MP3: Trumbo (2015)
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…
Category: Soundtrack Reviews
MP3: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, The (2015)
John Paesano’s background in scoring video games is evident in this extremely taut, action-packed score that mixes straight dramatic action cues with a slight level of wry humour, using a large orchestral palette and occasionally hefty doses of modernism…
MP3: Fantastic Four (2015)
The question certainly begs, seeing the names of Philip Glass and Marco Beltrami attached to a comic book action film: What the heck does a score sound like when the two composers come from very different generational backgrounds?
MP3: Advantageous (2015)
Newcomer Timo Chen’s music for the sci-fi drama Advantageous is primarily synth-based, although some of the integrated sounds stem from an electric violin and an instrument Chen crafted himself, dubbed the Jimbow, described as “a voltage modified rotary tool” for buffing and grinding surfaces…
CD: Bloodborne (2015)
One would initially suspect a video game score composed by five might have a few discontinuities, but for the most part Bloodbourne maintains a strong epic tone, as performed by one massive orchestra. Ryan Amon’s contributions (which tend to make up the bulk of the score) establish the main theme…
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