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Tag Archives: soundtrack
Various artists’ Expresso Bongo, Original London Cast Recording
Liz Milner wrote this review. Why did I spend an inordinate amount of time tracking down this forgotten London musical from 1958? To quote our Music Editor’s response to my query, “Sir Thomas More singing to a Latin jazz beat? … Continue reading
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Tagged music, musical theater, rock and roll, soundtrack, trad jazz
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Various artists’ Evelyn: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack albums are an aural companion to the visual aspect of a movie; once one has seen the movie then a reasoned judgement may be reached as to the effectiveness of the soundtrack within the context of the film itself. … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music, soundtrack
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Shigeru Umebayashi’s House of Flying Daggers and Tan Dun’s Hero
Recent years have witnessed a major resurgence of interest in Asian culture in the West, as anime and manga become more and more popular, and as Asian martial-arts epics receive major releases in American movie houses. The first real mainstream … Continue reading
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Tagged classical music, soundtrack
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Miles Davis’s Ascenseur pour l’echafaud
This is a one-of-a-kind album, an audio documentary of the making of a movie soundtrack by Miles Davis, as he was poised on the brink of his big popular breakthrough. Davis was in France for a brief tour with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Film Noir, Jazz music, soundtrack
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Howard Shore and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s The Lord of the Rings soundtracks
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Original scores composed and conducted by Howard Shore, The New Zealand Symphony … Continue reading
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Tagged soundtrack, The Lord of The Rings
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