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Film Score Friday: ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1’ by Various Artists

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

This week’s Film Score Friday is going to stretch the concept a bit. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn actually has an original soundtrack, not a full score release as of yet, but I did want to branch out a little … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘The Rum Diary’ by Christopher Young

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Christopher Young is most known for his Gothic, bombastic scores for horror films like Drag Me To Hell and Hellraiser. His wheel house has always been big, bold and scary, which is why his music for The Rum Diary is so very interesting.  This … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘War Horse’ by John Williams

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Often times a filmmaker and a composer find a shared voice, a common approach that allows both to make the project they share truly remarkable. One of the highest profile partnerships is that of Steven Spielberg and John Williams, arguably the two … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘In Time’ by Craig Armstrong

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Craig Armstrong is one of those interesting composers that I have always really liked. He made a big splash in the late 90s with Romeo + Juliet, and has since been consistently solid in a long line of work. I have … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Batman Arkham City’ by Various Artists

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Video game composing is fast becoming a significant player in the entertainment scoring world. As games become increasingly cinematic we are seeing more opportunities for the composers of these projects to get more recognition and exposure. The best example of … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Music From The Transformers Trilogy’ by Steve Jablonsky

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Transformers trilogy is an interesting beast. The first film was a surprisingly great sci-fi action film, the second was one of the worst pieces of junk I have ever sat through and the third comes somewhere in the middle. Despite the inconsistency in quality … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: “The Muppets: The Green Album” by Various Artists

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Muppets are coming! The Muppets are coming! This holiday season the Muppets are back in the aptly titled movie, The Muppets. I am a second generation Muppet fan, I grew up on the Muppet Babies and my first cinematic … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘The Music of Battlestar Galactica for Solo Piano’ by Bear McCreary and Joohyun Park

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Last week we looked at a new arrangement for a classic score, this week we are again taking a look at another new take on some familiar tunes. Unlike The Lord of the Rings Symphony, which was basically an awesome mix-tape of … Continue reading →

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