Soundtracks of Significance: Philip Glass’s “Koyaanisqatsi”
The first of the legendary Qatsi movies warns against the artificiality of modern life, but soars by the grace of a modern, synthesized score.
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Soundtracks of Significance: Batman & Robin
It is one of the most maligned comic book films of all time. Even in the wake of Batman’s more recent triumphant dominance at the box office and on Flickchart (with his newest film...
Soundtracks of Significance: Drive
I was sitting in the middle of a film marketing class last year when my professor started class with his weekly catch-up: What did movies did you guys see this week? The girl sitting...
Soundtracks of Significance: Rushmore
A number of directors in the last two decades have been excellent at picking music to be a part of their movies, but for my money, the one who manages to always impress me...
Soundtracks of Significance: “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
When Ethan Coen and Joel Coen hired T. Bone Burnett to produce the music for their film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? perhaps no one could have foreseen that it would usher in a...
Soundtracks of Significance: “Pure Country”
After being persuaded by Col. Parker that a movie would be a good career move, George Strait agreed to make Pure Country for release in 1992. It was a surprising move, given “King” George’s...
Soundtracks of Significance: “The Living Daylights”
“As a director, what could one say to John Barry about the music for a James Bond film? His contribution to the success of the series has been enormous. His needs were always simple;...
Soundtracks of Significance: Softcore Films of the 1970s
For those of you who read my Guilty Pleasures article on ABBA: The Movie, you may recall that my love affair with the group began when I saw the film Muriel’s Wedding. That experience...
Soundtracks of Significance – “American Graffiti”
“Source” music in a movie can be dicey. This is music that plays within the movie in such a way that we understand the characters in the scene can hear it, rather than music...
Soundtracks of Significance – “Silverado”
Sometimes I am introduced to movies in odd ways. I’ve already shared how the teaser poster to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is directly responsible for me becoming a Trekker, but this story...
That the film focuses more on Kong surprises me not at all. He more closely approximates an actual character, while…
Absolutely loved "Insidious: The Red Door"! The emotional depth and intense storytelling took this franchise to a whole new level.
I liked Guardians 3. It was a good ending to the trilogy. Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who…
Top Gun and Banshees deserve all the good awards.
North Dallas Forty might be appearing an article to come ;)