This year’s passing of legendary film composer Ennio Morricone prompted me to reflect on what makes his film music of such broad appeal. Morricone himself offered a very fitting answer […]
Ennio Morricone’s Dollars Scores (Part 1 of 3): A Fistful of Dollars Read More
In most film scores, themes are usually associated with a single character. This is the case, for example, with the previous two themes examined in this blog series: those
“Cheyenne’s theme” from Once Upon a Time in the West is another example of Ennio Morricone’s economical use of melodic and harmonic materials, and unusual choice of instrumentation that
Ennio Morricone’s Score for Once Upon a Time in the West (Part 2 of 3): Cheyenne’s Theme Read More
Saving Mr. Banks earned veteran Hollywood composer Thomas Newman his 12th Oscar nomination and the 2nd in consecutive years following last year’s nomination for his score to Skyfall. Being
Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 2 of 6): Thomas Newman’s Saving Mr. Banks Read More
2013’s Man of Steel takes quite a different approach to the Superman story than 1978’s well known Superman: The Movie. The latter film is largely optimistic in tone, lighthearted, and
Hans Zimmer’s Score for Man of Steel Read More
Following on the success of his mid-1970s scores for Jaws and Star Wars, John Williams produced yet another iconic movie theme with Superman in 1978. At the initial recording
John Williams’ Superman Theme (Superman March) Read More
