Aural Fixation
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Aural Fixation: ‘Killing Bono’ and Other Tales of Musical Obsession
From Kate Hudson coining the term “Band-Aids” in Almost Famous to Mark Wahlberg realizing his dream of becoming the lead singer of Steel Dragon in…
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Aural Fixation: Heist Movies — What Goes Into Creating a Sneaky Score?
When you hear the music for a horror film, you know you’re in for suspenseful strings and make-you-jump percussion while the music in a romance…
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Aural Fixation: ‘Puss In Boots’ — Not Your Ordinary Dance Movie
The tale of Puss In Boots is not all swordplay and adventure-seeking, Puss is also a lover (yeah – it gets a little weird) and…
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Aural Fixation: Getting Under Composer Alberto Iglesias’s ‘Skin’
Creating the world of a disturbed, yet brilliant, plastic surgeon harboring more than one secret is no easy task, but director Pedro Almodóvar rises to…
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Aural Fixation: What’s Scarier — Silence or Sound? A Closer Look at the Scores for ‘The Thing’
Anyone who has seen a horror film knows the cue for when a scare is right around the corner – the music begins to draw…
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Aural Fixation: The Music of the Future Sounds like Eminem?
By 2020, technology will have advanced to give us even cooler phones and GSP systems, but most impressive (at least according to director Shawn Levy)…
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Aural Fixation: ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1’ Soundtrack Surprises with Track List of…
Aural Fixation: ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1’ Soundtrack Surprises with Track List of Relative Unknowns The Twilight franchise is known for many things –…
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Aural Fixation: How Cliff Martinez Scored With ‘Drive’
It’s difficult to walk away from Drive and not feel affected ‐ whether by the performances, the style, the music or the overall feel of…