Music Break: 10 Favorite Movie Love Themes

Happy belated Valentine's Day, hope your V-day was a special one. I personally don't see why we can't celebrate love and romance any time of the year. Well, I was on my way home from the gym today and was listening to Classical MPR when host Lynne Warfel's Love at the Movies came on which …

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Music Break: Independence Day (1996) patriotic score by David Arnold

Happy Fourth of July, everyone!! Hope you're all enjoying your weekend, wherever you are. I went up north for a couple of days for a quick weekend getaway and went kayaking around Apostle Islands near Bayfield, WI. On the drive back we listened to the Art of the Score, one of my favorite music podcasts …

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Music Break: 5 Scores To Celebrate JUNETEENTH 2020

Happy Freedom Day! Juneteenth is also known as Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day or Jubilee Day. Per the National Registry, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official …

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FlixChatter Review: Casino Royale (2006)

This review was part of Mark & Tom's Decades Blogathon that was published back in mid May. But since July 6 is Eva Green's birthday, I decided to post it here this week. I can't believe it's been a decade since Casino Royale came out. I just re-watched it this weekend to refresh my memory for …

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Five Favorite Music of the 2012 Olympics Musical Director David Arnold

In just a matter of hours, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London will be underway. So have you been following the Olympics coverage? It's interesting how a lot of film folks are involved in the ceremony. British directors Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire)and Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Reader) …

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Music Break: Casino Royale Score (City of Lovers)

Happy Thursday everyone! It's been over a month since my last music break, and I definitely could use one today. As a preview to our monthly Bond post coming next week, I feel like highlighting one of my favorite Bond scores. I've posted my top five Bond title songs, but as far as main scores …

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