The newest release from La-La Land, expected to ship later this month, is a three-disc greatly expanded 25th anniversary edition of the Oscar-nominated score from 2000's Best Picture winner GLADIATOR, with music by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard. The edition will feature the full score from the film plus alternates and cues from Zimmer's musical "sketchbook" for the film.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Delitto a posillipo - Angelo Francesco Lavagnino - Alhambra
Do You Like Hitchcock? [remastered re-issue] - Pino Donaggio - Quartet
The Knack - John Barry - Quartet
Slipstream - Elmer Bernstein - Dragon's Domain
Star Trek: A Symphonic Celebration - George Duning, Jerry Fielding, Gerald Fried, Sol Kaplan, Samuel Matlovsky and Joseph Mullendore - Dragon's Domain
Starship Invasions - Gil Melle - Dragon's Domain
IN THEATERS TODAY
Eric LaRue - Jonathan Mastro
Freaky Tales - Raphael Saadiq
The Friend - Jay Wadley, Trevor Gureckis
Holy Cow - Charlie Courvoisier, Linda Courvoisier
The Luckiest Man in America - John Carroll Kirby
A Minecraft Movie - Mark Mothersbaugh
A Nice Indian Boy - Raashi Kulkarni
William Tell - Steven Price
COMING SOON
April 18
La morte non conta i dollari - Nora Orlandi, Robby Poitevin - Beat
L'anticristo/Sepolta viva - Ennio Morricone - Beat
May 2
Once Within a Time - Philip Glass, Susan Deyhim - Orange Mountain
May 9
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Chris Benstead - Filmtrax
May 23
Speak No Evil - Sune "Koter" Kolster - Svart
May 30
The Brutalist - Daniel Blumberg - Milan
Coming Soon
Gladiator - Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard - La-La Land
Sarah, Plain and Tall/Skylark - David Shire - Caldera
Stand By for Action! 2: Tunes of Danger - various - Silva
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
April 4 - Elmer Bernstein born (1922)
April 4 - Monty Norman born (1928)
April 4 - Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for Madame Bovary (1949)
April 4 - Michel Camilo born (1954)
April 4 - Miklos Rozsa wins his third and final Oscar, for his Ben-Hur score (1960)
April 4 - Brian May begins recording his score for Cloak & Dagger (1984)
April 4 - Roberto Nicolosi died (1989)
April 5 - Bernhard Kaun born (1899)
April 5 - Michael Galasso born (1949)
April 5 - Leo Erdody died (1949)
April 5 - Bent Aserud born (1950)
April 5 - Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score for The Ten Commandments (1955)
April 5 - Nikolai Kryukov died (1961)
April 5 - Robert B. & Richard M. Sherman win Oscars for Mary Poppins' score and song "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (1965)
April 5 - Nelson Riddle begins recording his score for El Dorado (1966)
April 5 - Pharrell Williams born (1973)
April 5 - Robert Glasper born (1978)
April 5 - John Morris begins recording his score for Yellowbeard (1983)
April 5 - Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Skin of Evil" (1988)
April 5 - James Horner begins recording his score for Patriot Games (1992)
April 5 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for First Knight (1995)
April 5 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Enterprise episode “Detained” (2002)
April 5 - Richard LaSalle died (2015)
April 6 - Gerry Mulligan born (1927)
April 6 - Andre Previn born (1929)
April 6 - Patrick Doyle born (1953)
April 6 - Christopher Franke born (1953)
April 6 - John Green begins recording Leonard Rosenman's score for The Cobweb (1955)
April 6 - Normand Corbeil born (1956)
April 6 - Dimitri Tiomkin wins his fourth and final Oscar, for the Old Man and the Sea score (1959)
April 6 - Johnny Mandel begins recording his score for The Sandpiper (1965)
April 6 - Born Free opens in Los Angeles (1966)
April 6 - Fred Karlin begins recording his score to Inside the Third Reich (1982)
April 6 - Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Icarus Factor" (1989)
April 6 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Storyteller” (1993)
April 6 - Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for the JAG pilot (1995)
April 6 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Through the Looking Glass” (1995)
