WILLOW EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
Thirty-four years after the release of Virgin Records’ original soundtrack album, Intrada treats us to an expanded version of Willow. […]
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JUMANJI EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
After the Jade expansion and the extended versions of Braveheart, Balto, Apollo 13, and Casper, here is Jumanji! This is
GLORY EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
Just one month after the magnificent expanded edition of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, producers Neil Bulk and
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
UNEXPECTED NEW EDITION OF STAR TREK II FROM LA-LA LAND: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
Since the release of Intrada’s extended edition of The Land Before Time in October 2020, which presented 15 minutes of
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
LEGENDS OF THE FALL EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
On 19 April 1994, James Horner finished recording at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra. He had just
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
THE RECONCILIATION BETWEEN JAMES HORNER AND JAMES CAMERON FOR TITANIC
To celebrate the Titanic Live event in California on June 22, 2019, we are publishing excerpts from an unpublished interview
TITANIC LIVE IN CALIFORNIA: AN EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED
In 2013, we published a story informing you that James Horner's visit to Hollywood in Vienna was an exceptional event
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
APOLLO 13 EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
Time and again, Horner showed himself to be a master storyteller. His trick was always to latch onto the protagonist
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
MEMORIES OF LONDON AND STAVANGER BY KARIM CHAMMAS
When Jean-Baptiste asked me if I wanted to write something regarding Cristiada, I looked up the only two texts I
VISIT THE STUDIO OF JAMES HORNER
The damp air and the waning light of a late, rainy Saturday in early March 2018 brought both the lightness
TITANIC BY JAMES HORNER: A LIFE SO CHANGED
It’s been twenty years now since James Horner was awarded two awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
THE GLOBAL APPEAL OF TITANIC LIVE
The music James Horner composed in 1997 for the film Titanic is an inspirational phenomenon–there’s really nothing else quite like
TITANIC ALBUM TIMELINE
Originally released on November 18 1997, TITANIC: Music From The Motion Picture contained 15 tracks, most of which were arrangements
[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
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
SIX RARE PHOTOS OF JAMES HORNER
We are pleased to share with you six unpublished images of James Horner taken by Simon Franglen in 2009 and
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
REMINISCENCES: THE WORDS OF JAMES HORNER
June 20, 1995, almost twenty years to the day before … Dreams to Dreams was born from a man’s passion
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
ALIENS LIVE 2016: OUR REVIEW
As Titanic Live once again returns to Royal Albert Hall where it began in 2015, we start off by reliving
SECOND ANALYSIS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
To celebrate the release this week of The Magnificent Seven discs, we re-present our thematic analysis of the score, with
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
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!
LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
A little more than two years have passed between learning of James Horner's involvement with Living In The Age of
HACKSAW RIDGE, THE GREAT WALL: AN UNWRITTEN PRESENT
"I have this text from him [James Horner] the night before he died and I had spoken to him earlier
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: CUE-BY-CUE ANALYSIS
Introduction "Most composers are looking for action-oriented, pulse-oriented…rhythm-oriented scores that propel the movie, and the whole thing is about propulsion.
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
COLLAGE – THE LAST WORK – EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
It is only one year and a half after its world premiere performance in London that Collage is at last
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN
It was difficult to start listening to The Magnificent Seven, as it confronted us with a whirlwind of feelings: the
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
LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES: ANALYSIS OF THE EXCERPTS
Since the publication of the second trailer of Living in the Age of Airplanes in March 2015, which revealed the
BLU-RAY REVIEW: HOLLYWOOD IN VIENNA: THE WORLD OF JAMES HORNER
A year after the composer's death Varese Sarabande publishes the concert and symposium organized in October 2013 for the Hollywood
STAR TREK II ARCHIVES: STARLOG AND CINEFANTASTIQUE
As part of the writing of Episode 6 of Fond Memories, we found two articles originally published in Cinefantastique and
EXCLUSIVE: PREVIEW OF INTRADA’S EXPANDED EDITION OF THE ROCKETEER
It is a great honor to publish this first review of the new edition of The Rocketeer. A big thank
IT’S LOGICAL – EPISODE 3: MAGICAL ENCOUNTERS
"It's logical" is a series of articles about the logical construction, the coherence, the visual, narrative, symbolic and emotional dimensions
IT’S LOGICAL – EPISODE 2: FAREWELLS AND REUNIONS
"It's logical" is a series of articles about the logical construction, the coherence, the visual, narrative, symbolic and emotional dimensions