Post Tagged with: "original movie soundtrack"

by / on May 3, 2013 at 10:17 am / in One Track Mind, Rock Music, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Jack White, “Love is Blindness” from The Great Gatsby (2013)

While there is an argument to be had about Baz Luhrmann’s temerity in remaking “The Great Gatsby,” you’ll get no such reservations when it comes to Jack White’s scorching version of this U2 deep cut from the forthcoming soundtrack.

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by / on April 15, 2013 at 10:10 am / in Classical Music, Progressive rock, Reissue

‘Much better than I ever thought it was’: Genesis’ Tony Banks reissues long out-of-print The Wicked Lady

Tony Banks reissues his rare soundtrack for the 1983 Faye Dunaway vehicle The Wicked Lady today, the first of a series of solo albums the Genesis keyboardist will revisit — including Bankstatement and Strictly Inc.

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by / on March 8, 2013 at 8:36 am / in Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Rick Springfield, others – Sound City: Real To Reel (2013)

Dave Grohl’s soundtrack to his passionately crafted film about Los Angeles’ Sound City recording studio is just as lovingly constructed, with just as many smart insights. Grohl teases out tough new performances from unlikely sources

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by / on September 16, 2012 at 8:46 am / in Rock Music, Steely Dan Sunday, Uncategorized

Steely Dan Sunday, "Reflections" (1984, 1988)

<<< BACKWARD (“Shanghai Confidential”) ||| ONWARD (“Trans-Island Skyway”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** I really debated on whether this recording belongs in the series; this cut from the movie soundtrack for Arthur 2: On the Rocks is jointly credited to the song’s only performers: Steve Khan and Donald Fagen. Furthermore, it’s a Thelonious Monk cover.

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by / on July 28, 2012 at 7:47 am / in Jazz, Pop Music, Uncategorized

Bruce Hornsby – Red Hook Summer (2012)

The criminally underappreciated Bruce Hornsby, shackled forever in the public consciousness by his lone drum-tracked No. 1 hit from 1986, returns with a nuanced, assured soundtrack effort for the forthcoming Spike Lee film.

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by / on June 28, 2012 at 7:43 am / in One Track Mind, Progressive rock

One Track Mind: Trevor Rabin on "Owner of a Lonely Heart," "Anerley Road," "Changes"

Trevor Rabin, set to be honored by ASCAP today for his work in film, takes over our One Track Mind feature, offering new insights into his solo work and key moments with Yes.

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by / on March 19, 2012 at 1:57 pm / in Rock Music

Jimmy Page's early-1970s soundtrack recording 'Lucifer Rising' to be released on March 20

A lost soundtrack recording from the early 1970s by Jimmy Page has been “revisited and remixed,” according to the legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist — and will finally see release on Tuesday, March 20.

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by / on November 24, 2011 at 8:02 am / in One Track Mind, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: David Byrne, "This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)" (2011)

David Byrne does some intriguing new things with this live update of “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody),” from the Talking Heads’ 1983 release Speaking in Tongues.

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by / on October 30, 2011 at 7:56 am / in Movies

Andrey Dergatchev – The Return (2006)

by Mark Saleski There have been pieces of music in my past that have stirred such emotional resonance that I wondered if maybe the music was written for me.

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by / on September 8, 2011 at 8:04 am / in Fusion Jazz, One Track Mind, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Bill Frisell talks John Lennon, Ron Carter … and Madonna?

On this special edition of Something Else! Reviews’ One Track Mind, we hand the reins over to jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, who is set to release a moving tribute album to John Lennon called All We Are Saying later this month.

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