Aural Fixation
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It’s Been Nearly Two Decades Since a Woman Was Lead Orchestrator on a Tentpole Film
Last year I posed the question, “Where are all the female composers?” The answer was not as dire as the question may have suggested. Yes…
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Role Reversal: Filmmakers “Composing” for Music and a Look Into Sigur Rós’ ‘Valtari Film Experiment’
You may have watched, or even just heard of, the slightly strange video featuring Shia LaBeouf and dancer Denna Thomsen that hit the web a…
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Soundtracks Go Old School With New Vinyl-Only Releases
We may stand in line to get our hands on the latest technology and watch as record stores close their doors as more and more…
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AFI FEST 2012: Allison’s 5 Most Anticipated Films
This year’s AFI FEST is certainly bringing festival-goers some of the year’s biggest titles, with world premieres of Hitchcock and Lincoln, not to mention favorites…
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Nathan Johnson’s ‘Looper’ Score: A Revelation That Plays on Repeat
Unlike most films, Looper starts off with only ambient noise – the sound of the wind and the rustling of leaves fill the space, but…
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Finding Sonic Truth with Marcelo Zarvos’ Score for ‘The Words’
Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper) has done a terrible thing. He’s stolen another man’s words. And because of this deception, three different storylines unfold – one…
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Take a Sweet Trip with the Electric ‘Cosmopolis’ Score From Howard Shore and Metric
Music and sound are not just elements that underscore select scenes in David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis, they are each specifically discussed and used in the story…
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Before ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ Let’s Hear How He Sounds — A Closer Look at the Trilogy’s Final…
Before ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ Let’s Hear How He Sounds – A Closer Look at the Trilogy’s Final Score With temperatures on the rise and Comic-Con…
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Superhero Movies And Their Tragic Obsession With 90s Rock Music
With The Amazing Spider-Man swinging into theaters this weekend, I wanted to take a moment to look back on past superhero movies – not to…