Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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Varese Sarabande’s Return to Vinyl: Podcast + LP Review

Varese Sarabande’s Return to Vinyl: Podcast + LP Review

October 13, 2016 | By

Podcast interview with Cary E. Mansfield, Varese Sarabande’s V.P. of A&R, regarding the label’s recent release of soundtrack LPs, including John Powell’s The Bourne Identity (2002), which is reviewed in detail.

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LP: Bourne Identity, The (2002)

LP: Bourne Identity, The (2002)

October 13, 2016 | By

The first film in the enduring franchise gave John Powell the perfect opportunity to write what remains both his definitive action sound, and the definitive action score of that decade, blending large orchestral sounds with layers upon layers of electronics…

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The Composers of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

The Composers of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

October 12, 2016 | By

New podcasts with Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson, the composers of Tim Burton’s latest film, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, plus a review of La-La Land’s soundtrack CD.

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CD: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

CD: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

October 12, 2016 | By

In a radical move for director Tim Burton, the score for his latest film was written by the collaborative team of Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson, both skilled in composing, orchestrating, and arranging for a diversity of projects…

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Nostalgia for Tales of 1950s Paranoia: Strange Invaders (1983) and Its Brethren

Nostalgia for Tales of 1950s Paranoia: Strange Invaders (1983) and Its Brethren

October 11, 2016 | By

Review of Michael Laughlin and Bill Condon’s cult favourite Strange Invaders (1983) on Blu from Twilight Time + from the KQEK.com archives other tales of alien invasions and small town paranoia!

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