Category Archives: Music

Film Composer Cliff Martinez To Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The worlds of rock and roll and film composing have been intertwining for a few decades now. Most people know the history of Danny Elfman who transitioned from Oingo Boingo front man to film music legend, and of course the … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Film Music 2011’ by Various Artists

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Silva Screen Music is a class outfit, they release really good music and great collections from some of the top composers and movies of today. In the past we looked at their collections of music from Hans Zimmer and James … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘W.E.’ By Abel Korzeniowski

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

W.E. is the last of our Golden Globe nominated scores, perfect timing as the show airs this Sunday, and by far the most unexpected. In fact before this nomination I didn’t even know this movie existed. The film is actually … Continue reading →

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The Secret Inspiration For ‘The Dark Knight’ Score

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Dark Knight Rises is one of the most anticipated movies of the year for many reasons, one such reason is the new score by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. The previous movie had one of the more subtle, … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last year Trent Reznor lead a resurgence of main stream musicians turning to film scores. The 80’s saw a lot of this trend, most notably Danny Elfman, of Oingo Boingo fame and Christopher Franke of Tangerine Dream. The best two scores from 2010 … Continue reading →

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‘Skyfall’ Adds Academy Award Winning Composer

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The James Bond films are one of the longest and most storied film franchises in the history of cinema. Despite over twenty films and nearly five decades of action, the series has been rather consistent in the score department. For well over … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘The Artist’ By Ludovic Bource

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The third score from this year’s Golden Globe nominated set that I have the pleasure to review is from The Artist. The film is an interesting one, a silent film shot in black and white, set during Hollywood’s golden age. … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Hugo’ by Howard Shore

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Nothing like awards season to let you focus in on some fantastic film music! The Golden Globe nominations went out this week and in honor of that Film Score Friday is going to cover the nominated scores each of the … Continue reading →

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