American composer Philip Glass (31 January 1937-), known for his minimalism and “repetitive structures” in music, is 85 years old today and I am taking this opportunity to share one of his greatest work – a film score to Stephen Daldry’s film The Hours [2002].
Tag: Film Score
Yann Tiersen – Comptine d’un autre été
After Yann Tiersen’s Rue des Cascades, I feel like sharing this quieter but no less beautiful composition by the composer. Comptine d’un autre été forms part of the score for the film Amelie [2001]. This piano arrangement/performance is by Rousseau.
James Horner: Braveheart
James Horner (1953 – 2015), an American composer, would have been 67 today (he tragically died in a plane crash in 2015), so, as a tribute, I thought I would share this beautiful musical composition of his for the film Braveheart [1995] performed on the piano by Patrik Pietschmann.
Alan Silvestri: Forrest Gump
My readers probably know by now that I love film music. In October 2019, I “celebrated” the 70th birthday of film composer Gabriel Yared (The English Patient [1996], Betty Blue [1986]), so now I want to highlight that today Alan Silvestri, an American film composer known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, is 70 years old too. Given this, I think it is perfect time to share one of this composer’s greatest scores for the film Forrest Gump [1994] that starred Tom Hanks.
Gabriel Yared: The English Patient
My favourite film composer Gabriel Yared (1949-) is 70 years old today, and I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to him by sharing his musical masterpiece below. Born in Beirut, Yared gained his law degree before switching to music composition while studying in France. Apart from The English Patient, Gabriel Yared is also known as a composer for such films as Betty Blue, Camille Claudel, The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain.
Once Upon a December
I hope my readers had a very Merry Christmas, and I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! The musical piece below is a piano version of the song Once Upon a December from the animation of 1997 – Anastasia.
Thoughts on Papyrus 