Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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MP3: American Ultra (2015)

MP3: American Ultra (2015)

October 15, 2015 | By

Marcelo Zarvos teams with Orbital’s Pal Hartnoll in this fluid balance of electronics and acoustics, and while the main theme is fairly minimal, consisting mostly of alternating tones, it’s well-suited for keyboard-heavy- tracks, or forming the core components of a recurring stalking rhythm…

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MP3: Everest (2015)

MP3: Everest (2015)

October 15, 2015 | By

To cover the locale of Mount Everest and veering emotions of the climbers who sought excitement, a bit of fame, and the trip of a lifetime before being stranded, Dario Marianelli works with an interesting combination of small string orchestra and light yet densely layered percussion textures…

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MP3: Trumbo (2015)

MP3: Trumbo (2015)

October 15, 2015 | By

Theodore Shapiro’s score is a small work of art, a discrete portrait of the celebrated screenwriter whose career was quashed after the HUAC hearings, sending Dalton Trumbo to jail with nine other Hollywood artists…

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Frizzi 2 Fulci at The Opera House: Recap

Frizzi 2 Fulci at The Opera House: Recap

October 12, 2015 | By

Recap of Frizzi 2 Fulci, Fabio Frizzi’s tribute concert to director Lucio Fulci which occurred at Toronto’s The Opera House Oct. 8, 2015.

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Video Store Day V: The Gold Mine of Cable & Pay TV

Video Store Day V: The Gold Mine of Cable & Pay TV

October 12, 2015 | By

Editor’s Blog on Video Store Day V, coming this weekend. In this nostalgia piece, I look at the personal impact of getting cable TV in 1972, and Pay TV around 1986. Included: links to scans of vintage brochures.

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