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The bit that you skip #163: Howard Shore – Brooklyn Heights pt 2
Although Martin Scorsese had a tremendous start of the 90s with the unstoppable Goodfellas, his later output never quite achieved the same box-office results. Didn’t quite left a mark on the critics either. It’s a shame, because I love Bringing out the dead with all my heart. It was a movie I saw all by…
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The bit that you skip #162: Trevor Jones – Promentory
Last of the Mohicans is one of three Michael Mann films that seems to be overlooked. The other two are The Insider, a timeless critique of journalism and special interests, and The Keep, which is getting a bit of a reappraisal thanks to Vinegar Syndrome. Trevor Jones takes The Gael by Dougie MacLean and rearranges…
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The bit that you skip #161: Alan Silvestri – My Father!
Back to the future 2 did what sequels often fail to do: surpass the original. Pacier with a complex (not convoluted) plot, the stakes are raised and like a good sequel, ends on a great cliffhanger. Helps that both part 2 and 3 were filmed on the same production block. Helps avoid many troubles sequels…
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The bit that you skip #160: John Williams – Alarm!
John Williams can crack a real good tune. Sure, just like James Horner (and many film scorers), Williams has taken inspiration from classical composers. Just listen to Antonín Dvořák’s 4th movement of his 9th symphony and you’ll stay clear of any beaches the rest of your life. That’s fine. I don’t see at plagiarism any…
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The bit that you skip #159: Paul Leonard-Morgan – Ma-ma’s Requiem
Comic books were a part of my formative years. Since I have memory, I’ve been surrounded by comic books and comic book readers. From the Novaro and Editorial Vid translations that added Mexican colloquialisms to the deluge of import comics we had in the late 80s, early 90s, reading was a nice bit of escapism.…
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The bit that you skip #158: Elliott Goldenthal – Coffee shop
Heat floored when I watched for the first time. It was a small theater in a multicinema and I was by myself. The ending was bittersweet, the cinematography was perfect, and the music had a life of its own. For the longest of time, I would drop everything if the movie was on TV, and…
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The bit that you skip #157: Harold Faltermeyer – Fletch
Besides working as a session musician with the likes of Laura Branigan, Pet Shop Boys, and Billy Idol, Faltermeyer’s music was the lifeblood of three 80s classics: Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, and Fletch. If you find yourself wondering what is “Fletch”, congratulations, you still have a long life ahead of you. If you do…
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The bit that you skip #156: Mark Isham – Run to touchdown
Today I’m double dipping and going obscure. Again, the subject is Varsity Blues, which I’ve covered for this column. And I’m going obscure because this song is actually unreleased. I mean, you could pay over a hundred bucks for a copy of the score on Ebay, but I don’t have that type of cash. Football…
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The bit that you skip #155: Mark Mancina – Death is Certain
When Training Day was released in Mexico in the dead middle of November of 2001, I had no idea what I was in for. The trailers did spoil a bit of the story, but thankfully we still had a few great lines and bits of dialogue that took you by the neck. Set over the…
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The bit that you skip #154: James Horner – Main Title
James Horner always had a bad rep with several soundtrack afficionados. Sure, there is a lot of swiping and interpolation from classical music composers, specially with James Horner’s “danger motif”, which is just Rachmaninov’s Symphony #1. Great composer to steal from, though. I loved Horner’s work. The Mask of Zorro, Patriot Games, Aliens, all have…
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