Tag Archives: Reviews

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 Review: ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Grace Suh

Great balls of tinsel, this third installment in the Harold & Kumar franchise starts off with a bang. The primary objective seems to be justifying its 3D incarnation, which it gets down to immediately, mostly by floating billows of marijuana … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure’ for XBox 360

Posted on November 4, 2011 by John Carle

The world of video games and the world of toys have always had an interesting dynamic. Many people will remember the main outlet for purchasing their original NES games was from the cage at Toys R Us. Then, as gaming … Continue reading →

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Book Review: ‘The Great Journey – Halo: The Art of Building Worlds’

Posted on October 25, 2011 by John Carle

Ever wonder just why grunts look the way they do? Or if the inspiration behind the Forerunner architecture came from Frank Lloyd Wright? Or if the Warthog always looked like a jacked up Jeep 4X4? Just in time for the … 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: ‘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 Review: ‘The Thing’

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Nat Almirall

Is it a sequel? A prequel? A remake? A premake? Yes. Director Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr. (yes, that is a real name) takes a lot of inspiration and most of the story from John Carpenter’s 1982 classic, the only ostensible … Continue reading →

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