The acting is strong and Williams' music works in the film but again, it seems "Americanized"- it's like I want a Toru Takemitsu score and I know I'm not going to get it. I've not yet seen seen/heard the score, but I know the feeling (I went thru this on Last Samurai). Takemitsu was one o...

I think if Tobe Hooper was the director of Poltergeist, I suspect his role was akin to that of Irvin Kershner on Empire Strikes Back, or Richard Marquand on Return of the Jedi -- in essence following the lead of a very hands-on writer/producer and executing that producer's vision. I know that Jerry ...

I disliked HGW's score to a great degree (as I documented on another thread on this site), but otherwise it has been the best movie I've seen so far this winter season. For me the film was otherwise so good I could almost excuse the score. I had to grit my teeth during the Enya / Lisa Gerrard-type ...

I didn't go to see King Kong (I'm not a Peter Jackson fan I'm afraid). Instead I went to see THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. I'm impressed. It admittedy lacks the atmosphere of the Harry Potter films, but the casting was right-on, particularly in the case of Georgie Henley as Lucy (who really ...

Well I didn't like the show at first -- the music was not (and still isn't) very good (PLEASE, lets put the deduk and wailing womens' voices away already!). I disliked (and still dislike) the goofy DUNE-style uniforms. (Why does every sci-fi show made in Hollywood have stupid-looking costumes -- I h...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2005 “HEY YOU GUUUUUUYS!” SHOUT! FACTORY AND SESAME WORKSHOP ARE GONNA TURN IT ON WITH THE HOME VIDEO DEBUT OF “THE ELECTRIC COMPANY” So...does this mean we'll be getting the original Zoom as well??? And what about Hodge-Podge Lodge? And In The Mix? Waiting anxious...

I just learned Howard Shore's score for Peter Jackson's upcoming King Kong has been rejected; James Newton Howard is to re-score the film. Says Jackson: "Howard and I came to realize that we had differing creative aspirations for the score of 'King Kong.' Rather than waste time arguing with a f...

I'm not as convinced as you are Eric. Schifrin is not exactly renowned for his work in this genre -- actually, has he EVER scored a movie like this? Well, Andy, I'm sure (as are others here) that whatever Schifrin comes-up with, it HAS to be better than the scores for the first two films! And Schif...

I think a new film version of King Kong is ridiculous. The original was made during an era when the world was still not nearly as well explored as it is today, and ape behavior was barely understood. But in the post-Dianne Fossey era, the notion of a gorilla falling in love with a human female is la...

This maybe old news to some people but I only just found-out the upcoming Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe film will be scored by...Harry Gregson Williams!!!:x Why is every single film that calls for a bold, surging, epic symphonic score placed into the hands of Hans Zimmer and Media Ventures? I mea...