The latest releases from Quartet are an expanded, remastered edition of Ennio Morricone's score for the 1969 thriller VERGOGNA SCHIFOSI, and and an expanded, two-disc edition of Bruno Nicolai's score for FEMMINE INSAZIABILI.
The latest releases from Dragon's Domain are THE ALBERT GLASSER COLLECTION VOL. 3: JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, featuring two scores by the B-movie great, Four Boys and a Gun and Street of Sinners; Richard Band's score for the new horror movie THE DEEP ONES; and Chuck Cirino's score for the slasher sequels SORORITY HOUSE MASSACRE 2 & 3.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Glory - James Horner - La-La Land
No Time to Die - Hans Zimmer - Decca
IN THEATERS TODAY
The Addams Family 2 - Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna
The Many Saints of Newark - no original score
Old Henry - Jordan Lehning
Titane - Jim Williams
Venom: Let There Be Carnage - Marco Beltrami
COMING SOON
October 15
The Albert Glasser Collection Vol. 3: Juvenile Delinquents - Albert Glasser - Dragon's Domain
The Deep Ones - Richard Band - Dragon's Domain
Halloween Kills - John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies - Sacred Bones
Sorority House Massacre 2 & 3 - Chuck Cirino - Dragon's Domain
Venom: Let There Be Carnage - Marco Beltrami - Sony
October 22
The French Dispatch - Alexandre Desplat - ABKCO
November 19
Without Remorse - Jonsi - Krunk
Date Unknown
Adieu Poulet/L'ami de Vincent/L'etoile du Nord - Philippe Sarde - Music Box
Boite Noire - Philippe Rombi - Music Box
Deux Heures Moins Le Quart Avant Jesus Christ (remastered reissue) - Jean Yanne, Raymond Alessandrini - Music Box
Femmine Insaziabili - Bruno Nicolai - Quartet
Labyrinth of Peace - Annette Focks - Alhambra
The Little Polar Bear - Nigel Clarke, Michael Csyani-Wills - Alhambra
Matalo! - Mario Migliardi - Beat
Musik in Dokumentar-Filmen - Hor-Reisen Zun Fremden & Unbekannten - Enjott Schneider - Alhambra
Ostwind - Der Grosse Orkan - Annette Focks - Alhambra
The Time Traveler - Stanley Myers - Notefornote
Vergogna Schifosi - Ennio Morricone - Quartet
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
October 1 - Irwin Kostal born (1911)
October 1 - Elia Cmiral born (1950)
October 1 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to The Prize (1963)
October 1 - Ernst Toch died (1964)
October 1 - Lalo Schifrin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Operation Rogosh” (1966)
October 1 - Ron Goodwin begins recording his score to Where Eagles Dare (1968)
October 1 - Johannes Kobilke born (1973)
October 1 - Dave Grusin begins recording his score for Falling in Love (1984)
October 1 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Haven” (1987)
October 1 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Dragon’s Teeth” (1999)
October 1 - Dennis McCarthy records his scores for the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes “Impulse” and “Twilight” (2003)
October 1 - Stelvio Cipriani died (2018)
October 2 - Leroy Shield born (1893)
October 2 - Bruce Montgomery born (1921)
October 2 - Eric Demarsan born (1938)
October 2 - Bernard Herrmann marries his first wife, writer Lucille Fletcher (1939)
October 2 - Damon Gough born (1969)
October 2 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Visitor” (1995)
October 2 - Recording sessions begin for Richard Rodney Bennett’s score for Gormenghast (1999)
October 2 - Recording sessions begin on Nathan Barr's score to Hostel (2005)
October 2 - Tom Petty died (2017)
October 3 - Roy Webb born (1888)
October 3 - Nick Glennie-Smith born (1951)
October 3 - Arnold Bax died (1953)
October 3 - Jeff Alexander begins recording his unused score to Saddle the Wind (1957)
October 3 - Bernard Herrmann begins recording his score for Tender Is the Night (1961)
October 3 - Robert Drasnin records his score for the Lost in Space episode "The Thief from Outer Space" (1966)
October 3 - Gerald Fried records his score for the Lost in Space episode "Collision of Planets" (1967)
October 3 - Johnny Mandel begins recording his unused score to The Seven-Ups (1973)
October 3 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1974)
October 3 - Harry Sukman begins recording his score for Salem’s Lot (1979)
October 3 - Shirley Walker begins recording her score for Turbulence (1996)
October 3 - Richard Bellis records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The House of Quark” (1994)
October 4 - Bernard Herrmann records his score for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "You'll Be the Death of Me" (1963)
October 4 - John Williams begins recording his score to Penelope (1966)
October 4 - Shawn Clement born (1968)
October 4 - BT born Brian Transeau (1970)
October 4 - George Romanis records his only Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “The Visitors” (1971)
October 4 - Henry Mancini begins recording his score for Sunset (1987)
