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| 9/27/06
- | Shine: (David Hirschfelder)
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy masterful performances of some of the world's most challenging
classical piano pieces.
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Avoid it... |
if you have not seen the film or are unfamiliar with the highly targeted context of
the film's tribute to a genius on piano.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 9/24/06
- | The Crying Game: (Anne Dudley)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you enjoyed the dominant songs in the film, including the Boy George version of the title
song.
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Avoid it... |
if you're only casually curious about the Anne Dudley score.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 9/20/06
- | Keeper of the City: (Leonard Rosenman)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
only if you have seen the film and appreciated the underscore.
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Avoid it... |
if you are only a casual Leonard Rosenman collector and are not overly impressed by his rather
tepid suspense writing.
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| Rating: | *
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| 9/16/06
- | Eve's Bayou: (Terence Blanchard)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you're curious about Terence Blanchard's film scores and want to start with one of his most
culturally precise and elegantly engaging entries.
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Avoid it... |
if black, Southern Gothic sounds, and the jazz quartet at their center, hold no interest for
you.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 9/13/06
- | Avalon: (Randy Newman)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy intimate period scores for solo instruments on top of small, whimsical ensembles.
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Avoid it... |
if you prefer your Randy Newman music to strike you with personality and rhythmic flair.
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| Rating: | **
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| 9/10/06
- | Bound: (Don Davis)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy engaging and intelligent suspense scores and/or Don Davis' typically
strong instrumental creativity.
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Avoid it... |
if you prefer your noir-ish scores to have a strong identity, or were hoping for
the score to reflect more of the eroticism of the film.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 9/7/06
- | Masters of the Universe: (Bill Conti)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy any ambitious, large-scale variation on Holst's "The Planets" and John Williams'
similar adaptations.
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Avoid it... |
if you hold the music from the original television show true to your heart, for Bill Conti
ignores its established themes.
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| Rating: | **
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| 9/4/06
- | Robotjox: (Frederic Talgorn)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy Frederic Talgorn's romantic style of thematic development or the brassy fanfares
that often accompanied the larger-than-life robot genre.
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Avoid it... |
if the cheese factor in these simplistic B-film scores is just too great to overcome.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 9/1/06
- | Fortress: (Frederic Talgorn)
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Buy it... |
only if you relished the suspenseful and brooding orchestral score in the film
itself.
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Avoid it... |
if you've enjoyed some of Frederic Talgorn's more melodic and dynamic scores and
are looking for more of the same.
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| Rating: | ***
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