Category Archive for 'Film music'

Possum Death Spree

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Today, POSSUM DEATH SPREE was released by AtomFilms.com. Atom Films is an internet movie company that is a showcase for young filmmakers. They commissioned Gareth Smith, Michael Horowitz, and Ari Sachter-Zeltzer to make a pilot film in consideration of making a series. They made POSSUM DEATH SPREE and asked me to do the music for […]

Remembering Jack Nitzsche

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

I watched “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” last night, and noted that the score was composed by Jack Nitzsche. This was a name I first saw in the dreamy cut, “Expecting to Fly” from the Buffalo Springfield’s second album, AGAIN. Jack’s orchestral accompaniment alone brought a magical sophistication to the group that outdid […]

Roger Bourland: Wolf at the Door (soundtrack)

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

The Wolf at the Door (1986)
Motion picture with music composed and conducted by Roger Bourland
Henning Carlsen, director; starring Donald Sutherland as Gauguin.

Main Title
Gallery Reflections
Dejection
Tahiti
Judith’s Bath
Leaving Mette
Juliette
Juliette and Germaine
Anna Arrives
On the town
Brittany
Slashed Painting
Tahiti Hopes Fade
Judith’s Present
End credits

I landed this film in an amusing way. The producer decided to throw out the existing score. I have to […]

Bernard Herrmann: Documentary (1992)

Monday, April 9th, 2007

For those who wish to know more about the master composer for motion pictures, Bernard Herrmann, Here is a 45 minute, 6-segment rip of the 1992 documentary recorded on VHS, digitized, and uploaded to YouTube by Andrew Hawke. A must see for young film composers.
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