Welcome to another double review of music-themed documentaries. Both of them feature two of my favorite film composers, Ennio Morricone and John Barry. ENNIO (2021) Not many composers can create music that pierces your soul quite like Ennio Morricone. I first discovered this legendary Italian maestro through Cinema Paradiso, so I was excited to see …
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Rest in Peace, Glen Hansard—My brief tribute to the Irish singer-songwriter
It’s with a heavy heart that I share a tribute today for Glen Hansard, who sadly passed away at 56. He was reportedly involved in a motorcycle accident early Wednesday morning on the outskirts of Dublin. I’ve never had the chance to see his rock band. The Frames live; my knowledge of Hansard’s work mainly …
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FlixChatter Music Break: Ludwig Göransson’s Best Film and TV Scores
I'm still thinking a lot about The Odyssey, so I thought I'd take the time to highlight the composer of the film, since the music is one of the best things about it. Ever since Black Panther in 2018, Ludwig Göransson has become one of my all-time favorite composers. I actually first heard his score …
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Happy New Year! FlixChatter’s 10 Favorite Music Scores + Soundtracks of 2025
Happy New Year, everyone!! 🥂ೃ🍾࿔🎉🌟 Whether you're starting the day bright and fresh or you're still hungover from last night's countdown festivities, I thought I'd welcome y'all with music! ♫♪♬🎼 I'm still working on my Top 10 BEST FILMS list (coming in a week or so), but I've been thinking about some of my favorite …
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Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday + Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility’s 30th Anniversary
Today is Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! She was born on December 16, 1775, and even after 250 years, her words resonate just as clearly as they did back in the Regency era. As a member of Jane Austen Society (JASNA) Minnesota Chapter, my fellow Janeites and I celebrated Miss Austen’s birthday with a festive brunch …
Music Break: 10 Favorite 2023 Scores/Soundtracks
So I'm continuing with my best lists of 2023 as I'm putting my final touches on my Top 10 BEST FILMS list (coming in a week or so). I finally got a chance to catch up with some of the most buzz-worthy films that have been raking awards, Poor Things and Anatomy of a Fall. …
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Music Break: Halloween Special 🎃 Six Favorite Horror Film Scores
Well, it's Halloween's Eve and I'm actually not really into Halloween though I did meet my hubby for the first time at a Halloween party back in high school (I was wearing a black cape and he had a skeleton costume on, ha!) That's pretty much the only time I actually celebrated this popular 'holiday' …
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