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A Late Favourite - Alice in Wonderland
Critic Richard Jack Smith adds the 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland to his list of all time favourites.
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Why Dinosaurs? - Raphaël Dargent - Soundtrack Review
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In this episode of Hip-Notic Soundtrack Reviews, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Why Dinosaurs? scored by Raphaël Dargent. Also includes a mini review of Gladiator II composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. Midway Music composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, new...
Hellboy: The Crooked Man - Sven Faulconer - Soundtrack Review
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In this episode of Hip-Notic Soundtrack Reviews, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Hellboy: The Crooked Man by Sven Faulconer. Chain Gang Music composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permit...
Violent Night Review
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Film critic Richard Jack Smith reviews Violent Night. The film stars David Harbour and John Leguizamo. It was directed by Tommy Wirkola. Babe Ruth Music Theme composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use perm...
Desperate Voyage - Bruce Broughton - TV Soundtrack Review
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In this episode of Hip-Notic Soundtrack Reviews: TV scores, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Desperate Voyage, composed by Bruce Broughton. Chaplin music composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a...
Into the Mortal World - Roc Chen - Soundtrack Review
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In this episode of Hip-Notic Soundtrack Reviews, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Into the Mortal World, composed by Roc Chen. Midway music composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted...
Tenants - Andrew Scott Bell - Soundtrack Review
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In this episode of Hip-Notic Soundtrack Reviews, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Tenants, composed by Andrew Scott Bell. Music composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyrigh...
Airframe - Michael Crichton - Book Review
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In this Hip-Notic Book Review, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Airframe, written by Michael Crichton. Chaplin Music Theme By Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that...
The Worst Film Score of 2024
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Usually, soundtrack critic Richard Jack Smith chooses to unveil his pick for the "Worst Film Score" of the year in December. However, he has made an exception this year with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga by Tom Holkenborg. What makes this score so terrible? Watch the video for more details. Chain Gang Music composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allow...
Jackpot - Theodore Shapiro - Soundtrack Review
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In this episode of Hip-Notic Soundtrack Reviews, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Jackpot, composed by Theodore Shapiro. Chain Gang Music composed by Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted b...
The Kill List - Frederick Forsyth - Book Review
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In this Hip-Notic Book Review, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on The Kill List, written by Frederick Forsyth. Chaplin Music Theme By Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statut...
Stanley Kubrick: A Biography - John Baxter - Book Review
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In this Hip-Notic Book Review, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on Stanley Kubrick: A Biography, written by John Baxter. Music Theme By Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statu...
A Classic - Where Eagles Dare
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Critic Richard Jack Smith adds Where Eagles Dare to his list of favourite films. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal us...
The Chocolate Lovers' Club - Carole Matthews - Book Review
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In this Hip-Notic Book Review, critic Richard Jack Smith gives his verdict on The Chocolate Lovers' Club, written by Carole Matthews. Chaplin Music Theme By Ray Smith. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyr...
Game Changer: How Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch Redefined Cinema
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Game Changer: How Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch Redefined Cinema
Daddio - Dickon Hinchliffe - Soundtrack Review
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Daddio - Dickon Hinchliffe - Soundtrack Review
Ferrari Film Review
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Ferrari Film Review
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Game Soundtrack Review
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Game Soundtrack Review
Dragonkeeper - Arturo Cardelus - Soundtrack Review
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Dragonkeeper - Arturo Cardelus - Soundtrack Review
Ultraman: Rising - Scot Stafford - Soundtrack Review
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Ultraman: Rising - Scot Stafford - Soundtrack Review
XCOM 2 - Tim Wynn - Game Soundtrack Review
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XCOM 2 - Tim Wynn - Game Soundtrack Review
The Squatchers - Victor Herrera Calvo - Soundtrack Review
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The Squatchers - Victor Herrera Calvo - Soundtrack Review
War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations Book Review
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War for the Planet of the Apes: Revelations Book Review
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Soundtrack Review
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Soundtrack Review
The Soul Eater - Raphael Gesqua - Soundtrack Review
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The Soul Eater - Raphael Gesqua - Soundtrack Review
1864 - Tom Buk-Swienty - Book Review
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1864 - Tom Buk-Swienty - Book Review
666 - Jay Anson - Book Review
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666 - Jay Anson - Book Review
The First Omen - Mark Korven - Soundtrack Review
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The First Omen - Mark Korven - Soundtrack Review
A Favourite Shakespeare Adaptation
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A Favourite Shakespeare Adaptation

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  • @karpai5427
    @karpai5427 9 днів тому

    The Queen could carry the egg with her. She has at least 4 hands for that.

