Tag Archives: soundtrack

Various artists’ Evelyn: Music from the Motion Picture

Posted on 24th March 2023 by John O'Regan

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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Shigeru Umebayashi’s House of Flying Daggers and Tan Dun’s Hero

Posted on 16th July 2006 by Kelly Sedinger

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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Miles Davis’s Ascenseur pour l’echafaud

Posted on 25th May 2005 by Gary Whitehouse

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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Howard Shore and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s The Lord of the Rings soundtracks

Posted on 5th September 2003 by Kelly Sedinger

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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