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2008 Music Preview - Quarter 1
A
Look Ahead to this Year's
Soundtracks
By
Christopher Coleman
Another
year of music lay at our
doorsteps. What will 2008 hold
for our musical palettes? There
are plenty of big-budget films
on tap for 08 that should make
room for some big, bold scores.
Indiana Jones is back.
Superheroes are on the
increase: IRON MAN, THE
DARK KNIGHT, THE INCREDIBLE
HULK, HANCOCK, and HELLBOY 2.
Children's books turned into
fantasy films are cutting in
line: THE SPIDERWICK
CHRONICLES, NIM'S ISLAND and THE
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE
CASIAN might only be the tip of
the iceberg.
There
are always a number of surprises
from the host of dramatic films
that fill the Fall. Indie films
and foreign films also deliver a
handful of good scores each
year. Which ones will do it in
2008? Here, we'll give you our
perspective on which upcoming
2008 films might provide the
best scores...and which ones may
not. In addition, we've added a
video game category. As 2007
showed, the video game music
industry has come to rival that
of film scores, so we'll try to
give you a glimpse at which game
scores might be ones to clamour
for.
While
the award-season is in full
gear, the actual movie going
experience generally goes for a
dive in the dumper. But
for 2008? Not so fast.
There just might be a couple
movies that give, at least our
ears, something to look forward
to.
Let's
begin . . .
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