Roy Orbison is getting a heightened profile in Hollywood, with a new book about his life and a movie in the works and a special event at the Grammy Museum in downtown L.A. to celebrate the singer’s life on Oct. 17. The singer who died 29 years ago, wielded much musical influence during his lifetime […]
Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch, Frank Sinatra and Elvis, are among the musical highlights in store on the Epic Records original soundtrack to Blade Runner 2049. The film also has an original song, “Almost Human” by contemporary Christian chanteuse Lauren Daigle, that is included among the album tracks. A digital soundtrack download becomes available Thursday, Oct. 5, with […]
Fordham University professor Mark Naison explores the cultural explosion that became hip hop, tracing it from its antecedent stage, through the big bang and universal expansion. A professor of history and African American studies, Naison’s obvious passion and appreciation of the subject lend moral and emotional weight to his intellectual adventurism. It’s an information-packed hour […]
Two-time Grammy-winning composer-producer Marcus Miller sets the score for Marshall, the story of the early career of Thurgood Marshall, the 96th Supreme Court Justice and the first African American on the nation’s highest court, serving from October 1967 through October 1991. Reginald Hudlin directs Chadwick Boseman as the young attorney destined to change the history of […]
“Freedom ’90” by George Michael gets creative cover treatment in this trailer for Pitch Perfect 3. A cappella songbirds the Bellas are back for one last competition on an overseas USO tour for Pitch Perfect 3. This time they’re up against arch-rivals that use instruments as well as vocals. Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Kendrick, Ruby Rose […]
