Category Archives: Music

Film Score Friday: Top 10 Comic Book Movie Scores of All Time

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

It’s Comic-Con! Hurray! In honor of this geek-stravaganza, today’s Film Score Friday is taking a break from the standard review and instead going through the top ten comic book scores of all time. So without further adieu, I present to … Continue reading →

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Web Video Roundup: X-Men’s Born This Way, ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Fight Scene, & Toyota’s Future Window

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Matt Raub

Looks like Old Spice is still producing weird commercials, but now they’ve  got a brand new spokesman in Fabio. Improvement? While the Dark Knight Rises teaser was pretty awesome, it’s nowhere near as awesome as the trailer mashed up with … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2’ By Alexandre Desplat

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

This is going to be a very difficult review. There is some splendid music on the album, and it plays well within the context of the film. Ah, but it isn’t that easy, this isn’t just some film. Harry Potter … Continue reading →

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La-La Land Records Boldy Goes To A ‘Next Generation’ Release

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Star Trek, as a franchise, has had an incredible history with music. Going back as far back as the original series, music has been a key element in the versatile series. La-La Land Records has put together a limited edition … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Transformers 3’ By Steve Jablonsky

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The score for the first Michael Bay Transformers movie was something of a shock. I wasn’t expecting much from the movie, and I anticipated even less from the movie’s score. In fact, I expected something more like incomprehensible metal percussions and minimalism in the theme … Continue reading →

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Final Space Shuttle Launch To Be Scored By ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Composer

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Bear McCreary, best known for his Emmy -nominated TV composing work, has been commissioned by NASA to write an original fanfare commemorating the final Space Shuttle launch. A recent press release unveiled the plans: “After composing four seasons of music for a television show set … Continue reading →

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Pixar’s Next Film ‘Brave’ Will Be Scored By A ‘Harry Potter’ Series Alum

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Film composers for the Pixar films have been a pretty exclusive club up to this point. It began with Randy Newman, then stayed in the family when Thomas Newman came over to work with Andrew Stanton,. Finally Michael Giacchino came … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Game of Thrones” By Ramin Djawadi

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

I have a horrible confession to make. It’s something that eats away at me everyday. I have yet to watch Game of Thrones. Now, this hurts for many reasons, but chief among them is the fact that I am such a fan … Continue reading →

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