Category: Movie and TV Soundtracks
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Music Album Review: ‘Victory at Sea – Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett & the RCA Symphony Orchestra’
Victory at Sea – Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennett & the RCA Symphony Orchestra Label: RCA Victor Genre: Classical/Film and TV Score Released: 1992 Although Richard Rodgers is best known for his legendary musical theater collaborations with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II—especially the emotionally resonant scores for South Pacific and The Sound of Music—his…
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Music Album Review: ‘The Empire Strikes Back (Symphonic Suite from the Original Motion Picture Score’ (Gerhardt/National Philharmonic Orchestra)
The Empire Strikes Back (Symphonic Suite From The Original Motion Picture Score)Composer: John WilliamsPerformed by: The National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Charles GerhardtLabel: Varese SarabandeGenre: Film Scores, Symphonic MusicYear Released (This edition): 2006 For those of us who grew up with the original vinyl and cassette editions of John Williams’s score for The Empire Strikes…
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Music Album Review: ‘Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire’ (1996)
🎬 Rediscovering Shadows of the Empire: When Star Wars Became More Than a Movie Back in 1996, as fans braced for the re-release of the original trilogy and whispers of Episode I grew louder, Lucasfilm ventured into bold territory. “Everything but the movie”—that was their creative mantra. The result? A multimedia narrative tapestry called Star…
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Musings and Movie Music for a Sweltering Spring Sunday in South Florida
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Boy of Harvard (Men of Harlech parody), Creative Writing, Florida Weather, John Williams (Composer), Life in Florida, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Michel Legrand, Movie and TV Soundtracks, Movies, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Song Parody, Spring in Florida, Summer of ’42 (1971), Uncategorized, Zulu (1964)Afternoon, Sunday, May 18, 2025, Miami, Florida Man, it’s hot. It’s like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot. – Neil Simon, Biloxi Blues It’s another searing subtropical spring day in South Florida, the hottest day I’ve experienced since my return home from New Hampshire last October. The temperature is 90°F (32°C) under…
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More of My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five ‘Favorites’ Lists
More of My Top Fives: A (Hopefully) Self-Explanatory Set of Five ‘Favorites’ Lists For my friend Patti Aliventi. Music Albums – Movie Soundtracks Music Albums – Classical Music Albums – Pop/Rock Music Albums – Jazz/Standards Music Albums – Miscellaneous
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Music Album Review: ‘John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999)’
Album Title: John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999 Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen/Commemorative Events Style: Modern, Neo-Romantic, Film Score Date of Original Release: November 2, 1999 Music Label: Sony Classical On November 2, 1999, Sony Classical released John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, a two-CD compilation album featuring 28 themes and commemorative marches composed by legendary composer/conductor…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, January 23, 2022, or: Notes on a Cold ‘Lazy Sunday’ Afternoon in Florida
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in Blogging, Creative Writing, Fiddler on the Roof – 50th Anniversary Remastered Limited Edition, James Horner, La-La Land Records, Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary, Movie and TV Soundtracks, Music, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Star Wars action figures (Kenner/Hasbro), Star Wars The Black SeriesHi there, Dear Reader. It is a chilly, gray wintry afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Currently, the temperature is 48˚F (9˚C) under cloudy skies. With humidity at 91% and the wind blowing from the north-northwest at 6 MPH (10 KM/H), the wind-chill factor is 42˚F (6˚C). Today’s forecast calls for partly…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, January 21, 2022, or: Closely Watched Packages – ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ CD Edition
Hi, there. Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, January 21, 2022. It is a chilly day here in the west-central part of the state. Currently, the temperature is 71˚F (21˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 77% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 3 MPH (4 KM/H0,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, January 20, 2021, or: The Package is in the Mail…and Other Weighty Issues
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in A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Fiddler on the Roof – 50th Anniversary Remastered Limited Edition, I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year, La-La Land Records, Life in Florida, Movie and TV Soundtracks, Movie Magic Screenwriter 6, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive BlissGreetings and salutations, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida on Thursday, January 20, 2022. It is a cool – but not freezing – day here in the Sunshine State; currently, the temperature is 70˚F (20˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the southeast at 1 MPH (2 KM/H) and humidity…
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