James Horner was faced with an unusual challenge when he composed the score for Iris, a film about author Iris Murdoch's descent into Alzheimer's disease. In the movie, two actresses play the role of Murdoch and scenes constantly shift between those showing the novelist as a young woman, played by Kate Winslet, and as an old, dying woman, played by Judi Dench. Horner solves the musical ...
Manufacturer: Sony Classical
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Manufacturer: Island
The rousing "Pokémon Theme" (from the TV series) kicks off a lively collection of poppy hit records from bands that your kids will know well, even if you don't. You'll surely know this one: "Pokémon, You're my best friend, in a world we must defend. Gotta catch 'em all...." It's an international anthem. N'Sync's "Somewhere, Someday" and Emma Bunton aka Baby Spice's "Hey You, Free Up your Mind" ...
Manufacturer: Koc
For so many reasons, there couldn't be any composer better suited than Danny Elfman to score a new version of Planet of the Apes. Firstly he comes from a background of explorations in percussion. Hints of that self-education made the best of such works as Mission: Impossible and Men In Black. Now comes the most thunderous, bone-rattling collection of stick bashing in his (and ...
You can always rely on Danny Boyle's movies to have decent music and The Beach doesn't disappoint even if it's unlikely to connect as extensively as the Trainspotting soundtrack. Musical co-ordinator Pete Tong has pulled out all the stops to secure exclusive tracks from major artists, and no less than seven of the numbers here have never been released before, while those that ...
Manufacturer: Wea
It's no exaggeration to say that, though it lasted only 30 episodes, Twin Peaks started a revolution in North American television. In partnership with unsung hero Mark Frost, the visionary filmmaker David Lynch (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet) brought his dark and surreal perceptions to the small screen. 1980's TV had been dominated by the glossy soap operas Dallas and ...
Manufacturer: Warner Bros.
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Manufacturer: EMI
Manufacturer: Mute