October 5 - Malcolm Lockyer born (1923)
October 5 - Harold Faltermeyer born (1952)
October 5 - Alex Wurman born (1966)
October 5 - Jerry Fielding's score for the Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles" is recorded (1967)
October 5 - David G. Russell born (1968)
October 5 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Timeless” (1998)
October 6 - Stanley Myers born (1933)
October 6 - David Raksin records his score for Daisy Kenyon (1947)
October 6 - Tommy Stinson born (1966)
October 6 - Giuseppe Becce died (1973)
October 6 - James Horner begins recording his score for 48 HRS. (1982)
October 6 - William Butler born (1982)
October 6 - Nelson Riddle died (1985)
October 6 - Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Who Watches the Watchers" (1989)
October 6 - James Horner begins recording his score for Jack the Bear (1992)
October 6 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Scientific Method” (1997)
October 7 - Franz Waxman begins recording his score for A Christmas Carol (1938)
October 7 - Gabriel Yared born (1949)
October 7 - Richard Markowitz records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of a Thousand Eyes” (1965)
October 7 - Marco Beltrami born (1966)
October 7 - Thom Yorke born (1968)
October 7 - Robert Drasnin records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “The Play” (1968)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
AZOR - Paul Courlet
"Adding to this eeriness is some truly engaging sound design, which would no doubt be a treat in theatres, but which even your TV couldn’t possibly stifle. An enveloping mix for the chatty atmosphere makes you feel constantly surrounded by people, while the enrapturing, almost funky score by Paul Courlet features notes that are just a little too high, and held a little too long for comfort (you’d be forgiven if Courlet’s echoing harpsichord makes you picture an ornate Transylvanian castle, with bloodlust lurking behind its doors)."
Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire
DATING & NEW YORK - Grant Fonda
"A little of such screen-centric material goes a long way, however, which 'Dating & New York' doesn’t realize, often pushing its action into a gratingly cutesy realm. Though bouncily scored by Grant Fonda and brightly shot by Maria Rusche in and around multiple New York City parks and cafes, the film’s energy flags as it repeatedly indulges in tech-related drama that’s destined to end in by-the-books fashion. Not helping matters is narration (from 'Entourage' vet Jerry Ferrara, as Milo’s doorman) and a few jokey fantasy interludes (such as Wendy leaving a date to field relationship questions at a makeshift press conference) that strain so hard to generate humor and sentimentality by calling attention to the proceedings’ artificiality that they make one want to log off."
Nick Schager, Variety
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films in Los Angeles-area theaters. (What was at one point Silent Movie Theater and later Fairfax Cinema is now going by Brain Dead Studios - I saw the original Shaft there a few weeks ago and it was terrific - and I just wanted to point this out to avoid any confusion about the location)
October 1
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE (Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans) [Los Feliz 3]
THE CELL (Howard Shore) [Brain Dead Studios]
CHUNGKING EXPRESS (Fan-Kei Chan, Michael Galasso, Roel A. Garcia) [Los Feliz 3]
FEMALE TROUBLE (Bob Harvey) [Los Feliz 3]
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (Charles Bernstein), DON'T PANIC (Jon Michael Bischof, Pedro Plascencia) [New Beverly]
RUNAWAY TRAIN (Trevor Jones) [Los Feliz 3]
SKYFALL (Thomas Newman) [AMC Century City]
THE THING (Ennio Morricone) [New Beverly]
TRANS-EUROP EXPRESS (Michel Fano) [Los Feliz 3]
October 2
CANDYMAN (Philip Glass) [Brain Dead Studios)
KILL LIST (Jim Williamks) [Los Feliz 3]
LABYRINTH (Trevor Jones) [Academy Museum]
NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (Barry DeVorzon) [New Beverly]
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (Charles Bernstein), DON'T PANIC (Jon Michael Bischof, Pedro Plascencia) [New Beverly]
RUNAWAY TRAIN (Trevor Jones) [Los Feliz 3]
SANKOFA (David J. White) [Academy Museum]
SKYFALL (Thomas Newman) [AMC Century City]
XTRO (Harry Bromley Davenport) [Brain Dead Studios]
October 3
AMERICAN MOVIE (Mike Schank) [Brain Dead Studios]
THE BIRDS (Remi Gassmann, Oskar Sala, Bernard Herrmann) [New Beverly]
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (Antonio Cora) [Brain Dead Studios]
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Franz Waxman) [Academy Museum]
FREDDY VS. JASON (Graeme Revell), YOU'RE NEXT Mads Heldtberg, Jasper Justice Lee, Kyle McKinnon, Adam Wingard), EVIL DEAD (Roque Banos) [Aero]
GALAXY QUEST (David Newman) [IPIC Westwood]
MEAN GIRLS (Rolfe Kent) [Alamo Drafthouse]
