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November 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Collecting Film Scores Gives Me A Reason To Reconnect With The Movies
I wrote a piece recently about how the soundtrack makes me want to see the film again. Specifically, I’m talking about my record collection. I’m going all in on collecting up movie scores. There are obviously some great soundtrack albums where it’s about the songs – I wrote about the impact of Tour of Duty […]Archive
November 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Soundtrack Makes You Want To See The Film (Again)
So I’m listening to the soundtrack to Last Tango in Paris the other day – I picked up the LP more because I was on a Gato Barbieri kick, rather than for any nostalgia for seeing the film. I’ve seen Last Tango, I guess I enjoyed it – can acknowledge its classic/controversial status – but I can’t say […]Archive
November 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of John Carpenter
By the time I first became aware of John Carpenter I’d already seen a few of his movies. I’d seen Big Trouble In Little China, certainly and most of They Live and of course Christine – which I really just watched as “a Stephen King film”, paying no attention to who made it. But the […]Archive
October 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The Music and Movies of John Carpenter
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the music (and movies) of John Carpenter. Carpenter has been a favourite for me since, well, forever. And I’ve spent […]Archive
September 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba: Dr. Death (Original Series Soundtrack)
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba Dr. Death (Original Series Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records I don’t know if enjoying is the right word – but I’m watching Dr. Death and I’ll probably work through all of it, intriguing story, decent performances – but the score grabbed me immediately. So I hunted that out for an […]Archive
August 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Ben Living: The Haddonfield Recordings
Ben Living The Haddonfield Recordings Earthship Records Drummer, producer, remixer – sonic prankster – Ben Living gets to combine his clever skills with his deep love of horror films here on a project that takes samples of the Halloween film and score and bends them into the shape of what you might once have expected […]Archive
August 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Marco Beltrami and Miles Hankins: Nine Perfect Strangers (Original Series Soundtrack)
Marco Beltrami and Miles Hankins Nine Perfect Strangers (Original Series Soundtrack) Lakeshore Records I’m almost convinced – a third of the way in – that I’ll find Nine Perfect Strangers to be, at minimum, a let-down; if not a total and utter shark-jumping mess. Though you could argue it addressed that particular animal-stunt in its […]Archive
August 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Thomas Newman: The Little Things (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Thomas Newman The Little Things (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) WaterTower Music as licensee for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. I’ll clear this up immediately – the film is shit. Neither comically bad nor so bad it’s good on any level at all. Just bad. The kind of treacly, slow-moving bad where you are forced to keep […]Archive
August 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Clark: Lisey’s Story (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack)
Clark Lisey’s Story (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) WaterTower Music as licensee for Warner Bros. Entertainment I didn’t read the book – not yet anyway – but I am loving the TV series (adapted by Stephen King himself). And within minutes of the opening episode I was in love with the music. It so beautifully […]Archive
July 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Cristobal Tapia de Veer: The White Lotus [Soundtrack from the HBO Original Limited Series)
Cristobal Tapia de Veer The White Lotus [Soundtrack from the HBO Original Limited Series) Water Tower Music as licensee for Home Box Office, Inc. I can’t quite get enough of the TV show White Lotus just yet – because it’s being drip-fed the old fashioned way as weekly episodic television. It’s a marvelous satire – […]Archive
July 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman