Soundtrack Reviews
Soundtrack reviews of Rob Simonsen’s dreamy Age of Adaline (Lakeshore) and Jeff Beal’s epic The Dovekeepers (Varese).
Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan
CD: Age of Adaline (2015)
Rob Simonsen’s score for this variation on eternally young-but-cursed characters is the orchestral equivalent to Cliff Martinez’ Solaris (2002)…
CD: Dovekeepers, The (2015)
Prolific composer Jeff Beal’s score for The Dovekeepers is given the epic treatment in this packed 2-disc set, and while those familiar with the saga of Masada will likely recall Jerry Goldsmith’s own stirring music for the iconic, star-studded 1981 mini-series…
Journeys to the Center of the Earth
Reviews of two films in which characters go below the Earth’s surface: the 1959 classic adaptation of Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth and Mario Bava’s fun Hercules in the Haunted World (1961).
DVD: Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
The success of Black Sunday (1960) for American studio AIP and his special effects work on Hercules and the Captive Women (1961) in Italy led to Bava being hired to helm a new Hercules film with a three week production schedule. Lucky for Bava, the franchise mandated colour and ‘scope cinematography…
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