Music Composed by John Williams
Rating: *** 1/2

At this point it’s unclear what juggernaut is steaming ahead with greater unstoppable force: the Harry Potter franchise or it’s composer, John Williams. The man continues to reinvent, surprise and impress with each new score. With The Prisoner of Azkaban, Williams has written the best of his three HP [...]

Music Composed by Brian Tyler
Rating: *** 1/2

The state of Brian Tyler’s career is tricky to assess – on the one hand, he rattled the film music community last year with no less than 7 breakthrough scores, nearly all of which demanded critical attention. On the other hand, every major film he managed to get himself [...]

Music Composed by Philip Glass
Rating: ****

Whether you find him infuriating or whether you find him mesmerizing, I think it would be fair to say that Philip Glass has emerged as the most prominent concert composer alive today. While the man’s output is diverse, ranging from opera to ballet to world music collaborations to symphonies based [...]

Music Composed by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Rating: ****

Okay, it’s never too late to praise a good score. Even one that came out in the beginning of November (this being late March). With months and an Academy Award for “Best Original Score” under it’s belt, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek’s score for Finding Neverland hasn’t tired. Despite a mild [...]

Herman Stein, a little-known craftsman who, unseen but very much heard, helped terrify the audiences of a spate of classic horror and science-fiction films, died on March 15 at his home in Los Angeles. Mr. Stein, a former staff composer at the Universal studio in Hollywood, was 91.
The cause was congestive heart failure, said David [...]

Keep your eyes peeled on the “Recently Added” section near the bottom of each page. You’ll find links to… Ahem, recently added classic Cinemusic reviews. Every day I’ll be adding these older reviews back onto the site. Rediscover the insight and bold character in the writing that put the orange soundtrack site [...]

Music Composed by Brian Tyler
Rating: ****

In the past, I’ve lamented a few times that while Brian Tyler clearly has a great deal of talent, he rarely lands a project that gives him a chance to really stretch himself. Sure, scores like Darkness Falls, The Hunted, and Paparazzi are all good fun, but there’s only really [...]

Music Composed by Guy Gross
Rating: ***

I must confess that I am almost entirely unfamiliar with the world of the Sci-fi Network’s Farscape (and even were this not the case, I doubt that I would admit to being familiar with the world of the Sci-fi Network’s Farscape). From what little I have garnered, composer Guy Gross [...]

Music Composed by
Rating: *** 1/2

Ok, confession time. Elektra is the first score I’ve ever heard from Christophe Beck. I’ve known the name for awhile now. I’ve heard good things from people who were into Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, but in general, the projects Mr. Beck has scored have all been ones I’ve stayed away from [...]

Music Composed by John Barry
Rating: *****

If you’re interested enough in film music to read a review on a site like this, chances are you’re familiar with a score by John Barry called Dances With Wolves. Chances are also pretty high that you own a copy of the score, and chances are even reasonably high that [...]