Archive for March, 2008

Soundtrack Review: Once by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (2007)

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This is a review of the original soundtrack to the motion picture Once by Glenn Hansard and [...]

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Soundtrack Review: Leatherheads by Randy Newman (2008)

This is a review of the motion picture score for Leatherheads by Randy Newman.

I’m not sure what I was expecting before I heard this. I’ve been listening to The Natural since it is a rare sports movie composed by Randy Newman. That was back in 1984 however, so I thought that it couldn’t really sound [...]

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Soundtrack Review: A Perfect Place by Mike Patton (2008)

This is a review of the motion picture score for A Perfect Place by Mike Patton.

This is not a big release, in fact it is a short film by Derrick Scocchera but I thought I would give it a review because I am curious about Mike Patton. I’m not too familiar with his composing work. [...]

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Retro Wednesday: Blade Runner

The title says it all. It’s one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made and what’s fun about this one is that the music plays such a big part. Everyone remembers the music from this movie made by Vangelis. It has a sci-fi sound to it like no other and it sounds just as good [...]

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Great Songs: Virginia by Trevor Rabin (Remember the Titans – 2000)

I love sports movies, and this was a good one. It’s something about these movies that awakens me. You’ll find me cheering on the heroes, hoping and praying that they’ll get a last second winner (which surprisingly happens a lot). I also love the comebacks. The comebacks are great, especially when they come from these [...]

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