Category: Music/Audio
Joker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hildur Guðnadóttir (film soundtrack review).
While ‘Joker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ is billed as the original motion picture soundtrack, you need to be aware of what your buying here. It is the musical score of the movie composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir and does not include the many other songs played in the movie. You will have to go looking elsewhere […]
The HG Wells Collection (audiobook review).
HG Wells is a pioneer of the Science Fiction genre and if you’ve not heard of him and his stories then I think you must have been living under a rock. Even if you only know ‘The War Of The Worlds’ and, even if it’s only the very American film version starring Tom Cruise, HG […]
Cryptids (podcast review).
Well this is new for me, reviewing a podcast. There was a time when I was always listening to podcasts but, somehow, I fell out of love with them. When the opportunity to review ‘Cryptids’, a new SF scripted podcast I was in two minds but decided to give it a go. I’m really glad […]
UFO: Original Television Soundtrack by Barry Gray (CD soundtrack review).
The release of the ‘UFO: Original Television Soundtrack’ by Barry Gray is something that’s been long over-due. For those who’ve watched the 1970 series will know, it’s also has iconic as music in its own right and as catchy s anything else he has written. Once you’re past the opening theme, the second and longest […]
The Lost Witch by Melvin Burgess (audio book review).
Bea is driving home with her parents and younger brother when they encounter a magical hunt that opens Bea’s eyes to a world she never imagined could exist. Until then, Bea had no idea that she was a powerful witch but, once her powers emerge, she finds a local community of witches who introduce her […]
Games music composers to gather at SoundTrack Cologne 16 (28th-31st August 2019).
Big names from the games industry at SoundTrack Cologne 16: With Jack Wall (“Call of Duty: Black Ops II-IIII”), Wilbert Roget, II (“Call of Duty: WWII”, “Mortal Kombat 11”) and Michael McCann (“Deus Ex: Human Revolution”), SoundTrack_Cologne announced the first speakers for their 16th conference. As every year, the conference is divided in the three […]
Avengers Endgame actors belt out song ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’.
How best to celebrate bringing in the biggest ever opening in cinema history ($1.2 billion in a single weekend)? How about a nice sing-song? Yes, the Avengers Endgame cast are belting out Billy Joel’s song We Didn’t Start the Fire.
Blood On Satan’s Claw adapted by Mark Morris (audio book review).
‘Blood On Satan’s Claw’ is a full cast Audible Original audiobook based on a cult 1970s horror movie of the same name. Its voice cast features the well-known names of Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith (apparently both big fans of the film), alongside one of the original film’s cast (Linda Hayden) and the screenplay has […]
Into The Badlands: Season 1 – Original Series Soundtrack by Dave Shephard (cd review).
Varèse Sarabande released AMC’s ‘Into The Badlands: Season 1 – Original Series Soundtrack’ by David Shephard in 2018. For those not familiar with the series it is a dystopian adventure set in a feudal future world where firearms are banned, and martial arts prevail. There’s also an element of magic thrown in for good measure, […]
Ghost Stories: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Frank Ilfman.
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! That’s not the best way to start a review of a soundtrack but it sums up my opinion rather nicely. The reason for this is the ‘Ghost Stories: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ by Frank Ilfman. The film was released in the UK back in April 2018 and the soundtrack […]
