Category: Film Music

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Patrick Doyle Rating: **** out of *****   Patrick Doyle is perhaps most well-known for his solid score to the 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film, a score which above all others put him on the map. He has proven himself many times since to be a capable composer who… Read more →

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Hans Zimmer Rating: ** out of ***** Hans Zimmer, who also composed the second and third Pirates film, along with the bulk of the first, is back one more time. After repeatedly saying he was officially done with the franchise after At World’s End, Zimmer was apparently unable to resist the allure of a… Read more →

Priest Music composed by Christopher Young Rating: ***** out of ***** It is an odd thing how horrible films have a tendency to produce some of the best films scores around. Just think of Cutthroat Island, First Knight, and now added to the list is Priest. The film revolves around an alternate future in which humanity has been beset by… Read more →

Firewall Music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat Rating: ** out of ***** Desplat is an up-and-coming composer trained in the French romantic style, whose scores in general display a subtle power. Though he was not unknown in the film world before 2007, it was then with his stellar score for The Golden Compass that he became widely known beyond… Read more →

Serenity Music composed and conducted by David Newman Rating: *** and 1/2 out of ***** Joss Whedon (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) created a genre-bending show of high intelligence and literary value called Firefly which blended elements of Western, Science Fiction and Horror. Firefly was on the air for about fifteen episodes before being cancelled, in large part because… Read more →