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Essays and listening notes for people who keep thinking about the music after the credits.

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Batman (1989): two musical imaginations

Danny Elfman’s Gotham. Prince’s public spectacle. How two different musical voices inhabit the same film.

Written by Ellis Vane ·

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Inside the research archive

Goodfellas: beyond the soundtrack album

Your favourite song from the film might never have made it onto the album. This archived comparison documents 42 credited songs—and 30 absent from the soundtrack editions examined.

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Region 2 DVD · References last checked 27 June 2015.
Figures describe the soundtrack editions documented on that page.

71%of the credited songs absent from the editions examined

Listening & reflecting

Notes on Sound of Cinema

A written trail of music cues, references and discoveries from Sound of Cinema. Preserving what I hear, and where it leads.

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Records and physical media collected, enjoyed, and sometimes passed on. Find my personal collection under choonfishdotorg on Vinted.

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Essays & listening notes

For people who keep thinking about the music after the credits.

Ideas, discoveries and close listening. From what a film’s music tells us to what a record lets us hold.

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Batman (1989): two musical imaginations

Danny Elfman’s Gotham. Prince’s public spectacle. How two different musical voices inhabit the same film.

Written by Ellis Vane ·

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Records and physical media from my shelves.

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A listening archive in progress

Notes on Sound of Cinema: Podcast

Programmes end. Listening carries on.

I’m building a written record of my listening to Sound of Cinema: the music discussed, the recordings played, the references worth following, and the connections that stay with me.

As episodes and programme details become harder to find, these notes aim to preserve a trail for future listening—and offer a little personal entertainment and edification along the way.

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Episode notes

Notes coming soon.

An independent listening project. Entries will distinguish broadcast dates, versions heard, my reflections and any unverified details. This is a written archive of notes and references, rather than a complete archive of the audio.