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…