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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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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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Film Score Friday: ‘Cars 2’ by Michael Giacchino

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

PIXAR began taking the cinematic world by storm in 1995 with the original Toy Story. Part of what made that film so good was the songs and score by Randy Newman, who would go on to write music for the … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Green Lantern’ by James Newton Howard

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

UGH! Allow me to start my review with a bit of onomatopoeia that demonstrates my frustration with this score. Green Lantern is supposed to be an epic space sci-fi adventure. This score does a poor job of relaying that message. … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ By Hans Zimmer

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Pirates of the Caribbean film series is a great many things. It has covered four long, epic films and has captured the imagination of a generation of movie fans excited to embrace adventure. One of the aspects of the … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘X-Men: First Class’ By Henry Jackman

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Big summer super-hero movie scores carry with them a certain set of expectations. The broadness of the source material opens the doors for large and exciting music that should play with the imagination and enhance the very feel of the … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Super’ by Various Artists

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Super is an odd film, it is hard to take it out of context from the other recent films that it resembles. Both Kick-Ass and Defendor came out last year, and they all tackled very similar subject matter. From a … Continue reading →

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TV REVIEW: ‘Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife’

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

“Borrowing implies the eventual intention to return the thing that was taken. What makes you think I would ever give you back?” -Idris Doctor Who is a quintessential piece of British culture, and it has been for nearly a half century. A … Continue reading →

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