Erik Woods

Here is what I wrote about the score at scorereviews.com. It's not a very well written review but you'll get the idea of what the score is like. ---- A highly enjoyable album with obvious nods to Mancini, Schifrin, 1960?s Williams, and John Barry?s James Bond. There's about three themes that I could notice running throughout the score. Now, who?s themes are these? I?ll have to wait to see the film to find out! At times the score is light and bouncy in such tracks as "Off To Work", "Lava in the Afternoon" and "Life?s Incredible Again." But in others we get full heroic action music with a jazzy, swingy touch in such tracks as "Bob vs. The Omnidroid" and "100 Mile Dash"! And the album ends with a fantastic end credit cue cleverly entitled "The Incredits." which is a perfect end to the album and features a full orchestral/ big band statment of the film?s main theme. I recommend this score to all and especially those who love a good old fashion throw back to 1960?s jazz influenced film music. -Erik-

If this has been posted here already, I apologize. http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/artic...tml&e=l_news_dm -Erik-

168 page views. 6 entries. 2 correct entries for Sky Captain and 2 correct entries for Hero. 3 1/2 days to go before the contest is over! -Erik-

But when it comes down to the villan I think you need a well known actor... maybe Hackman will take one more shot at Lex Luthor! -Erik-

First review! http://www.scorereviews.com/title.asp?id=456 It's much better then the 3 star rating it got. It's a very clever and all around fun score. Very creative! If you love Mancini, Schifrin and Barry jazz then you'll eat this score up! -Erik- PS - It will be featured on my show next week!

October 18th UPDATE: TWO SHOWS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! The On-Demand Show for this week is now on-line. Go to... http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/on_demand.html ...to hear the ?Film Score Monthly CD?s" program. You will hear music from such films as THE PRISONER OF ZENDA (Alfred Newman), DIANE (Miklos Rozsa), SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN (Alex North), THE SWAN (Bronislau Kaper), THE FASTEST GUN ALIVE (Andre Previn), BIG WEDNESDAY (Basil Poledouris), BORN FREE (John Barry), JULIUS CAESAR (Miklos Rozsa), and CIMARRON (Franz Waxman). Visit http://www.filmscoremonthly.com to order these CD?s. Also, you get to hear October?s ?New and Recent CD Releases" program. On the show you will hear music from such films as SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (Shearmur), HERO (Dun), YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE (Morricone), VANITY FAIR (Danna), PAPARAZZI (Tyler), GODZILLA 50th ANNIVERSARY (Ifukuke), THUNDERBIRDS (Zimmer), RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE (Danna) and STEAMBOY (Jablonsky). If you want to play the show in the external Real Audio Player click on the embedded player and select ?Play in RealOne Player.? If you have any problems listening the show please e-mail us at cinematicsound@yahoo.com. Enjoy! -Erik- Next Show: Summer Blockbusters!

Looking at the demo reel, film music composers don't get much exposure on this channel either. It's like an alternate E! Channel or STAR TV. Lame! And when they do talk about music, it's the rock bands that get the air time and not the score composers (ie: Velvet Revolver on The Hulk and not Danny Elfman!) However, they do have a few composer interviews and in house score only music videos.... which is pretty neat. Anyway, I'd be interested in sampling the program but I doubt it will satisfy us hard core film score fans. -Erik-

There is a very good reason why he is doing the Muppet Movie... which I unfortunately can't share with you... but trust me when i say that he works just as hard on those types of projects as he does with high profiled work like The Incredibles. -Erik-

He is the composer for the entire series. -Erik-

First of all, I need to find another name for my contest. Ryan's Cinemusic.net contest is called Mystery Clip and I don't want to continue using his name for my contest.... sorry Ryan! Can anyone help? Anyway, Mystery Clip Contest Number 2 and 3 are underway! http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/my...tery_clips.html Identify the clips to win either SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW or HERO. I had fun with these clips, too! Contest Ends October 24th at 11:59pm (EST) Good luck! -Erik-

God Bless you guys for listening to the show. And I thank you for your kind comments. Just out of curiosity... do you guys listen to anyother Soundtrack Radio programs? (ie: The Sound of Movies, Soundtracknet Radio, Soundtrack Cinema, BBC's Stage and Screen, Classic FM at the Movies, etc... I have a whole list to soundtrack radio program on my site.) Also, if you have any suggestions as to how I can improve my show, please let me know. -Erik-

