The latest soundtrack CD from Intrada is the first ever release of Dimitri Tiomkin's score for NIGHT PASSAGE, the 1957 Western starring James Stewart and Audie Murphy.
The latest release from Caldera is the score for the 1999 documentary DIVA DOLOROSA, composed by Loek Dikker (The 4th Man, Body Parts, Pascali's Island).
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Bruno Nicolai for Jess Franco - Bruno Nicolai - Digitmovies
Chissa' perche'...Capitano tutte a me - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Beat
Ironmaster La Guerra Del Ferro - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Beat
The Morton Stevens Collection Vol. 2 - Morton Stevens - Dragon's Domain
Night Passage - Dimitri Tiomkin - Intrada
One Day - Anne Nikitin, Jessica Jones, Tim Morrish - Silva
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story - Craig Safan - Dragon's Domain [CD-R]
Squadra Antifurto - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Beat
Star Trek: The Original Series - The 1701 Collection Vol. 5 - George Duning - La-La Land
Torn Curtain - John Addison, Bernard Herrmann - La-La Land
IN THEATERS TODAY
Babes - Jay Lifton, Ryan Miller
Back to Black - Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Song CD due May 24 on Universal
The Big Bend - Alejandro Rose-Garcia
The Blue Angels - James Everingham, Stewart Mitchell
500 Days in the Wild - David Ramos
Gasoline Rainbow - Casey Wayne McAllister
IF - Michael Giacchino
The Strangers: Chapter 1 - Justin Caine Burnett
Thelma the Unicorn - John Powell
COMING SOON
June 7
Two Evil Eyes - Pino Donaggio - Rustblade
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
May 17 - Taj Mahal born (1942)
May 17 - Joanna Bruzdowicz born (1943)
May 17 - Heitor Villa-Lobos died (1959)
May 17 - Trent Reznor born (1965)
May 17 - Ron Grainer begins recording his score for The Omega Man (1971)
May 17 - Joshua Homme born (1973)
May 17 - Hugo Friedhofer died (1981)
May 17 - Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score for Wild Wild West (1999)
May 17 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Equinox: Part 1” (1999)
May 17 - Ikuma Dan died (2001)
May 17 - Cy Feuer died (2006)
May 18 - Meredith Willson born (1902)
May 18 - Rick Wakeman born (1949)
May 18 - Mark Mothersbaugh born (1950)
May 18 - Jacques Morelenbaum born (1954)
May 18 - Reinhold Heil born (1954)
May 18 - Ruby Raksin died (1979)
May 18 - James Horner begins recording his score for Testament (1983)
May 18 - Hilding Rosenberg died (1985)
May 18 - Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Menage a Troi" (1990)
May 18 - Kevin Gilbert died (1996)
May 18 - Albert Sendrey died (2003)
May 18 - Philippe-Gerard died (2014)
May 19 - Irving Gertz born (1915)
May 19 - Larry Crosley born (1932)
May 19 - Anton Garcia Abril born (1933)
May 19 - Tom Scott born (1948)
May 19 - James L. Venable born (1967)
May 19 - Kyle Eastwood born (1968)
May 19 - Earle Hagen wins the Emmy for his score for the I Spy episode “Laya” (1968)
May 19 - Jerry Goldsmith wins his second Emmy, for QB VII Parts 1 & 2; Billy Goldenberg wins for the Benjamin Franklin episode “The Rebel” (1975)
May 19 - James Horner begins recording his score for Titanic (1997)
May 19 - Edwin Astley died (1998)
May 19 - Hans Posegga died (2002)
May 20 - Zbigniew Preisner born (1955)
May 20 - Jerry Goldsmith wins his first Emmy, for The Red Pony; Charles Fox wins an Emmy for his Love, American Style music (1973)
May 20 - Lyn Murray died (1989)
May 20 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Sacred Ground” (1996)
May 21 - Kevin Shields born (1963)
May 21 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Inner Light” (1992)
May 21 - Fiorenzo Carpi died (1997)
May 21 - Frank Comstock died (2013)
May 22 - Roger Bellon born (1953)
May 22 - Iva Davies born (1955)
May 22 - Richard Rodgers wins the Outstanding Music Emmy for Winston Churchill – The Valiant Years (1962)
May 22 - John Sponsler born (1965)
May 22 - Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco pilot (1972)
May 22 - Mario Zafred died (1987)
May 22 - James Horner begins recording his score for Unlawful Entry (1992)
May 23 - Raymond Legrand born (1908)
May 23 - Michel Colombier born (1939)
May 23 - William Stromberg born (1964)
