REVIEW | IN MY SLEEP

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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…

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FOREIGN FILM MUSIC PART II (FREDERIC TALGORN & GEORGES DELERUE)

GUEST HOST: TIM BURDEN Guest host Tim Burden returns with another fascinating FILM MUSIC MIX special.  Tim continues to explore the music from foreign films this time featuring French composers Frederic Talgorn and Georges Delerue. The Talgorn section of the show will feature music from such fine scores as ASTERIX…

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REVIEW | BLOOD & THUNDER

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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…

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REVIEW | BRAINSTORM

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James Horner’s re-recording of his score to Brainstorm clocks in at just over 30 minutes.  But within these 30 minutes is some of the most impressive and original material Horner has ever created. There's a wonderful clash of emotions right off the top of the album opening with angelic female…

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REVIEW | WONDER WOMAN

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This energetic, high tempo score was composed by Christopher Drake who has become one of the most impressive new composers I’ve heard from in the past few years.  His work on BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT was superb.  Drake doesn’t fool around with his new score to WONDER WOMAN as he knocks…

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REVIEW | DRAG ME TO HELL

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Christopher Young’s new score to Drag Me To Hell is sending shivers down my back!. Horror is a genre Young is VERY comfortable in and this time (unlike The Uninvited) Young reinvents himself and hits a home-run... no, a 9th inning 2 out World Series clinching grand-slam with this one.…

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A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES GERHARDT

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In honour of one of the greatest conductors of film music, CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO presents a landmark 4 part radio series dedicated to Charles Gerhardt’s film music re-recordings with the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The goal was to feature every single album from the RCA Gerhardt Classic Film Scores catalogue on…

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