Celluloid Tunes # 25: The 10 Best Scores of 2014 (ENG)

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I am proud to finally present Norway’s first-ever webcast about film music — http://www.celluloidtunes.no

When it’s in Norwegian, I write (NO) behind the headline, when it’s in English, I write (EN).

The first program is up (Top 10 soundtracks), featuring two by Danny Elfman!

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New episode is up….

Celluloid Tunes # 2: Superhero Movie Scores!

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-02-superhelt-spesial/

Playlist:

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
DANGER DIABOLIK (Ennio Morricone)
THE ROCKETEER (James Horner)
THE CROW (Graeme Revell)
THE PHANTOM (David Newman)
KICK-ASS (Marius de Vries)
RA.ONE (Vishal-Shekhar)
BATMAN (Danny Elfman)
BATMAN FOREVER (Elliot Goldenthal)
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Hans Zimmer)
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (John Williams)
MAN OF STEEL (Hans Zimmer)

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Episode # 03: Danny Elfman

Can’t be more relevant for this forum than this!

Epic webcast in two parts. 2 1/2 hours. Guest: composer Eirik Myhr:

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-03-danny-elfman/

PART 1 – PLAYLIST:

MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE OINGO BOINGO – “Mystic Ramblings” / “Ballad of the Caveman”
FORBIDDEN ZONE – “Hercules Family Theme” / “Love Theme – King and Queen”
PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE – “Stolen Bike”
WISDOM – “Main Titles”
BEETLEJUICE – “Main Titles”
MIDNIGHT RUN – “Main Titles”
TV THEMES – SLEDGEHAMMER & TALES FROM THE CRYPT
BATMAN RETURNS – “Birth of a Penguin, Part 1”
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS – “Ice Dance”
BLACK BEAUTY – “Main Titles”
SOMMERSBY – “Going to Nashville”
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – “Zoom A”
PLANET OF THE APES – “The Hunt”
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – “The River Cruise, Part 2”
THE KINGDOM – “Waiting”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND – “Alice Reprise # 5”
PROMISED LAND – “Travelling”

PART 2 – PLAYLIST:

A SIMPLE PLAN – “End Credits”
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – “Sally’s Song”
BIG FISH – “Titles”
SERENADA SCHIZOPHRANA – “Pianos”
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE – “SOP Theme 1”

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Episode # 05: Women in Film Music

This is my first international episode in ENGLISH! So now you won’t have any excuses not to listen to it!

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-05-women-in-film-music-1st-international-edition/

PLAYLIST:

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Wendy Carlos)
AMERICAN HISTORY X (Anne Dudley)
AN UNFINISHED LIFE (Deborah Lurie)
WHALERIDER (Lisa Gerrard)
WATERSHIP DOWN (Angela Morley)
MEMORIES (Yoko Kanno)
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY (Rachel Portman)
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (Jane Antonia Cornish)
THE PROMISE (Debbie Wiseman)
BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM (Shirley Walker)

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Episode # 06: Horror! Friday 13th Special

Back to Norwegian — an episode of listenerfriendly horror music in celebration of Friday the 13th.

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-06-skrekk-og-gru-fredag-13-spesial/

PLAYLIST:

HELLRAISER (Christopher Young)
SLEEPY HOLLOW (Danny Elfman)
PET SEMATARY (Elliot Goldenthal) — ok, maybe that one is not so listenerfriendly
THE OMEN (Jerry Goldsmith)
THE FURY (John Williams)
VAMP (Jonathan Elias)
MIMIC (Marco Beltrami)
SCREAM (Marco Beltrami)
NEAR DARK (Tangerine Dream)
THE NINTH GATE (Wojciech Kilar)

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I must admit that I struggled a bit about which Elfman to choose – SLEEPY HOLLOW, DARK SHADOWS, NIGHTBREED or THE WOLFMAN.

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Episode # 07: James Newton Howard

The best of JNH, primarily in the 90s and 2000s, including clips from an interview we did with him last year!

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-07-james-newton-howard/

PLAYLIST:

“Main Titles” from GRAND CANYON
“Theme” from THE FUGITIVE
“Venice” from FALLING DOWN
“Main Titles” from THE SAINT OF FORT WASHINGTON
“Main Theme” from RESTORATION
“The Wagon Chase” from WYATT EARP
“Swimming” from WATERWORLD
“The Egg Travels” from DINOSAUR
“It Is All That I Can Give You” from THE VILLAGE
“The Tail” from AFTER EARTH
“The Crystal Chamber” from ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE
“Tarawa” from SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS

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Episode # 08: James Horner in Vienna (2nd International Edition)

Includes interviews with Horner, conductor/composer David Newman and concert producer Sandra Tomek. We also play many of the ACTUAL cues from the concert, the concert recordings. This is a must-listen, IMO!

