Archive for September, 2008

Soundtrack Review: Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

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This is a review of the motion picture score for Bangkok Dangerous by Brian Tyler.

“Brian Tyler delivers [...]

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The Sunday Soundtrack Charts September 21 2008

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

Amazon.com Widgets

Pride and Prejudice (Dario Marianelli)

The Dark Knight (Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard)

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (Paul Englishby)

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (Danny Elfman)

The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman)

Gladiator [...]

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Soundtrack Review: Tropic Thunder (2008)

This is a review of the motion picture score for Tropic Thunder by Theodore Shapiro.

“Although this movie or score for that matter won’t win many awards, it and Theodore Shapiro certainly has won my respect”

Title: Tropic Thunder
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Tracks: 22
Length: 40:02
Label: Lakeshore Records
Release Date: August 5 2008
Price: $18.99

Tropic Thunder, a very cool name for [...]

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Soundtrack Review: Gladiator (2000)

This is a review of the motion picture score for Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard.
Label: Decca U.S. Release Date: April 25 2000 Price: $9.97
I know this may shatter my image of objectivity, but I have to say it: Gladiator was my first film score.  I loved it when I first heard it, [...]

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Soundtrack Review: Death Race (2008)

This is a review of the motion picture score for Death Race by Paul Haslinger.

Label: Intrada
Release Date: August 19 2008
Price: $13.99
“Your pulse will be racing and DO NOT listen to it while driving, even though your car is an old crappy Datsun Nissan 1982 model, In fact, it should come with a warning label”

Paul Haslinger [...]

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