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The ABC’s of Film Scores
A is for ALL ABOUT EVE, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD and ALEXANDER NEVSKY B is for THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL and BEN-HUR C is for CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
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Sleuth
Based on Anthony Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning mystery, SLEUTH stars Laurence Olivier as a popular mystery writer and Michael Caine as the hairdresser who is having an affair with his wife, whose invitation to his
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CD Review: Soul Surfer
SOUL SURFER, the true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton’s recovery from a shark attack, seems tailor-made for the movies. But not for this viewer. I can only see one loss-o’-limb film (127 HOURS)
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9 Favorite Film Scores of Max Steiner
“The Father of Film Music”… How’s that for a moniker to live up to? I don’t know when or where that title was given to Max Steiner, or whether it gave him pause or
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CD Review: Piano Music from the Movies, Vol. 1
Composer Stephen Edwards may not be a household name to many film music fans. But thanks to releases on MovieScore Media, his work is being heard more and more. And if PIANO MUSIC FROM
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FSCT on Facebook!
On Monday I woke up and said to myself, “Today I’m going to make a Film Score Click Track fan page on Facebook!” There was no pre-thought or weeping and wailing over-analyzing whether or
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Silverado
Bruce Broughton‘s rousing music for SILVERADO ranks as one of the finest Western scores ever written. Though Lawrence Kasdan’s film encompasses almost every element in the traditional Hollywood genre, this tale of four unlikely
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Masterpiece Theater
Masterpiece, like genius, is an often overused word, especially in the arts. Merriam-Webster defines a masterpiece as “a work done with extraordinary skill; especially: a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement.” So how does that apply to film
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CD Review: Rio (Song Album)
I don’t often review song soundtrack albums on this site. There’s a reason why the words “film score” are in the title. But occasionally a song album is so enjoyable and so integral to
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