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4 articles from 2009

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Scores from Outer Space

30 September 2009 7:38 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Undertones: Volume 6 The classic science fiction film emerged during a period of great societal paranoia in the Us in the early 1950s. The post-WW2 environment saw an increased concern with nuclear armament and a fear of the infiltration of communism on the American way of life. Essentially, the sci-fi film was Hollywood’s great metaphor for these threats; its power largely dependent on playing on the fears of the cinema-goer. Many of the films were low-budget affairs pumped out by the studios; a steady stream of high-camp and cheap thrills in order to provide what one can only assume was constant necking-fodder for teens at drive-ins. Amongst these ‘B’ pictures, many of which have been long lost in time to the more technologically-savvy audiences of recent years but considered charming nostalgia to retro film junkies, are films that stand out for their innovation and social commentary and are considered classics by modern cinophiles. »

- Ricky

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Fresh Release: The Believers by J. Peter Robinson

1 September 2009 12:58 AM, PDT | Daily Film Music Blog | See recent Daily Film Music Blog news »

Perseverance Records ("the small label with a big mission") will soon release a new edition of J. Peter Robinson's music to the John Schlesinger thriller The Believers. In this supernatural thriller Martin Sheen plays a psychiatrist with an interest in a voodoo cult which plans to use his son as their next sacrifice during their ritual. The score was already released once on LP by Varése Sarabande when the movie came out in 1987, but this new re-issue will contain the complete score. The following interview is pulled together from the liner notes of Rudy Koppl as well as original interview conducted by me on the celebration of the new CD issue. Learn more about what it was like to work with John Schlesinger and what kind of new music will appear on the complete edition - including cues that Varése didn't allow to be put on the LP back in the days! »

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Hooch ‘n’ Harmonies

26 June 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Undertones: Volume 2 In the 1940s the consumption of alcohol was predominantly glamorised on the silver screen. Starlets sipped sensuously on their g & t’s whilst detectives downed shots of whiskey before departing the office on a hot lead. If this was an accurate portrayal of the time, one has to ask how the hell anyone got anything done whilst being so heavily sauced. Despite the era’s predilection for depicting alcohol ingestion as a sophisticated way to spend one’s time, a film emerged from this period that actually dared to show the repercussions of excess binges with the bottle; Billy Wilder’s Oscar winning film, The Lost Weekend (1945). Starring Ray Milland in the lead role as Don Birham, a recovering alcoholic writer, The Lost Weekend follows four chaotic days as Birham jumps back on the wagon. Apart from classic Wilder dialogue and beautiful cinematography that recalls that of the »

- Clare Nina Norelli

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International Film Music Critics Announce 2008 Nominees

16 January 2009 4:43 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

I don't believe I have ever reported the nominees for the International Film Music Critics Association before, but in the spirit of covering more award season news than is probably necessary I figured, "What the hell?" The nominees listed below make up the fifth annual International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Excellence with Wall-e receiving the most nominations including Film Score of the Year, Best Score for an Animated Film, Best Film Composition (for "Define Dancing") and Composer of the Year for Thomas Newman. The other big nominee is Danny Elfman who received the most individual nominations this year with seven: Composer of the Year; Film Score of the Year and Best Documentary Score for Standard Operating Procedure; Best Drama Score for Milk; Best Action/Adventure Score and Best Individual Cue for Wanted ("Success Montage"); and Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Score for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The International »

- Brad Brevet

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2009 | 2008

4 articles from 2009

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