April 7 - Herbert Spencer born (1905)
April 7 - Percy Faith born (1908)
April 7 - Ravi Shankar born (1920)
April 7 - Gino Marinuzzi Jr. born (1920)
April 7 - Ikuma Dan born (1924)
April 7 - Roger Webb born (1934)
April 7 - James Di Pasquale born (1941)
April 7 - Burt Bacharach wins song and score Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1970)
April 7 - Laurence Rosenthal begins recording his score for the Logan's Run pilot (1977)
April 7 - Ilan Eshkeri born (1977)
April 7 - Nathan Lanier born (1978)
April 7 - Kenyon Hopkins died (1983)
April 7 - Fred Steiner records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “A Day in Beaumont” (1986)
April 7 - Elliot Kaplan records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “The Last Defender of Camelot” (1986)
April 7 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The Maquis, Part 1” (1994)
April 7 - Michael Kamen begins recording his score for Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
April 8 - Victor Schertzinger born (1888)
April 8 - Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter record their score for The Cosmic Man (1958)
April 8 - Julian Lennon born (1963)
April 8 - Maurice Jarre wins his first Oscar, for his Lawrence of Arabia score (1963)
April 8 - From Russia With Love opens in New York (1964)
April 8 - Eric Rogers died (1981)
April 8 - Keegan DeWitt born (1982)
April 9 - Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to Diane (1955)
April 9 - Toshiyuki Honda born (1957)
April 9 - Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score to The Seventh Sin (1957)
April 9 - Arthur Benjamin died (1960)
April 9 - Recording sessions begin for Krzystof Komeda’s score for Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
April 9 - Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score to The Gypsy Moths (1969)
April 9 - Alois Melichar died (1976)
April 9 - Giorgio Moroder wins his first Oscar, for his Midnight Express score (1979)
April 9 - Herbert Don Woods records his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “The Dorian Secret” (1981)
April 9 - Bill Conti wins his first Oscar, for The Right Stuff score; Michel Legrand wins his third and final Oscar, for Yentl's song score (1984)
April 9 - Bruce Broughton records his score for Rollercoaster Rabbit (1990)
April 9 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Perfect Mate” (1992)
April 10 - Dusan Radic born (1929)
April 10 - Claude Bolling born (1930)
April 10 - Denny Zeitlin born (1938)
April 10 - Shirley Walker born (1945)
April 10 - Peter Bernstein born (1951)
April 10 - Mark Oliver Everett born (1965)
April 10 - John Barry wins his first two Oscars, for the score and song Born Free (1967)
April 10 - Elmer Bernstein wins his only Oscar for, of all things, Thoroughly Modern Millie's score; Alfred Newman wins his final Oscar for Camelot's music adaptation (1968)
April 10 - Michel Legrand wins his second Oscar, for the Summer of '42 score; John Williams wins his first Oscar, for Fiddler on the Roof's music adaptation; Isaac Hayes wins his only Oscar for the song "Theme From 'Shaft'" (1972)
April 10 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for The Don Is Dead (1973)
April 10 - Nino Rota died (1979)
April 10 - John Morris begins recording his score for The In-Laws (1979)
April 10 - Toshiro Mayuzumi died (1997)
April 10 - Recording sessions begin for John Ottman’s score to Superman Returns (2006)
April 10 - Gianni Marchetti died (2012)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
THE ASSESSMENT - Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
"Another element that effectively pulls the audience in is the chilling score crafted by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (previously responsible for the music of 'All of Us Strangers' and 'Living'). Through dark sounds with roaring 'ums' and 'ahs', she is able to keep viewers entranced in the wild and very agonizing experience that the main couple has while undergoing the assessment. The more twisted things get, the more the audience gets distressed by the thrill that the score brings to the scenes taking place."
