Feb 13

Feb 13 Score of the Month #10 - Rambo: First Blood by Jerry Goldsmith (1982)

First off! Where have you ben Mike? I know its been a while since I wrote for Score of the Month, but after much hiatus for personal reasons and going a bit mental for a while, I am firmly back…

Jan 25

Jan 25 Score of the Month #8 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri by Carter Burwell (2017)

Michael W. Bell

Score of the Month

It's a new year, it's been 4 months since my last #ScoreOTM and it's currently Oscar season which means there is one hell of a lot of films out, all of which contain noteworthy soundtracks which makes my choices fairly hard at present when it comes to music score reviews…

Aug 12

Aug 12 Score of the Month #7 - Planet of the Apes (1968) by Jerry Goldsmith

Michael W. Bell

Score of the Month

Welcome back to #ScoreOTM... Today we're going way back to an era of serious orchestral sound design and vast experimentation because yep, I'm naming Jerry Goldsmith's score for Planet of the Apes (1968) as my 7th Score of the Month entry!

May 20

May 20 Score of the Month #6 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword by Daniel Pemberton (2017)

Michael W. Bell

Score of the Month

Thanks for staying tuned and welcome to #ScoreOTM #6; this one absolutely had to go to Daniel Pemberton for his work on Guy Ritchie's new film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword"... If I ever saw this man in a public house, I would send over a pint without a second thought! 1hr 32mins of pure entertainment...

May 12

May 12 Score of the Month #5 - Assassin's Creed by Jed Kurzel (2016)

Michael W. Bell

Score of the Month

This #ScoreOTM will probably come as a surprise to some... The hardcore gamer of my youth is currently screaming as I admit this, but I've never played the Assassin's Creed games! (although I have heard the majority of Lorne Balfe & Jesper Kyd's scores). I also don't generally go for movie adaptations of games...

Apr 27

Apr 27 Score of the Month #3 - Moonlight by Nicholas Britell (2016)

Michael W. Bell

Score of the Month

I'm a little behind on my monthly posts folks, but rest assured, I'm picking up where I left off! You may have guessed it based on my Tweets over the past few weeks; but Nicholas Britell's score for Moonlight has definitely taken 1st place.

Mar 22

Mar 22 Score of the Month #2 - Lego Batman by Lorne Balfe (2017)

Michael W. Bell

Score of the Month

I saw the film at the cinema just ahead of the release date as Odeon were running advanced showings and loved it. I'm a big fan of pretty much all the Batman films to date and with the more recent Nolan trilogy being on my radar all the way through Uni, it was great to be able to revisit the films in a more tongue and cheek light…