Soundtracks and Film Scores Archives

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

My Independence Seems to Vanish in the Haze: Help! At 55

September 9, 2020September 17, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1965, Act Naturally, George Harrison, George Martin, Help!, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Ticket To Ride, Yesterday

The Fabs’ 1965 movie/album was the last gasp of Beatlemania

Disco Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

We Are Magic: Xanadu at 40

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, Cliff Richard, Electric Light Orchestra, Gene Kelly, Jeff Lynne, Magic, Michael Beck, Olivia Newton-John, The Tubes, Xanadu

Why the flawless ELO-assisted soundtrack deserves to be separated from Olivia Newton-John’s head-scratching post-Grease career move

Country and/or Western Soundtracks and Film Scores

“The Lure of Irresponsibility”: Willie Nelson’s Honeysuckle Rose Turns 40

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, Amy Irving, Dyan Cannon, Emmylou Harris, Hank Cochran, Honeysuckle Rose, Johnny Gimble, On The Road Again, One Trick Pony, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson

Loosely based on the 1939 film Intermezzo, the Red Headed Stranger’s hit Hollywood turn introduced him to a new generation of music fans

Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores

The 5 Best Musical Moments in the Alan Parker Filmography

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alan Parker, Birdy, Bob Geldof, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Giorgio Moroder, Glen Hansard, Jim Cornette, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd -- The Wall, RIP, The Commitments, The Midnight Express

Remembering the life of the visionary director, gone at 76

Classical Psychedelics Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores

Addio, Maestro: Ennio Morricone Remembered

July 13, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments Bill Frisell, Ennio Morricone, Italian Cinema, Italian Horror, John Zorn, Mike Patton, Quentin Tarantino, RIP, Robert Quine, Sergio Leone

Assessing the invincibility of the composer’s titanic work ethic, which had him churning out scores to over 400 movies

Classical Experimental Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores

Therondy to Krzysztof Penderecki

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Classical, Krzysztof Penderecki, RIP, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Known for adding extra doses of dread and fear to thrillers like The Shining and Shutter Island, the late Polish composer had an extensive compositional range than went far beyond film

Dance Disco Funk Latin New Wave Pop Power Pop Radio Records Rock Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40: Top 200 Albums for the Week Ending November 24, 1984

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Barbra Streisand, Billy Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Hall and Oates, Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Lionel Richie, Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Tina Turner, U2

At Thanksgiving 1984, Americans were most thankful for these albums

Folk Psychedelics Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Wherever That River Goes, That’s Where I Want To Be: The Byrds’ Ballad Of Easy Rider At 50

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, Ballas of Easy Rider, Columbia Records, Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, Jesus Is Just Alright, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, The Byrds

In the Fall of ’69 , the L.A. folk-rock icons added a new dimension to the Fonda/Hopper cult classic

Country and/or Western jazz Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pop Top 40 – Top LPs Plus: Week Ending August 30, 1969

August 30, 2019September 4, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Age of Aquarius, Aretha Franklin, Aretha's gold, Billboard, Blind Faith, Blood Sweat & Tears, Herbie Mann, HOT COUNTRY LPS, IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA, Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul, JAZZ LPS, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, Romeo & Juliet, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Soul LPs, Tammy Wynette, The Bee Gees, THis is Tom JOnes

It’s the Summer of ‘69 Special, Part II: The Albums Edition

Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

The Who Decayed: Celebrating The Kids Are Alright at 40

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Happy Jack, Jeff Stein, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Smothers Brothers, The Who

The loudest band of The British Invasion offset a destructive 1979 with a definitive documentary and soundtrack

Soundtracks and Film Scores

The Muppet Movie and its Music at 40

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Jedediah Smith 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Jim Henson, Paul Williams, The Muppets, The Pointer Sisters

Four decades later, the music of Paul Williams casts a rainbow connection on a new generation of Muppet babies

Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores

Miley Cyrus Through the Looking Glass

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Ashley O, Ashley Too, Black Mirror, Miley Cyrus, Netflix, NIN Head like a hole

With her Black Mirror episode, pop’s most unapologetic skin-shedder returns to the medium that made her a star

Experimental Progressive Rock Psychedelics Records Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pink is the Colour: A Look Back at 1969’s ‘More’ Soundtrack by Pink Floyd

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Barbet Schroeder, Bill Kopp, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd soundtrack

The sonic accompaniment of Barbet Schroeder’s psychedelic sex opus still sounds not of this century a half-century later

Classical jazz Soundtracks and Film Scores

Titanic Tunes As Performed By The Band That Played On

April 16, 2019April 17, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1912, Rhino Records, Titanic

A look back at the 1997 Rhino release Titanic: Music as Heard on the Fateful Voyage

Broadway Soundtracks and Film Scores

Mystic Crystal Revelation

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Barbra Streisand, Broadway, Hair

“Hair” & the Hippie-Pop Explosion

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