Horror movie audiences confound me. They want new thrills and chills,
but also seem content to watch the same old ones wrapped up in new
packaging. I guess it's the same for horror movie soundtracks.
I have to admit that I normally wouldn't judge a CD by its cover, but
this one looked just awful. Take a look at it. Does that guy even look
like Charles Manson? No, he looks like an actor with a beard scowling
into the camera. Manson is crazy. This guy doesn't look
CD Reviews: The House of Flying Daggers and Finding Neverland
The House of Flying Daggers ****
SHIGERU UMEBAYASHI
Sony Classical – SK 93561
20 tracks – 49:48
It's not my habit to begin a favorable review of a score by gushing
over a song, but I have to make an exception here: "Lovers," the love
song from Zhang Yimou's martial arts film, <
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 good news is that Mark Isham has a new score out -- the bad news is
it only makes up half of this CD release. While it's hard to completely
dismiss The Cooler, the half
that Isham isn't
CD Reviews: Brubaker and Varese Celebration Volume 2
Brubaker ****
LALO SCHIFRIN
Intrada Special Collection Volume 10
33 tracks - 65:11
If variety is the spice of life, then Lalo Schifrin is one spicy dude.
He's a whole lot more than the guy who wrote the Mission: Impossible theme. While
most readers are probably
