ZHONG KUI: SNOW GIRL AND THE DARK CRYSTAL
Javier Navarrete, 2015, Lakeshore Records
20 tracks, 71:45
A Spaniard writing a Chinese score? Are you mad? This came out of left field, for me. And then it started attacking my senses. Left, right and centre! Barely three months in, and Navarrete has already delivered one of this year’s best scores.
Alan Silvestri central guest at the 15th WSAwards
Held on October 24th, the World Soundtrack Awards will celebrate its 15th anniversary with one of the most brilliant film composers of his generation, known for his scores of ‘Back to the Future’, ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and ‘Forrest Gump’. Brussels Philharmonic will perform the compelling scores by Alan Silvestri, conducted by Dirk Brossé and accompanied by film fragments on the big screen. The traditional film music concert will be held during the second part of the World Soundtrack Awards. The WSAwards will once again be the festive closing event of the 42nd Film Fest Gent.
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The Unreviewed: 2015 Round Up – February (2/12)
In spite of best intentions, it is genuinely unfortunate that some scores are left unreviewed. But unreviewed does not mean unheard. So let’s focus, if only briefly, on those scores that got away this month. Including: “Debug”, “Dying of the Light”, “The Boy Next Door”, “Playing it Cool”, “Reach Me”, “The Rewrite”, “Merchants of Doubt” and “Outlander”.
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