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (Charles Bernstein), DON'T PANIC (Jon Michael Bischof, Pedro Plascencia) [New Beverly]
SKYFALL (Thomas Newman) [AMC Century City]
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (Elmer Bernstein) [Los Feliz 3]
TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (Anton Garcia Abril) [Los Feliz 3]
WILMINGTON 10 - USA 10,000 [Academy Museum]
October 4
A MAN CALLED TIGER (Joseph Koo), BRUCE LEE: SUPER DRAGON [New Beverly]
SKYFALL (Thomas Newman) [AMC Century City]
V/H/S [Aero]
October 5
BUSH MAMA (Onaje Kaeem Kenyatta) [Academy Museum]
FAT GIRL [Brain Dead Studios]
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (Joe Hisaishi) [Academy Museum]
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (Paul Williams, George Aliceson Tipton), SUSPIRIA (Goblin) [New Beverly]
SKYFALL (Thomas Newman) [AMC Century City]
STARSHIP TROOPERS (Basil Poledouris) [Aero]
October 6
CASTLE IN THE SKY (Joe Hisaishi) [Academy Museum]
COLLATERAL (James Newton Howard), THIEF (Tangerine Dream) [Aero]
JOKER (Hildur Guonadottir) [Academy Museum]
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (Paul Williams, George Aliceson Tipton), SUSPIRIA (Goblin) [New Beverly]
SKYFALL (Thomas Newman) [AMC Century City]
October 7
THE APOLOGY (Lesley Barber) [Academy Museum]
THE BABADOOK (Jed Kurzel) [Los Feliz 3]
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Wendy Carlos) [Aero]
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (Paul Williams, George Aliceson Tipton), SUSPIRIA (Goblin) [New Beverly]
October 8
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO (Broadcast) [Los Feliz 3]
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (Graeme Revell) [New Beverly]
HOUSE (Asei Kobayashi, MIkki Yoshino), ENCOUNTER OF THE SPOOKY KIND II (Sherman Chow) [New Beverly]
KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (John Massari) [New Beverly]
LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (Yuji Ono) [Academy Museum]
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (Joe Hisaishi) [Academy Museum]
THE OMEN (Jerry Goldsmith) [Brain Dead Studios]
POSSESSION (Andrzej Korzynski) [Los Feliz 3]
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (Heitor Pereira) [Academy Museum]
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (Jonny Greenwood) [Brain Dead Studios]
October 9
THE BURNING (Rick Wakeman) [Brain Dead Studios]
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON [New Beverly]
DRACULA SUCKS [New Beverly]
THE EMPTY MAN (Christopher Young, Lustmord) [Aero]
GHOULIES (Richard Band, Shirley Walker) [Brain Dead Studios]
HOUSE (Asei Kobayashi, MIkki Yoshino), ENCOUNTER OF THE SPOOKY KIND II (Sherman Chow) [New Beverly]
MACARIO (Raul Lavista) [Academy Museum]
MANIAC (Rob) [Los Feliz 3]
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (Joe Hisaishi) [Academy Museum]
PSYCHO (Bernard Herrmann) [Academy Museum]
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (Julian Nott) [Academy Museum]
October 10
AFTER WINTER: STERLING BROWN [Academy Museum]
BLOOD FOR DRACULA (Claudio Gizzi) [Los Feliz 3]
BRAINDEAD (aka DEAD ALIVE) (Peter Dasent) [Brain Dead Studios]
CHILD'S PLAY (Joe Renzetti) [Aero]
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON [New Beverly]
DRILLER KILLER (Joe Delia) [Brain Dead Studios]
THE EXORCIST [Academy Museum]
HOUSE (Asei Kobayashi, MIkki Yoshino), ENCOUNTER OF THE SPOOKY KIND II (Sherman Chow) [New Beverly]
SCREAM (Marco Beltrami) [AMC Century City]
THINGS I'VE HEARD, READ, SEEN OR WATCHED LATELY
Heard: Psycho III (Burwell), Psycho (Herrmann), Dressed to Kill (Donaggio), Ghoulies/Re-Animator (Band), Exorcist II: The Heretic (Morricone), The Conjuring (Bishara), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Young), The Rite (Heffes), Damien Omen II (Goldsmith), The Final Conflict (Goldsmith), The Omen (Goldsmith), The Omen (Beltrami), Rosemary's Baby (Komeda), Bless the Child (Young), The Yearling/Random Harvest (Stothart)
Read: Live and Let Die, by Ian Fleming
Seen: Due to the time demands of my day job, I didn't have time to see any movies in the theater in the last week, so Best Sellers, The Most Beautiful Boy in the World and The Starling have escaped me completely, and I missed the double feature of Boulevard Nights and Walk Proud (Robby Benson as a Chicano! Seriously!) at the New Beverly. I'll be scrambling to catch up this weekend, including finding Cry Macho (fleeing theaters after only two weeks, shocking for an Eastwood film) in its once-a-day engagement in the Valley. And apparently a week later, a new Daniel Craig movie opens, but I can't say I've given it much thought. And I'm sure I'll have no opinion whatsover on the Hans Zimmer score.
Watched: Pack Up Your Troubles [1929]; The Mad Room; She Who Gets Slapped [1930]; Let's Elope [1930]; The Song Plugger [1930]
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