AND it’s in English.

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-08-james-horner-in-vienna-2nd-international-edition/

PLAYLIST:

BRAVEHEART (concert recording)
LEGENDS OF THE FALL (concert recording)
STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN (concert recording)
ALIENS (soundtrack recording)
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (soundtrack recording)
TITANIC suite (concert recording)

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Episode # 09: Ridley Scott

In this Ridley Scott special, we go through each and every one of his films to showcase the music within.

It’s in Norwegian.

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-09-ridley-scott/

PLAYLIST:

“Theme” from THE DUELLISTS
“Breakaway” from ALIEN
“Main Titles” from BLADE RUNNER
“My True Love’s Eyes / The Cottage” from LEGEND
“Nick and Masa” from BLACK RAIN
“Thelma & Louise / End Credits” from THELMA & LOUISE
“The Monastery of La Rabida” from 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE
“Galapagos” from WHITE SQUALL
“Training Montage” from G.I. JANE
“Elysium” from GLADIATOR
“Avarice” from HANNIBAL
“Gortoz a Ran” from BLACK HAWK DOWN
“Ticks and Twitches” from MATCHSTICK MEN
“Light of Life (Ibellin Reprise” from KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
“France” from A GOOD YEAR
“Frank Lucas” from AMERICAN GANGSTER
“White Whale” from BODY OF LIES
“Fate Has Smiled Upon Us” from ROBIN HOOD
“Life” from PROMETHEUS
“Opening Titles” from THE COUNSELOR

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PS. Let me know if you find these updates with new Celluloid Tunes episodes annoying. I could just post updates whenever I feature Elfman-related material.

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Episode # 10: The Great Fantasy Adventure Episode (3rd International Edition)

With THE HOBBIT right around the corner, we give you this splendid hour of superb fantasy and adventure film music.

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-10-the-great-fantasy-adventure-episode-3rd-international-edition/

PLAYLIST:

“The White Tree” from LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Howard Shore)
“Prologue and Main Titles” from CONAN: THE BARBARIAN (Basil Poledouris)
“A Window to the Past” from HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (John Williams)
“Presenting the Hook” from HOOK (John Williams)
“Slave Children’s Crusade” from INDIANA JONES & THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (John Williams)
“Aslan’s Theme” from THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA – TV SERIES (Geoffrey Burgon)
“The Painting” from THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA – THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (David Arnold)
“Willow’s Theme” from WILLOW (James Horner)
“Ivory Tower” from THE NEVERENDING STORY (Giorgio Moroder)
“Main Theme (Reprise)” from THE FORBIDDEN WARRIOR (Mike Verta)
“Main Theme” from RAGNAROK (Magnus Beite)

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Episode # 12: The Ten Best Scores of 2013 (4th International Edition)

Here is our selection of the best scores of 2013. The episode is in English.

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-12-the-10-best-scores-of-2013-4th-international-edition/

PLAYLIST:

Nope. You’ll have to play the episode to hear my selections. Maybe later on — once the surprise element has passed — I’ll post in the playlist here.

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I don’t feel comfortable updating this thread for every new episode I do, since it’s not only about Danny Elfman, but this time it should be of interest to you, at least for Ryan who I know is a fellow fan:

Celluloid Tunes # 17: Elliot Goldenthal (5th International Edition)

An episode dedicated to one of my favourite composers. Also includes several interview excerpts that I did in Ghent in 2010, and Krakow in 2012. The episode is in English.

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-17-elliot-goldenthal-5th-international-edition/

PLAYLIST:

Elliot Goldenthal on his accident
“The Woman Cries” from GOLDEN GATE (1993)
Elliot Goldenthal on musique concrete and ALIEN 3
“Wreckage and Rape” from ALIEN 3 (1992)
Elliot Goldenthal on the BATMAN films
“Chase Noir / Fledermausmarchmusik” from BATMAN FOREVER (1995)
Elliot Goldenthal on FRIDA
“Coyacan and Variations” from FRIDA (2002)
“Blue Light” from FINAL FANTASY (2001)
Elliot Goldenthal on THE GOOD THIEF and HEAT
“Snake 5” from THE GOOD THIEF (2002)
“Condensers” from HEAT (1995)
“Pandora’s Fanfare / The Gift” from SPHERE (1998)
“Victorious Titus” from TITUS (1999)
“Oh Mistress Mine” from THE TEMPEST (2010)
Elliot Goldenthal on future film project

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Episode # 25: The 10 Best Scores of 2014 (9th International Edition)

Our, i.e. my, selection of the ten best scores of the year. Have a listen…it’s less than an hour of your time.

http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-25-the-10-best-scores-of-2014-9th-international-edition/

PLAYLIST:

Nope, not giving anything away. You’ll have to listen.

But I think this crowd will be particularly pleased about which score is on 1st place!

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