Isabella Soares, Collider
"But removing that dystopian future could deprive Fortuné of such a convincing showcase for her as a clearly gifted visual stylist and the license for some knockout production design from Jan Houllevigue and a bold score from Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, both of which organically suggest how a world increasingly devoid of humanity has made it all the more important for those alive to leave an impression with handmade touches throughout. However, the ingenious premise of the script penned by Mrs. & Mr. Thomas (a.k.a. Nell Garfath Cox and Dave Thomas) and John Donnelly renders the extra coat of paint a bit unnecessary when allegory isn’t needed to relate to Aaryan and his partner Mia (Elizabeth Olsen), as they subject themselves to an interview conducted by a representative from the state to determine their suitability for parenthood. When Virginia (Alicia Vikander) shows up at the door of their seaside abode, Mia feels obligated to ask what she’s looking for in an adoption applicant; that answer is shrouded in a bit more mystery than you’d expect, even from a tight-lipped professional."
Stephen Saito, Variety
EEPHUS - Carson Lund, Erik Lund
"As exemplified by boxing guy, there’s a light atmosphere of absurdity to 'Eephus.' Bolstered by a cast that varies in acting ability, the film never feels like indie realism. It has a light, playful tone, where actors sometimes deliver dialogue awkwardly, or say and do things that plainly don’t make sense; like when none other than Wayne Diamond cruises into the field honking his car like a maniac to sweep Ed (Richards, in a delightful 'Uncut Gems' reunion between the two) from the game to his niece’s christening. It all works to create a world that just feels a little bit off. Nate Fisher’s performance of Merritt is the only one that’s outwardly deadpan, and he comes across as if he somehow knows things far beyond his years. There are also occasional lingering shots of the area surrounding the field that can be best described as unnerving, accompanied by a foreboding, drum-heavy score composed by Carson and Erik Lund. It’s as if the camera is trying to tell us something inherent and dark about the world that isn’t presented on the surface."
Brianna Zigler, Paste Magazine
LAST BREATH - Paul Leonard-Morgan
"The movie benefits from highly effective performances, not only by the three leads but also Cliff Curtis as the ship’s captain forced to make touch choices and Mark Bonner as the dive supervisor anxious to get his men back safely. And whenever the tension threatens to lag, the swelling musical score by Paul Leonard-Morgan steps in to ensure that it doesn’t."
Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
MISERICORDIA - Marc Verdaguer
"'Misericordia''s action is intermittently scored to a low, droning rumble that portends disaster. Yet before calamity strikes, Jérémie calls on Walter for a drink and, after hiding from Vincent -- whom they both know would be unhappy about their get-together -- dons Walter’s clothes and tries to come onto him."
Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films in Los Angeles-area theaters.
April 4
AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE BLACK STALLION (Carmine Coppola, Shirley Walker) [Egyptian]
BRAZIL (Michael Kamen) [New Beverly]
DONNIE DARKO (Michael Andrews) [New Beverly]
DUNE (Toto) [Alamo Drafthouse]
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [Vista]
HAROLD AND MAUDE (Cat Stevens) [Vidiots]
IDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN (John Foxx) [Los Feliz 3]
KANCHENJUNGHA (Satyajit Ray) [Academy Museum]
KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (RZA, Robert Rodriguez) [New Beverly]
NASHVILLE [BrainDead Studios]
PURPLE RAIN (Prince, Michel Colombier) [Vista]
RABID [Nuart]
