Category: INTERVIEWS
Try Harder
Editor’s Blog and blather on the failings of Bruce Willis’ latest film, Surrogates (2009), plus a review of the film, the score, and an interview with composer Richard Marvin…
Damn Fine Music
Just added: soundtrack review of John Frizzell’s wonderful music for the stretchee-bendee theological thriller Legion, as well as an interview with composer Winifred Phillips…
And so begins another year
Rather than dole out a best-of list of this and that, I thought I’d use the holiday time to finish up a number of reviews that should’ve been done with ages ago, and start work on some peripheral projects that have been in the planning stages for some time…
Soundtrack Updates
Uploaded late last week is an interview with composer Richard Marvin, a successful composer – hugely successful, actually – in TV (Six Feet Under, In Treatment) as well as feature films. A longtime associate of director Jonathan Mostow, Marvin’s latest score for the film Surrogates *finally* gets a release date of November 10th as a downloadable MP3 album and CD…
Flowing Through Nostalgic Horror
I’ve been sick with a wretched head cold for the past few days, hence the delay, but the time in bed (and dizzy spells) allowed me to gather a handful of films for this update which collectively illustrate the levels of originality, imitation, and nostalgia in contemporary horror. That’s a big statement, but it can be distilled into something very simple, if not streamlined.
Soundtracks Highlights This Week
Recently uploaded is an interview with composer Daniel Pemberton, whose music from the British-U.S. co-production Monster Moves (aka Huge Moves, Impossible Moves, and Mega Moves) is out as a downloadable album (which I also reviewed).
Culture Clashes of a 3rd Kind
Interview with District 9 composer Clinton Shorter, film review of District 9, YouTube links, and human-alien culture clashes in film and TV.
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