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Top 10 Film Scores of 2011
Film Score Click Track readers have had their say, now it’s my turn. I wonder if I’ll look back ten years from now and see 2011 as a turning point in my film music
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Readers Poll: Top 10 Film Scores of 2011
2011…what a year in film music! Patrick Doyle took his music in “new” directions. Alexandre Desplat found his music subject to severe dissections. And two more John Williams scores were added to our collections.
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Life Is…
Life is what you do While you’re waiting to die… Or so says the opening song of the 1968 Kander & Ebb musical Zorba. The pessimist in me identifies with this typically caustic Fred Ebb
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Give Credit Where It’s Due
Since film composers first began practicing their craft, they often have not received proper credit. Back in the early days of film, composers were usually listed (if at all) in the opening credit cards
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The Terrible Two’s
Film Score Click Track turned two back in April and the blog is now going through what parents commonly refer to “the terrible two’s.” Some days it’s me. I stomp around my cave like
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Avast, Ye Matey!
“‘Avast, ye matey’?!…What the hell does that mean?” —Jerry Seinfeld Maybe it’s the time period, the powdered wigs, or all the repetitive (though usually impressive) sword fighting that turns me off, but I’ve never
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The ABC’s of Film Composers
A is for Addison, André and Arnold B is for Barry, Bennett and Burwell C is for Corigliano, Conti and Copland D is for Delerue, Doyle and Desplat E is for Ennio, Elmer and Elfman F is for
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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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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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