SOUNDTRACKS
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Soundtracks are a lot more than movie music...
...or so I'm ready to argue as a 30 year devotee of this sorely under appreciated genre. So, in an effort to do my part, each week
I'll be making recommendations of soundtracks current and vintage, make a fuss over long awaited soundtrack scores finally getting
a well deserved release, and in general, make some noise about this often overlooked category. Beyond my long experience as a
listener and as a pianist and songwriter, both of which I've put to use in writing a quarterly soundtrack column for the Chicago
Tribune, I can only offer my recommendations. You'll discern my taste soon enough and upfront I'd like to make it clear that I'll
focus most heavily on SCORE soundtracks. In the end, all criticism is subjective but if I can point a listener toward a little heard
soundtrack or strongly advise you to either ORDER IMMEDIATELY or SKIP ALTOGETHER, all the better.
...or so I'm ready to argue as a 30 year devotee of this sorely under appreciated genre. So, in an effort to do my part, each week
I'll be making recommendations of soundtracks current and vintage, make a fuss over long awaited soundtrack scores finally getting
a well deserved release, and in general, make some noise about this often overlooked category. Beyond my long experience as a
listener and as a pianist and songwriter, both of which I've put to use in writing a quarterly soundtrack column for the Chicago
Tribune, I can only offer my recommendations. You'll discern my taste soon enough and upfront I'd like to make it clear that I'll
focus most heavily on SCORE soundtracks. In the end, all criticism is subjective but if I can point a listener toward a little heard
soundtrack or strongly advise you to either ORDER IMMEDIATELY or SKIP ALTOGETHER, all the better.
Just time for a quick recommendation this time:
Unusual for me, it's for a song heavy compilation. But with the arrival of spring
and the car windows being rolled down, nothing could be finer than cranking up
the soundtrack for Hot Fuzz, which contains a plethora of great, obscure 80s cuts.
The movie is a hysterically funny parody of buddy action pictures and in addition
to the songs that accompany it, the disc includes a suite of the perfectly ratcheted
up music of film composer David Arnold (who also composed Casino Royale). I had
some more specific things to say about the disc and several other soundtracks in
my recent roundup for the Chicago Tribune. Click HERE to read the full text of
that and enjoy Hot Fuzz along with the newly arrived warm weather!
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Don't forget to check out previous soundtrack recommendations by visiting the
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Next Recommendation: TBA
Unusual for me, it's for a song heavy compilation. But with the arrival of spring
and the car windows being rolled down, nothing could be finer than cranking up
the soundtrack for Hot Fuzz, which contains a plethora of great, obscure 80s cuts.
The movie is a hysterically funny parody of buddy action pictures and in addition
to the songs that accompany it, the disc includes a suite of the perfectly ratcheted
up music of film composer David Arnold (who also composed Casino Royale). I had
some more specific things to say about the disc and several other soundtracks in
my recent roundup for the Chicago Tribune. Click HERE to read the full text of
that and enjoy Hot Fuzz along with the newly arrived warm weather!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Don't forget to check out previous soundtrack recommendations by visiting the
ARCHIVES
Next Recommendation: TBA
