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Something for Thursday

Born on this date in 1813: Giuseppe Verdi, one of the greatest of all composers and a titan of the operatic stage. Many composers lived short lives in ill health and little acclaim, but not so Verdi: he lived to … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

The Buffalo AKG Museum right now has an exhibit dedicated to “Op Art”. The museum describes the exhibit thusly: In the 1960s, electronic media began reformatting the nature of images and how we see. Unlike static paintings or sculptures, video … Continue reading

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Completing my small survey of music from the films of James Cameron, we have a short suite from the score to Avatar, written by James Horner. I like this score a lot, for its suggestion of an alien world that is … Continue reading

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Continuing our little series here of music from the films of James Cameron, who earlier this year turned 70, we have the big one. Titanic. Wow, this movie is nearing 30 years old. I remember when it was dominating popular … Continue reading

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Continuing music selections from the films of James Cameron, who just turned 70 last month, we have a brief suite from True Lies. This movie answers the thought experiment of “What if James Cameron directed a James Bond movie?” Arnold Schwarzenegger … Continue reading

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Continuing a few weeks of featuring music from the films of James Cameron, who just turned 70 last month, we have a selection from a score I don’t like all that much for a movie I don’t all that much … Continue reading

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In honor of James Cameron’s 70th birthday–which was just a couple weeks ago–I’m going to share some selections from the scores to his movies over the next few weeks. I’ll start with my favorite Cameron film, the often overlooked The Abyss, … Continue reading

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There is an orchestra in Prague that specializes in concert performances of film music. I did not know this! It is called, appropriately enough, the Prague Film Orchestra, and they have a YouTube that is loaded with their performances. Here … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Sometimes you just need a bit of Bach, so…here’s a bit of Bach. This is Hillary Hahn, playing the third movement of the Partita No. 3 in E Major. This is very likely the first work of Bach’s that I … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

It’s August! People seem to idolize July as far as summer goes, but for me, August is where summer’s at. In August the temperatures start to moderate just a bit, and the shadows get longer just a bit earlier. The … Continue reading

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