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Every month on the 9th, join me for 9 of my favorite things about film music.
9 Favorite Franz Waxman Scores
For this month’s “9 on the 9th” post, we focus on one of my favorite film composers, Golden Age or otherwise–Franz Waxman . Waxman got his start in Germany scoring films like Marlene Dietrich’s THE
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9 Favorite Lord of the Rings Cues
In honor of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING concerts performed live to film tonight and tomorrowat Radio City Music Hall, I’ve devoted this month’s “9 on the 9th” to my
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9 Favorite Scores of Bernard Herrmann
I have been diving deep into the works of Bernard Herrmann the last few weeks while researching his opera, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, for my upcoming “Gold Rush” column at Film Score Monthly Online. So who better to
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9 Favorite John Barry Scores
After last month’s “9 on the 9th” discussion of my favoriteJohn Williams scores, I received an email asking when I was going to do a list of the scores ofJohn Barry. Always one to
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9 Favorite John Williams Scores
Last month’s “9 on the 9th” list post featured the music of Jerry Goldsmith, the man behind my first love of film music. So I thought it appropriate that this month’s post focus on
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9 Favorite Jerry Goldsmith Scores
Probably no other composer inspires more dedication and passion in film score fans than Jerry Goldsmith. A word to the wise: say a bad word against Jerry on message boards at your own risk. I’ve
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9 Oscar-Winning Scores In Need of a Release
The Academy Awards have played a big part in my love of film music. In the late 1970s, as a film score virgin, I figured that any organization that awarded my beloved OMEN soundtrack
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9 Necessary Film Scores…At Least For Me
Why nine, you ask? Because a Top Ten list is too predictable and because whittling the list down to this few was hard enough. And I still get to keep the alliterative effect in the
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