On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, released in 1969, was the sixth film in the James Bond franchise, and the first not to star Sean Connery as 007. With Connery having become so strongly associated with the character, his replacement, Australian … Continue reading →
While the first two James Bond films, Dr. No and From Russia with Love, were profitable enough to spawn sequels, the third—Goldfinger, released in 1964—was the first massive Bond hit. The film’s soundtrack was a huge success as well, selling … Continue reading →
This is the second in a series of six posts on the 2013 Oscar nominees for Best Original Score. After discussing each of the five nominees in separate posts, the sixth post will give my prediction for the Oscar winner and … Continue reading →
This is the first in a series of six posts on the 2013 Oscar nominees for Best Original Score. The first five posts will discuss each of the nominees individually, and the sixth post will give my prediction for the … Continue reading →
Bernard Herrmann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is one of the most highly regarded in film history, most of all because the music does so much to create the suspenseful and sometimes terrifying atmosphere of the film. It is surprising, then, that … Continue reading →
