DVD: Last Night (1998)
Assorted characters collide and interact in the lead-up to Earth’s demise at precisely midnight.
Tag: Howard Shore
BR: Philadelphia (1993)
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / P to R . Film: Excellent/ BR Transfer: Excellent/ BR Extras: Excellent Label: Twilight Time/ Region: All / Released: May 14, 2013 Genre: Drama Synopsis: A gay lawyer struggling with AIDS launches a lawsuit against the firm that wrongully dumped him on the grounds of incompetence. Special Features: […]
CD: Music from the Twilight Saga (2012)
Return to: Home / Soundtrack Reviews / M . Rating: Very Good Label: Silva Screen / Released: March 12, 2012 Tracks & Album Length: 25 tracks / (67:50) . Special Notes: 12-page colour booklet with liner notes.. . Composer: Carter Burwell, Alexandre Desplat, Howard Shore . . Review: Unlike the Harry Potter franchise which seemed to establish […]
Film Music at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival + Soundtrack Reviews
Just uploaded is a quartet of soundtrack reviews, starting with Howard Shore’s Hugo (HOWE Records), and a few horror titles from La-La land Records that didn’t quite make it into Rue Morgue’s coverage due to space issues… and were perhaps overlooked… until now: Danny Elfman’s epic Planet of the Apes (in a fat 3-disc set),Trevor Jones’ The Sender, and Basil Poledouris’ Spellbinder. Also detailed: specifics of the Film Music Sidebar Series at the upcoming Toronto Jewish Film Festival (May 3-13), including a few things involving me!
CD: Hugo (2011)
Return to: Home / Soundtrack Reviews / H . Rating: Excellent Label: HOWE Records/ Released: November 22, 2011 Tracks & Album Length: 21 tracks / (67:42) . Special Notes: 8-page colour booklet. . Composer: Howard Shore . . Review: Howard Shore’s Oscar-nominated fantasy score is filled with a rich balance of melody and buoyant atmosphere, and his […]
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