In the early nineties, when shows like Twin Peaks and The X Files reconsidered the use of music and sound for narrative storytelling, the approach was an anomaly. Rarely was this distinctly cinematic element appropriated for the lesser art that was TV, but there it lay, making stories the better for it. Now, some twenty years later, […]
“It just makes sense to me. It’s the language that I most naturally speak…” –Joseph Bishara* Last week saw the release of The Conjuring to surprising critical praise. Writers who have previously, and adamantly, proclaimed James Wan a hack of a director have suddenly termed him a horror auteur; dramatic turn for a man whose […]
This week has seen a promotion explosion for Alfonso Cuarón‘s upcoming film Gravity. Like many, I have been waiting to see a new film from Cuarón for years. Though he’s presented a few bits of content in the form of shorts here and there, and has a new television show starting this fall, the big viewing on […]
I’ve highlighted filmmakers enough recently who are making all sorts except their typical—the feature film—so this may become a somewhat regular posting if the trend holds true. Now we have something new from Paul Thomas Anderson (though he supposedly shot this prior to shooting The Master and has been working on it ever since) in […]
Recently heard this episode of Sound Opinions from many years ago featuring an extensive interview with Jon Brion, musical magician behind many film scores, session playing, and producing such artists as Aimee Mann, Kanye West, and Fiona Apple. Here he breaks down an important distinction between performance and song. It’s sensational.