Arnold re-used his rejected theme from CutThroat Island as his "Cropduster" theme in ID4. -Erik-

Get rid of this thread immediately! -Erik-

Yup... and there were close to 500 unique visitors in the past few weeks! -Erik-

"Now it?s over!" - Teen Girl Squad The moment you have all been waiting for. Here are the answers to the 3 Mystery Clips. Clip #1 - "Speeder Bike Chase" - Return of the Jedi (John Williams) Clip #2 - "Main Title" - King?s Row (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) Clip #3 - "The Phantom" - The Phantom (David Newman) The next contest begins on Monday and I have some good clips lined up for that one, too! BTW, you can see the list of winners here. http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/star_wars.html Good luck next time! -Erik-

Check it out! http://www.theindyexperience.com/october_2...4.shtml#0000476 -Erik-

I can't compare the theme from Mercenaries to anything else. It's an energetic theme which I think you will all like! -Erik-

October 4th UPDATE: The On-Demand Show for this week is now on-line. Go to... http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/on_demand.html ...to hear ?The Star Wars Trilogy" program. On the show this week we will be featuring music from John Williams? classic scores to Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Also, the Elmer Bernstein tribute program is still available. To listen to the program please go to... http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/be...in_tribute.html If you want to play the show in the external Real Audio Player click on the embedded player and select ?Play in RealOne Player.? If you have any problems listening the show please e-mail us at cinematicsound@yahoo.com. Enjoy! -Erik- Next Show: Film Score Monthly CD?s

September 25th UPDATE: The On-Demand Show for this week is now on-line. Go to... http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/on_demand.html ...to hear ?Cinematic Sound's 8th Anniversary" program. On September 7th, 1996 Cinematic Sound aired its first show on C101.5 FM (CHMR as it was known back then.) It tooks us a while to figure out what we were going to play on the show but I'd like to thank the wonderful people at scorereviews.com, especially Scott Zimmerman, for helping out a friend and coming up with the format for this special show. So, this week you are going to hear a retrospective of the top 3 scores or cues of the year for the last 8 years. You will hear music from DRAGONHEART, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, THE PHANTOM MENACE, PAVILION OF WOMEN, ROAD TO PERDITION and many others. Also, the Elmer Bernstein tribute program is still available. To listen to the program please go to... http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/be...in_tribute.html If you want to play the show in the external Real Audio Player click on the embedded player and select ?Play in RealOne Player.? If you have any problems listening the show please e-mail us at cinematicsound@yahoo.com. Enjoy! -Erik- Next Show: The Star Wars Trilogy.

Jedi sounds a little better... but it's far from being as good as the Jedi Anthology Box Set sound. I suspect the Sony Classical releases contain the exact same mix and mastering as the RCA discs with a little tweak in the high ends. The Superstructure Chase still sounds horrible. If you already have the RCA discs... stay away from the Sony Classical releases. In addition, the wonderful liner notes from the RCA versions didn't make it into the "new" Sony Classical releases. -Erik-

Was that sarcasm or do you really think this is a stupid contest? -Erik-

I wish I could... but Giacchino, Tilton and the entire Lucasarts team would kick my ass if I shared any MP3's of that score. Sorry! -Erik-

Not 100% accurate, or at least a case of consufing advertising. They are going to change that!!! -Erik-

From the Academy-Award® winning team that brought you Finding Nemo comes the hilarious action-packed adventure about a family of undercover action heroes who, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world! Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Brad Bird (The Iron Giant). A musical masterpiece that captures all the adventure, drama and excitement of the film. Michael Giacchino, renowned composer of The Lost World: Jurassic Park and TV's Alias composed the original score. The soundtrack features 19 memorable tracks from the film. 1. The Glory Days 2. Mr. Huph Will See You Now 3. Adventure Calling 4. Bob Vs. The Omnidroid 5. Lava In the Afternoon 6. Life's Incredible Again 7. Off To Work 8. New and Improved 9. Kronos Unveiled 10. Marital Rescue 11. Missile Lock 12. Lithe or Death 13. 100 Mile Dash 14. A Whole Family of Supers 15. Escaping Nomanisan 16. Road Trip 17. Saving Metroville 18. The New Babysitter 19. The Incredits --> Great track title!!! http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Soundtr...bles/index.html You guys are going to LOVE this score!!! -Erik-

So, Return of the Jedi sounds much better then the RCA versions? Does it sound like the Anthology Box Set version? -Erik-