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Live Review 2001: A Space Odyssey (Sydney Symphony)

In Classical Music - Melissa Lesnie - Jan 26, 2013
Stellar performance: this powerful orchestral odyssey does Kubrick’s genius justice.
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Tan Dun: composing is Zen; conducting is like tai chi

In Classical Music - Melissa Lesnie - Sep 11, 2012
For the Chinese film composer, synchronising sound and image is a form of martial arts.
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The music of Jaws: an interview with John Williams

In Classical Music - Jon Burlingame - Aug 22, 2012
The legendary film composer on how two simple notes have terrified millions of moviegoers.
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HERRMANN: Moby Dick; Sinfonietta (Danish NSO & Choir/Schonwandt)

In Classical Music - Phillip Scott - Apr 26, 2012
Rare insight into Bernard Herrmann's compositional life before Hitchcock and Orson Welles.
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A Dangerous Method (Fassbender, Mortensen)

In Film - Alice Tynan - Mar 28, 2012
Analyse this: do the elements add up in Cronenberg's psychological drama?
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Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn)

In Film - Alice Tynan - Jul 12, 2011
At one with nature: this existential drama from Terrence Malick taps directly into the heart.
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Duelling Red Priests race to film Vivaldi biopics

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Depardieu and Kingsley rumoured to star in rival flicks about the Baroque composer.
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The Tempest (Helen Mirren, Russell Brand, Ben Wishaw)

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An imperfect storm - this version of The Tempest presents a good but unspectacular vision of the classic tale.
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