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A collection of things and ideas I'm either working on or thinking about.“The Truth Is Out There…” – The Music of The X-Files: Fight The Future
Something tells me when Chris Carter pitched the idea of two FBI agents pursuing cases about the paranormal, one a believer, the other a skeptic, I doubt that Fox saw it lasting more than a season, let alone 9 and 2 major motion pictures. The X-Files exploded onto the...
“Bring Me That Horizon” – The Music of Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End
You know, I think in some respects, the Pirates franchise was a fluke. At the time of its conception, the last big pirate movie was Cutthroat Island. While sporting an amazing score from John Debney, the movie was ultimately a box office failure and is...
“Everything Is Going To Change…” – The Music of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
When it was announced that director Alfonso Cuarón would direct Azkaban many in film score community wondered if Patrick Doyle (who had worked with Cuarón on Great Expectations) would come with him. As we all know, Doyle did not. However, when it was announced that...
“EXPECTO PATRONUM!” – The Music of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
A few months after Chamber of Secrets premiered here State-side, the actors and crew were hard at work for the third (and darker) Harry Potter film, The Prisoner of Azkaban. Under the new direction of visual director Alfonso Cuarón, many in the film score community...
“Quite A Talent You Have There.” – The Music of X2
It has been 5 years since director Bryan Singer and composer/editor John Ottman teamed up. The film back in 1998 was Apt Pupil and it produced a very dark film as well as an equally dark yet stunning score. After Pupil it was speculated that Ottman would return to his...
“The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened.” – The Music of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
In the summer of 2002 it was learned that William Ross (My Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting, and The Amazing Panda Adventure) was being brought on board to write the full score for Chamber while a busy John Williams wrote some new themes and some 40 minutes of material....