

Early review of Cliff Martinez’ latest score for director Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives (Milan Records).

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