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June 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – #16: The Shawshank Redemption by Thomas Newman
It’s that rare thing. I loved the film, and the music – and the book it was based on; well, the story. The trifecta. (Actually, I did love the book that the story was in, the whole thing, so there’s that too). The Shawshank Redemption is so good that it’s almost a cliché now – […]Archive
March 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 27: Stand By Me
I remember seeing the trailer. And I wanted to go see the film. But I’m not sure that happened – I’ve no memory of seeing it on the big screen. But later, VHS, it was a staple. Bike down to the local video store and pick it up. Later it was on TV and we […]Archive
February 11, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 25: The Shining
The Shining is a film I can watch again and again. A perfect horror film. Existential fear right there. Amazing performances, brilliantly filmed – that feeling of unease that trickles in with Wendy Carlos’ amazing music and the sound-design just so. Just a brilliant film. And a fine example of Stanley Kubrick’s vision too. Many […]Archive
January 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Playlists By Writers
Just the other day this Stephen King playlist took my interest. A story of King’s ultimate selection. I had to hear this. And wow. Some pretty great choices. Now I have Stephen King’s favourite music to listen to when I’m reading a Stephen King book. Or as I’m writing. It won’t ever make me write […]Archive
October 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
My Top 10 Stephen King Movies
Here are my favourite Stephen King film adaptations from 10-1, number one of course being the best. 10. Needful Things (1993) – I’m picking this one because I don’t often see it getting talked up. And because I loved the book. It was one of my absolute favourites. The film isn’t a classic, but it […]Archive
September 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: King Collection
The first book by Stephen King that I read was Pet Semetary – with its typo in the title. And maybe I didn’t even know that was wrong when I read it – everything seemed so right, I’d found my new home. The second book by Stephen King for me was It. The cover as […]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
August 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Stephen King. Again.
I’m having quite the Stephen King renaissance. And I’m doing so without having read very much of his work for a while… But I’m planning to. I’ve been planning to for a while. And I’m on the verge of just diving right back in. Okay, rewind – I wrote about King a while back as […]Archive
August 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 50 – Santana, “Spirits Dancing In The Flesh”
Santana, Spirits Dancing In The Flesh, 1990 It’s quite possible that in 1990 there wasn’t a bigger Santana fan on the planet than me! I wrote the band’s name on my pencil case, and on my army surplus canvas bag. You were supposed to write things like MC Hammer and New Kids On The Block […]Archive
August 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 23: Misery
I first saw Misery when it came out on VHS tape. I remember it vividly. If it wasn’t the first Stephen King adaptation I saw, it was the first to have real impact. I was in Gisborne, summer holidays. A small bunch of us staying at a friend’s house, watching Return of the Living Dead […]Archive
July 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman