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STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy Star Trek V is at its heart a mystical quest film concerned with a question that has aroused humanity’s curiosity for millennia. It explores our...
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PATTON – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy A Patton biopic film was first conceived by Frank McCarthy, a retired general working as a producer for 20th Century Fox in the 1950s. After...
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THE HOMECOMING: A CHRISTMAS STORY/RASCALS AND ROBBERS: THE SECRET ADVENTURES...
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy The Homecoming: A Christmas Story is an iconic television movie that was adapted from an Earl Hamner Jr. story starred Patricia Neal and Richard...
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FIRST KNIGHT – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy First Knight is a retelling of the classic legendary tale “The Knight of the Cart” first penned in the late 12th century by Chrétien de Troyes....
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STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy The rebirth of the Science Fiction genre with Star Wars (1977) and the continued success of the Star Trek series in syndication convinced Paramount...
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STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy As is consistent of the ethos of the Star Trek universe, we are again treated to a classic morality play that speaks to obsession and the powerful,...
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STAR TREK: INSURRECTION – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy The Next Generation crew returned for their third film with the addition of villain J. Murray Abraham (Ru’afo) and Picard’s love interest Donna...
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STAR TREK: NEMESIS – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy Sadly, the beloved Star Trek franchise took its final voyage with this tenth installment. For the storyline we are presented with yet another...
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THE BLUE MAX – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy Director John Guillermin was inspired by the Jack Hunter novel “The Blue Max” and so adapted it for film. He assembled a stellar cast, which...
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GREMLINS – Jerry Goldsmith
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Gremlins was a monster movie with a big heart, one of the biggest box office successes of 1984. Directed by Joe Dante – his first mainstream movie...
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SUPERGIRL – Jerry Goldsmith
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Supergirl was envisaged as a spin-off, capitalizing on the enormous success of the Christopher Reeve Superman franchise. Originally created in 1959...
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BABY: SECRET OF THE LOST LEGEND – Jerry Goldsmith
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton In my review of Supergirl earlier in this series, I remarked how a number of Jerry Goldsmith scores are essentially ‘parallel universe’ scores,...
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THE SAND PEBBLES – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy Director Robert Wise recognized the epic potential of The Sand Pebbles when he read Richard McKenna’s novel, and commissioned Robert Anderson to...
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FIRST BLOOD – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy First Blood was adapted from the David Morrell in 1972 novel of the same name, although an alternative ending was shot that preserved the story’s...
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RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II – Jerry Goldsmith
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Following the massive success of the original First Blood movie in 1982, it was inevitable that a sequel would be forthcoming. Rambo: First Blood...
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KING SOLOMON’S MINES – Jerry Goldsmith
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton With the massive box office success of the two Indiana Jones films, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Temple of Doom, several film producers sought to...
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LEGEND – Jerry Goldsmith/Tangerine Dream
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Capitalizing on the enormous commercial success of Alien in 1979, and the critical acclaim afforded to Blade Runner in 1982, director Ridley Scott...
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THE OMEN – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy Bob Munger, a friend of Producer Harvey Bernhard of 20th Century Fox, suggested that he consider making a supernatural horror drama based on the...
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CHINATOWN – Jerry Goldsmith
MOVIE MUSIC UK CLASSICS Original Review by Craig Lysy Producer Robert Evans of Paramount Studio was determined to bring F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary classic, The Great Gatsby (1925) to the big...
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LINK – Jerry Goldsmith
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Despite being generally regarded as one of the most brilliant and groundbreaking composers in the history of cinema, Jerry Goldsmith scored some...
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