GLORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLETE SCORE
Once in a blue moon, a score comes along that floors you well and truly. Granted, 1989 was an unusually […]
THE LAND BEFORE TIME EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
With their expanded 74-minute edition of The Land Before Time (1988), the diligent folks at Intrada bring back into the spotlights one
CASPER EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
1995 saw James Horner climbing steadily to the height of his fame. The year yielded first-rate scores for Braveheart, Apollo
ONCE UPON A FOREST – AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLETE SCORE
Notes on the movie Once Upon A Forest opened to mixed reviews on June 18, 1993 and was not the
ONCE UPON A FOREST – AN INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR CHARLES GROSVENOR
Hot on the heels of A Far Off Place and just prior to Searching For Bobby Fischer (both 1993), James
NOTES ON PROJECT X: HOW JAMES HORNER MAKES THE MONKEY SHINE
Thanks to the efforts of La-La Land records, one of James Horner’s most addictively enjoyable scores gets another deluxe treatment.
AN AMERICAN TAIL EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
After the artistic and commercial success of his first animation project, 1982’s The Secret of N.I.M.H., Disney alumnus Don Bluth
BALTO EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
James Horner once said he never turned down a project offered to him by Steven Spielberg. (Neither would any other
*BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED 2-CD: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
Like so many other movies of its day, 1987’s *batteries not included basks in the soothing glow of all things
FOR GREATER GLORY: AN ANALYSIS AND AN INTERPRETATION
When in 2011 James Horner was offered the Mexican-made Cristiada (re-titled For Greater Glory for its international release), he realized
STANDOUT SET PIECES #8: BUILDING TENSION
James Horner always focused on story and especially character. Famously (within the Horner community at least), he once stated in
STANDOUT SET PIECES #7: COCOON’S THIRD ACT
0. Bringing you up to speed and architecture of the score This seventh episode in the Standout Set Piece series
STANDOUT SET PIECES #6: THE THIRD ACT FROM HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
6.0 Bringing you up to speed Spoiler alert: since the focus of this article is the music James Horner wrote
JAMES HORNER’S PLACE IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
0 Introduction and terminology James Horner was one of film music’s greats. Understanding his talent requires thorough study of what
STANDOUT SET PIECES #5: THE RIVER CROSSING TO STALINGRAD FROM ENEMY AT THE GATES
0 Bringing you up to speed In early 1943, Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich is at the height of its power.
STANDOUT SET PIECES #4: PROJECT X (1987)
4.0 Bringing you up to speed In his eye-opening book Save The Cat, screenwriter Blake Snyder reveals the structure of
STANDOUT SET PIECES #3: COMING HOME FROM THE SEA (THE PERFECT STORM)
3.0 Bringing you up to speed Reportedly, James Horner really wanted this assignment, and for good reason, because The Perfect
COLLAGE – THE LAST WORK
Collage – The Last Work is a James Horner compilation album that you’ll definitely want to listen to – and
STANDOUT SET PIECES #2: ELORA DANAN FROM WILLOW
“It is a time of dread… Seers have foretold the birth of a child who will bring about the downfall
STANDOUT SET PIECES #1: THE LAUNCH FROM APOLLO 13
Scoring the moment refers to the practice of just trying to make the most out of individual scenes. Far too
PAS DE DEUX: A DANCE CONCERTO
This article was written in May 2015 and was to be part of our special dossier on Pas De Deux