Tag Archives: Music

‘The Show Must Go On’ A Freddie Mercury Tribute Show Happening In LA

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Freddie Mercury is a musical genius. If you ever doubt that fact go watch Highlander and enjoy a fantastic film that is made nigh classic by its soundtrack from Mercury’s band Queen. His loss ranks amongst the most tragic music … 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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Game Review: ‘Dance Central 2’ for XBox 360 Kinect

Posted on October 27, 2011 by John Carle

A year ago, Activision proved you could have too much of a good thing with their Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock release which has been the last major band based rhythm game to come out with any sort of real … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Puss in Boots’ by Henry Jackman

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

OK, I am calling it right now. Henry Jackman is a composer to watch. So far this year he has scored three films, all with a unique, interesting and fun sound. First it was the stellar X-Men: First Class, my … 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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Film Score Friday: ‘The Lord of the Rings Symphony’ by Howard Shore

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

There are a few quintessential film scores in every generation. Amongst the first of the new century is the music from The Fellowship of the Ring, Howard Shore’s epic, sweeping and moving first score in The Lord of the Rings … Continue reading →

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