Category: FILM MUSIC
Soundtrack News & Reviews
Reviews of Henry Jackman’s Puss in Boots (Sony Classical), and from La-La Land Records Elmer Bernstein’s Trading PLaces, and Jerry Goldsmith’s Forever Young and Sleeping with the Enemy, plus the latest limited and non-limited releases from Varese Sarabande and Intrada.
Genre Benders
Reviews of Joe D’Amato’s Exotic Malice / Sesson Nero (1980) and Nello Rossati’s Erotic Escape / Fuga / Fuga scabrosamente pericolosa (1985) from One 7 Movies.
A Gathering of Xmas Schmaltz
Editorial Blog & blather on seasonal films, and a DVD review of the classic 1977 teleplay, The Gathering (Warner Home Video) , which has a father arranging one final Xmas dinner to reconcile with his estranged family (and not vampires assembling to taker over Luksville, as you impetuously thought).
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.
Samuel Bronston, Part I
Editorial blather and film review of Samuel Bronston’s epic production of 55 Days at Peking (1963), recently screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, plus a review of La-La Land’s new 2-CD soundtrack album featuring Dimitri Tiomkin’s complete Boom-De-Boom score.
Charlton Heston
DVD reviews of two notable films starring Charlton Heston from Warner Home Video: A Man for All Seasons (featuring the filmed play), and Treasure Island (marking Fraser Heston’s directorial debut), plus a link to my recent essay on the music of the original 1925 Phantom of the Opera at Rue Morgue’s Staff Blog.
Stagecoach 2.0
Review of Twilight Time’s gorgeous Stagecoach (1966) DVD, plus some editorial blather on remakes, and Kritzerland’s new 2-disc Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) CD set, plus multimedia links.
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.
Cliff Martinez
Interview with composer Cliff Martinez, and reviews of his latest scores: Contagion (WaterTower Music) for director Steven Soderbergh, and Drive (Lakeshore Records) for director Nicolas Winding Refn.
American Porn Tales I: Meet Monica Velour
Editor’s Blog on Meet Monica Velour (Anchor Bay), and vanilla filmmaker fascination with porn figures in American film, plus Brian Dennehy in Toronto this month, and compatibility issues with Anchor Bay Blu-rays + LG players.
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