May 23 - Tom Tykwer born (1965)
May 23 - Jimmy McHugh died (1969)
May 23 - George Bruns died (1983)
May 23 - Recording sessions begin on Patrick Doyle’s score for Dead Again (1991)
May 23 - James Horner begins recording his score for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
May 23 - Kenyon Emrys-Roberts died (1998)
May 23 - Recording sessions begin for John Ottman's score for The Invasion (2007)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
AISHA - Daragh O'Toole
"Aside from a single scene in which Aisha reacts to bad news with out-of-character violence, the movie is strengthened by its understatement, which includes the sparing use of Daragh O’Toole’s delicate score. Although Berry never makes the relationship the story’s focal point, there’s hope and warmth in Aisha’s increasing closeness with Con, though the bond between these two damaged people can be called a romance only in the most tentative terms. Even so, their shy smiles as he nervously asks “Can I kiss you?” are deeply affecting."
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
I SAW THE TV GLOW - Alex G
"Soaked in Alex G’s unnervingly transporting score, Owen, who goes from a movie theater clerk to an arcade employee, slowly sinks deeper into the shadows of his own mind. His high-pitched voice and over-apologetic personality express a debilitating inadequacy. Smith turns in a devastating, revelatory performance that trades in restraint. His is a character that strives to make themselves invisible, even when the weight of living a life that doesn’t feel his own, in a body that doesn’t align with who they are becomes unbearable."
Carlos Aguilar, The Playlist
"Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun is part of a burgeoning group of young filmmakers, like Kyle Edward Ball ('Skinamarink') and Vera Drew ('The People’s Joker'), whom I’ll call the Indoor Kids, as they use their formative pop-culture totems like a terrarium. Their intimate stories play out in someone else’s habitat. Schoenbrun, who debuted with 2021’s similarly hermetic internet chiller 'We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,' has a knack for imagery that triggers a Pavlovian response: D.A.R.E. posters, Fruitopia vending machines, election booths offering up Ross Perot or Ralph Nader, and inserted scenes of 'The Pink Opaque' that capture the flat, bright fuzziness of ’90s episodic TV. Sense memories of childhood isolation take over like a lucid dream. (The one fumble is the too-modern and twee folk soundtrack by Alex G.)"
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times
"Schoenbrun crafts a dreamscape of the ’90s, with bold purples and blues, deep reds and an electric pink that radiates throughout the film. 'I Saw The TV Glow' wears its influences on its sleeve: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'The Secret World of Alex Mack,' 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' and 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' are among the shows that come to mind. In a key scene later in the film when Maddy returns, she takes Owen to a club that resembles Buffy’s The Bronze, sultry and dark with brooding energy. Alex G’s haunting soundtrack emulates the depressed, sonically chaotic sound of 90s rock, bolstered with performances from recent indie acts Sloppy Jane, Phoebe Bridgers and King Woman. At times, the film feels like a musical nightmare full of sadness and raw angst."
Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter
THE IDEA OF YOU - Siddhartha Khosla
"The breezy beach read concept pulls you in, but the heartfelt emotional beats and tonal fluctuations leave you breathless until the very end. Both Hathaway and Galitzine master the lingering stare by the last scene, fleeting looks conveying their fluctuating feelings from one scene to the next. As resistance surfaces to disrupt their honeymoon trance, the will-they-won’t-they question maintains a breathless effect until the last second, defying the predictable ebbs and flows of a typical rom-com. Building tension with twist upon twist in the last act, Showalter’s daydreamy sequences and tight-framed glances give the film an everlasting tenderness, echoed by a sentimental score from Siddhartha Khosla."
