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IMRAN AHMAD (2012)

IMRAN AHMAD (2012)

May 2, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Exclusive Interviews & Profiles / Composers . The use of music in zombies films has progressed from the needle-drop stock tracks used by genre pioneer & founder George A. Romero in the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) to the prog-rock sounds of Goblin for Dawn of the Dead (1978). There was also […]

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Record Store Day, Soundtrack News & Release Tally

Record Store Day, Soundtrack News & Release Tally

April 26, 2012 | By

Editor’s Blog on this past Record Store Day and some personal thoughts on long-dead record stores in T.O., Soundtrack News, and a tally of the latest and upcoming soundtrack releases.

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The Titanic Legacy, Part II

The Titanic Legacy, Part II

April 22, 2012 | By

Tired of the Titanic blather? Well, try and squeeze in two more edifying reviews – the 1943 Nazi propaganda film Titanic, and the 2012 History CHannel documentary Nazi Titanic, which chronicles the often absurd and tragic circumstances surrounding the film’s production. Also added to the mobile site database are related reviews for Das leben geht weiter, Herr Goebbels’ last but unrealized propaganda film; Wort un tat, a crude 1938 Nazi newsreel / ersatz documentary; and reviews of Titanic (1953) and Raise the Titanic (1980). Wait, that’s not two reviews… Whoops.

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Twisted Metal’s Michael Wandmacher + Grant Kirkhope’s Reckoning

Twisted Metal’s Michael Wandmacher + Grant Kirkhope’s Reckoning

April 9, 2012 | By

Videogame voundtrack reviews for Grant Kirkhope’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Michael Wandmacher’s Twisted Metal (Sony), plus an interview with Wandmacher regarding scoring videogames + teaser details on his upcoming horror score, The Haunting in Georgia.

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MICHAEL WANDMACHER (2012)

MICHAEL WANDMACHER (2012)

April 9, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Exclusive Interviews & Profiles / Composers . Prior to the release of Sony’s reboot of Twisted Metal for the PS3, composer Michael Wandmacher (Dirve Angry, Piranha 3D, The Punisher: War Zone) discussed the intricacies of scoring music for an in-development videogame, plus a few quick tidbits on his latest horror film score – the […]

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