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| 9/30/07
- | Patch Adams: (Marc Shaiman)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if no measure of positive spirit, even in short length and powerful doses, is too small to
deter you from a predictably feel-good score.
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Avoid it... |
if you're typically bothered by anonymous light-drama scores that constantly make you think
you've heard the music somewhere before.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 9/28/07
- | The Object of My Affection: (George Fenton)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
only if you are either a Sting fan or you don't mind somewhat outdated light rock music for a
harmless drama/romance environment.
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Avoid it... |
if you expect George Fenton's score to exhibit the inspired, genre-bending intelligence of his
larger career.
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| Rating: | **
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| 9/26/07
- | The Negotiator: (Graeme Revell)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
on the commercial album only if you seek the major action cues and end credits from the film.
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Avoid it... |
on the commercial album if you want to hear the opening credits or many of the pivotal choral
pieces heard in the film.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 9/24/07
- | Merlin: (Trevor Jones)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you have traditionally enjoyed Trevor Jones' simple, majestic themes and wouldn't be
adverse to a reprise of action material from the just previous Dark City.
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Avoid it... |
if Jones' consistent sound for television epics and Hollywood blockbusters of the 1990's
remains too predictable, despite each score's individual qualities.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 9/22/07
- | Meet Joe Black: (Thomas Newman)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you were whisked away by the romantic swirls of Thomas Newman's score at the bittersweet
finale of the film.
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Avoid it... |
if you want to believe the hype that Meet Joe Black is that rare, truly heartfelt and
consistent romance score from Newman.
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| Rating: | ***
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| 9/20/07
- | Little Boy Blue: (Stewart Copeland)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
only if you specifically noticed the songs or the score's pleasant synthetic tones and female
vocals in the film itself.
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Avoid it... |
if you expect any basic emotional development representative of the film's brutal story.
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| Rating: | **
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| 9/18/07
- | A Kid in Aladdin's Palace: (David Michael Frank)
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Buy it... |
if you appreciate large symphonic scores that overachieve in otherwise extremely dumb
circumstances within the children's genre.
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Avoid it... |
if you don't care for B-grade video-film scores that make obvious references to famous themes
from major Hollywood pictures, no matter how well they're integrated with each other.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 9/16/07
- | Hard Rain: (Christopher Young)
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Buy it... |
if you'd be enticed by a merging of Media Ventures synthetic bass and drum pads with Jerry
Goldsmith's ambitious rhythms and Bruce Broughton's brass layers.
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Avoid it... |
if you prefer your Christopher Young music to be unpredictable and laced with the more
challenging dissonance that defines his horror scores.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 9/14/07
- | Ever After: (George Fenton)
- Expanded Review |
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Buy it... |
if you enjoy George Fenton's varied romantic and comedy techniques for lively orchestral
performances or were enchanted by the whimsical string title theme in the film itself.
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Avoid it... |
if you're in the majority of listeners out there in search of the wildly popular new age songs
used in the film's trailers.
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| Rating: | ****
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| 9/12/07
- | Enemy of the State: (Trevor Rabin/Harry
Gregson-Williams)
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Buy it... |
if you aren't bothered by a predictable combination of the simple themes from Armageddon and
the wildly frenetic, electronic chase cues from Con Air.
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Avoid it... |
if you consider either or both of the above elements to be trashy, or if you expect your
techno-thriller scores to exhibit some true sophistication.
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| Rating: | **
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9/3/07 - | Filmtracks has hired a new staff
member! |
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Christian and Stella, co-owners of Filmtracks, are proud to announce the birth of their son,
Caelen, and his hiring as an assistant reviewer for the site. For an update on his arrival and
the review schedule for the site, read the official announcement!
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