Unlike some composers who jump right in as composers, Chris Bacon has spent most of his time in various positions in the music department, while only occasionally making his way over into full-on composer mode. With dubious initial composer credits (including Space Chimps and several TV movies) to go alongside his music department jobs in […]

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“The relationship of Sufi music to the more popular Qawwali is almost similar to that of traditional Gospel music to traditional R&B music as pioneered by Ray Charles.” These liner notes from the album give a little background as to the importance of Sufi music in Bollywood.
Defined as “the inner, mystical dimension of Islam,” Sufism […]

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So Matthew McConaughey decided to put his shirt back on and go back to work on a dramatic legal film. With Marisa Tomei at his side, the film has been earning high marks from both critics and the film-going public. Tickets to The Lincoln Lawyer were even available on Groupon before it’s opening weekend, reminding […]

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Composer Marcelo Zarvos has only been in the business for a little over a decade, but he’s already got some pretty hefty credits to his name, including Hollywoodland, The Air I Breathe, HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack, and the upcoming Jodie Foster project The Beaver. Beastly is an interesting addition to his versatile resume, but […]

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As the television show “Glee” continues to gain popularity in households around the country, Sony Masterworks has released an album that the Broadway-obsessed character Rachel Berry (played by Lea Michele) would love to get her hands on: a new collection of music by Broadway actress and pop singer Linda Eder “interpreting” 12 Frank Wildhorn compositions. […]

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Composer Michael Wandmacher may have an impressive resume of film credits, including My Bloody Valentine, Freakonomics, and Cry_Wolf (as well as the not-so-impressive From Justin to Kelly) but he’s also a bit of a jack of all trades when it comes to composition, composing almost as much for video games (Singularity, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, […]

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TJ is a good friend of mine. I know him best as an investigative journalist, radio personality, and Programing Director for The Sky 97.3 out of Gainsville Florida. I also know him as a big sports fan, he is very much involved in covering the Florida Gators. In fact as I recall in his college […]

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It’s nice when the full tone and direction of a soundtrack/score album hits you in the opening track. Towards the end of the almost entirely instrumental “Granny Diner” a small voice interrupts the thought process of the listener with the soft, yet troubling inquiry, “Why don’t you do any dishes?” It’s a surprisingly striking moment, […]

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Not every movie gets the privilege of releasing a soundtrack album, especially in this age of readily downloadable individual tracks. Similarly, not all movie scores are put onto the market for mass consumption, particularly scores from light romantic comedies. So it’s especially impressive that Lakeshore Records has chosen to not only release a full soundtrack […]

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Since scoring the well-received documentary Touching the Void in 2003, UK composer Alex Heffes has added a few more well-known titles to his resume, including the currently Oscar-nominated documentary Inside Job, The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, and last month’s exorcism-themed Anthony Hopkin’s vehicle The Rite. It may be sold as a horror […]

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Though composer Stephen Edwards has been scoring films 1992, you probably haven’t heard of most of the films he’s worked on: there’s a lot of made-for-tv stuff (Growing Up Brady, Monster Maker), a few distant sequels (Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Children of the Corn: Revelation), and some Steven Seagall action flicks (Today You Die, The Patriot). But […]

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After the success of the Doctor Who Series 4 soundtrack album (UK Top 50 Chart album entry and UK Chart No. 1 Soundtrack album) Silva Scree Records has released another two-disc collection of Murray Gold’s music for the long-lived franchise, this time from Series 5. Explaining the decision, the ever-humble Gold says “The last one […]

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There is a story behind every CD, in fact in this case there is a story behind not just the CD but the band itself. I first heard about Roswell Six back in 2009. I love prog rock and the concept of a new band entering the music fray was an exciting one. Terra Incognita: […]

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This is a CD that I had eagerly waited for. As I grow older the world shrinks in size. Late in 2010 Jaime Michaels hit my radar screen with a single Black River. Not only is it an outstanding song all of the proceeds from sales went to the Greater New Orleans Foundation to help […]

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Artist:      Yancyy
CD Title:  Sax ChroniclesVolume 1
Release:   2010
For the last few years I’ve been rather critical of smooth jazz, but artist like Yancyy have caused me to change my mind.  There is an element that these artists are adding that I had to seriously consider.  That is funk that’s right I said funk they are bring […]

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French composer Francis Lai is probably best known for his Oscar winning score for the 1970 film Love Story, but this retrospective album of Lai’s best works, conducted by Lai himself, sheds new light on his immense career and impressive body of work. Composed mostly of gentle, low-key, piano-led pieces, this collection of 20 songs […]

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It is strange, I am a fan of music, particularly the genre of Prog Rock, but when I think back to the many conversations I have had on the subject, I rarely mention Pink Floyd. Yet I loved the early albums. Unlike most people, I viewed Dark Side Of The Moon with some disdain. In […]

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I have to concur with Rolling Stone writer David Fricke that Wax – Melted was unquestionably the best ‘new’ old recording released in 2010. Actually David Fricke did make a slight mistake,  this album was never previously released. The tracks were recorded in 1971, however financial problems encountered by the record label prevented the release. […]

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Alternately playing out like the 1980s incarnate and a Celtic mix tape, this collection of music is nothing if not eclectic. Composed by Oscar winning (Chariots of Fire) electronic composer Vangelis (also known for his work on Blade Runner), the score for this epic tale of mutiny on the high seas represents a specific time […]

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It was my great pleasure to host an interview with two of the members of the 60’s and 70’s Philly based prog band WAX. WAX was a band to be reckoned with, prog did not take off in the US as it did in Europe, but it did not stop five young musicians from giving […]

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Anyone from New Orleans, Louisiana like I am should be quite familiar with the fabulous sounds of Jazz music and famous musicians such as Louis Armstrong. In fact the airport in New Orleans was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport in honor of his centennial birth on July 12, 2001.
Jazz music originated in the beginning of […]

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The marketing description of the new Denzel Washington/Chris Pine thriller Unstoppable unapologetically bills the movie as “an adrenaline rush” and by the end of the opening track (”Stanton, PA”) the soundtrack is already on board with this description. From this moment on, the action hardly lets up. It’s as if director Tony Scott took composer […]

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From the frenetic circus-like energy of “A Victorian Christmas” and “Lithuania” (so named because it “sounds like the anthem to an Eastern European state” composer Murray Gold, explains jokingly in the liner notes) to the melancholy strokes of “The Fate Of Little Adelaide” and “A Longing To Leave” this collection of music from the Doctor […]

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I would be telling a lie to say why I decided to review this single if I came up with some convoluted story. I am awash in unopened CD’s. So what makes this one stand out? Why would I listen to this rather than one of the others? I had never heard of Jaime Michaels […]

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A generation has been growing up with the literary Harry Potter universe unfolding before their eyes… and while that was happening, a cinematic Harry Potter universe began to unfold as well - both extremely popular and both extremely profitable. And now, as we reach the end of the Harry Potter cinematic story - as you […]

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Today America’s music does what it has always done. It brings people together. In American music every aspect of life, ethnicity and culture is merged, mixed and highlighted. The rich diversity of American culture and life is reflected in its lively beat filled rhythms. American music is the story of the country, a reflection of […]

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The America’s Music Legacy is a series that was recorded between 1983 and 1985. It lets us hear from the musical legends that perform the songs that the world continues to listen to, because they are truly the best of all that in America.
Soul music starts from the black experience in America through the transmutation […]

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British band Stackridge are are an eclectic bunch of musicians to say the least. In the early 70’s it seemed clear that Stackridge was destined to become the next ‘big thing’, another Genesis, or maybe another Yes. Sadly that was not to be the case, and by the mid 70’s the band decided to call […]

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In the same way that the story for Mirrors 2 is not actually a sequel to the 2008 original, Frederik Wiedmann’s score is not a follow up to Javier Navarrette’s score to the original Mirrors (itself a remake of the Korean film Into the Mirror). Though Wiedmann does utilize some of the same themes as […]

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One of the curses of being a reviewer is the sheer volume of material that arrives on my doorstep. About a week ago a package turned up, I was up to my eyeballs in deadlines so it was relegated to the ‘pending’ pile.
Actually ‘pile’ does not really do justice, this is a war zone, and […]

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