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It’s a Great Day for the Oscars!
It’s been a little over a month since this year’s Academy Awards, and how many people have already forgotten that Mychael Danna won for LIFE OF PI? Our collective memories seem to be “like
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Top 10 Film Scores of 2012
One of the joys of compiling a year-end list is revisiting film scores that I may have forgotten. With so many scores released over the last 12 months, it’s easy for one or more
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50 Favorite Film Scores, Part 5: The Top 10
If you’ve been following my posts all week, then you know that I’ve been celebrating my impending 50th birthday on the 19th (last pathetic notice, I promise) with 50 of my favorite film scores.
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50 Favorite Film Scores, Part 4: #20–11
If you want to refresh your memory of earlier entries in the list, check out the past few posts—Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. We’re coming into the home stretch but not just
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50 Favorite Film Scores, Part 3: #30–21
If you’d like to catch up on the earlier installments, check out Part 1 and Part 2 of 50 Favorite Film Scores. Without further ado, on with the list… 30. TARAS BULBA (1962) You
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50 Favorite Film Scores, Part 2: #40–31
Yesterday, I began a week-long look at 50 of my favorite film scores. If you want to read about the background behind the project, check out the earlier post. The remaining scores will be
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50 Favorite Film Scores, Part 1: #50–41
In the countdown to my 50th birthday on the 19th, in addition to foolishly choosing nine of my favorite film composers, I decided to tackle an even more daunting task—choose 50 of my favorite
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This Is Your Brain on Film Music…
I don’t know if it’s the approach of my 50th birthday (this won’t be the last you’ll hear about that, trust me), but I’ve been obsessed with the concept of aging lately—where I am
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Confessions of a Liner Notes Writer, Part 2
Forgive me, Father. It’s been two years since my last confession. I have no regrets or sins of the flesh to report (at least not in public). Instead, I’d like to discuss one of the
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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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