It’s time to reveal Synchrotones’ favourite scores and composers of 2021. You may know by now that I hesitate placing them in ‘top x’ lists. Whilst there is a strong correlation between what I like best and what I think is best, ultimately there is a difference. Especially during my ongoing hiatus, and also during this never-ending pandemic, it feels more important than ever to focus on what makes us happy… and not always analysing the cr*p out of everything. So, here’s a toast to all the composers, musicians, record labels and all the music that made me feel a little better last year.
Read more…As we leave 2021 behind and the inevitable ‘best of’ lists are being compiled, let’s first have a super quick glance back at the last twelve months.
In Part 1 I’ll have a quick look back; and in Part 2 I will reveal my top favourite scores, with write ups and pictures!
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It was the highest grossing movie of 1996; and the second highest of all time at that time. It cost $75 million to make and made it back more than ten-fold. It won over 20 awards and was nominated for at least twenty more. The original score was performed by a 90-piece orchestra and a 46-piece choir. It won David Arnold a Grammy; and catapulted him into stardom (even more so than Stargate had already done).
Now you can study the full score… all 46 cues and 324 pages of it, courtesy of Chris Siddall Music Publishing.
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