Tag: Thomas Newman

Sam Smith: Writing’s on the Wall (Spectre) | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Writing’s On The Wall The theme of 2015’s Spectre is “Writings On The Wall”, by Sam Smith. The song reminds me of the campy, Roger Moore-era James Bond themes. With Sam Smith’s crooning falsetto, it feels more in league with songs like: “Nobody Does it […]

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1917: Come Back to Us | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Sam Mendes’ 2019 war epic, 1917, is a cinematic feat that immerses the audience in the horror of World War I. The film’s haunting and expansive score is from composer, Thomas Newman. The music conveys the emotional weight of the Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay) […]

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The Shawshank Redemption: Stoic Theme | fingerstyle guitar

The Shawshank Redemption: Stoic Theme | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The Shawshank Redemption Written and directed by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption, is a 1994 drama film based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.  The film tells the story of a banker who is (despite his claims of innocence) sentenced […]

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1917: The Night Window | fingerstyle guitar

1917: The Night Window | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The Night Window 1917 is an epic war film directed and produced by Sam Mendes. The film is based on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred. It chronicles the mission of two young British soldiers (World War I, 1917) who must […]

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