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| 10/29/06
- | Narrow Escape: (David Michael Frank)
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Buy it... |
if you're a sucker for hopelessly optimistic and lovable small-scale orchestral scores for
feel-good television films.
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Avoid it... |
if you've heard some of David Michael Frank's more diverse music for films and television and
are searching for more of that robust sound.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 10/25/06
- | Ladyhawke: (Andrew Powell)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
only if you still have big hair and can't get enough of that early-80's Alan Parsons Project
keyboard and guitar sound.
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Avoid it... |
if you were as horrified by the inappropriateness of the score in the film as 98% of the
public was.
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| Rating: | *
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| 10/22/06
- | Die Nibelungen: (Rolf Wilhelm)
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy the romantic, lush, and brass-laden epic scores of Hollywood's Golden Age and
would be interested in one of Germany's best entries in that genre.
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Avoid it... |
if the scarcity of the score on album doesn't merit the slightly European flavor on the
formula described above.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 10/17/06
- | Fantastic Voyage: (Leonard Rosenman)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
only if you are explicitly aware of Leonard Roseman's score for the film and,
like many collectors, have waited decades to hear it on album.
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Avoid it... |
if you don't care for the consistently messy layers of atonal dissonance
that Rosenman can often produce.
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| Rating: | **
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| 10/11/06
- | Last Stand at Sabre River: (David
Shire) - Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you're a fan of generic symphonic Western scores in all their forms.
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Avoid it... |
if an anonymous Western score with few distinguishing qualities isn't worth your time.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 10/8/06
- | Mr. Destiny: (David Newman)
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Buy it... |
if you want an alternately magical and conservative symphonic score of redemption from a
veteran of B-rate comedy compositions.
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Avoid it... |
if you've never been wildly enthusiastic about David Newman's significant collection of
lighthearted orchestral writing.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 10/4/06
- | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of
Superman: (Jay Gruska)
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Buy it... |
without hesitation if you are a fan of the show and own its DVD release, for Jay
Gruska's music was a significant part of its success.
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Avoid it... |
if you demand the production quality of a feature film ensemble and only John
Williams' theatrical themes suffice for these characters.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 10/1/06
- | Twelfth Night: (Shaun Davey)
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy the very similar flighty lightheartedness of Patrick Doyle's early 1990's scores
for Shakespeare adaptations.
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Avoid it... |
if the Bard gives you hives, or if for some reason you're allergic to Shaun Davey's Irish tilt
on parts of the score.
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| Rating: | ****
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