Review: ABBA’s Voyage on Limited Edition Orange Vinyl
That Shelf's Managing Editor Jason Gorber takes a look at ABBA's newest release, Voyage, and sees how the Amazon exclusive orange vinyl pressing holds up.
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Get Back Review: Peter Jackson’s epic, repetitive, indulgent, mighty, definitive Beatles doc
Five decades in the making, Beatle's doc Get Back is the result of Peter Jackson wrestling with 60 hours of film and 150 hours of audio.
TIFF 2021: Jagged Review
Canadian ‘90s grunge queen Alanis Morissette gets a deep dive into her career, rise to stardom and more in Jagged, a new HBO doc entry into Bill Simmons’ Music Box series.
comPOSERS Episode 129: An American Pickle
We’ve encountered some strange movies on our journey, but few so unique as this week’s adventure. [podcast]https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/composerspod/129_-_An_American_Pickle.mp3[/podcast] Join us as we meet Seth Rogen and his great grandfather Seth Rogen in 2020’s streaming exclusive An American Pickle, featuring dope themes by Michael “Jah-Keeno” Giacchino and a superb score by newcomer Nami Melumad! Find us on […]
TIFF 2021: Listening To Kenny G Review
Penny Lane’s film takes an oft-light-hearted look at Kenny G and his polarizing saxophone while asking the broader question of “what makes music good?”
comPOSERS Episode 128: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
To kick off Series 9, our intrepid crew journeys back to the final frontier to learn about racism!
comPOSERS Episode 127: How to Train Your Dragon
Animation August goes out with a bang as the boys travel to Berk to learn about animal abuse! Join us as we enjoy the visual spectacle that is How To Train Your Dragon, and the very impressive score by John Powell.
comPOSERS Episode 126: Paranorman
This week we venture into the weird world of stop-motion animation with special guest Elspeth "LP" McRobb of the Felons on Film podcast, as we discuss Paranorman and its delightful score by Jon Brion.
comPOSERS Episode 125: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Revisit the edgy humour of 1999 and Marc Shaiman's absolutely joyful score for South Park: We Fooled The Censors With This Title!
Respect Review: The Power of a Voice
Jennifer Hudson belts out one showstopper after another in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.
comPOSERS Episode 124: Porco Rosso
This week, the boys check out a lesser-known pick from Studio Ghibli: Porco Rosso, scored by Joe Hisaishi!
comPOSERS Episode 123: An American Tail
This week, we kick off Animation August by discussing An American Tail and its score by James "Horny" Horner.
comPOSERS Episode 122: Dark Phoenix
Hot on the heels of our Hans Zimmer Appreciation Special comes this piece of shit. Join us as we discuss this incredibly boring failure of a blockbuster and its score by the gang at Remote Control Productions.
comPOSERS Episode 121: Batman Forever
Join us as we discuss Elliot Goldenthal's incredible compositional contribution to the Batverse in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever.
Basement Tapes: The Music of “Summer of Soul”
With dozens of featured acts to explore, rediscover, and fall in love with, here's a primer on the artists featured in "the best film of the year," Questlove's bold, brilliant “Summer of Soul.”
