CD REVIEW: MOVIE SCORE MEDIA
The movies you’ve never seen are the scores worth hearing at this label specializing in new composing talent
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26Feb2008
19Feb2008
CD REVIEW: THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
James Horner makes a welcome return to the creature kingdom
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12Feb2008
CD REVIEW: THE BUCKET LIST
Comedy’s most antic composer gently brings out the handkerchiefs
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05Feb2008
CD REVIEW: MONSTROUS MOVIE MUSIC
A creepy-crawly label gets down to de-thawing the classic thrill tracks
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29Jan2008
CD REVIEW: JAMES NEWTON HOWARD SCORES
Varese has the hits of the season’s hardest working composer
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22Jan2008
15Jan2008
CD REVIEW: KLUTE / ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
70’s paranoia rules in FSM’s suspenseful release
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08Jan2008
CD REVIEW: THE BEST SCORES OF 2007
THE TOP TEN American Gangster (Marc Streitenfeld – Varese): An ultra-hip urban score never lets up with the thrill of the crime. Beowulf (Alan Silvestri – Warner Bros.): With its big, bold themes, this is a soundtrack for the heroic ages. The Kite Runner (Alberto Iglesias – Deutsche Grammophon): The tragedy of Afghanistan and the […]
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18Dec2007
CD REVIEW: THERE WILL BE BLOOD
P.T. Anderson finds musical genius in the man from Radiohead
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11Dec2007
CD REVIEW: THE GOLDEN COMPASS
Alan Silvestri composes a manly, mythic score to slay demons by
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04Dec2007
CD REVIEW: ALIEN: THE COMPLETE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
Jerry Goldsmith’s Classic Monster Music Finally Gets Its Due
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27Nov2007
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13Nov2007
09Nov2007
CD REVIEW: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON 3
Bear McCreary’s space opera continues its innovative course to Earth
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30Oct2007
23Oct2007
16Oct2007
CD REVIEW: Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Swashbuckling meets bloodsucking in this classic Hammer horror score
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09Oct2007
CD REVIEW: LUST/CAUTION
With such memorable works as Girl with a Pearl Earring, Syriana, Hostage and Birth, French composer Alexandre Desplat has shown a real ear for mystery that can be as beautifully dark as it is exotically intriguing.
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