In the latest CanCon 101 installment, we look at 3 films made back-to-back by Simcom’s Peter R. Simpson: Prom Night (1980) and Curtains (1983), new on Blu from Synapse Films + the forgotten drama Melanie (1982) with Glynnis O’Connor, Trudy Young, and Burton Cummings.
Podcast Interview with composer-orchestrator Ceiri Torjussen who discusses his entry into film scoring, orchestrating for Marco Beltrami, and scoring Test (2014) with a vintage synth sounds + a link to the making-of blog detailing the eighties-styled video feedback within the podcast.
Soundtrack reviews of Frederik Wiedmann’s The Damned (Lakeshore Records) + Field of Lost Shoes (La-La Land), Victor Reyes’ Grand Piano (MovieScore Media / Kronos), and Paul Haslinger’s No God Deed (Madison Gate).
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.
The release of Follow That Dream (1962) on Blu from Twilight Time is a reminder of Elvis Presley’s natural acting talent, and the kind of work he rarely managed to find in the sixties due to Machiavellian management.
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