The recent talk in various threads about highlighting less-talked-about scores reminded me of a new column that I recently launched on Celluloid Tunes -- i.e. a handful of brief, one-paragraph-long capsule reviews of various new (and sometimes old) scores/soundtracks that I think are worth checking out. These could be FSM posts, really, but I decided to turn them into published material instead. I've made two of them so far:
WHO KILLED THE KLF? (Vincent Watts) TROPIC (Sebastian) L'UOMO CHE DISEGNÓ DIO (Giuliano Taviani & Carmelo Travia) ZODI ET TÉHU: FRÈRES DU DÈSERT (Mika) DER FUCHS (Aran Safaian)
TIN & TINA (Jocelyn Pook) BOY FROM HEAVEN (Krister Linder) L'ENVOL (Gabriel Yared) FIRE OF LOVE (Nicolas Godin) TOUCH OF CRUDE (Cliff Martinez) THE YOUTUBE EFFECT (Paul Haslinger) TETRIS (Lorne Balfe).
I'll continue to post in this thread when there are more entries, for anyone who would possibly be interested. Anyways, just trying to spice things up a little, and hopefully ignite some of my dying writing inspiration through these shorter efforts.
EVERYBODY LOVES DIAMONDS (Ralf Hildenbeutel) CARMEN (Nicholas Britell) MAGNIFICAT (Nathaniel Méchaly) A THOUSAND AND ONE (Gary Gunn) LA CONTADORA DE PELÌCULAS (Fernando Velázquez) TRON: IDENTITY (Dan Le Sac).
RAIN DOGS (Alex Baranowski) THE LAST KINGDOM: DESTINY IS ALL (John Lunn, Eivør & Danny Saul) KILLER COASTER (Rob) SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN (Forever Pavot) RUSTIN (Branford Marsalis) SPLIT (Maude Geffray)
Covering EVERYBODY LOVES DIAMONDS (Ralf Hildenbeutel), CARMEN (Nicholas Britell), MAGNIFICAT (Nathaniel Méchaly), A THOUSAND AND ONE (Gary Gunn), LA CONTADORA DE PELÌCULAS (Fernando Velázquez), TRON: IDENTITY (Dan Le Sac).
Hildenbeutel co-wrote L'Esperanza with Sven Vath in 1992. One of my all-time favourite songs:
Nice song, with that Manchester beat to boot that was popular at the time. And a little bit of that Enigma/Era/Deep Forest vibe. As I say in the article, I wish more of Hildenbeutel's score was in the style of the first track. More electronic, less heist lounge.
BOAT STORY (Dominik Scherrer) D'ARGENT ET DE SANG (Rone) PROJECT ONE: A MILESTONE IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY (Laro Basterrechea) HOW TO HAVE SEX (Jakwob) TOUT CELA JE TE LE DONNERAI (Erwann Kermorvant) RIVIÈRE-PERDUE (André Dziezuk)
RONJA THE ROBBER'S DAUGHTER (Johan Söderqvist) SUPERSEX (Ralf Hildenbeutel) HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE (Gavin Brivik) NUDES (Rob, Nousdeuxtheband & Paul Sabin) TIME BOMB Y2K (Nathan Micay) CHALLENGERS (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
CTRL+ALT+DESIRE (Ishai Adar) THE TATOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ (Hans Zimmer & Kara Talve) SIGHT (Sean Philip Johnson) MASTERS OF LIGHT (Waveshaper & Paul Zimmerman) THE LAST KUMITE (Paul Hertzog) ALIENS: EXPANDED (Various) YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA (Amelia Warner)
BAD BEHAVIOUR (Caitlin Yeo) THE DECAMERON (Ruth Barrett) AGGRODR1FT (araabMUZIK) VESELKA: THE RAINBOW ON THE CORNER AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD (Ryan Shore & David Sanborn) PATRICK AND THE WHALE (H. Scott Salinas & Matthew Atticus Berger)