  • @BoonetheAgentsofHAILCreator
    @BoonetheAgentsofHAILCreator 12 днів тому

    A few of my suggestions for this year: IF (composed by Michael Giacchino) and Deadpool & Wolverine (composed by Rob Simonsen).

  • @WintersFilmGroup
    @WintersFilmGroup 14 днів тому

    Terry would have loved this. I played the Colonel and I wrote and directed the film. I will never forget the day when I showed up to the studio and Terry had placed the music in the film. I was stunned. Beautiful music. Powerful. Thanks for honoring his work.

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 14 днів тому

      Oh wow! Thank you so much for reaching out and letting me know that you worked with Terry Plumeri. I love his music. It has changed my life. Enriched me in ways I am still discovering. I believe he was an original talent who elevated the many films he worked on. I'm hoping more of his film scores end up released on CD some day, especially Diamondbacks, Dangerous Touch, Ambushed, Route 666 and many others. Thanks again for leaving a comment. It means a lot.

  • @fearkratos444
    @fearkratos444 Місяць тому

    What happened to the music?

  • @toddsundell5586
    @toddsundell5586 Місяць тому

    Watched Alien 3 once. Never picked it up again. Aliens is a epical masterpiece!

  • @Swayeee
    @Swayeee Місяць тому

    I watched the making of and they talk about how this score came about. Give it a watch if you can. It could just be one of those scores that suffers without the visuals and sound effects to accompany it. I feel the same about Fallout by Lorne Balfe a bit. Although I do enjoy these outside of the films.

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 Місяць тому

      Appreciate the comment. Thank you for watching! Have a great day.

  • @six1465
    @six1465 2 місяці тому

    Que anime es

  • @ClaudioTV2005
    @ClaudioTV2005 2 місяці тому

    Can you do a review on Randy Newman’s rejected score of Air Force One?

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 2 місяці тому

      Covered that in my article Score Season #17. You can find that on my Facebook page. Long story short: I preferred what Jerry Goldsmith did.

    • @ClaudioTV2005
      @ClaudioTV2005 2 місяці тому

      @@richardjacksmith6070 To be fair there are some great cues by Newman that he did better than Goldsmith. My favorite example is “The Executioner” (which plays when Sergei blows up the door causing an explosive decompression and the destruction of the tanker plane), because I wasn’t a big fan of Goldsmith’s cue, so this track could have been used. (My favorite part is the tanker explosion, because of how he created that suspense). I believe that some of Newman’s action cues were score for the “nightmare situation” moments

  • @simes44
    @simes44 2 місяці тому

    I enjoyed listening to this review. I thought it was a great set on the whole. One thing: its not "Lay-Lo" Schifrin, it's "Lah-lo". Tsk Tsk.

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 2 місяці тому

      Thank you. I'll remember that. Also, I mispronounced Alexandre Desplat's name for a while. Thought Desplat was pronounced "day-pla" but it's "dess-plat." Lol. Always happy for this kind of feedback.

  • @andrewscottbell
    @andrewscottbell 2 місяці тому

    Thank you, Richard 🤘🤘

  • @luisvidal4187
    @luisvidal4187 2 місяці тому

    Español el título

  • @richARDMCCROCKLIN-tb7kd
    @richARDMCCROCKLIN-tb7kd 3 місяці тому

    A pleasant surprise and Unexpected gem.

  • @rodgill9376
    @rodgill9376 3 місяці тому

    When it was announced that Wallfisch was going to do the music for the film, I was both excited and curious to hear what he’d bring to the table. I’ve been a fan of his work for quite a long time now. Needless to say, I was not disappointed! The musical score is both a love letter to the fans of the Alien film series and to the fans of the composer’s work. It bridges themes that is both familiar and new. The music is bold and cinematic. Half of it is quite elegant, hopeful, grand and hauntingly atmospheric. It knows when to bring out the warmth melodies of the orchestrations and relax the listener in a meaningful way while bringing this sense of uneasiness. Reminds me alot of IT and The Flash. The other half of the score is rather eerie, suspenseful and downright chilling. It includes all of my favorite elements within this style of the genre including: frenzied string figures, chaotic brass sections, ominous electronics and impactful, heavy percussions. Said electronics sound very angry and pissed off, similar to The Invisible Man. It’s very distorted and very intense. One track had this very wicked heartbeat-esque sounding electronic beat. Similar to the Med Bey sequence from Alien: Covenant by Jed Kurzel. Another track meanwhile had this really odd sense of experimentation with a buildup of out of turned strings and dissonant electronics. It sounded very discordant and slightly wacky. The choirs here plays a rather surprisingly bigger role this time around. They have their sense of creepiness or uneasiness as well as sounding very epic, bombastic and dramatic. I also really appreciated the easter eggs of the works of Goldsmith, Horner and Goldenthal as well as hints of Streitenfeld and Gregson-Williams too. It’s subtle and not overused. I’ve heard the score quite a few times at this point and I’m never bored. Looking forward to hearing what Wallfisch is going to do with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter next!

