I simply love this score. What I find so fascinating is that the concert piece “Chaconne for Orchestra and Violin” was written before the film score was written. So, basically, Corigliano had already written his film score before the picture was finished and all he had to do was adapt it to the images. Most of the major themes and motifs are in the concert work however the Chaconne is a much larger set piece which incorporates the entire symphony orchestra (powerful stuff) while the film score itself is a much smaller and intimate work. (more…)

Featuring James Fitzpatrick conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic. A classic western score that had more to it then just the catchy main theme. Sure, there's memorable themes, bouncy music and fun action material but there is some exceptional dramatic writing as well. Check out the track "Businesslike Mattie/Papa's Things"…

I first got into film music through the symphonic sounds of John Williams, the London Symphony Orchestra and the lyrical themes heard in STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES.  But there are rare occasions where I feel like getting away from that "sound" to hear something a bit more atmospheric, more…

This is a curious little score from MovieScore Media that's an interesting mix of Desplat meets Williams meets Goldsmith. The opening cue contains these lovely flute flutters that instantly brings Desplat to mind. The second cue, “Finding Gwen,” heads into WAR OF THE WORLDS territory with choppy, aggressive string ostinatos…

With a running time of just under 40 minutes this one flies by quickly. There’s a lot of compilation favorites here... "Parade of Charioteers" from BEN-HUR, "Overture" from NORTH BY NORTHWEST and "The Ride of the Cossacks" from TARAS BULBA. Also included is the rousing "Conquest" from CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE…

James Horner’s re-recording of his score to Brainstorm clocks in at just over 30 minutes.  But within these 30 minutes is some of the most impressive and original material Horner has ever created. There's a wonderful clash of emotions right off the top of the album opening with angelic female…

This energetic, high tempo score was composed by Christopher Drake who has become one of the most impressive new composers I’ve heard from in the past few years.  His work on BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT was superb.  Drake doesn’t fool around with his new score to WONDER WOMAN as he knocks…

Creative, complex, daring, smart, inventive, emotional... Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 (as well as the rest of the series) is one of the finest modern day scores I've heard in the past 10 years or so. I was at first dismissive of Richard Gibbs and Bear McCreary's approach to scoring this…