A few last points to wrap up our week-long consideration of The Walking Dead.
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Inglourious Basterds Soundtrack Appendix
Wonder where you can find that cue you loved from ‘Inglourious Basterds’ that they left off the soundtrack CD for no damn reason? Look no further.
Who listens to the Watchmen? Thoughts on Watchmen’s Score and Songs
For the most part, filming Watchmen was simply a game of not ruining the source material, but the sound track was one place where Snyder’s team had the opportunity to do something good, original, and artistic. They did not let us down.
Eight Hit Songs from Obscure Movies
In many cases, a movie’s soundtrack is just another piece of its marketing campaign. But occasionally, a song from a film actually becomes more popular than the film itself. Here are eight you can probably sing from memory (whether you…
Bonus Episode: Interview with Bear McCreary
All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes In this bonus episode of the Overthinking It Podcast, Jordan Stokes interviews Bear McCreary, composer of the Battlestar Galactica and Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicle TV series. Enjoy! Download This Episode (AAC Format)
Going to Brass
So, let’s talk about Howard Hawks’ The Thing From Another World, or rather THE THING, From Another World. (Thank you, Netflix!) In many ways, it’s a stupid movie. It’s based on Who Goes There, a smart and deeply horrifying (at…
I bear the weapon Excalibur!
I just got through watching John Boorman’s 1981 film Excalibur (thank you Netflix). What a weird-ass movie. Not least because you get to see young Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart (already bald), Gabriel Byrne, and Ciaran Hinds, most of…
There Will Be Radiohead
So let’s talk about the music. As you probably know, the score is by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood (the musical equivalent of stunt casting) and it’s gotten a lot of press for that reason alone. But Greenwood has serious chops…