CINEMA SOUND - Vol. 3 - December 2011

For December’s still-experiemental run of Cinema Sound, I’ve cut out my vocal commentary so you can listen while trimming the tree, sitting by the fire, or driving through the show without hearing me butting in. Here are some selections from my favorite scores that remind me of this time of year. Some are Christmassy in nature like EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (the one score here to represent the musical old-man-winter Danny Elfman), but many of these cues are thrown in just because I’ve attached certain scores in my memory to the time when they came out, like holiday releases TRUE GRIT and VANILLA SKY, or they come from great winter movies like BIRTH (still my favorite score by Alexandre Desplat). Hopefully they blend together nicely, offering you a peek into my wintertime headspace where LET THE RIGHT ONE IN and HOME ALONE share some bizarre overlap… Enjoy, see the tracklist below, and stay tuned for January’s episode featuring the year in film scores 2011. Download Cinema Sound Vol. 3 for your computer or device here (right click and save as).

0:00 — The Cinematic Orchestra - “The Projectionist” & “Melody,” MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA

0:26 — Danny Elfman, “Main Titles,” EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

3:01 — Mark Mothersbaugh, “Sparkplug Minuet,” THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

6:19 — Alexandre Desplat, “Prologue,” BIRTH

10:14 — Johan Soderqvist, “Eli and Oscar,” LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

13:05 — John Williams, “The House,” HOME ALONE

15:30 — Carter Burwell, “River Crossing,” TRUE GRIT

16:50 — Jon Brion, “Phone Call,” ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

17:49 — Nancy Wilson, “Elevator Beat,” VANILLA SKY

20:31 — Johan Soderqvist, “Eli’s Theme,” LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

23:08 — John Barry, “Candle Light,” UNTIL SEPTEMBER

25:38 — Danny Elfman, “Storytime,” EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

28:10 — Bruno Coulais, “Exploration,” CORALINE

30:10 — Alexandre Desplat, “Canis Lupus,” THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX

31:24 — Yann Tiersen, “Comptine D’un Autre Ete,” AMELIE

33:40 — Alexandre Desplat, “The Engagement” & “The Rendezvous,” BIRTH

39:43 — John Williams, “Mom Returns” & “Finale,” HOME ALONE

44:00 — Thomas Newman, “Served Its Purpose,” MEET JOE BLACK

45: 22 — Carter Burwell, “Ride to Death,” TRUE GRIT

47:46 — Jon Brion, “OK,” SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK

50:21 — Danny Elfman, “The Grand Finale,” EDWARD SCISSORHANDS