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9 Favorite Film Scores of André Previn
André Previn doesn’t like to discuss his film music in interviews, so it’s up to disciples like me to champion his output. Like all great film composers, Previn’s music bears an unmistakable sound. Tricky, syncopated
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9 Favorite Film Scores of 1962
August is my birthday month. Back in school it sucked because kids never bothered to remember your birthday during the summer. As a young adult, I used to have a mental list that I’d
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Book Review: No Minor Chords – My Days In Hollywood
Books about film music are rare. Entertaining books about film music are even rarer. And entertaining books about film music written by those who are actually down in the trenches are practically nonexistent. That
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The Catered Affair
Based on a play by Paddy Chayefsky (the Oscar-winning MARTY and NETWORK), THE CATERED AFFAIR is a kitchen-sink drama starring Ernest Borgnine and Bette Davis as a Bronx cabbie and his wife whose daughter
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Chic, Unique and Quite Adorable
Voters probably had André Previn and Joseph Gershenson‘s musical numbers in mind when they awarded Elmer Bernstein the Oscar for his original score to THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (1967). And you can see why. Much as Bernstein’s
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CD Review: Inside Daisy Clover
April was a momentous month for film score fans. Andre Previn celebrated his 80th birthday, Kritzerland released his score for TWO FOR THE SEESAW while Film Score Monthly released a 2-CD set of the
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He Rammed the Fear of God Into Me
The bodies of deposed religious icons litter the landscape of pop culture. If ELMER GANTRY appears small-fry compared to Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, Jim Jones, and Jimmy Swaggart (note a pattern here?) , he didn’t seem so
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You’re Gonna Hear From Me
Just in time for Andre Previn’s 80th birthday celebration this week, Film Score Monthly has just announced the release of Previn’s score for INSIDE DAISY CLOVER. The film stars Natalie Wood as Daisy Clover,
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Happy 80th, André Previn!
On his 80th birthday, we celebrate the often overlooked career of one of my favorite film composers—André Previn. Previn has found success in nearly every facet of music, including film, jazz, and the concert hall.
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We Have Created Enchantment
The Music of A Streetcar Named Desire Published in Film Score Monthly Online May 2006 To step aboard A Streetcar Named Desire is to take an emotional and musical journey. Tennessee Williams’ poetic
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