This French import is a must-have for fans of Maurice Jarre. It's a
collection of music from 12 of Jarre's scores for French cinema
covering the years 1954 to 1964. That includes music from his first
ful
CD Reviews: The Agony and the Ecstasy and The Adventures of Mark
Twain
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) *****
ALEX NORTH
Varèse Sarabande VCL 1104 1032
21 tracks - 62:18
If you were to ask people with some knowledge of film music to name one
score composed by Alex North, the near-universal response would be his
rejected score to Comments: 0 (read on)
CD Reviews: Bernard Herrmann Compilation and Fitzwilly
Bernard Herrmann Film Scores: From
Citizen Kane to Taxi Driver ****
BERNARD HERRMANN
Milan M2-36095
11 tracks - 69:57
With the recent passing of Elmer Bernstein, the good folks at Milan
have seen fit to re-release a wonderful recording of theirs from 1992
which features Mr. Bernstein conducting
The fact that Craig Armstrong was tapped to compose the soundtrack for
Pieter Jan Brugge's The Clearing
should be the first clue that this film does not fit neatly into any
one category. After all, Armstro
CD Reviews: Starship Troopers 2 and The Enemy Below
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the
Federation *** 1/2
JOHN MORGAN AND WILLIAM STROMBERG
Varèse Sarabande VSD-6581
38 tracks - 72:56
The prospect of a low-budget straight-to-video sequel to Paul
Verhoeven's Starship Troopers
didn't generally set any hearts racing with anticipation, particula
With a script by the great Horton Foote and a cast that includes Marlon
Brando, Jane Fonda and Robert Redford, The Chase could have been and
should have been a hit, or a
