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Soundtrack Review: Eragon (2006)

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This is a review of the motion picture score for Eragon by Patrick [...]

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Soundtrack Review: Twilight the Score (2008)

This is a review of the motion picture score for Twilight by Carter Burwell.
“a deep love or liking for a score like this either implies blindness to the difference between good and bad film scoring, or an intense/insane fandom for the subject on which the music is written”
Carter Burwell’s score to the eagerly anticipated 2008 [...]

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Soundtrack Review: John Williams Conducts John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy (1991)

This is a review of John Williams Conducts John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy by John Williams.
“for those seeking a fresh sound, this album is for you”
Released in 1991, John Williams Conducts John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy contains thirteen selections from the scores of the original Star Wars trilogy, all performed by the Skywalker Symphony [...]

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Soundtrack Review: Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)

This is a review for the motion picture score to Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium by Alexandre Desplat & Aaron Zigman.
“This is pure, unadulterated, raw emotional intensity that is not to be found in too many of today’s scores”
The score to Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium threw me for a loop. A big loop. What I thought [...]

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Soundtrack Review: National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

This is a review of the motion picture score to National Treasure: Book of Secrets by Travor Rabin.
“National Treasure: Book of Secrets soundtrack is an enjoyable listen – and even more enjoyable if you’re into modern-sounding scores”
The second in a series of National Treasure scores, the National Treasure: Book of Secrets score is unusually short, [...]

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