CD Reviews: Falling Off A Clef and Extreme Prejudice
Falling Off A Clef *** 1/2
VINCE DiCOLA
TDRS Music
26 tracks - 59:41
When film score fans hear the name Vince DiCola, most probably think
back to 1984's Rocky IV.
DiCola's "Training Montage" and "War" have become classics, and were
both featured on th
Jay Ferguson was a member of the rock
groups Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne in the '70s, before he started a
solo-career in the early '80s. In 1985, he started scoring movies, and
he's still active in the business. Here are some questions about his
career that I managed to ask him in the middle of his tight schedule:
Lost Issue Wednesday: Electronic Scores of the 1980s
by Jon Aanensen
From its beginnings, film music has been characterized by trends in
style and instrumentation. Some of them have disappeared fast while others
have become an epidemic lasting for many years. Back when the mighty 1980s
were lurking head of us, a "new" way of composing music for films was arriving
on the scene. Computers, synthesizers and keyboards became a common and
important tool