Sage Dunlap, Paste Magazine
MARS EXPRESS - Fred Avril, Philippe Monthaye
"It’s a technically accomplished work. The score is nervy pulsing and electronic, adding to the propulsion and tension of the storytelling. A combination of 2D and 3D animation techniques gives the film a clean, crisp look, and a dispassionate view of a human community on Mars that seems idyllic -- just as long as you have the income to pay for it."
Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
NOWHERE SPECIAL - Andrew Simon McAllister
"Cinematographer Marius Panduru never moves his camera for emphasis, nor does Pasolini -- director of the melancholic Eddie Marsan vehicle 'Still Life' -- cut to heighten emotion. Either static or gently handheld, the camera doesn’t keep its distance either, getting in for close-ups of Norton’s face in particular as the finest grains of emotion slip through the strong facade he’s putting on for his son. Only a little piano from Andrew Simon McAllister’s wisp of a score puts any punctuation on some moments."
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire
"Even costuming choices demonstrate Pasolini’s thoughtful eye for visuals in support of the film’s narrative textures. For instance, instead of burdening the young newcomer Lamont with mawkish dialogue lines, he telegraphs Michael’s innocence through a charmingly faded red baseball cap, placed awkwardly over the little one’s bowl cut and bangs, making him look both impossibly cute and vulnerable at once. One exception to the movie’s overall restraint is perhaps Andrew Simon McAllister’s lovely yet heavy-handedly sentimental score. Luckily, Pasolini doesn’t overuse it, mostly allowing the organic journey of the heartbreakingly burdened father and his troubled son speak for itself."
Tomris Laffly, Variety
"While 'Still Life' at times strained for pathos, 'Nowhere Special' achieves its poignancy through an understatement echoed in Andrew Simon McAllister’s gentle melodic score, dominated by guitars and orchestral strings, and the contemplative cinematography of Marius Panduru, known for his work with fellow Romanian Radu Jude."
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
SHIRLEY [2024] - Tamar-kali
"DP Ramsey Nickell (who worked with Regina King on Ridley’s ABC anthology series 'American Crime') gives 'Shirley' a polished sheen while evoking the visual textures of early ‘70s films. The production design and costumes of Dina Goldman and Megan 'Bijou' Coates, respectively, capture the period with refreshing understatement, and Tamar-kali’s delicate score is similarly subtle. (Coincidentally, the Brooklyn musician composed the score for Josephine Decker’s 2020 feature, also called 'Shirley'.)"
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
STRESS POSITIONS - Theda Hammel
"Hammel has been a regular fixture in the Brooklyn podcasting and music scenes before her recent turn as a filmmaker (she provided the thumping score for 'Stress Positions,' in addition to co-editing, co-writing, directing and starring). Hammel’s raucous alt-comedy podcast Nymphowars, which she co-hosts with Macy Rodman, has been gleefully 'covering' the chaotic trenches of underground gay internet culture for years, providing a delicious haven to those seeking transgressive humor."
Katarina Docalovich, Paste Magazine
"Hammel is an appealing screen presence, tossing off inappropriate remarks with blithe abandon and making Karla the sort of friend who’s both endearing and exasperating -- her affection often barbed and her opportunism unapologetic. (The first thing she does on arrival at Terry’s is swipe a bottle of vodka from the liquor cabinet.) But Hammel’s merits as an actor -- and composer, contributing an interesting synth score -- outshine her unrefined instincts as a director. Is there a more obvious shorthand for messy lives than manic handheld camerawork?"
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films in Los Angeles-area theaters.
