Not only is Mark McKenzie one of the most in demand orchestrators in Hollywood today but he is an equally talent composer who hasn’t written a film score since Saving Sarah Cane in 2007. But that’s all been remedied with his superb work for a Mexican animated film called El…
AWARD-WINNING FILM COMPOSERS RELEASE “A SYMPHONY OF HOPE: THE HAITI PROJECT” TO HELP PEOPLE OF HAITI, ONE YEAR AFTER EARTHQUAKE Today you can download one of the most important film music related releases of our time. Those are very bold words but I’m confident that after you hear A Symphony…
This morning, to the shock of all film music fans, Lukas Kendall, Film Score Monthly's Grand Poobah, announced that in the spring of 2012, after releasing his 250th album, FSM will no longer be publishing CD's. You can read the entire announcement and comments from the fans HERE! After reading…
I simply love this score. What I find so fascinating is that the concert piece “Chaconne for Orchestra and Violin” was written before the film score was written. So, basically, Corigliano had already written his film score before the picture was finished and all he had to do was adapt it to the images. Most of the major themes and motifs are in the concert work however the Chaconne is a much larger set piece which incorporates the entire symphony orchestra (powerful stuff) while the film score itself is a much smaller and intimate work. (more…)
Featuring James Fitzpatrick conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic. A classic western score that had more to it then just the catchy main theme. Sure, there's memorable themes, bouncy music and fun action material but there is some exceptional dramatic writing as well. Check out the track "Businesslike Mattie/Papa's Things"…
I first got into film music through the symphonic sounds of John Williams, the London Symphony Orchestra and the lyrical themes heard in STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES. But there are rare occasions where I feel like getting away from that "sound" to hear something a bit more atmospheric, more…
This is a curious little score from MovieScore Media that's an interesting mix of Desplat meets Williams meets Goldsmith. The opening cue contains these lovely flute flutters that instantly brings Desplat to mind. The second cue, “Finding Gwen,” heads into WAR OF THE WORLDS territory with choppy, aggressive string ostinatos…
With a running time of just under 40 minutes this one flies by quickly. There’s a lot of compilation favorites here... "Parade of Charioteers" from BEN-HUR, "Overture" from NORTH BY NORTHWEST and "The Ride of the Cossacks" from TARAS BULBA. Also included is the rousing "Conquest" from CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE…