CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Asia - Jacob Shea, Laurentia Editha - Silva
Darling Lili - Henry Mancini - Quartet
The Jinx - West Dylan Thordson, Mondo Boys - Caldera
The Molly Maguires - Henry Mancini, Charles Strouse - Quartet
The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini - Quartet
What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Bernardo Bonezzi - Quartet
IN THEATERS TODAY
Babygirl - Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Better Man - Batu Sener - Song CD due Jan. 17 on Arista
A Complete Unknown - Executive Music Producer: Nick Baxter - Song CD due Feb. 28 on Columbia
The Fire Inside - Tamar-kali
Nosferatu - Robin Carolan - 2-disc score CD on Sacred Bones
2073 - Antonio Pinto
COMING SOON
January 10
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Isobel Waller-Bridge - Sony (import)
The Outrun - John Gurtler, Jan Miserre - Decca (import)
January 31
The World of Hans Zimmer Part II: A New Dimension - Hans Zimmer - Sony
March 7
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - Stephen Gallagher - Mutant
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
December 27 - Oscar Levant born (1906)
December 27 - Benedetto Ghiglia born (1921)
December 27 - Victor Young begins recording his score for The Proud and Profane (1955)
December 27 - John Williams begins recording his score to The Empire Strikes Back (1979)
December 27 - Kenneth Wannberg records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “Still Life” (1985)
December 27 - Lars Erik-Larsson died (1986)
December 27 - Buxton Orr died (1997)
December 27 - Isaak Shvarts died (2009)
December 28 - Mischa Spoliansky born (1898)
December 28 - Garry Sherman born (1933)
December 28 - Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score to Invitation (1952)
December 28 - Richard Band born (1953)
December 28 - Alex North begins recording his score to All Fall Down (1961)
December 28 - Paul Hindemith died (1963)
December 28 - Rahman Altin born (1971)
December 28 - Max Steiner died (1971)
December 28 - Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Loud as a Whisper" (1988)
December 28 - Milton Rosen died (1994)
December 28 - Michel Michelet died (1995)
December 29 - Roman Vlad born (1919)
December 29 - Ron Goodwin begins recording his score for Submarine X-1 (1967)
December 29 - Alexander Courage records his unused score for the Land of the Giants pilot episode “The Crash” (1967)
December 29 - George Duning's score for the Star Trek episode "Return to Tomorrow" is recorded (1967)
December 29 - Ryan Shore born (1974)
December 29 - Wojciech Kilar died (2013)
December 30 - Dmitri Kabalevsky born (1904)
December 30 - Alfred Ralston born (1907)
December 30 - Paul Bowles born (1910)
December 30 - Lucio Agostini born (1913)
December 30 - Ray Cook born (1936)
December 30 - Michael Nesmith born (1942)
December 30 - Harry Geller records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night the Dragon Screamed” (1965)
December 30 - Jason Brandt born (1973)
December 30 - Richard Rodgers died (1979)
December 30 - Patrick Gowers died (2014)
December 31 - Frank Skinner born (1897)
December 31 - Gil Melle born (1931)
December 31 - Anthony Hopkins born (1937)
December 31 - Andy Summers born (1942)
December 31 - Antonio Diaz Conde died (1976)
January 1 - David Broekman died (1958)
January 1 - Shane Carruth born (1972)
January 1 - Halli Cauthery born (1976)
January 1 - Adolph Deutsch died (1980)
January 1 - David Buttolph died (1983)
January 1 - Hagood Hardy died (1997)
January 2 - Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Takeover” (1970)
January 2 - Christopher Lennertz born (1972)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO - Jerome Rebotier
"The writer-directors also co-wrote last year’s two 'Three Musketeers' films, similarly epic Dumas adaptations that made a ton of money and won awards in France. These movies reverse the classic direction of cultural transmission. Hollywood borrowed these stories and made them their own; now, Delaporte and de La Patellière lift high Hollywood style to reclaim the tales for France. The Count’s powers of disguise would make Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt blush with envy; his tight, severe outfits and black robes would prompt Batman to beg for the name of his tailor. (With his big sad eyes, half-snarl, and slender physique, Niney makes a fine earnest nobleman, as well as a compellingly embittered angel of darkness; the Count’s fake little mustache helps, too.) Thundering, Zimmer-ian drums and roaring strings practically accompany Edmond’s every move; there’s even some slow-motion thrown in there for good measure. The movie might be set in the early 19th century, but its hero is a 21st century badass."
Bilge Ebiri, New York
UNSTOPPABLE - Alexandre Desplat
"But any sense of emotional manipulation in the script is more than justified by the extraordinary human drama of Robles’ story. Alexandre Desplat’s lovely score -- which ranges from Ry Cooder-esque guitars to soulful strings and surging piano passages -- brings welcome restraint for this type of movie, perhaps knowing that Anthony’s authenticity can stand on its own, without the need for strenuous musical uplift."
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films in Los Angeles-area theaters.
December 27
BLOW-UP (Herbie Hancock) [BrainDead Studios]
BODY DOUBLE (Pino Donaggio) [Vista]
DUCK SOUP [Vidiots]
EX MACHINA (Ben Salibury, Geoff Barrow) [BrainDead Studios]
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (Harry Manfredini) [Academy Museum]
GHOST IN THE SHELL (Kenji Kawai) [Vidiots]
GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE (Kenji Kawai) [Nuart]
GHOSTBUSTERS (Elmer Bernstein) [Vidiots]
MOONSTRUCK (Dick Hyman) [Los Feliz 3]
PHANTOM THREAD (Jonny Greenwood) [Alamo Drafthouse]
RESERVOIR DOGS [New Beverly]
RYAN'S DAUGHTER (Maurice Jarre) [Egyptian]
TOY STORY 3 (Randy Newman) [Academy Museum]
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [Aero]
December 28
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (Elmer Bernstein) [Egyptian]
THE APARTMENT (Adolph Deutsch) [Alamo Drafthouse]
BODY DOUBLE (Pino Donaggio) [Vista]
BOUND (Don Davis) [Vidiots]
CRIES AND WHISPERS [Alamo Drafthouse]
FARGO (Carter Burwell) [Vidiots]
FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN (Claudio Gizzi) [Academy Museum]
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (John Williams) [Los Feliz 3]
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE [Academy Museum]
LABYRINTH (Trevor Jones) [Vidiots]
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Maurice Jarre) [Aero]
THE LOST BOYS (Thomas Newman) [BrainDead Studios]
MANDY (Johann Johannsson) [BrainDead Studios]
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (John Williams) [Egyptian]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (David Shire) [Los Feliz 3]
SHAMPOO (Paul Simon) [Vista]
SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT (Miles Goodman) [Vidiots]
200 CIGARETTES (Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh) [New Beverly]
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Michel Legrand) [Egyptian]
December 29
BORN IN FLAMES [BrainDead Studios]
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (John Williams) [Vidiots]
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (Trevor Jones, Randy Edelman) [Los Feliz 3]
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Maurice Jarre) [Aero]
L'AVVENTURA (Giovanni Fusco) [Los Feliz 3]
MAGIC MIKE [Los Feliz 3]
PACIFIC RIM (Ramin Djawadi) [Academy Museum]
PARANORMAN (Jon Brion) [Academy Museum]
PARIS, TEXAS (Ry Cooder) [Alamo Drafthouse]
RETURN OF THE JEDI (John Williams) [Vidiots]
ROMA [Aero]
SAY ANYTHING (Anne Dudley, Richard Gibbs) [Egyptian]
SHAMPOO (Paul Simon) [Vista]
STAR WARS (John Williams) [Vidiots]
TITANIC (James Horner) [Egyptian]
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE (Benoit Charest) [BrainDead Studios]
December 30
CUNNINGHAM [Academy Museum]
DEADLY FRIEND (Charles Bernstein) [Los Feliz 3]
GONE WITH THE WIND (Max Steiner) [Culver]
MAGIC MIKE XXL [Vidiots]
THE MASTER (Jonny Greenwood) [Aero]
PARIS, TEXAS (Ry Cooder) [Alamo Drafthouse]
POST MORTEM (Juan Cristobal Meza) [Egyptian]
SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (Marc Shaiman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
STEP UP 3D (Bear McCreary) [Academy Museum]
TONY MANERO (Juan Cristobal Meza) [Egyptian]
VELVET GOLDMINE (Carter Burwell) [Egyptian]
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Marc Shaiman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
December 31
THE APARTMENT (Adolph Deutsch) [Alamo Drafthouse]
PARIS, TEXAS (Ry Cooder) [Alamo Drafthouse]
POST MORTEM (Juan Cristobal Meza) [Egyptian]
SUNSET BLVD. (Franz Waxman) [Vidiots]
TONY MANERO (Juan Cristobal Meza) [Egyptian]
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [Aero]
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (Michel Legrand) [Los Feliz 3]
THE WAGES OF FEAR (Georges Auric) [Los Feliz 3]
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Marc Shaiman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
January 1
ANNETTE (Sparks) [Los Feliz 3]
ERASERHEAD (Peter Ivers) [Los Feliz 3]
IT'S ALIVE (Bernard Herrmann) [Los Feliz 3]
JACKIE (Mica Levi) [Egyptian]
LA LA LAND (Justin Hurwitz) [Egyptian]
MEGALOPOLIS (Osvaldo Golijov) [Aero]
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (Herbert Stothart), THE COCOANUTS [Aero]
PHANTOM THREAD (Jonny Greenwood) [Aero]
PHANTOM THREAD (Jonny Greenwood) [Alamo Drafthouse]
ROSEMARY'S BABY (Christopher Komeda) [Los Feliz 3]
SPENCER (Jonny Greenwood) [Egyptian]
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Marc Shaiman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
January 2
THE CLUB (Carlos Cabezas) [Egyptian]
CRIES AND WHISPERS [Alamo Drafthouse]
HONEY (Mervyn Warren) [Los Feliz 3]
JACKIE BROWN [Vidiots]
THE MARTIAN (Harry Gregson-Williams) [Los Feliz 3]
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (Elena Kats-Chernin) [Aero]
NO [Egyptian]
STRANGE DAYS (Graeme Revell) [Academy Museum]
January 3
BLOOD SIMPLE (Carter Burwell) [Nuart]
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF [Academy Museum]
FOOTLOOSE (Miles Goodman) [Vidiots]
GRINDHOUSE: DEATH PROOF [New Beverly]
GROOVE (D.E. Levison) [Los Feliz 3]
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS [Vista]
MISS STEVENS (Rob Simonsen) [Los Feliz 3]
POSSESSION (Andrzej Korzynski) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE ROOM (Mladen Milicevic) [Landmark Westwood]
SANTA SANGRE (Simon Boswell) [Vidiots]
SECRETS & LIES (Andrew Dickson) [Aero]
SORCERER (Tangerine Dream) [Egyptian]
SPEED RACER (Michael Giacchino) [Alamo Drafthouse]
VIDEODROME (Howard Shore) [Academy Museum]
January 4
BLAZING SADDLES (John Morris) [Vidiots]
ESCAPE FROM L.A. (Shirley Walker, John Carpenter) [Vidiots]
EXISTENZ (Howard Shore) [Academy Museum]
THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN [Egyptian]
THE HUSTLER (Kenyon Hopkins) [Academy Museum]
INSIDE OUT 2 (Andrea Datzman) [Aero]
THE KING (Nicholas Britell) [Los Feliz 3]
MEANTIME (Andrew Dickson) [Egyptian]
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS [Vista]
MIRROR (Edward Artemyev) [Alamo Drafthouse]
NAKED (Andrew Dickson) [Egyptian]
A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY (David Kitay) [Los Feliz 3]
PERSONA (Lars Johan Werle) [Alamo Drafthouse]
ROBOT DREAMS (Alfonso de Villalonga) [Academy Museum]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
SANS SOLEIL [Vidiots]
TERRORVISION (Richard Band) [New Beverly]
UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT (Tom Scott) [Vista]
January 5
AMERICAN GANGSTER (Marc Streitenfeld) [Los Feliz 3]
ANDREI RUBLEV (Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov) [Egyptian]
AT THE CIRCUS (Franz Waxman) [Los Feliz 3]
BEFORE MIDNIGHT (Graham Reynolds) [Vidiots]
CABARET (John Kander, Ralph Burns) [Vidiots]
COCKTAIL (J. Peter Robinson) [Los Feliz 3]
FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST (Alan Silvestri) [Vidiots]
FLASHDANCE (Giorgio Moroder) [Academy Museum]
HUD (Elmer Bernstein) [Academy Museum]
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Tom Holkenborg) [Alamo Drafthouse]
MIRROR (Edward Artemyev) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE NEVERENDING STORY (Klaus Doldinger, Giorgio Moroder) [Aero]
UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT (Tom Scott) [Vista]
WONKA (Joby Talbot) [Los Feliz 3]
THINGS I'VE HEARD, READ, SEEN OR WATCHED LATELY
Heard: Harper (Mandel); All Fall Down/The Outrage (North); Torn Curtain (Addison/Herrmann); Hombre (Rose); Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Brion); Cool Hand Luke (Schifrin); Winning (Grusin); The Secret of Kells (Coulais); Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Bacharach); Sometimes a Great Notion (Newman); D.A.R.Y.L. (Hamlisch); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (Jarre); The Mackintosh Man (Jarre); The Sting (Hamlisch/Joplin); The Forgotten (Horner); The Towering Inferno (Williams); Absence of Malice (Grusin)
Read: Tales of Known Space, by Larry Niven
Seen: A Self-Made Hero; The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim; Oh, Canada; The End [2024]; Deep Red; September 5; The Count of Monte Cristo [2024]
Watched: The Quatermass Xperiment; The Expanse ("QCB"); Futurama ("When Aliens Attack")
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