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You Tube Subscriber "FancyTorque" has uploaded a very enlightening series of clips featuring film composer Thomas Newman ("The Shawshank Redemption"), a member of the legendary Newman dynasty of Hollywood film composers (Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman, Randy Newman). http://www.youtube.com/user/FancyTorque#p/a
These are YouTube links to a Documentary on renowned film composers, from the Ontario, Canada TV series, "Interviews": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zuQf4enPyc(The Film Composers Pt. I)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_XJZQlw8Q&feature=related(TheFilm Composers, Pt. II)
Jerry Goldsmith was widely considered to be THE most versatile composer in Hollywood, with his ability to creatively apply ANY music-style to a total of over 107 TV/Film credits, during his career. Here is a rare, up close and personal interview with the late music legend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ7ICPKcqJc&feature=fvst
By ALL accounts, composer Bernard Herrmann was easily one of the most anti-social persons who ever walked the face of the earth!! But on the other side of that, he was one of Hollywood's most brilliant and insightful composers, one who described himself as "Not a Film Composer per se, but a composer who wrote music for films". Here are three links on this complex, but creative genius: A "100th Birthday" Article: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=83606. A Goldmine series of recorded interviews with Herrmann (now out-of-print, but used copies are available if you search around): http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2006/041006.html. A Biography, available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Fires-Center-Bernard-Herrmann/dp/0520071239
Buy Soundtrax is the no.1 source to buy original film music soundtrack albums, including LONG, out-of-print titles: http://www.buysoundtrax.com/
For Musicians who miss the "layout" capabilities of MySpace, here is a link that features many "Music-Themed" layouts for Facebook: http://www.coolchaser.com/layout/keywords/music+note
