Soundtracks and Film Scores Archives

Jim Steinman: The Beat Is Yours Forever

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments Air Supply, Bat Out Of Hell, Bonnie Tyler, Casey Kasem, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Sisters of Mercy

A look at the superstar songwriter’s life (and hits) outside of the Loaf

Hip Hop Soundtracks and Film Scores

FILMS: Still Uncrushable After All These Years

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Biggie Smalls, Documentaries, I Got A Story To Tell, Netflix, Notorious B.I.G.

A touching and insightful documentary gives the story of the Notorious B.I.G. the telling it deserves

Alternative Rock New Wave Soundtracks and Film Scores

Left of Center: the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack at 35

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment INXS, John Hughes, Molly Ringwald, OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Pretty In Pink, Prince and the Revolution, The Psychedelic Furs, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Whitney Houston

Director John Hughes’s curatorial powers got college rock higher than ever on the charts

Electronic New Wave Soundtracks and Film Scores

ALBUMS: Every Day Is Halloween

February 5, 2021February 11, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2021, John Carpenter, John Carpenter Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, Lost Themes, Lost Themes II, Sacred Bones Records

John Carpenter’s Best Sequel Yet – Lost Themes III: Alive After Death

Glam Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores

It Was Great When It All Began: Rocky Horror Picture Show at 45

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1975, 45th Anniversary, Barry Bostwick, Dr. Frank N. Furter, Mick Jagger, Patricia Quinn, Richard O’Brien, Rocky Horror, Susan Sarandon, Sweet Transvestite, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tim Curry, Time Warp, Transylvania

Don’t dream it, be it as we time warp back to 1975 with Dr. Frank N. Furter and friends

New Wave Power Pop Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores

Mixed-Up Kids: Times Square at 40

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment “Down in the Park, “Grinding Halt", “I Wanna Be Sedated, “Take This Town, “Walk on the Wild Side, ” Ramones, ” the Talking Heads, ” Tubeway Army, 1980, Allan Moyle, D.L. Byron, Garland Jeffreys, Lou Reed, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Times Square, Patti Smith Group, Robert Stigwood, Robin Johnson, Roxy Music, RSO, The Clash, The Cure, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, XTC

Looking back at the quintessential rock ‘n’ rebel experience of 1980

Beatle Soundtracks and Film Scores

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

September 9, 2020April 30, 2021 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

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