To: The Members of the Acadamy, circa 2004Re: The winner of the 2004 Academy Award for Best Original Score, Finding Neverland by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek What, pray tell, were you all thinking when you voted for this score? You had John Williams' wonderfully quirky and dramatic score for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban … Continue reading Listening to Things: Finding Neverland, original score by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
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Listening to Things: The Fellowship of the Ring original score by Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringby Howard Shore I couldn't begin to guess at how many times I've listened to this music. The soundtrack came out a few weeks before the movie did, and you can bet that I bought the CD as soon as I could. There were four promotional … Continue reading Listening to Things: The Fellowship of the Ring original score by Howard Shore
Listening to Things: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon original score by Tan Dun
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon original score composed and conducted by Tan DunShanghai Symphony Orchestra, feat. Yo-Yo Ma, cello Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) was one of a trio of wuxia films I watched repeatedly after college, the other two being Zhang Yimou's Hero (2002) and House of Flying Daggers (2004). Hero is my favorite of … Continue reading Listening to Things: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon original score by Tan Dun
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