The Idol (2023) Limited Series Review
Levinson, who did good work with Zendaya in “Malcolm and Marie”, is at sea here, unable to connect with Jocelyn/Depp’s character on any level.
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Category: Music & Art
Daisy Jones & the Six (2023) Review
For me, the one magical moment in the series occurs when Keogh and Claflin share the mic in their first concert together.
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The Best Songwriters from the Golden Age of Hollywood – Part One – The Great Composers.
Appropriately, Harry Warren leads with nineteen songs followed closely by Irving Berlin, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Harold Arlen with eighteen songs apiece.
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The Best Songwriters from the Golden Age of Hollywood – Part Two – The Great Lyricists.
Johnny Mercer tops the list with 20 songs, followed by Irving Berlin with 18, Sammy Cahn with 16, Johnny Burke with 10, and Al Dubin with 9.
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My 70 All-Time Favorite Original Movie Scores
From Korngold, Steiner, and Herrmann to Greenwood, Levi, and Britell, here are my 70 all-time favorite original movie scores.
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Steely Dan/Donald Fagen: Rated
Rated: the Dan’s seven classic albums released between 1972 and 1980. Rated: Donald’s “The Nightfly” as continuum with “Aja” and “Gaucho”.
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Joni Mitchell – Painting with Words and Music
Joni dazzles in the best of her three live albums. It helps that the show is built around “Hejira”. Of the 19 tracks, 4 are from this album.
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The Songs of Christine McVie
Earth mother to Stevie Nick’s white winged dove, Christine McVie wrote some of Fleetwood Mac’s most beautiful songs and biggest hits.
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