SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
D: Matt Schrader (2016) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
A documentary in which some of the world's most accomplished composers of movie music talk about their work, while film clips illuminate what they're talking about. Hans Zimmer, Marco Beltrami, Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat and Mark Mothersbaugh are among those checking in, and respects are paid to the old masters: Max Steiner, Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry. A couple of things you take away from this: The best movie music is great music, and the people who create it are passionate about what they do. If you're up for a double feature, see if you can find "Visions of Light", a 1993 documentary that took a similar approach to the art of cinematography.
