Friday, February 17, 2012

Ben Hur Movie Suite

Ben Hur Movie Suites
Music by Miklos Rozsa

Although this classic movie score hails from 1959, the themes are timelessly etched into the framework of movie soundtrack history. Considered by many experts as the very best movie music ever to accompany a motion picture, these suites have so much to be discovered. Of course, we will not debate the merits of either suite, other than to say if you are un-familiar with these famous themes, then this is the best way to listen. Hours and hours of music has been carefully crafted into two orchestral compositions with Part 1 relating the early years of Ben Hur filled with introductions and ending on a slave galley, with a timing of 22:41. Part 2 brings us the second life of Ben Hur as a Roman, with the triumpant march into Rome, the chariot races with the endless fan fares and concluding with the miracle, with a timing of 23:27. I really hope you enjoy these wonderful works.  -MJ


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Friday, February 3, 2012

War Horse Movie Suite

War Horse Movie Suite
Music by John Williams

Recently this current Academy Award nominated music shows Mr. Williams again at his best while he evokes dramatic vision through his batton. This movie suite starts off slow, then builds as it takes some getting used to, but as it develops, all of the forms, the cues and themes presented seem to meld together into a seamless composition both with highs, lows and that "je ne sais quoi" that is so hard for composers to get. With a timing of 33:37, I hope you enjoy the ride!  -MJ

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Friday, January 27, 2012

2012 The Movie Suite

2012 Movie Suite
Music by Harold Kloser

This science fiction thriller may or may not be prophetic about the end of 2012, but the music is all about quick crescendo's and short cues to take you on a bumpy ride toward the finale. Along the way we are treated to persuasive percussion, singular strings as well as multiple endings. Connecting all this into a cohesive compostition was difficult because there seems to be no main themes to act as the glue, so in the end were left with some loosely knit cues that signify the end of mankind as we know it. I hope you enjoy.  -MJ

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Doctor Zhivago Movie Suite

Doctor Zhivago Movie Suite
Music by Maurice Jarre

This classic award winner from 1965 has the sound of olde Russia with the strings of a singing balalaika that merges into the orchestral cues. The main theme of this suite meanders in and out as it starts and stops many times. Okay, it is a bit repetitious, but you can't help but forgive Mr. Jarre since he was composing his score in the accepted fashion of the day. If you have never heard this, give it a listen. With a timing of just 18:50, I hope you'll enjoy.  -MJ 

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Titanic Movie Suite

Titanic Movie Suite
Music by James Horner

Taking this award winning score and converting it into a movie suite has proved to be both difficult and oh so much fun. Mr. Horner utilized synthisizers peppered with choral voices as well as haunting Celtic pipes to evoke the majesty of his masterpiece, keeping the orchestra in the background unless it was required for dramatic effect. Add to the fact that the daunting amount of music composed for this epic spans many hours of content, you can imagine the creative genius we were faced with here. Still, nothing worth doing is going to be easy, so what we end up with is a rather large movie suite with a current timing of 35:48 that is mostly orchestral in nature, yet still has plenty of choral voices and synthetic cues that were necessary to complete the fluidity of the composition. This is one suite that needs to be listened to and enjoyed.  -MJ

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