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How cool is film music?

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So far as soundtracks go I suppose I could be called a purist. I like the full [...]

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Why do we do it?

When I first bought my very, very first soundtrack, it wasn’t really a soundtrack at all. This was the era of Close Encounters and Star Wars and all my parents could seem to buy me were “Music from….performed by the Los Angeles Not Quite Philharmonic Orchestra”. On cassette. John Williams, who he?
But back then the [...]

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Credit where Credit’s due

I have a great love for TV theme tunes. I find these little 1minute gems stay in the mind and heart for years, reminding me of TV shows I loved and could no longer see up until the advent of home video. Now, with most TV series being available as DVD box sets, no matter [...]

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Remakes. Remakes. Remakes.

I was, for my first review, originally going to wax lyrical upon certain TV show scores which are a particular joy to me, but I’ll save that for later. Instead let me say a brief word upon Hollywood’s current penchant for remaking classic, or otherwise, films and the scores that go along with them.
I just [...]

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