The latest release from Intrada is a greatly expanded version of Bruce Broughton's score for director Randal Kleiser's 1992 sci-fi comedy sequel HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID, which also features Broughton's score for the animated short Off His Rockers.
For those interested in all things Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced this year's winners of their Governors (aka Honorary) Awards -- Donald Sutherland, writer-director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger), director-documentarian Agnes Varda, and, my favorite, cinematographer Owen Roizman (The Exorcist, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Tootsie). Since they began making the Governors Awards a separate ceremony in 2009 and expanding the number of awards each year, they've included some pretty awesome winners including some who might otherwise have been ignored, including Jackie Chan, Steve Martin, Hal Needham, Lynn Stalmaster, and one of my all-time heroes, cinematographer Gordon Willis.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Bunyan & Babe - Zoe Poledouris-Roche, Angel Roche Jr. - Notefornote
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid - Bruce Broughton - Intrada Special Collection
Twin Peaks: The Event Series - Angelo Badalamenti - Rhino
The War of the Gargantuas - Akira Ifukube - Cinema-Kan (import)
IN THEATERS TODAY
Dolores - Mark Kilian
Home Again - John Debney
It - Benjamin Wallfisch
The Limehouse Golem - Johan Soderqvist
9/11 - Jeff Toyne
Rebel in the Rye - Bear McCreary
School Life - Eryck Abecassis
Trophy - Jeremy Turner, Erick Lee
COMING SOON
September 15
American Assassin - Steven Price - Varese Sarabande
Doctor Who - Survival - Dominic Glynn - Silva (import)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - John Williams - La-La Land
Le Bestiare d'Amour/Mona L'etoile Sans Nom (re-recording) - Georges Delerue - Disques CineMusique
Mr. Robot vol. 3 - Mac Quayle - Lakeshore
Taboo - Max Richter - Decca (import)
Thunder Road: The Film Music of Jack Marshall - Jack Marshall - La-La Land
Victoria & Abdul - Thomas Newman - Backlot
Woodshock - Peter Raeburn - Milan
September 29
Awaken the Shadowman - Douglas Pipes - La-La Land
Cello - Randy Kerber - Varese Sarabande
Game of Thrones: Season 7 - Ramin Djawadi - WaterTower
Hellraiser - Christopher Young - Lakeshore
Loving Vincent - Clint Mansell - Milan
Popeye - Harry Nilsson, Tom Pierson - Varese Sarabande
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Edward Shearmur - La-La Land
Super Dark Times - Ben Frost - The Orchard
October 6
Ben-Hur (re-recording) - Miklos Rozsa - Tadlow
Henry May Long - Max Richter - Deutsche Grammophon
Jane - Philip Glass - Sony
Victoria - Martin Phipps, Ruth Barrett - Sony (import)
October 13
Black Mirror: Nosedive - Max Richter - Deutsche Grammophon
Breathe - Nitin Sawhney - Varese Sarabande
Goodbye, Christopher Robin - Carter Burwell - Sony
October 20
The Mountain Between Us - Ramin Djawadi - Lakeshore
October 27
All I See Is You - Marc Streitenfeld - Milan
Rage - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Milan
Date Unknown
Annabelle: Creation - Benjamin Wallfisch - Silva
Fuller at Fox - Leigh Harline, Alfred Newman - Kritzerland
Tadeo Jones 2: El Secreto Del Rey Midas - Zacarias M. de la Riva - Quartet
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
September 8 - Peter Maxwell Davies born (1934)
September 8 - Fred Steiner's score for the Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror" is recorded (1967)
September 8 - Dustin O’Halloran born (1971)
September 8 - Leonard Rosenman wins his second Emmy, for Friendly Fire; David Rose wins for the Little House on the Prairie episode “The Craftsman” (1979)
September 8 - John Barry begins recording his unused score for The Golden Child (1986)
September 8 - Alex North died (1991)
September 8 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Homecoming” (1993)
September 8 - Ernest Troost wins the Emmy for The Canterville Ghost; Hummie Mann wins for the Picture Windows episode “Language of the Heart;” Mike Post wins for his main title theme to Murder One (1996)
September 8 - Dennis McCarthy begins recording his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “You Are Cordially Invited” (1997)
September 8 - Jay Chattaway wins his first Emmy for the final Star Trek: Voyager episode, “Endgame;” Arturo Sandoval wins for the For Love of Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story score; James Newton Howard wins for the Gideon’s Crossing main title theme (2001)
September 8 - George Fenton wins his second Emmy, for the Planet Earth episode “Pole to Pole;” Jeff Beal wins his second Emmy, for the Nightmares and Dreamscapes segment “Battlefield;” Trevor Morris wins his first Emmy, for The Tudors main title theme (2007)
September 9 - Hoyt Curtin born (1922)
September 9 - Jerrold Immel born (1936)
September 9 - Bernard Herrmann begins recording score cues for Hangover Square (1944)
September 9 - Christopher Palmer born (1946)
September 9 - David A. Stewart born (1952)
September 9 - Bernard Herrmann begins recording his score to Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
September 9 - Eric Serra born (1959)
September 9 - Richard Markowitz records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Numbers Game” (1969)
September 9 - Harry Geller records his only Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “The Innocent” (1970)
September 9 - Harry Escott born (1976)
September 9 - Hugo Friedhofer's score for Die Sister, Die! is recorded (1976)
September 9 - Joey Newman born (1976)
September 9 - David Shire begins recording his score for The Journey Inside (1993)
September 9 - Michael Galasso died (2009)
September 10 - Arnold Schwarzwald born (1918)
September 10 - Johnny Keating born (1927)
September 10 - Hugo Riesenfeld died (1939)
September 10 - Roy Ayers born (1940)
September 10 - Les Baxter records his score for the U.S. release of Black Sabbath (1963)
September 10 - Allan Gray died (1973)
September 10 - Bruce Broughton records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Welcome to My Nightmare" (1986)
September 10 - Laurence Rosenthal wins his sixth Emmy, for Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies; Don Davis wins his second Emmy, for the SeaQuest DSV episode “Daggers;” Jerry Goldsmith wins his fifth and final Emmy, for the Star Trek: Voyager theme (1995)
September 10 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Enterprise episode “Shockwave, Part 2” (2002)
September 10 - Carter Burwell wins the Emmy for part 5 of Mildred Pierce; Trevor Morris wins his second Emmy, for The Borgias’ main title theme; Garth Neustadter wins for the American Masters episode “John Muir in the New World” (2011)
September 10 - Gert Wilden died (2015)
September 10 - Sean Callery wins his fourth Emmy, for the theme to Marvel’s Jessica Jones; Mac Quayle wins his first Emmy, for the Mr. Robot episode score “eps1.0_ hellofriend.mov;” Danny Elfman wins his second Emmy, for his music direction of Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton; Victor Reyes wins his first Emmy, for The Night Manager episode 2 (2016)
September 11 - Herbert Stothart born (1885)
September 11 - Arvo Part born (1935)
September 11 - Leo Kottke born (1945)
September 11 - Stu Philips begins recording his replacement score to The Appointment (1969)
September 11 - Gerald Fried and Quincy Jones win the Emmy for Part 1 of Roots; Leonard Rosenman and Alan & Marilyn Bergman win for Sybil (1977)
September 11 - Fred Steiner records his only Star Trek: The Next Generation episode score, for “Code of Honor” (1987)
September 11 - Laurence Rosenthal wins his fifth Emmy, for the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode “Vienna, 1908;” Lennie Niehaus wins for the cable movie Lush Life; John Debney wins for his SeaQuest DSV main title theme (1994)
September 11 - Bruce Broughton wins his ninth Emmy, for Warm Springs (2005); Michael Giacchino wins for the Lost pilot score; Danny Elfman wins for Desperate Housewives’s main title theme (2005)
September 11 - Antoine Duhamel died (2014)
September 12 - David Raksin begins recording his score for Laura (1944)
September 12 - Christopher Dedrick born (1947)
September 12 - Hans Zimmer born (1957)
September 12 - Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “Terror at Northfield” (1963)
September 12 - Lalo Schifrin begins recording his score to Bullitt (1968)
September 12 - Nathan Larson born (1970)
September 12 - Jerry Goldsmith wins his fourth Emmy, for part 2 of Masada; Bruce Broughton wins his first Emmy, for “The Satyr” episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1981)
September 12 - Franz Grothe died (1982)
September 12 - Patrick Williams wins his second Emmy, for the TV movie The Princess and the Cabbie; David Rose wins for the Little House on the Prairie episode score “He Was Only Twelve – Part 2” (1981)
September 12 - Recording sessions begin for Pino Donaggio's Body Double score (1984)
