CD: Field of Lost Shoes (2014)
With an orchestra and choir at his hands, Frederik Wiedmann’s written an epic score for the Civil War drama Field of Lost Shoes, based on the 1864 battle in which teen recruits defended the Shenandoah Valley…
Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan
CD: Grand Piano (2013)
Victor Reyes’ “Main Titles” is a fantastic mix of agitated rhythms redolent of Ennio Morricone’s work (notably The Untouchables’ fat bass line) and mounting textures which introduce a smidge of melody in a cue that’s otherwise representative of madness about to explode from pent-up pressure…
MP3: No Good Deed (2014)
For this newest entry in the ‘unwanted stranger’ sub-genre, Paul Haslinger built his score around a two-beat motif which essentially forms the motor, propelling the film through its inaugural scenes of tension, and subsequent taunting and torment…
Roy Budd’s Phantom of the Opera!
Review of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) DVD featuring Roy Budd’s long-lost score + an interview with the composer’s widow, Sylvia Budd, on releasing the score on CD and DVD.
DVD: Phantom of the Opera (1925) – Roy Budd score
The release of Roy Budd’s long unheard score adds another majestic interpretation of this warped emotional union.
Emphasizing romance with a gorgeous main theme, Budd’s music benefits from a huge orchestra and superb engineering which showcase his gift for melody, but it’s arguably Budd’s knack for keeping an eye on pacing which makes his score…
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