Aural Fixation: What Does District 12 Sound Like? A Look at ‘The Hunger Games’ Soundtrack
With yesterday’s announcement that tickets for The Hunger Games were officially on sale (and billboards for the films starting to… Read More
February 23, 2012
Aural Fixation
Aural Fixation: The Sweet Movie Sounds of Modern Romance
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day (which I know came and went two days ago, but I wanted to keep… Read More
February 16, 2012
Aural Fixation: Why Adult Movie Fans Should Dig The Music of Kids Movies
Whether purposely sending a helicopter into the eye of a tornado or believing you are a real life fairy tale… Read More
February 9, 2012
Aural Fixation: If 500,000 Units Sold Equals a Gold Record, What Equals Oscar Gold?
With the 84th Academy Award nominations announced last week (and me finally coming up for air post-Sundance), I wanted to… Read More
February 2, 2012
Aural Fixation: Composer Marc Streitenfeld May Play to ‘The Grey,’ But His Chilling Score Won’t…
Aural Fixation: Composer Marc Streitenfeld May Play to ‘The Grey,’ But His Chilling Score Won’t Leave You ColdGetting lost in the… Read More
January 28, 2012
Aural Fixation: ‘Haywire’ Brings the Violence, Composer David Holmes Keeps It Playful
Audiences have been eagerly awaiting the release of soon-to-be retired (or so was once widely claimed) Steven Soderbergh’s latest film,… Read More
January 19, 2012
Aural Fixation: The Sound of Sex Addiction and Other ‘Shame’-ful Secrets
When it comes to director/screenwriter Steve McQueen and screenwriter Abi Morgan’s film about living a life of secrets (and what… Read More
December 1, 2011
Aural Fixation: To Speak or Not To Speak? The Role of Music in Film as Seen Through ‘The Artist’
We all know that music is an important part of the film experience. It helps set the mood and has… Read More
November 23, 2011
The Surprisingly Novel Music Choices of the ‘Twilight’ Series
Part of Allison Loring's Aural Fixation column, a look at favorite soundtrack cues in the first few 'Twilight' movies. Read More
November 17, 2011