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (Mark Mothersbaugh) [Vidiots]
A SERIOUS MAN (Carter Burwell) [BrainDead Studios]
THE WARRIORS (Barry DeVorzon) [Vidiots]
April 5
BOMBSHELL [UCLA/Hammer]
BONNIE AND CLYDE (Charles Strouse) [Aero]
DONNIE DARKO (Michael Andrews) [New Beverly]
DUNE (Toto) [Alamo Drafthouse]
EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY (Nile Rodgers) [BrainDead Studios]
THE ELEPHANT MAN (John Morris) [Egyptian]
FANTASTIC PLANET (Alain Gouaguer) [BrainDead Studios]
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [Vista]
HAPPY DEATH DAY (Bear McCreary), HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (Bear McCreary) [Los Feliz 3]
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (John Williams) [New Beverly]
THE KING OF COMEDY (Robbie Robertson) [Los Feliz 3]
LA HAINE [Egyptian]
MEMORIES OF MURDER (Taro Iwashiro) [Academy Museum]
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (Joe Raposo) [Vidiots]
NEVER CRY WOLF (Mark Isham), DUMA (John Debney) [Aero]
1941 (John Williams) [Vista]
PURPLE RAIN (Prince, Michel Colombier) [Vista]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
SMILEY FACE (David Kitay) [Alamo Drafthouse]
STATE LEGISLATURE [Los Feliz 3]
TERROR IN THE AISLES (John Beal) [New Beverly]
TREMORS (Ernest Troost) [Alamo Drafthouse]
April 6
CAPOTE (Mychael Danna) [Academy Museum]
CISCO PIKE [Vidiots]
COOL WORLD (Mark Isham) [BrainDead Studios]
DONNIE DARKO (Michael Andrews) [New Beverly]
THE FITS (Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans) [UCLA/Hammer]
FLY AWAY HOME (Mark Isham) [Egyptian]
FREAKY (Bear McCreary), WE HAVE A GHOST (Bear McCreary) [Los Feliz 3]
GHOST IN THE SHELL (Kenji Kawai) [Academy Museum]
GRINDHOUSE (Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell) [Vista]
THE HUNGER GAMES (James Newton Howard) [Alamo Drafthouse]
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (John Williams) [New Beverly]
IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (Ernest Gold) [Aero]
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (Cyril J. Mockridge) [BrainDead Studios]
THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH [Vidiots]
1941 (John Williams) [Vista]
PLAY IT AS IT LAYS [Aero]
SMILEY FACE (David Kitay) [Alamo Drafthouse]
TREMORS (Ernest Troost) [Alamo Drafthouse]
WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (Mihaly Vig) [Egyptian]
THE WHITE RIBBON [Egyptian]
April 7
AIRPLANE! (Elmer Bernstein) [Culver]
DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI, KING OF CHINATOWN, ISLAND OF LOST MEN [New Beverly]
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (Laurie Johnson) [Los Feliz 3]
DUNE (Toto) [Alamo Drafthouse]
EMMA MAE (H.B. Barnum) [UCLA/Hammer]
GHOST IN THE SHELL (Kenji Kawai) [Academy Museum]
HIGH FIDELITY (Howard Shore) [Vidiots]
THE HUNGER GAMES (James Newton Howard) [Alamo Drafthouse]
MAYA DARPAN (Bhaskar Chandavarkar) [Academy Museum]
TREMORS (Ernest Troost) [Alamo Drafthouse]
April 8
DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI, KING OF CHINATOWN, ISLAND OF LOST MEN [New Beverly]
DUNE (Toto) [Alamo Drafthouse]
ERASERHEAD (Peter Ivers) [Landmark Pasadena]
HIGH ART (Shudder to Think) [Vidiots]
TREMORS (Ernest Troost) [Alamo Drafthouse]
April 9
AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD (Popol Vuh) [Alamo Drafthouse]
BASQUIAT (John Cale) [Vidiots]
THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (John Barry) [Academy Museum]
DUNE (Toto) [Alamo Drafthouse]
A FISH CALLED WANDA (John Du Prez), DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Miles Goodman) [New Beverly]
GHOST IN THE SHELL (Kenji Kawai) [Academy Museum]
HIGH ART (Shudder to Think) [Egyptian]
THE HUNGER GAMES (James Newton Howard) [Alamo Drafthouse]
MULHOLLAND DRIVE (Angelo Badalamenti) [BrainDead Studios]
SMILEY FACE (David Kitay) [Alamo Drafthouse]
