Assertion: musicians, by and large, are big nerds. Don't believe me? Even the most metal of rock bands likes geek out about their favorite nerdy things. Led Zeppelin dropped Lord of the Rings references into five of their songs. I'm convinced [...]
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Original Score Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by: Howard Shore Performed by: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Release Date: December 16, 2014 Format: Audio CD and digital download Number of Discs: 2 (Special Edition 23 tracks, Standard Edition 21 tracks) Label: WaterTower Music WaterTower Music has announced the release of the soundtrack [...]
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Here's some excellent news: the soundtrack for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is going to be released before the movie, as they've done in years past for the Middle-earth movies. This means that, as you stand in line [...]
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Press Release: ORIGINAL FILM SOUNDTRACK OF DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES AVAILABLE DIGITALLY ON JULY 8 AND ON CD JULY 29 MUSIC BY ACADEMY AWARD® WINNING COMPOSER MICHAEL GIACCHINO Sony Classical is pleased to announce the release of the original motion picture [...]
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If I said to you, "Hey, Dave (for the duration of this post your name is Dave. Or Sue if you prefer), I've got these 8 floppy disks laying around and don't know what to do with them. Got any ideas?" Your [...]
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Monday's fan event for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has been a launching point for so much Hobbit-y goodness that we just had to take a breath. Ready to dive in again, today we bring you the new, gorgeous, [...]
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Back in 1989 when director Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of Batman hit theaters, not only was it a rebirth for the big. black bat, it also brought composer Danny Elfman's musical gifts into mainstream consciousness. Elfman's theme for the film [...]
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Hans Zimmer, composer of the soundtrack for The Dark Knight Rises, as well as award-winning composer of the soundtracks for Inception, Sherlock Holmes, the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and many many more, has written a piece to benefit the victims [...]
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Music Composed and Arranged by: Hans Zimmer Conducted by: Gavin Greenaway and Matt Dunkley Release Date: 2012 Format: Audio CD Number of Discs: 1 (15 tracks, approx. 51 minutes) Label: WaterTower Music Academy- Award® winning composer Hans Zimmer teams for the fourth time with writer/director Christopher [...]
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Composer: John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre Desplat Performed by: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by: James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine, Evan Jolly Release Date: 2012 Format: Audio CD Number of Discs: 2 (approx. 1 hour, 56 minutes) Label: Silva Screen Records In the top [...]
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Score Produced and Performed by: Brett Smith Release Date: May 22, 2012 Format: Audio CD Number of Discs: 1 (approx. 1 hour) Label: Lakeshore Records From Inside – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features original music by Brett Smith (the band Caul). Based on the epic [...]
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Composer: Murray Gold Performed by: The BBC National Orchestra of Wales Conducted by Ben Foster Release Date: 2012 Format: Audio CD Number of Discs: 2 (1.1 hours, 1.2 hours) Label: Silva Screen Records The seventh Doctor Who release of Murray Gold’s thrilling music, a 66 track [...]
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