Marianne Faithfull has lived several lifetimes in her 74 years. She was only 17 when the pop song “As Tears Go By” turned her into a star overnight in 1964, and she was in her early twenties when her relationship with Mick Jagger made her a tabloid lightning rod. After that ended, she fell deep into drugs, living for a while on the streets, before making a stunning comeback in 1979 with Broken English, an album of dark-hued, New Wave–influenced music that complemented the way her voice had grown deeper and more profound.
- 4/30/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
With Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life out this Friday, Glen looks back at the work of its prolific composer, Alexandre Desplat…
One of the most prolific and sought after composers working today, Alexandre Desplat is now a regular nominee during awards season, having been nominated four times in the last five years at the Academy Awards and BAFTAs.
With his score for Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life about to be heard as the film hits cinemas, I though now would be the ideal time to look at some of the notable scores of his career.
Hostage
Desplat takes a rather unconventional approach to scoring here, as he did with many of his early efforts. Instead of taking typical orchestrations to evoke the kind of heightened tension common in thrillers, he opts to approach Hostage as if he were composing for a rather classy horror film.
This...
One of the most prolific and sought after composers working today, Alexandre Desplat is now a regular nominee during awards season, having been nominated four times in the last five years at the Academy Awards and BAFTAs.
With his score for Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life about to be heard as the film hits cinemas, I though now would be the ideal time to look at some of the notable scores of his career.
Hostage
Desplat takes a rather unconventional approach to scoring here, as he did with many of his early efforts. Instead of taking typical orchestrations to evoke the kind of heightened tension common in thrillers, he opts to approach Hostage as if he were composing for a rather classy horror film.
This...
- 7/4/2011
- Den of Geek
The live concert performance, "Sting: A Winter's Night.Live from Durham Cathedral," will be released on DVD on November 24. Deutsche Grammophon will release the concert footage that was filmed at Durham Cathedral near Sting's hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northern England.
The DVD features music off of Sting's upcoming album "If On A Winter's Night." to be released in stores on October 27. The concert will also premiere on PBS' Great Performances series on Thanksgiving night on Thursday, November 26 at 9:00 pm Est.
Sting was joined by guest musicians at the performance including local Newcastle artists Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes and fiddle), Peter Tickell (fiddle) and Julian Sutton (Melodeon). Other performers from around the world also include Dominic Miller (guitar), Vincent Segal (cello), Scottish harpist Mary Macmaster, Ira Coleman (bass), Chris Gekker (trumpet), David Mansfield (violin and mandolin), Cyro Baptista, Bashiri Johnson and Rhani Krija (percussion) and vocalists Laila Biali,...
The DVD features music off of Sting's upcoming album "If On A Winter's Night." to be released in stores on October 27. The concert will also premiere on PBS' Great Performances series on Thanksgiving night on Thursday, November 26 at 9:00 pm Est.
Sting was joined by guest musicians at the performance including local Newcastle artists Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes and fiddle), Peter Tickell (fiddle) and Julian Sutton (Melodeon). Other performers from around the world also include Dominic Miller (guitar), Vincent Segal (cello), Scottish harpist Mary Macmaster, Ira Coleman (bass), Chris Gekker (trumpet), David Mansfield (violin and mandolin), Cyro Baptista, Bashiri Johnson and Rhani Krija (percussion) and vocalists Laila Biali,...
- 10/14/2009
- icelebz.com
The live concert performance, "Sting: A Winter's Night.Live from Durham Cathedral," will be released on DVD on November 24. Deutsche Grammophon will release the concert footage that was filmed at Durham Cathedral near Sting's hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northern England.
The DVD features music off of Sting's upcoming album "If On A Winter's Night." to be released in stores on October 27. The concert will also premiere on PBS' Great Performances series on Thanksgiving night on Thursday, November 26 at 9:00 pm Est.
Sting was joined by guest musicians at the performance including local Newcastle artists Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes and fiddle), Peter Tickell (fiddle) and Julian Sutton (Melodeon). Other performers from around the world also include Dominic Miller (guitar), Vincent Segal (cello), Scottish harpist Mary Macmaster, Ira Coleman (bass), Chris Gekker (trumpet), David Mansfield (violin and mandolin), Cyro Baptista, Bashiri Johnson and Rhani Krija (percussion) and vocalists Laila Biali,...
The DVD features music off of Sting's upcoming album "If On A Winter's Night." to be released in stores on October 27. The concert will also premiere on PBS' Great Performances series on Thanksgiving night on Thursday, November 26 at 9:00 pm Est.
Sting was joined by guest musicians at the performance including local Newcastle artists Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes and fiddle), Peter Tickell (fiddle) and Julian Sutton (Melodeon). Other performers from around the world also include Dominic Miller (guitar), Vincent Segal (cello), Scottish harpist Mary Macmaster, Ira Coleman (bass), Chris Gekker (trumpet), David Mansfield (violin and mandolin), Cyro Baptista, Bashiri Johnson and Rhani Krija (percussion) and vocalists Laila Biali,...
- 10/14/2009
- icelebz.com
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