Justin discusses Carl Zittrer & Paul Zaza’s fun, emotional, and timeless score to the 1983 American Christmas comedy cult-hit, A Christmas Story. Directed by Bob Clark, this film is considered by some to be one of the best films of 1983 and maintains its status as a holiday perennial as one of th...

Justin discusses Patrick Doyle’s intensely melodic and emotional score to one of the best American crime drama films ever made: Donnie Brasco. Directed by Mike Newell and starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, Justin talks about two very different scenes and how Doyle’s unique instrumentation unders...

Justin discusses maestro Ennio Morricone’s dynamic, jazzy and complex score to Brian De Palma’s 1987 American gangster film, The Untouchables. Morricone is one of the most prolific film composers alive and has composed over 400 scores for cinema/television, as wall as over 100 classical works. Hi...

Justin discusses “Triple Threat” John Carpenter and his incredible score to the iconic 1978 slasher film, Halloween. Carpenter is one of the few writers, directors, and composers (aka Triple Threat) who has composed and created some of the most memorable masterpieces in many different genres of c...

Justin discusses Christopher Young’s unique versatility as a composer, blending beautiful melodic motifs with experimental textures in Sam Raimi’s 2009 supernatural horror film, Drag Me to Hell. Young continues to be one of the most cherished and talented composers working in the industry today, ...

Justin talks about John Powell’s uniquely melodic and distinct score for Paul Greengrass’ The Bourne Ultimatum, specifically with a theme performed on the bassoon. Considered to be one of the most talented composers working in the film industry today, this will give you a sense of Powell’s range ...

Justin talks about Harry Gregson-Williams’ incredibly dynamic score that combines electronic, orchestral, and ethnic themes for Tony Scott’s 2001 American spy film starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. After watching this episode, one will gain an appreciation for the wide range of composing sty...

We are back with the most recent episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Dave Grusin’s piano-driven score to Sydney Pollack’s 1993 crime thriller, The Firm. The film earned two Academy Award n...

In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Alan Silvestri’s Oscar-nominated beautiful and timeless score to Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump, which won six Academy Awards including Best Picture.

Alan Silvestri has composed some of the most iconic themes and scores in cinematic history. He is best k...

We are back with the most recent episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Randy Newman’s epic and unforgettable score to one of the most iconic baseball films of all time - The Natural. Directe...

In this week’s episode, Justin talks about James Newton Howard’s dynamic, fun, and jazzy score to one of the most riveting thrillers of the early 90’s - The Fugitive. Directed by Andrew Davis, the 1993 American action thriller film was a major success, and was nominated for seven Academy Awards i...

We are back with the newest 4th of July episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s episode, Justin talks about David Arnold’s emotional, fun, and Grammy-winning epic score to Roland Emmerich’s 1996 American science fiction ...

In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Wendy Carlos’ eerie and haunting synth score to the Kubrick masterpiece, The Shining, which would be the second collaboration between Kubrick/Carlos. How does the use of this synth create a sense of dread? How would that compare to a melodic and symphoni...

In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Bill Conti’s Academy-Award winning score to Philip Kaufman’s epic historical drama, The Right Stuff, and how Conti’s specific use of synth and SFX really captured the tension and ultimate freedom of Chuck Yeager’s unforgettable flight in the Bell X-1 tha...

The 10th episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Basil Poledouris’ epic score to Verhoeven’s satirical military science fiction action film - specifically about the opening scene which contain...

The 9th episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s episode, Justin talks about John Barry’s very memorable and iconic score to You Only Live Twice, the 1967 Bond film starring Sean Connery. This would be the fourth 007 film...

The 8th episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Tim Burton’s iconic film Beetlejuice, the 1988 fantasy comedy with the unique and wonderful score by Danny Elfman, which would be his second col...

We are back with the newest episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s episode, Justin talks about Meet Joe Black, the 1998 American romantic fantasy film directed and produced by Martin Brest with its unforgettable film sc...

The sixth episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s Episode, Justin talks about The Ten Commandments, the 1956 epic drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille with its legendary film score composed and...

The fifth episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s Episode, Justin talks about City Slickers, the 1991 western comedy directed by Ron Underwood with music by the legendary Marc Shaiman, and the moment when he was inspired...

We are back with the fourth episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s Episode, Justin talks about an intriguing study of character and its relationship to music in one of director John Huston’s most iconic films - The Trea...

We are back with the third episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s Episode, Justin talks about one of the most iconic films and scores ever made - Ron Howard’s Willow (1988), with music composed by the late James Horner....

We are back with the second episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President, Producer & Conductor Justin Freer! In this week’s Episode, Justin breaks down the versatility and genius behind one of Debney’s most timeless scores during the opening credits. From the brass, vocals, v...

Welcome to the first episode of Film Music Fridays, narrated by CineConcerts President & Producer (& conductor) Justin Freer! These bi-weekly videos will be part educational, fun, and shed some light as to why we believe film music, and its corresponding relationship to the moving image, is one o...