Tag: James Newton Howard

Soundtrack Reviews

Soundtrack Reviews

February 19, 2015 | By

Soundtrack reviews of John Murphy’s Anonymous Rejected Filmscore (Taped Noise), Antonio Sanchez’ Birdman (Milan Records), Frederik Wiedmann’s Dying of the Light + James Newton Howard’s Nightcrawler (Lakeshore Records), and Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard’s John Wick + Keep on Keepin’ On (Varese Sarabande).

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DVD: Nightcrawler (2014)

DVD: Nightcrawler (2014)

February 12, 2015 | By

Dan Gilroy’s tale of Lou Bloom, a sleazy after hours cameraman who races to traumatic scenes to shoot gory footage of dead / dying victims of car crashes, gunplay, or home invasions has some trouble settling into a specific tone; it never matures into a suspense drama, action film, or black comedy, but what grounds Nightcrawler is Jake Gyllenhaal, who dropped serious pounds and looks like a starving, wide-eyed rodent…

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DVD: Package, The (1989)

DVD: Package, The (1989)

November 4, 2014 | By

Underrated political thriller set in Cold War Berlin in which Sergeant Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is tasked with bringing a ‘package’ – delinquent soldier Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones) – back to the U.S. for a proper court-martial, only to discover a plot to assassinate the Soviet President…

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CD: Grand Canyon (1991)

CD: Grand Canyon (1991)

May 14, 2013 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / G . Rating: Excellent Label: La-La Land Records / Released: April 9, 2013 Tracks & Album Length: 28 tracks / (67:44) . Special Notes: 24-page colour booklet with liner notes by Daniel Schweiger / Limited to 2000 copies. . Composer: James Newton Howard . . Review: The early 1990s were James […]

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CD: Dark Knight (2008)

CD: Dark Knight (2008)

July 30, 2012 | By

Return to: Home / Soundtrack  Reviews / D . Rating: Excellent Label: Warner/Sunset/ Released: July 15, 2008 Tracks & Album Length: 14 tracks / (73:35) . Special Notes:  Available as a standard CD, Limited Edition CD (same music contents + different artwork, 3 two-sided trading cards), and vinyl LP. . Composer: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard . […]

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