2009 First Half Roundup Part 3: The Worst!
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Even though I quite like, nay love it so far, there has been a few scores that rubbed me the wrong way.
I admit that it’s hard to pick out the 5 worst film or TV scores. Ok, the nr. 1 and nr. 2 stood out for me, but the next 3 was much harder. The scores could easily have been replaced by other equally mediocre scores.
But before we go with my choices, here’s the critics choice of the worst 5 scores so far:
2009 First Half Roundup Part 2: My Choice!
Welcome soundtrack fans! Here is part 2 of my first half round up.
Yesterday was all about the critics, my peers. As interesting as that was I bet you are wondering how much my top 10 list will be different from that. Quite a bit!
2009 has been good to my ears and mind. So much good stuff has been released this year and still only half-way in.
So here’s my top 10 for the first half of 2009:
2009 First Half Soundtrack Roundup Part 1: Critics Choice!
So the first 6 months of the year are over and let me just tell you right now. I am happy with this year so far compared to 2008 which didn’t have as many good scores. I’ve been browsing the web and taken note of what other reviewers say about this year and its overall pretty good. Here are some interesting stats:
Total number of reviews: 233
Most reviewed soundtrack: Star Trek by Michael Giacchino (20)
Average score from 233 reviews: 70
The last statistic is interesting because if you take all of last year as a whole, the average was 66. It has improved, but it’s not entirely accurate since we’re just halfway in, but it looks promising.
Star Trek is by far the most reviewed soundtrack so far in 2009. Angels & Demons by Hans Zimmer and Watchmen by Tyler Bates are in second place with 13 reviews each.
In this roundup I have chosen to go with TV and Film scores only. There simply aren’t enough sources for a proper Video Game roundup at the moment.
Let’s start with the critics top 10 list for the 1st half of 2009:
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Listen to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Soundtrack on AOL Radio!
AOL Radio has an exclusive premiere of the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince™ soundtrack by Nicholas Hooper. The movie hits theaters July 15th, but if you can’t wait make sure to tune in to the Movie Scores station on AOL Radio. You’ll hear a track from the album every hour at the top of the hour!
The Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince™ soundtrack will be released July 14th.
Go here to listen. Enjoy!
Video Game Scores! Part 3
Well, here’s part 3 and to tell you the truth, there should be at least 100 parts to cover all the great video game music that exists.
In this edition which will be the last one for now (more to come at some later time) we will get adventurous with some great music from World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and more.
To see over 120 videos like these, go to Soundtrack Fans and go nuts!
Enjoy!