September 12 - William Alwyn died (1985)
September 12 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Darmok” (1991)
September 12 - Bruce Broughton wins his eighth Emmy, for Eloise at Christmastime; Velton Ray Bunch wins for the Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Similitude;” Randy Newman wins for Monk’s second season main title theme (2004)
September 12 - John Willliams wins the Main Title Theme Emmy for Great Performances; Howard Goodall wins for the cable movie Into the Storm; Joseph LoDuca wins for the Legend of the Seeker episode “The Prophecy” (2009)
September 12 - Rachel Portman wins her first Emmy, for Bessie; Jeff Beal wins for House of Cards, “Chapter 32;” Dustin O’Halloran wins for Transparent’s main title theme (2015)
September 13 - Leith Stevens born (1909)
September 13 - Maurice Jarre born (1924)
September 13 - Gene Page born (1939)
September 13 - Harvey R. Cohen born (1951)
September 13 - Don Was was born (1952)
September 13 - Franz Waxman begins recording his score to Beloved Infidel (1959)
September 13 - Evan Evans born (1975)
September 13 - James Guymon born (1977)
September 13 - Billy Goldenberg wins his fourth Emmy, for Rage of Angels; Bruce Broughton wins his second Emmy, for the Dallas episode “The Ewing Blues” (1983)
September 13 - Bruce Broughton wins his seventh Emmy, for Eloise at the Plaza; Sean Callery wins for the 24 episode “10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.”; Jeff Beal wins his first Emmy, for Monk’s main title theme (2003)
September 13 - Jeff Beal wins his third Emmy, for part 1 of The Company; Jim Dooley wins for the Pushing Daisies episode “Pigeon;” Russ Landau wins for Pirate Master’s main title theme (2008)
September 14 - Franz Waxman begins recording his score to Cimarron (1960)
September 14 - John Williams records his score for the Lost in Space episode "Island in the Sky" (1965)
September 14 - Sol Kaplan's score to the Star Trek episode "The Enemy Within" is recorded (1966)
September 14 - Gerald Fried records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Odds on Evil” (1966)
September 14 - Recording sessions begin for Danny Elfman’s score for Scrooged (1988)
September 14 - Laurence Rosenthal wins his seventh Emmy, for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode “Travels with Father;” John Debney and Louis Febre win for the pilot episode to The Cape; Mark Isham wins for his main title theme to EZ Streets (1997)
September 14 - George Fenton wins his first Emmy, for the Blue Planet episode “Seas of Life: Ocean World;” Adrian Johnston wins for Shackleton Part II; Thomas Newman wins for the Six Feet Under main title theme (2002)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
DARLING - Giona Ostinelli
"There’s an added supernatural layer to the psychological horror -- it’s strongly suggested that the hallucinations Darling experiences could be the result of a haunting, a Gothic angle that recalls the other two films in Polanski’s 'apartment' trilogy, 'Rosemary’s Baby' and 'The Tenant.' 'Darling''s derivative feeling isn’t helped by Keating’s decision to shoot the film in black-and-white and include anachronistic period details (note the old-school rotary telephones). Still, there are distinctive touches to give this passing interest. Most are technical: Cinematographer Mac Fisken’s ominously atmospheric use of the house’s yawning, wide-open spaces, Giona Ostinelli’s brooding electronic score, and editor Shawn Duffy and mixer M. Parker Kozak’s expressionistic sound design all invite us into Darling‘s damaged headspace."
Kenji Fujishima, Village Voice
"A house sitter goes crazy while confined to a building with an unsavory past -- sound familiar? The black-and-white 'Darling' owes much to 'The Shining,' from the chilling wails of its score to quite a few down-the-long-hallway shots."
Sara Stewart, New York Post
"Out come the time-honored trappings: the carving knife; a soundtrack alternating among ambient Lynchian strains, cheesy pop numbers and snatches of hard-core rock; lightning-fast shock cuts in the editing, including glimpses of dismemberment. But also present are impressive performances, especially a compellingly mercurial turn by the horror veteran Ms. Carter (a star of Mr. Keating’s 'Pod' and Lucky McKee’s 'The Woman'). Another invaluable asset is the director’s frequent cinematographer, Mac Fisken, whose gorgeous, haunting black-and-white compositions enlist the Manhattan cityscape as one more threatening entity."
