War for the Planet of the Apes These movies are unbelievably good. Specifically the second installment, Dawn. [That movie was a perfect parable for the origin of political conflict — zealots on either side ruining peace for the whole.] Here’s my guitar arrangement of the Dawn […]
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A Ghost Story If you haven’t heard the buzz over David Lowery’s A Ghost Story, the film features oscar winner Casey Affleck under a sheet for the majority of the run time. Though I haven’t seen the film yet, I’m excited about (director) David Lowery’s highly […]
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Trafalgar Celebration I’m a big fan of composer, Rupert Gregson-Williams. He tends to write long passages of music — without many repeats. He scored Hacksaw Ridge (a phenomenal movie) where I’ve also created a guitar arrangement. His brother, Harry Gregson-Williams has created the incredible scores […]
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Twin Peaks [Wikipedia, edited] Originally aired in 1990, Twin Peaks is a crime drama mixed with healthy doses of the surreal, this series is about FBI Agent Dale Cooper, who travels to the small logging town of Twin Peaks to solve the murder of seemingly […]
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Alien: Covenant Alien: Covenant is serves as a prequel to Ridley Scott’s original and iconic film, Alien. It’s also the sequel to (Prometheus). The film follows the crew of the colony ship Covenant, as they journey to a remote planet, believing it to be an […]
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Intrusion | Ma Mère Although composer, Gustavo Santaolalla is mostly known for Brokeback Mountain, and Babel (for which he won back-to-back Oscars) he has a ton of work out there from lesser known films. Les yeux de sa mère (His Mother’s Eyes) is a 2011 […]
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Shin Godzilla Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) is a 2016 Japanese film, produced and distributed by the Toho production company. Toho specializes in “Kaijū” (Japanese for Strange Beast) movies, and was Godzilla’s original producer. Shin Godzilla is the 31st film in the Godzilla franchise, the 29th […]
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(Welcome Deadpool fans! Updated 7/29/24) Logan The final instalment of the Wolverine franchise was incredible, and they couldn’t have picked a better actor for this role. To witness Hugh Jackman’s range, watch Les Misérables. Though I know Wolverine fans aren’t necessarily going to rush to […]
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Pajaros I have wanted to play Gustavo Santaolalla’s Pajaros for years, but for whatever reason, I couldn’t figure it out adequately until now. Pajaros (birds) is a one off song from the soundtrack of My Blueberry Nights; a 2007 film by Chinese director, Wong Kar […]
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Very happy that M. Night Shyamalan is doing well again. Split, starring James McAvoy, has excellent reviews — much like his 2015 “found footage” thriller, The Visit. Ever since I saw, The Sixth Sense on a date with my girlfriend (now wife) M. Night has […]
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Jeff Nichols is my favorite director right now. I can’t think of another director whose movies I look forward to quite like his. At the time of this writing I’m 39, almost 40, and Jeff Nichols is right around my age. His heartfelt stories resonate […]
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[Updated 2/27/22] Guardians of the Whills Suite When I bounced around Michael Giacchino’s score for Rogue One, Guardians of the Whills, the final song, stood out to me a possible guitar piece. Creating a guitar arrangement is like a football game, you never how the […]
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