To celebrate the 93th birthday of the legendary film composer John Williams, I would like to share his film score for Hook (1991) directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman in the lead roles. I believe this score is quite underrated and underappreciated in comparison to his better known work. Born on…
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The 4th Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon: Dial M for Murder (1954)
Virginie at The Wonderful World of Cinema and Emily at The Flapper Dame are hosting The 4th Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon to honour Grace Kelly, the icon of beauty and elegance. She was an outstanding actress, who worked most notably with Alfred Hitchcock (see Rear Window (1954) and To Catch a Thief (1955)). In Dial…
30 Most Hauntingly Beautiful Film Scores
Mainly instrumental and in no particular order: The Last of the Mohicans (1992) – R. Eldelman/T. Jones – “Promontory” Schindler’s List (1993) – John Williams – Main Theme The Village (2004) – James Newton Howard – “The Gravel Road” The Piano (1993) – Michael Nyman – “The Heart Asks Pleasure First” Blood Diamond (2006) –…
“Harry Potter” Films
It could be argued that the first two Harry Potter movies directed by Chris Columbus (“Home Alone” (1990)) were the best ones in the series in many ways: they were the most faithful to J.K. Rowling’s original stories; the casting choices could not have been any better there; and the movies had very logical and structured narratives. All these things were barely touched upon in the later Harry Potter films.
Spotlight on Film 