May 17
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Carter Burwell) [BrainDead Studios]
THE 'BURBS (Jerry Goldsmith) [Alamo Drafthouse]
DANCER IN THE DARK (Bjork) [New Beverly]
THE FALL (Krishna Levy) [Vidiots]
GOODNIGHT MOMMY (Olga Neuwirth) [Alamo Drafthouse]
HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE (David Kitay), JOY RIDE (Nathan Matthew David) [Aero]
THE HEARTBREAK KID (Garry Sherman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (Alejandro Jodorowsky) [Egyptian]
KILL BILL VOL. 1 (RZA) [New Beverly]
KILLER ELITE (Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek) [Bay]
MINARI (Emile Mosseri) [Academy Museum]
MONTEREY POP [Vista]
MORTAL KOMBAT (George S. Clinton) [Vidiots]
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Ennio Morricone) [Vista]
REALITY BITES [Nuart]
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (David Shire) [New Beverly]
May 18
ALPHAVILLE (Paul Misraki) [BrainDead Studios]
AMAZING GRACE [Vidiots]
BATMAN (Danny Elfman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE SUNSET, BEFORE MIDNIGHT (Graham Reynolds) [Aero]
BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (Joe Hisaishi) [Egyptian]
BROTHER (Joe Hisaishi) [Los Feliz 3]
CHICKEN RUN (Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell) [Vidiots]
CLERKS, MALLRATS (Ira Newborn) [New Beverly]
THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER (Michael Nyman) [New Beverly]
DONNIE DARKO (Michael Andrews) [Landmark Westwood]
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK [UCLA/Hammer]
THE HEARTBREAK KID (Garry Sherman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
IN BRUGES (Carter Burwell) [Bay]
THE LONG GOODBYE (John Williams) [BrainDead Studios]
MONSIEUR HULOT'S HOLIDAY (Alain Romans) [New Beverly]
MONTEREY POP [Vista]
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Ennio Morricone) [Vista]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
SCARFACE (Giorgio Moroder) [Vidiots]
SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (Cliff Martinez) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE (Luis de Pablo) [Academy Museum]
3 RING CIRCUS (Walter Scharf) [Vista]
UNCLE BUCK (Ira Newborn) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE WILD ANGELS [Los Feliz 3]
WOMAN OF FIRE [Academy Museum]
May 19
THE BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ (W. Michael Lewis, Edward James Olmos) [Vidiots]
BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, Irwin Kostal) [Vidiots]
BLOOD SIMPLE (Carter Burwell) [BrainDead Studios]
CANOLA [Academy Museum]
CLERKS, MALLRATS (Ira Newborn) New Beverly]
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Miklos Rozsa) [UCLA/Hammer]
EL TOPO (Alejandro Jodorowsky) [Egyptian]
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (Ennio Morricone) [Bay]
THE HEARTBREAK KID (Garry Sherman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
I SAW THE DEVIL (Mowg) [BrainDead Studios]
MONSIEUR HULOT'S HOLIDAY (Alain Romans) [New Beverly]
OASIS (Jae-Jin Lee) [Los Feliz 3]
ON DANGEROUS GROUND (Bernard Herrmann) [Los Feliz 3]
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Ennio Morricone) [Vista]
RRR (M.M. Keeravaani) [Academy Museum]
SANTA SANGRE (Simon Boswell) [Egyptian]
SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (Cliff Martinez) [Alamo Drafthouse]
STAND AND DELIVER (Craig Safan) [Vidiots]
3 RING CIRCUS (Walter Scharf) [Vista]
TOY STORY (Randy Newman) [BrainDead Studios]
UNCLE BUCK (Ira Newborn) [Alamo Drafthouse]
May 20
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (Hans J. Salter), HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Hans J. Salter) [New Beverly]
THE HOUSEMAID (Hong-jip Kim), A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE (Hong-jip Kim) [Academy Museum]
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (Bill Conti) [Los Feliz 3]
May 21
BULLITT (Lalo Schifrin) [Egyptian]
THE 'BURBS (Jerry Goldsmith) [Alamo Drafthouse]
COLLATERAL (James Newton Howard) [Egyptian]
JUICE (Hank Shocklee and the Bomb Squad) [Vidiots]
KILLER JOE (Tyler Bates) [Egyptian]
PULP FICTION [New Beverly]
