Oh what a day it's been… It's another sorrowful day for music lovers as another music icon just passed away. I had prepared this post for community links & highlight some new trailers, but in light of Prince's death, there's obviously a change of plans. But before we get to that… Let's get to those awesome …
Continue reading Everybody’s Chattin + A tribute to Prince… a towering music icon gone too soon
Happy Midweek everybody! Well after a balmy March, April has been pretty darn cold, windy and downright blech! I can't believe I had to wear my parka today and still I'm freezing my pants off. Well, I remember a snow storm a couple of years ago made me miss the screening for Mud during MSPIFF, so hopefully …
Continue reading Everybody’s Chattin + Music Break: Pride + Prejudice + Zombies (2016)
It's been nearly a month since I saw this rock biopic, but I'm still haunted by Control. I mentioned in this post that no other film affected me quite like this one. It's a beautiful film in so many ways, the cinematography, the acting, the dialog… but it's also a sad, utterly heartbreaking film that …
Continue reading Music Break: the music of Joy Division performed by Sam Riley in CONTROL (2007)
Happy Wednesday everybody! Can you believe it it's almost mid December? It's been quite a balmy Winter in Minnesota (thanks El Niño!), with lows in mid 30s which is warmer than the highs in a typical Winter. Hey, I ain't complaining! Well, I'm still working daily on my script. As they say, it's 10% writing and …
Continue reading Everybody’s Chattin + Music Break: SPECTRE’s Instrumental Theme
One of the things I thoroughly enjoyed about The Martian was the lighthearted tone of the film, despite the obviously dire subject matter of someone being stuck in Mars. And one of the funniest bits in the film involve something totally unexpected... DISCO music! Matt Damon's character Mark Watney initially hated it, but he's not …
I had been listening to X-Men: First Class during my workout lately, one of my favorite scores of the past few years. Henry Jackman was a protégé of one of my favorite composers, Hans Zimmer, and he's been churning out great works himself. Born in Middlesex, UK, Jackman studied classical music at St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School, Eton College …
Continue reading Music Break: Top 5 Fave Soundtracks from Henry Jackman
On Monday night I heard that Mr. James Horner was unaccounted for when a plane registered to him crashed in St. Barbara, CA, I prayed he'd turn out ok. I started listening to his music all night long and was amazed at how many of them I love. Before I went to bed, I already picked my top …
Continue reading Music Break: Top 10 Favorite Scores by James Horner
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