Cromwell

Frank Cordell

I first became aware that Frank Cordell was involved in scoring the film CROMWELL (1970) on reading article in “Films and Filming” in 1969 reporting that the composer was having more than a few problems completing the score. I vaguely recall that there were even rumours at one point saying he had been replaced. Thankfully this was not the case and Cordell produced a stirring and imposing musical score tailored to the movie which enhanced and supported it perfectly. His sterling efforts on the soundtrack earned Cordell both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for best original score in 1971; the composer being nominated alongside Jerry Goldsmith for PATTON, Henry Mancini for SUNFLOWER and Alfred Newman for AIRPORT – all of them losing out to Francis Lai for his haunting score to LOVE STORY.

Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher

When I listened to FEMME FATALES and THE WAY OF THE GUN for the first time I was reminded so much of the style of the late Jerry Goldsmith; there were little nuances and a style of composing and orchestration present in both scores which reminded of some of his work from the late 1970s but the music had a more contemporary twist that evoked memories of Goldsmith’s later triumphs such as LA CONFIDENTIAL and BASIC INSTINCT. Like Goldsmith, Kreamer has the ability to create music having a core theme which is not melodic but is just as powerful and still sounds great and works wonderfully. From the offset, Joe Kraemer’s exciting and superb soundtrack to JACK REACHER had exactly the same effect and evoked that same feeling within me. The composer has created a score filled with strong action-driven thematic material overflowing with dramatic and exciting passages underlining

Metsän Tarina

Metsän Tarina

Panu Aaltio is a young composer who, in a relatively short time period, has established himself amongst his peers and film music collectors and critics as a music-smith of considerable talent and worth. His music for film and television and even games is infectious, emotive and original. One of his scores for a feature length documentary was recently issued on CD by the ever industrious record label Movie Score Media. METSAN TARINA or TALE OF A FOREST is a delightful work, containing so many themes, that it is hard to believe all of this comes from just one movie. The composer has created a sweeping score that gets straight to the listeners’ emotions; its poignant and delicate themes are haunting and refreshing with effective use made of solo piano and strings. Woodwind is in abundance as we hear plaintive, mischievous and intricate tone poems that seem to skip, hop and run