Soundtrack Review: The Dark Knight (2008)
This is a review of the motion picture score for The Dark Knight by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard.
“The Joker will live forever through this score and The Dark Knight will remain the hero by everyone who loves movie scores”
What can you say, except: Yes it’s here! The most anticipated score of the year [...]
Soundtrack Review: The Mission by Ennio Morricone (1986)
This is a review of the motion picture score for The Mission by Ennio Morricone.
Ennio Morricone, what can you say? What a legend he is. This Italian composer has been entertaining us with music since ca. 1959 and he is not finished yet. He is nearly at 500 movies now, that’s probably about 450 hours [...]
Soundtrack Review: Blade Runner 25th Anniversary by Vangelis (2007)
This is a review of the motion picture score for Blade Runner 25th Anniversary by Vangelis.
After about 10 releases of this score, bootlegs and official ones, the ultimate edition finally arrived in December 2007. I say ultimate edition, because it has 2 CD’s with the music from the movie, including some unreleased material and also [...]
Soundtrack Review: There Will Be Blood by Jonny Greenwood (2007)
This is a review of the motion picture score for There Will Be Blood by Jonny Greenwood.
It’s funny, but whenever I think of this score I think about the controversy it stirred up. At first it was sure to be nominated for an academy award for best score and then it was deemed ineligible due [...]
The Sunday Soundtrack Charts April 20 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)
Leatherheads (Randy Newman)
Pride & Prejudice (Dario Marianelli)
There Will Be Blood (Jonny Greenwood)
Atonement (Dario Marianelli)
Braveheart (James Horner)
Out of Africa (John Barry)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Howard [...]
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