Andy Webster, New York Times
"The scenario is simple to the extreme, but writer/director Keating provides enough stylistic flourishes to keep it interesting (the brief 75 minute running time doesn't hurt). Divided into chapters with such headings as 'Demon,' 'Inferno' and 'Thrills!!!,' the film is shot in starkly beautiful black & white with elegant camera compositions. The arresting sound design and discordant musical score further contribute to the ominous atmosphere."
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS - Nima Fakhrara
"But this is a horror flick, where story is sometimes less important than gory, and in that sense Simon often delivers on his promise, especially in the home invasion sequences, as well as during the frantic closing ketchup fest. Working with veteran horror cinematographer Dean Cundey ('Halloween'), the director takes his time to give each victim their due, using a ripe color palette to make the murders look both fresh and eerie, with Nima Fakhrara’s score accompanying the action in suspenseful ways."
Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter
"As Owens begins to set new records at Ohio State and train for the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee decides whether the U.S. should boycott a competition that Hitler intends as a showcase for Nazi ideology and technology. Throughout, 'Race' spells out its drama in block letters, dialogue hitting every major theme and minor conflict, music swelling under each dramatic moment, and the camera lingering over a person’s name in a newspaper headline. The characters all look about twice as glamorous as their real-life counterparts, and almost all -- including Leni Riefenstahl (Carice van Houten), a Nazi propagandist portrayed as a gallant artist making an honest attempt to capture a golden moment—are defined by just one or two traits, which are established early and reinforced often."
Elise Nakhnikian, Slant Magazine
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films, at the following L.A. movie theaters: AMPAS, American Cinematheque: Aero, American Cinematheque: Egyptian, Arclight, LACMA, New Beverly, Nuart, Silent Movie Theater and UCLA.
September 8
ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (Michael Kamen), DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD (David Newman) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS [New Beverly]
LA NOTTE (Giorgio Gaslini), DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID [Cinematheque: Aero]
SHEBA, BABY (Alex Brown, Monk Higgins), JACKIE BROWN [New Beverly]
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (John Du Prez) [Nuart]
September 9
COFFY (Roy Ayers), JACKIE BROWN [New Beverly]
JULES AND JIM (Georges Delerue), BAY OF ANGELS (Michel Legrand) [Cinematheque: Aero]
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (Jeff Moss, Ralph Burns) [New Beverly]
NIGHTMARE (Jack Eric Williams), HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (James Horner) [New Beverly]
THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA (Herschel Burke Gilbert), LADY COCOA (Luchi De Jesus) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
September 10
THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA (Mario Nascimbene), THE KILLERS (Miklos Rozsa) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
THE BRIDE WORE BLACK (Bernard Herrmann), ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (Miles Davis) [Cinematheque: Aero]
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (Jeff Moss, Ralph Burns) [New Beverly]
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (James Horner) [Arclight Culver City]
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (James Horner) [Arclight Hollywood]
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (James Horner) [Arclight Santa Monica]
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (James Horner) [Arclight Sherman Oaks]
September 11
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
September 12
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
STORMY WEATHER [LACMA]
September 13
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
REAR WINDOW (Franz Waxman) [New Beverly]
September 14
CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO LUPIN (Yuji Ono) [Arclight Sherman Oaks]
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
THE SHINING (Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind) [Cinematheque: Aero]
September 15
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE, THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS [New Beverly]
SLEEPWALKERS (Nicholas Pike), SILVER BULLET (Jay Chattaway), THINNER (Daniel Licht) [Cinematheque: Aero]
SPIRITED AWAY (Joe Hisaishi) [Nuart]
September 16
FIRESTARTER (Tangerine Dream), CARRIE (Pino Donaggio), THE DEAD ZONE (Michael Kamen) [Cinematheque: Aero]
THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (Joe Raposo) [New Beverly]
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
REPO MAN (Humberto Larriva, Steven Hufsteter), DEATH WATCH (Antoine Duhamel) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
TORSO (Guido & Maurizio DeAngelis), ZOMBIE (Giorgio Tucci, Fabio Frizzi) [New Beverly]
September 17
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (John Williams) [Arclight Culver City]
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (John Williams) [Arclight Hollywood]
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (John Williams) [Arclight Santa Monica]
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (John Williams) [Arclight Sherman Oaks]
THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER (Joe Raposo) [New Beverly]
MACHETE (Chingon), HELL RIDE (Daniele Luppi) [New Beverly]
SPEEDY [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
STAND BY ME (Jack Nitzsche), THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (Thomas Newman) [Cinematheque: Aero]
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