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  1. I have just uploaded my review of Kiril Dzajkovski's wonderful score to The Great Water:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … zajkovski/

    People need to listen to this and buy it:

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kirildzajkovski3
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  2. FalkirkBairn wrote
    I have just uploaded my review of Kiril Dzajkovski's wonderful score to The Great Water:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … zajkovski/

    People need to listen to this and buy it:

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kirildzajkovski3

    Goodness! This is a popular review. I think that the composer has a big fanbase outside film music circles. He has linked to the review on his Facebook page and views on the blog are 3-4 times normal!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  3. I have just uploaded my review of Uno Helmersson's score to the Danish Afghan War documentary Armadillo:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … elmersson/

    This score is a good indication of how a score can (probably) be great in a film, but is a particularly bad listening experience by itself. It is a score that is heavily reliant on ambience and soundscape (adding, no doubt, to the tension of the images) but it is just not that interesting enough alone.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  4. FalkirkBairn wrote
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    I have just uploaded my review of Kiril Dzajkovski's wonderful score to The Great Water:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … zajkovski/

    People need to listen to this and buy it:

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kirildzajkovski3

    Goodness! This is a popular review. I think that the composer has a big fanbase outside film music circles. He has linked to the review on his Facebook page and views on the blog are 3-4 times normal!

    By the way, if anyone is interested, on the day I uploaded my review for The Great Water I had 5x more views than usual!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  5. My blog posts keep coming!

    Anyone who may be interested, I have just uploaded comments on another score that I feel is worthy of peoples' attention, particularly anyone who likes scores such as Jablonsky's Transformers scores or Zimmer's action scoring from the 1990s. Haik Naltchayan's (who?) score for Chasing Legends - a documentary film following professional cycling team Columbia-HTC in the 2009 Tour de France is definitely worth a listen, in my opinion:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … altchayan/
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  6. You seem to have found a niche in reviewing sports documentaries' scores!
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
  7. PawelStroinski wrote
    You seem to have found a niche in reviewing sports documentaries' scores!

    biggrin
    And I don't think I am finished with the genre either!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  8. FalkirkBairn wrote
    I am just finishing off a review of Kiril Dzajkovski's excellent score to the Macedonian film The Great Water.

    I will be heartily recommending people hunt this score down and to get a flavour of the score itself take a listen to a clip:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4U5dI2T0Io

    One of the highlight pieces, it shows off the Balkan music aspect of the music that features heavily in the score. And I just love that percussion rhythm!

    Hope people like it!


    Sadly, not me -- and I got a little excited after the quote above.
    Way prefer something like this:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtTKoT4wUuY
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  9. Braveheart meets The Lion King! Nice! wink
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  10. Nice try -- heard 'em both.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeSep 15th 2011
    You could do a book Alan
    listen to more classical music!
  12. I've uploaded an alternate review to Christopher Bowen's score for the stop-motion animation, $9.99:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … her-bowen/

    Enjoy!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  13. I've just uploaded my comments to Sheridan Tongue's score for the documentary mini-series Stephen Hawking's Universe:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … an-tongue/
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  14. Anyone heard of Suzanne Collins? Or her books on the Hunger Games? Well here's a review of the 11-minute score by James Schafer to a 12-minute short film called Second Quarter Quell that is based on a piece from one of the books:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … s-schafer/
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2011
    His amount of reviewing is astounding
    listen to more classical music!
  16. I've just uploaded a book review at Reel Music:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … y-russell/

    This thin book focusing on John Barry's score for Goldfinger now keeps company my only other book review to date: on Jeff Bond's "The Music of Star Trek".
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeSep 22nd 2011
    You do know how to keep yourself busy, don't you, Alan? smile
    I'm slightly jealous of your apparent energy and dedication.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  18. Thanks Martijn. I am struggling not to do any during the day though! I am trying to just do them during the evening, but that does mean some late nights.

    There is, after all, lots to do!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeSep 22nd 2011
    I'm jealous too Martijn. I can struggle for two days on one review.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
  20. At the moment I am choosing titles where reviews seem to come quite quickly. With these ones I know what I want to say.

    I am sure if I had to review specific titles then I could struggle for words.

    I am reasonably confident that even though some of the reviews have been written quickly they are still acceptable pieces.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  21. I have just uploaded at Reel Music a review of Thierry Malet's score to the short animated film, Imago:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … rry-malet/

    Malet's use of the marimba and some of his use of strings reminds me of a couple of scores from Thomas Newman.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  22. FalkirkBairn wrote
    I have just uploaded at Reel Music a review of Thierry Malet's score to the short animated film, Imago:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … rry-malet/

    Malet's use of the marimba and some of his use of strings reminds me of a couple of scores from Thomas Newman.

    Just had a nice email from Thierry about the review. I need to update it to correct it regarding some of the orchestrations. Maybe I need to contact the composers before I post my reviews!

    I will let people know when I have updated it if anyone is interested.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeSep 24th 2011
    Good luck on getting ahold of them before you review.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
  24. sdtom wrote
    Good luck on getting ahold of them before you review.
    Tom

    I only mentioned it because several of the composers have been very keen on contacting me after I have posted. As most of the composers are relatively unknown they seem to still find it easy to speak to people who have expressed an interest in their music.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeSep 24th 2011
    I just remember trying two or three times and no luck at all. Perhaps that they were bigger names Isham, and McCreary makes it harder
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
  26. I've just uploaded some comments on Alessandro Molinari's score to the 2009 Italian TV movie (based loosely on Henry James' The Turn of The Screw) Il Mistero Del Lago:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … -molinari/

    Take a read - if you dare!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011
    Wow Alan, it's going really well it seems!

    FalkirkBairn wrote
    I have just uploaded my review of Uno Helmersson's score to the Danish Afghan War documentary Armadillo:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … elmersson/

    This score is a good indication of how a score can (probably) be great in a film, but is a particularly bad listening experience by itself. It is a score that is heavily reliant on ambience and soundscape (adding, no doubt, to the tension of the images) but it is just not that interesting enough alone.

    About this composer, Joep interviewed him a while ago. Here's the page:
    http://www.maintitles.net/features/inte … elmersson/
    Kazoo
  28. Bregt wrote
    Wow Alan, it's going really well it seems!

    FalkirkBairn wrote
    I have just uploaded my review of Uno Helmersson's score to the Danish Afghan War documentary Armadillo:

    http://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2011/09/ … elmersson/

    This score is a good indication of how a score can (probably) be great in a film, but is a particularly bad listening experience by itself. It is a score that is heavily reliant on ambience and soundscape (adding, no doubt, to the tension of the images) but it is just not that interesting enough alone.

    About this composer, Joep interviewed him a while ago. Here's the page:
    http://www.maintitles.net/features/inte … elmersson/

    I know - I linked to the interview in the review. Thanks for reading it all!! wink
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011
    biggrin

    I often only read the intro and last paragraph. shame
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011
    Exactly. We of the MTV generation easily get distracted when we...uh...whatever.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn

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