Music Break – TRON: Legacy score by Daft Punk

My hubby was playing one of the tracks of Tron: Legacy soundtrack this weekend and I loved it so much I asked him to play the entire album. It's been five years since I saw the movie (read my review), which was not quite as good as the trailer promised it to be, but two things …

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Music Break: Top 10 Favorite Bond Songs

This Music Break is so long overdue! I listen to basically two music genres regularly: classical and soundtrack. And growing up the James Bond soundtrack got a lot of play in my house as my two brothers love 'em too and my penchant for them continue to this day. Over the years I don't know how …

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Music Break: Seven Favorite Themes By Alexandre Desplat

For some reason, I had just become familiar with Alexandre Desplat's work fairly recently. I think it was his score for The Queen (2006) that garnered my attention, and since then I've been a big fan. On my Five for the Fifth post I talked about Hans Zimmer's concert, now I'd definitely go to Mr. …

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Music Break: Five Favorite JOHN POWELL Scores

John Powell is one of the most versatile composers working today. Just looking at his filmography, his work spans multiple genres: animation, romantic dramas, action/adventure, thrillers, etc. I've been a fan of his work for some time, but for some reason I don't always recognize that it's him behind the great music I enjoy. So …

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Music Break: ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Themes by John Powell

It's been way too long since my last Music Break post and this is one I've been wanting to feature for a long time. Well tonight I'm going to How To Train Your Dragon 2 screening and it's definitely a perfect time to feature this. I LOVE LOVE the first movie, which has become one of …

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Music Break: 5 Memorable Piano Moments on Film

As a big fan of classical music, I have always been a fan of piano music. In fact, I grew up listening to Richard Clayderman in the car nearly every single day as the French pianist is my late mother's favorite. This month's music break is inspired by a scene I saw on Monday night. …

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Music Break: Top 10 Disney Princess Songs

Can't believe I haven't made this post sooner as I grew up with Disney Princess movies. But thanks to Cinema Parrot Disco who put up her fave Disney songs last week, I thought I should do the same. So this list is limited to the Princess Movies, otherwise I'd have included The Lion King's Circle …

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