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CD Review: The Prince and the Pauper

CD Review: The Prince and the Pauper

Jim Lochner June 17, 2009 4

With its latest release, Tribute Film Classics serves up a musical treasure fit for a king–Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s complete score for THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER (1937). When Tribute Film Classics emerged as a

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Charles In Charge

Charles In Charge

Jim Lochner May 28, 2009 9

Published in Film Score Monthly Online March 2009   Before there was Lukas, Bob, or Doug, before there was Silva Screen, Chandos, or Naxos, one man was responsible for excavating classic film scores from

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You Can Call Me Al

You Can Call Me Al

Jim Lochner May 14, 2009 13

On the one month anniversary of FilmScoreClickTrack, I pay tribute to my favorite film composer–ALFRED NEWMAN. No, Newman is not Alfred E. Neuman, the face of Mad magazine. Though, according to the WMFU Blog, in an

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Golden Opportunity

Golden Opportunity

Jim Lochner April 12, 2009 0

According to the online dictionary, die.net, the GOLDEN AGE is “the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period.” When discussing Golden

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Golden Age Film Music: Colorful, Ornate and Gaudy?

Golden Age Film Music: Colorful, Ornate and Gaudy?

Jim Lochner February 27, 2009 0

Mark Swed’s Los Angeles Times review of the opening concert of the Pacific Symphony’s American Composers Festival made for some angry comments left by film score fans. However, I found his opening remarks particularly

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