RAISING ARIZONA (Carter Burwell) [BrainDead Studios]
THE WOLF HOUSE [Alamo Drafthouse]
May 22
THE BACCHUS LADY (Young-guy Jang, Kim Sum) [Academy Museum]
THE 'BURBS (Jerry Goldsmith) [Alamo Drafthouse]
GOODNIGHT MOMMY (Olga Neuwirth) [Alamo Drafthouse]
JOHNNY MNEMONIC (Brad Fiedel) [Vidiots]
MILLER'S CROSSING (Carter Burwell) [BrainDead Studios]
OUT TO SEA (David Newman) [Los Feliz 3]
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (Franz Waxman) [Academy Museum]
PULP FICTION [New Beverly]
13 ASSASSINS (Koji Endo) [Egyptian]
May 23
DIAL M FOR MURDER (Dimitri Tiomkin) [Egyptian]
THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (Marc Shaiman), KISSING JESSICA STEIN (Marcelo Zarvos) [Academy Museum]
THE PROFESSIONAL (Eric Serra) [Egyptian]
PULP FICTION [New Beverly]
May 24
BLIND BEAST (Hikari Hayashi) [BrainDead Studios]
BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (Richard Band) [Alamo Drafthouse]
HOUSE (Asei Kobayashi, Mikki Yoshino) [Academy Museum]
KILL BILL, VOL. 1 (RZA) [New Beverly]
THE LIGHTHOUSE (Mark Korven) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS (Joel Goldsmith) [Vista]
MASKED AND ANONYMOUS (Bob Dylan), THE LAST WALTZ [Aero]
PULP FICTION [New Beverly]
STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
May 25
BOOMERANG FAMILY (Jae-jin Lee), LUCKY CHAN-SIL (Jung-Yeop Jeong) [Academy Museum]
BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (Wojciech Kilar) [Vidiots]
COOL AS ICE (Stanley Clarke) [BrainDead Studios]
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (Thomas Newman) [Los Feliz 3]
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
FARGO (Carter Burwell) [BrainDead Studios]
FRANCIS GOES TO WEST POINT [Vista]
GREASE [New Beverly]
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II (Christopher Young) [Academy Museum]
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (Joe Hisaishi) [Vidiots]
LAST ACTION HERO (Michael Kamen) [Vidiots]
THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS (Joel Goldsmith) [Vista]
PULP FICTION [New Beverly]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
SIDEWALK STORIES (Marc Marder) [Alamo Drafthouse]
SMITHEREENS (Glenn Mercer, Bill Million) [Los Feliz 3]
STAR WARS (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
TOP GUN (Harold Faltermeyer) [Vidiots]
TURNING RED (Ludwig Goransson) [Academy Museum]
ZARDOZ (David Munrow) [New Beverly]
May 26
BACK TO THE FUTURE (Alan Silvestri) [Alamo Drafthouse]
FRANCIS GOES TO WEST POINT [Vista]
GET CRAZY (Michael Boddicker) [Los Feliz 3]
GODZILLA (Akira Ifukube) [Vista]
GREASE [New Beverly]
LOVE LIZA (Jim O'Rourke) [BrainDead Studios]
THE MUPPETS (Christophe Beck)
NOMADLAND (Ludovico Einaudi) [Academy Museum]
PRIDE & PREJUDICE (Dario Marianelli) [Vidiots]
PULP FICTION [New Beverly]
RETURN OF THE JEDI (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (John Williams) [Fine Arts]
WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (Julian Nott) [BrainDead Studios]
THINGS I'VE HEARD, READ, SEEN OR WATCHED LATELY
Heard: The Ring (Kawai); I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (Blair/Blair, various); Hellraiser: Bloodline (Licht); Nicholas and Alexandra (Bennett); Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Zeitlin); Ring 2 (Kawai); Dark City (Jones); One Missed Call 2 (Endo); Mike's Murder (Jackson); Seven Days Walking: Day One (Einaudi); Zero Option (Plumeri); Turning Red (Goransson); Poor Things (Fendrix); Seven Days Walking: Day Three (Einaudi)
Read: Mourning Raga by Ellis Peters, aka Edith Pargeter
Seen: All That Heaven Allows; Magnificent Obsession [1954]; Kedi; Mutiny on the Bounty [1962]; Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes; A New Leaf; Crossing Delancey; Everything Everywhere All at Once; Saturn 3; Death Watch
Watched: The Twilight Zone ("The Man in the Bottle"); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; The Newsroom ("The Greater Fool"); Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ("Kimmy's Roommate Lemonades!"); The Deadly Trap; Person of Interest ("Baby Blue"); Veep ("Running")
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