JAMES HORNER FILM MUSIC

[EXCLUSIVE REVIEW] TITANIC EXPANDED: AN OCEAN OF DISCOVERIES

La-La Land Records has given us a total surprise! After the disappointing 2012 Anniversary Edition that offered identical content to previously released albums, who expected a full version to be released? At that time, many imagined that … Read More

TROY 2-CD: INTRADA EXPANDS HORNER’S ILLIAD – OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW

Thirteen years after the film's release, a limited edition 2-CD set of Horner’s epic score for Troy is now available from Intrada. In 2004, when Horner was announced as the composer of Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy, another composer was working for … Read More

FOND MEMORIES #7: 1983 – KRULL AND BRAINSTORM

Fond Memories is our step-by-step overview of James Horner’s career. We aim for it to be as comprehensive as possible. If you have additional information that is relevant to this episode, please do not hesitate to contact … Read More

LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES: EXCLUSIVE REVIEW

If there is one word that can stand out from listening to Living in the Age of Airplanes, it's diversity! Indeed, there's a great variety of styles to each piece of music, from tribal to symphonic and even a salsa … Read More

FOND MEMORIES – EPISODE 4: 1981 – A HORROR TRILOGY

This episode homes in on the horror trilogy written in 1981: Oliver Stone's The Hand, Wes Craven's Deadly Blessing and Michael Wadleigh's Wolfen. If you have information that can supplement this episode, please do not hesitate to contact us.   … Read More

FOND MEMORIES – EPISODE 3: 1978-1980 – THE ROGER CORMAN MOVIES

This third episode of Fond Memories discusses the four scores James Horner wrote for Roger Corman. If you have any information that could supplement this episode, please do not hesitate to contact us.   Soundtracks covered in this episode: The … Read More

FOND MEMORIES – EPISODE 2: 1978 – FINDING A NEW LOVE: FILM MUSIC

This second episode of Fond Memories briefly looks back on what drew James Horner into the world of film music.

If you have information that could supplement this episode, please do not hesitate to contact … Read More

FOND MEMORIES – EPISODE 1: 1953-1978 – A MUSICAL EDUCATION

Fond Memories is our step-by-step overview of James Horner’s career. This article is the first in a long series which tries to be as complete as can be. If you have information that can supplement this episode, please do not … Read More

BRAVEHEART EXPANDED RELEASE REVIEW

"Every man dies, but not every man really lives." William Wallace – Braveheart – 1995

Among experts, Mel Gibson’s Braveheart is not exactly renowned for its historical accuracy. Screenwriter Randall Wallace – no relation – avowedly devised the … Read More

THE 33: FIRST LISTEN

Many thanks to Joe Kara and Rocco Carrozza, for giving us the opportunity to write this article.

“The first thing that I try and find is the emotional content of the film and the tone of … Read More