When Joel and Ethan Coen were assembling their new film Inside Llewyn Davis, they realized the film posed a unique challenge: their script featured a lead character who needed to be able to play and sing just as well as he had to act, and there are other side characters who need to be able…
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More than in most of the Coen Brothers films, the music of Inside Llewyn Davis is essential to the story. Character facets are revealed through the songs various musicians play, and the actors' musical performances are as essential as their dramatic turns. The SoundWorks collection has turned its attention to the film to create a…
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All movies have soundtracks. Some of them have really good soundtracks. Very few of them have soundtracks so exceptional, they're able to inspire a concert and a subsequent documentary of their own. But leave it to the Coen Brothers to be that exception. Their latest film Inside Llewyn Davis centers on a musician (Oscar Isaac)…
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T Bone Burnett has worked with Joel and Ethan Coen on the musical component to the brothers' films a few times, starting as a "musical archivist" for The Big Lebowski, and most notably acting as producer for the O Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack. That album became a hit in its own right, and there's…
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Hunger Games fans expecting a sweeping, quirky score to their film from a living legend are going to have to settle for a melodic, theme-driven musical accompaniment from one of the best in the business. Tomato to-mot-o. Amazing composer Danny Elfman was originally scheduled to score Gary Ross' adaptation The Hunger Games but, due to…
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Bowling shirts and bathrobes packed the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City Tuesday night for a cast reunion and screening of The Big Lebowski, in honor of the film's limited edition Blu-ray release. On hand to discuss the beloved cult classic were musical archivist T-Bone Burnett and stars Jeff Bridges, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, John Goodman,…
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Danny Elfman and T-Bone Burnett are set to team up to score The Hunger Games, Gary Ross' adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopian YA novel. Burnett will also produce songs for the soundtrack, as the film's Executive Music Producer. I probably don't need to tell you that this is an impressively high-profile collaboration (but I will…
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Fall 2023 trends aren't just about dark colors anymore. Embrace some sunshine with a beautiful butter yellow look. It's the new neutral.
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When I reported on Crazy Heart in 2008, the film was affiliated with the CMT network, yet drew my interest with a cast that included Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duval. All of these actors excel in roles steeped in the weathering of life and excess, and this tale of, "a washed-up, alcoholic country…
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