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I Spy With My Little Eye
He was closer to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg than George Smiley or James Bond. In THE THIEF (1952), Ray Milland stars as Dr. Allan Fields, a nuclear physicist spying for some unnamed foreign country (you can
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Kiss Me Once Then Kiss Me Twice…
If you’re visiting this blog, then no doubt you’re not just a fan of film music but film as well. If so, then arguably no other film captures our love affair with the movies
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The Numbers Game
If life is a circus, then I imagine making a film is even more so. Or perhaps it’s only in the hands of director Federico Fellini that it seems that way. In Fellini’s autobiographical 8
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The Hunt
The year is 2011 and the world is going bananas for apes once again. As RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES continues to top the box office, what better time to revisit the
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FSCT Playlist #6 – Nail ‘Em Up!
Given the topic of my “9 on the 9th” post this month, it should come as no surprise that most of last week’s playlist was spent listening to James Horner. For the Horner scores
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FSCT Playlist #5 – Rosebud…
Thanks to the celebration of Bernard Herrmann’s 100th birthday, this past week featured a wealth of film music manna. For us fans, few pleasures equal revisiting the works of the giants of film music, whoever
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FSCT Playlist #4 – I Am the Law!
It was yet another slow week of soundtrack listening, which mainly consisted of listening to certain scores over and over again for reviews (hopefully) later on. Thankfully, the week was full of wonderful music,
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FSCT Playlist #3 – Klaatu Barada Nikto!
In weeks when I’m editing the latest issue of FSMO, my listening goes way down and tends to focus on the scores we’re featuring in the magazine. Writing to music in the background helps me
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FSCT Playlist #2 – First Class, My Ass!
Week two of the FSCT Playlist was a bit lightweight in terms of numbers and heavy on Howard Shore for this month’s “9 on the 9th” post. There are certainly worse companions in film
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FSCT Playlist #1 – In the Beginning…
As I mentioned last week, I love lists. So beginning this week, I’m instituting a weekly run-through of my playlist. Each Monday or Tuesday I’ll share the film scores I’ve listened to over the
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