TREMORS (Ernest Troost) [Alamo Drafthouse]
April 10
EIGHT POSTCARDS FROM UTOPIA, SLEEP #2 [Los Feliz 3]
A FISH CALLED WANDA (John Du Prez), DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Miles Goodman) [New Beverly]
RAISE THE RED LANTERN (Zhao Jiping) [Academy Museum]
April 11
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI (Michael Boddicker) [BrainDead Studios]
AFTER HOURS (Howard Shore), DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (Thomas Newman) [New Beverly]
BLADE RUNNER (Vangelis) [Academy Museum]
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (John Williams) [BrainDead Studios]
THE FLY (Howard Shore) [Nuart]
GATES OF HEAVEN, VERNON, FLORIDA (Claude Register) [Aero]
JU DOU (Zhao Jiping) [Academy Museum]
KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (RZA, Robert Rodriguez) [New Beverly]
THE LAST DRAGON (Misha Segal) [New Beverly]
MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE [Egyptian]
THE ROOM (Mladen Milicevic) [Landmark Westwood]
STARSHIP TROOPERS (Basil Poledouris) [Vista]
April 12
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Elliot Goldenthal) [Alamo Drafthouse]
AFTER HOURS (Howard Shore), DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (Thomas Newman) [New Beverly]
THE BEAR (Philippe Sarde) [Egyptian]
BLADE RUNNER (Vangelis) [Academy Museum]
DAZED AND CONFUSED [Alamo Drafthouse]
DUNE (Toto) [Vidiots]
FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL (Caleb Sampson) [Los Feliz 3]
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (Ray Cooper) [New Beverly]
THE FLINTSTONES (David Newman) [Vidiots]
A GOOFY MOVIE (Carter Burwell) [El Capitan]
HATED: GG ALLIN AND THE MURDER JUNKIES [Los Feliz 3]
HORSE FEATHERS [Vista]
HOUSE OF WAX (David Buttolph) [New Beverly]
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE (Joe Hisaishi) [Vidiots]
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (Joe Hisaishi) [Academy Museum]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
THE ROOM (Mladen Milicevic) [Landmark Westwood]
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (A.R. Rahman) [Vidiots]
STARSHIP TROOPERS (Basil Poledouris) [Vista]
THE THIN BLUE LINE (Philip Glass), A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME (Philip Glass) [Egyptian]
April 13
AFTER HOURS (Howard Shore), DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (Thomas Newman) [New Beverly]
THE BIG CHILL [BrainDead Studios]
BIRD (Lennie Niehaus) [Vidiots]
THE CRAZY FAMILY [BrainDead Studios]
CREED (Ludwig Goransson) [Alamo Drafthouse]
EARTH (George Fenton) [UCLA/Hammer]
ENCHANTED (Alan Menken) [Vidiots]
HAMLET (Patrick Doyle) [Fine Arts]
HORSE FEATHERS [Vista]
HOUSE OF WAX (David Buttolph) [New Beverly]
KOYAANISQATSI (Philip Glass) [Aero]
NOBODY'S FOOL (Howard Shore) [Academy Museum]
NOT FADE AWAY [Alamo Drafthouse]
PSYCHO (Bernard Herrmann) [Los Feliz 3]
THINGS I'VE HEARD, READ, SEEN OR WATCHED LATELY:
Heard: A Late Quartet (Badalamenti); Charlie Wilson's War (Howard); The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Howard); A Most Wanted Man (Gronemeyer); The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (Howard); The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (Howard); Raise the Red Lantern (Zhao); A Scanner Darkly (Reynolds); To Live (Zhao); Farewell My Concubine (Zhao); Shanghai Triad (Zhang); Problemista (Rusli); The Road Home/Not One Less (Bao); Thriller: Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook (Goldsmith)
Read: Three Days in June, by Anne Tyler
Seen: Ash; Bob Trevino Likes It; The Electric State; Cry Danger; Hell's Half Acre; A Working Man; Jodhaa Akbar; Mother [2009]; Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House; Disney's Snow White; Death of a Unicorn; Blue Collar; American Gigolo
Watched: Columbo ("Troubled Waters")
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