Watching Journal

Ordinary Angels (2024) https://youtu.be/R1vn8kPgCYA?si=Oerp5IGey374HSTR Based on the true story in Louisville, Kentucky in 1994, Ordinary Angels let us think again about how people can help others unconditionally, and how people can believe to do something.  More than the story, nothing more than the casting makes us excited even before starting the movie.  Hilary Swank, Nancy Travis and the tough guy Alan Ritchson play such a wonderful human story.  The soundtracks are produced by Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, all tracks are wonderful, pretty much fit to the heart-warming storylines.  The most important and the greatest work for this movie is that all acting, scripts, pictures and music are dedicated to one message.   https://youtu.be/yrYAeTIq1g4?si=crElSB3F6fFv-EkN […]

Tulsa King (2022- TV series) https://youtu.be/aaQSScwZPbA?si=k6QYBMxSJRYQcSJ1 I listen to Sly’s talk everyday when I’m working out.  You know my generation is like “kids of Sly and Arnold” (could be kids of Rambo and Terminator), always listening to their voice when I’m struggling with something or even just not waking up.  Let’s talk about music first.  I can’t hide my feeling at the moment this Tulsa King started the first episode. I was more than excited listening to Sly’s narration and the music which was so gorgeous like a cowboy film.  You might have noticed that its mixing balance is different from the current soundtracks, drum sets are panned left only,

Murder on the Orient Express (2017) https://youtu.be/Mq4m3yAoW8E?si=GXCf9N7VBx3CR265 The most fun thing about watching a remake is wondering “why now?”  Especially such famous successful stories like Agatha Christie’s.  Murder on the Orient Express released in Nov 2017 starts from the scene long ago, Jerusalem in 1934.  Of course the soundtrack for the scene must be a kind of oriental, traditional, and european, the tone really came along with the picture.  That’s something challenging for the current composer, requiring a careful choice for both instrumentation and composition.   As the story goes on, if you’re watching and listening carefully, you’ll be surprised how effectively it combines the tone of the 1930’s and the

Expend4bles (2023) https://youtu.be/DhlaBO-SwVE?si=kykwreU-oMP_Zq9v The newest film of The Expendables franchise, Expend4bles released last year.  It’s been a while since The Expendables 3 in 2014, many things changed.  Directors have changed all 4 films however, the producers team slightly changed, Sly left from writers team, and the composer changed (which is the main issue here!).  Arnold and Jet also left.  It looks like a rejuvenation of the series apparently, villains, the actions, shooting and editing are updating too.  https://youtu.be/qLd8lgD-8XM?si=Udb5muZrURIkup60 I thought this film is not much like Stallone’s but others.  I don’t know the right answer yet.  The soundtracks are produced by Guillaume Roussel.  I have watched it twice but not

The Marvels (2023) https://youtu.be/wS_qbDztgVY?si=LpDHGES5-seZcHxjhttps://youtu.be/hbT4OzJEetg?si=Q9b87uL2W9-c4nae Unlike other MCU, The Marvels has pure orchestra-like soundtracks.  When I watched the movie for the first time, I thought it sounded like the 90’s, could be scientific fiction like Star Wars or could be old James Bond (before Daniel Craig).   Actually it worked well.  The whole picture is kind of like an old space movie which implies the longer relationship of Carol and Nick than any other characters.  All compositions are super worth learning.  It doesn’t have to be hybrid boomers to create a space fantasy.   The soundtracks are produced by Laura Karpman.     FBI (TV series) (2018-) https://youtu.be/9lSm9_DDUhE?si=0ahk8YfJmODugwXr Flavoring an atmosphere of