Archive for April, 2008

Retro Wednesday: Great Movie Music - Part 2

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The Neverending Story (1982)

Limahl - The Neverending Story
One of the great songs [...]


Soundtrack Review: Nim’s Island by Patrick Doyle (2008)

This is a review of the motion picture score for Nim’s Island by Patrick Doyle.

Adventure movies have so far been a hit and miss affair for Patrick Doyle. I didn’t care for his Eragon score too much, but I really enjoyed his Harry Potter score The Goblet of Fire. This time, it’s perhaps meant for [...]


The Sunday Soundtrack Charts April 13 2008

Every Sunday I round up the most selling scores and soundtracks on Amazon. Here’s this week’s charts.

The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman)
Pride & Prejudice (Dario Marianelli)
Leatherheads (Randy Newman)
Chocolat (Rachel Portman)
Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary (Vangelis)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Howard Shore)
The Lord of the Rings: The [...]


The Sunday Soundtrack MP3 Charts April 13 2008

Every Sunday I round up the most selling MP3 scores and soundtracks on Amazon. Here’s this week’s charts.

Transformers (Steve Jablonsky)
Pride and Prejudice (Dario Marianelli)
There Will Be Blood (Jonny Greenwood)
Chocolat (Rachel Portman)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Howard Shore)
Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith (John Williams)
Meet the Robinsons (Danny [...]


Soundtrack Review: The Lord of the Rings (The Complete Recordings) by Howard Shore (2005-2007)

This is a review of the motion picture score for The Lord of the Rings (The Complete Recordings) by Howard Shore.

Welcome to “This Is Your Life” Howard Shore. What defines you? The Lord of the Rings. It has to be like that surely. He will always be remembered for his work on the Lord of [...]