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Watching your shadow take on a life of its own through public art, and hearing a portrait of composer Sam Lipman through his music

"...music champion Tetractys in the second concert of its "composer portrait" series. Not only will you hear several chamber..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Arts Column

Wonderstruck

Two lives intertwine across time in the latest from Todd Haynes

"...a producer), music supervisor Randall Poster, and original music composer Carter Burwell all add to the distinctive spell cast..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Past Life

Avi Nesher's film is a thoughtful examination of forgiveness

"...In 1977, on tour in Warsaw, choral student and composer-in-training Sephi Milch (Rieger) is approached after a concert by..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Dark Song

Black magic goes awry in this taut thriller

"...the bounds of reason. The harsh, atonal score by composer Ray Harman is a masterpiece of hair-raising instrumentality that’s..."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Are X

Japanese rockers are the best band you've never heard of

"...personal setbacks for group founder, drummer, pianist, and chief composer Yoshiki, whose ruminations and revelations about his 30 years..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Presenting Princess Shaw

An American YouTube songstress finds an unlikely champion in an Israel experimental composer

"...living in a kibbutz in Israel. A musician and composer, Kutiman scours YouTube looking for amateur musicians to sample..."

June 3, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

OK Kanmani

Tamil romantic drama

"...features original music by A.R. Rahman, the Academy Award-winning composer of Slumdog Millionaire...."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review

How Little, So Big

Composer Nico Muhly's How Little You Are evokes the vastness of the West with a choir and 12 guitars

"...Curiously, the West isn't somewhere the young composer knows well or has even spent much time –..."

April 17, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Symphony No. I-35

Finally, a Traffic Jam we can enjoy, thanks to composer Steve Parker

"...us have been stuck under that particular black cloud, composer Steve Parker has been molding the silver lining. The..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

The Last Five Years

Anna Kendrick shines in Richard LaGravenese's loving adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's stage musical.

"...an entirely sung, off-Broadway play by the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown. The project has been..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Symphony Orchestra With Anton Nel

This concert of music by neglected composer Edward Burlingame Hill returned some lost gems to the concert hall

"...three short works by Edward Burlingame Hill, an American composer whose renown has been eclipsed by his pupils at..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Mozart Was an Austinite

The spirit of innovation that drove the composer lives on in our city

"...sounds they hadn't heard before. That aspect of the composer is easily forgotten at a 200-year remove from the..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Shorts

A magic wishing rock becomes the undoing of an entire community in this appealing new kids romp from Robert Rodriguez.

"...film’s writer, director, co-producer, cinematographer, co-editor, and contributing music composer.) Additionally, the kid-oriented films are usually family outings. Here,..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

The fascinating documentary explores the overlooked career of this influential yet enigmatic music legend.

"...and studio footage offer a glimpse into the avant composer's closely guarded mind – one that seems gripped by..."

March 27, 2009 Movie Review by Audra Schroeder

Defiance

In this true story, Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber play two Jewish brothers who escape into the forest to elude capture by the Nazis and wind up birthing a small village of escapees.

"...over Defiance. Standing in for the first impulse is composer James Newton Howard, who never met a tender moment..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Slow Motion Sound

"...minimalism, Steve Reich is perhaps the most important living composer, responsible for altering the way that people thing about..."

March 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Rape of Europa

During WWII, works of art were moved, hidden, and plundered on a vast and often institutional scale, and this film documents the shaky process of reclamation.

"...d’Ambrosio’s musical score (with assists from Tchaikovsky and Polish composer Henryk Górecki) defines manipulation, though none neutralizes the sobering..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

2 Days in Paris

Julie Delpy debuts as a feature-film director with this smart and funny romantic comedy.

"...credited as the film's producer, scriptwriter, editor, and music composer/performer. All those tasks would be a lot for a..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Babel

Four disparate stories are woven into an eloquent and electrifying depiction of mankind's increasingly fractured state.

"...Exquisitely crafted from its jarring musical score (by Argentinian composer Gustavo Santaolalla) to its famous faces (here scrubbed clean..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Illusionist

Surprisingly, this atmospheric movie starring some of the greatest actors of our time is a dull and enervating bore.

"...score by Philip Glass is the best work the composer has ever done in film, accommodating both the mood..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Valentín

Big-hearted Argentinean import sees life from a young boy's perspective.

"...among his enthusiasms is playing matchmaker to the boozy composer next door, if at all possible with the svelte..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Far From Heaven

"...assists are provided by cinematographer Ed Lachman and acclaimed composer Elmer Bernstein, whose lush orchestral score is informed by..."

Nov. 21, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bride of the Wind

"...film's unblinking focus. Alma becomes the wife of expatriate composer Gustav Mahler (Pryce), who's become a darling of the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Caveman's Valentine

"...good. Jackson (Shaft, Pulp Fiction) plays a schizophrenic, homeless composer who turns detective in this ”neo-gothic thriller.“..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tango

"...Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor) and Argentinean-born composer Lalo Schifren (Mission: Impossible), Saura has created a visual..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Funeral

"...The Funeral, most notably screenwriter Nicholas St. John, music composer Joe Delia, and cinematographer Ken Kelsch. Their contributions are..."

Nov. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Holland's Opus

"...that will establish his “real” career as a modern composer of music. Of course, along the way Glenn becomes..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions

"...and form (even the score by Dario Argento's right-hand composer Simon Boswell seems seriously flawed), Lord of Illusions fails..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lovers

"...Carrie Ng, who plays Ying-Toi's icy mother, and music composer James Hong walked away with Hong Kong film awards..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Pocahontas

"...a tune, and what tunes he gets to carry! Composer Allen Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast)..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

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