Spanish Ladies is a traditional naval song or Sea Shanty. It has been used on several films including "Jaws" which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Here is the song in two instrumental versions, complete with sheet music, parts, video and audio files:
Looking at the career of Lalo Schifrin, who provided us with music to the original "Mission: Impossible", "Bullitt", "Dirty Harry", "Enter the Dragon", "Rush Hour", "The Amityville Horror" and so many more iconic movies. In this obituary, John Caps pays tribute to the distinguished composer. More...
Among Henry Purcell's keyboard music (in his day the main instruments were Harpsichord or Organ) are a number of "Grounds". A Ground is a repeating bass line which serves as the basis for a set of variations. Here is his quirky Ground in C minor with its idiosyncratic syncopation - including sheet music, video, midi & mp3 files. More...
Night After Night is an album of "Music from the movies of M. Night Shyamalan". Composer James Newton Howard reworks his scores for the director's films with emphasis on piano, highlighting his skills at mood setting and story telling through music. More...
Here are some arrangements of baroque music, originally composed for solo instrument and orchestra. There are 2 versions of Bach's Badinerie from the Orchestral Suite no.2 and also 2 of Vivaldi's Largo from Winter (the "Four Seasons"), each with video, audio, sheet music scores and parts:
Charles-Louis Hanon was a French composer and pianist who devised the well-known and influential Hanon Exercises. On mfiles we present the "preparatory exercises" (1-20) with videos for 1-5:
Though based on characters from the original Twister, Twisters is a standalone sequel. The score by Benjamin Wallfisch features a rich tapestry of mood, pace, character, location and above all loads of adrenalin fuelled excitement. More...
David Shire seems to have retired as a film composer and songwriter, but well into his 80s he is still very active musically. In Life After Hollywood John Caps fills us in on David Shire's more recent career. More...
Lang Lang At The Movies is an album of music from the movies, played by the pianist Lang Lang. There are some wonderful arrangements for piano, with plenty of guest artists and other instrumentalists. more...
The orchestral score for "Jaws" was a turning point in film music. Recognising this on Jaws's 50th anniversary, John Caps looks at film music 50 years ago and compares it to film music today. More...
"Plaisir d'Amour" is a Love Song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini with words from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. We present the original Song with Lyrics, and 4 arrangements with videos, sheet music & parts, midi & mp3 files:
Beyond The Godfather: The Concert Music of Nino Rota is a concert being given in Washington DC and Baltimore this week. Though we know Nino Rota primarily for his film music, the event will focus on his concert music. Angel Gil-Ordόñez is conducting the PostClassical Ensemble, and it is hoped they might be persuaded to take the concert on a wider tour. More...
Elliot Goldenthal is the latest composer in the Music for Film album series. From Batman through Vampires, Shakespeare, Alien and Final Fantasy, this is a wonderful collection demonstrating the power and versatility of this classically trained composer. More...
Laurence Rosenthal visits his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music, to be presented with the Eastman Artist Award. In October this year Eastman will host a new Festival dedicated to film, TV and games music, joining Film Fest Gent and the London Soundtrack Festival due to launch soon. John Caps reports. More...
A Symphonic Celebration is a collection of music from the scores of Joe Hisaishi for the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki. The collaboration spawned some memorable film animations, and equally memorable music. The album has re-orchestrated and re-worked suites of music from 10 films. More...
Quincy Jones died last week at the age of 91, 50 years after a near-death experience in 1974. In this Quincy Jones Obituary, John Caps looks back on the multifaceted career of the hugely talented composer and producer. More...
Mainly known as a film composer, Danny Elfman has written quite a lot of concert music lately. His latest such album includes a Percussion Concerto performed by Colin Currie, the 3 movement work "Wunderkammer" and "Are You Lost?". More...
The Prelude (1st movement) from Bach's 1st Cello Suite in G major is one of the most famous works for solo Cello. On mfiles we present 3 versions with sheet music, videos, mp3 and midi files:
The Escape Artist is an unusual film about a young escape artist, who seems destined to follow his father's tragic career path. The score is by French composer Georges Delerue who uses two gorgeous themes to tell the story, together with a tight mix of tension and suspense, as the past and present struggle to unwind. More....
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