In ‘Everest,’ Dario Marianelli buries everything under the mountain
Cinema has a love affair with mental illness, and for the first time in a while, the crazies aren’t the main attraction.
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James Newton Howard’s ‘Nightcrawler’ attempts satire, but the results prove an oxymoron
Nightcrawler James Newton Howard Lakeshore Records On the July 25, 2000 episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Conan decided to play a prank on his guest that evening, Harrison Ford. Ford, whose “no bullshit” personality both on and off the silver screen has preserved his deadpan chops to this day, was to recreate his …
In the wake of monsters and global disaster, ‘Godzilla’s’ score doesn’t forget about the little folk
Godzilla Alexandre Desplat WaterTower Music In a rave article for The Dissolve last month, David Ehrlich praised Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla with the same bullet points the film’s detractors cited. Dubbing it the “first post-human blockbuster,” Ehrlich argues Godzilla’s amnesia about its human relationships is its greatest strength and that “the perspective through which this story unfolds undergoes …