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9 Favorite Film Composers
As I approach my 50th birthday on the 19th, I’ve naturally been taking stock of my life so far and looking back at the good, bad and the ugly over my first half century.
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CD Review: Notre Dame de Paris – The Music of Maurice Jarre
As more and more film music concerts are being performed, there will be opportunities to showcase the concert music of film composers and the need for concert arrangements of film music that goes beyond
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CD Review: Villa Rides! – The Western Film Music of Maurice Jarre
Legendary Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa has always been a colorful presence in film, even appearing as himself in some early silent films. From Wallace Beery’s portrayal in the Oscar-nominated VIVA VILLA! (1934) to reports
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9 Favorite Film Scores of 1962
August is my birthday month. Back in school it sucked because kids never bothered to remember your birthday during the summer. As a young adult, I used to have a mental list that I’d
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CD Review: Lawrence of Arabia
Few films are as majestic or engrossing as David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. With a running time of nearly four hours, the film is filled with indelible cinematic images, memorable set pieces, and a
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9 Favorite Film Scores of Maurice Jarre
In celebration of the imminent release of Tadlow’s new re-recording of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, I’m devoting this month’s “9 on the 9th” post to three-time Oscar-winner Maurice Jarre. I’ve always had a love it/hate
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A Passage To India
David Lean provided a triple threat for his final film, A PASSAGE TO INDIA (1984), serving as director, screenwriter and editor. But by serving in too many roles, he lost sight of the “big
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I Know I’m Not Ordinary
It’s one of the most famous examples of film editing in movie history. Peter O’Toole blows out a match and the scene cuts to a desolate, empty landscape and a hazy orange sky. We
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Maurice Jarre (1924-2009)
Three-time Academy Award-winner Maurice Jarre died today at age 84 from cancer. And it is his music that we celebrate in remembrance. Jarre had his first international hit with his Oscar-winning score for Lawrence
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