Hitchcock and His Music
Even if you have not seen Psycho, this music must ring vaguely familiar. For me, this is the ultimate example of the importance of musical scoring in the motion pictures. And no more do I feel the...
View ArticleMusical Musings: Love Songs … Actually
If you are a fan of the Richard Curtis School of (Romantic ) Comedy and its music, you will like this post. Released in 2011, Love Songs … Actually is a compilation of the music from Richard Curtis’...
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Loved the Movie, REALLY Loved the Music (An Appreciation of “High Fidelity”)
Over the past years there has been a spattering of mention of my appreciation for the 2000 Stephen Frears feature High Fidelity here on my blog. Now I would like to pause to mention some of my favorite...
View ArticleSkyfall by Adele: What Do You Think?
Enjoy and share your comments below. My take? a very Bond theme that is fit for the occasion. Hopefully the film will live up to (and surpass) this teaser we have been treated with.
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A Musical Interlude …
Happy Friday everyone! I have been listening to a lot of Sam Cooke lately. Currently on my reading list (once I get though the backlog of books) is his biography. I have always been fascinated by his...
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An Interview with Musician Elliott Wheeler
On May 30, I spoke with Sydney-based musician Elliott Wheeler, one of the collaborators who worked on the soundtrack for Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby. Mr. Wheeler is the founder of Turning Studios....
View ArticleMusical Interlude: Happy Birthday, Tina Turner!
Here are a few movie/music videos, in honor of the lady’s 74th birthday. Enjoy! Goldeneye (Goldeneye) What’s Love Got To Do With It (What’s Love Got To Do With It) We Don’t Need Another Hero (Mad Max:...
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Shake Your Groove Thing @ the Cinema – Fave Music From the Movies
An integral part of any movie going experience is the music that accompanies the film’s action. After the high of the wonderfully-tracked Guardians of the Galaxy, I started to think about some of my...
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