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July/August 2025
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7/7/25
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Wisdom (Danny Elfman)
All New Review
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only if you are familiar with the movie and can accept an amateurish but workmanlike synthetic score from Danny Elfman that exudes
no distinctive personality.
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if you have little interest in hearing the composer emulate the styles of Harold Faltermeyer, early James Horner, and Tangerine
Dream with lesser equipment.
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7/4/25
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Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (Jerry Goldsmith)
All New Review
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if you desire Jerry Goldsmith in swinging ragtime mode, his music for the troubled characters of this 1920's plot adeptly improved
by Alexander Courage during the late rearrangements of the score.
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if you loathe hearing contemporary pop elements in vintage settings or if you expect aerial majesty to come from Goldsmith during
the flying sequences.
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7/2/25
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Spider-Man 2 (Danny Elfman/Various)
Updated Review, With Additional Album
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if you wish to hear Danny Elfman's very strong, thematically satisfying sequel score in its original form, separate from the film's
awkwardly poor treatment of it.
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if you were hoping for a more contemporary and stylish turn to the franchise's scores or if, like many, you wonder why the director
would force Christopher Young's music from Hellbound: Hellraiser II into this picture.
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