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 3 місяці тому

      Think you meant to write "Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed" as the rest of your comment was very positive. Thank you for sharing your impressions of the score. Oh boy! I've unintentionally stumbled across some spoilers for the film. I don't go to the cinema anymore, so I wouldn't have seen the film yet. I am extremely let down by the things they have done and chosen to include. No spoilers here of course. Guess this is a case of love the score, dislike the film or the ideas at least. Similar thing happened with Alien 3. I won't make that mistake again.

    • @rodgill9376
      @rodgill9376 3 місяці тому

      @@richardjacksmith6070 yes, apologies for the mistake in the typos. I love the score very much! Heard it quite a few times. And this is why I avoid watching trailers and tv spots of any kind. You’ll be doing yourself a huge favor if you do the same. But I think you should still see the film anyway. See it and judge it for yourself. Don’t trust other people. Only you can make your own conclusions if you liked the film or not. At least see the film to understand the full context of the musical score.

  • @richardkemp5550
    @richardkemp5550 4 місяці тому

    I love this, too. It's total nonsense, but brilliant because of it. Can't help feeling Tarantino learnt from this. How to make magical nonsense rather sublime. Not an easy act to pull off.

  • @darm10
    @darm10 4 місяці тому

    He stole the main theme from Interstellar

  • @magikalight249
    @magikalight249 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for this review. The soundtrack impressed me. From a frenchie, bye !

  • @jmt__
    @jmt__ 5 місяців тому

    One of my favorite movies. People are too stupid to understand it.

  • @alfredarvidsson
    @alfredarvidsson 5 місяців тому

    Hi Jack, do you direct? As in my first music video? This is not your ordinary message, I know, and I do not know how to tell you the correct version of what I want to write. But I maybe can start with that I never asked anyone this question before.

    • @alfredarvidsson
      @alfredarvidsson 5 місяців тому

      "Get Loose" A Believer in a God of Love Said in a war The Devil is responsible Then he raised his gun Forgot about his God, And he, Nobody else Decided to pull Yeah ,....... For a man in a war, There's only one thing to-do (double beat on the bass-drum there) Fight to make peace, Are you a complete fool. "Bang", where did it go Don't you need to know Well take a closer look, He was a boy like you ...... Your hands are tied, your body is tied, your mind is tied, by some foolish lies ..... Get loose Turn your hands move your body Get out of your mind, Get way out of line The sooner, the better And hear what I say You are what you are and that is ok Get loose Turn your hands move your body Get out of your mind, Get way out of line With the truth to be seen, we all gonna rise, no more lies, it's time to grow wise .... Yeah- heey....

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 5 місяців тому

      Hi Alfred. Thank you for your comment. I make what you see on UA-cam. Reviews about books, movies and soundtracks. I do everything myself using the most basic tools i.e. natural light or a lamp if it's night. I edit and do the sound. Again, I keep things simple. I have done music related videos. Mostly for my father. He wrote songs. Feel free to check out some of my videos. I recommend Midway and Ballad of a Man Called Horse. All the best!

  • @Rockin_Ross
    @Rockin_Ross 5 місяців тому

    Great review. Only 1500 of these boxes sets were released. Average price is about $350usd IF you can find it.

  • @edwardtracey6143
    @edwardtracey6143 5 місяців тому

    The song that inspired Cream .... I'm here for it.

  • @DimitrisKrommidas5
    @DimitrisKrommidas5 5 місяців тому

    My favorite Tim Wynn score. XCOM 2:War of the Chosen is also excellent.

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 5 місяців тому

      I know it's not officially released (the soundtrack) but have you seen The Punisher video game Wynn co-composed with Christopher Lennertz? I love the themes and action music in that game.

    • @DimitrisKrommidas5
      @DimitrisKrommidas5 5 місяців тому

      ​@@richardjacksmith6070 Of course. I have all the Wynn scores and the Lennertz scores.

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 5 місяців тому

      @@DimitrisKrommidas5 Awesome.

  • @farhadfarahdoust7715
    @farhadfarahdoust7715 5 місяців тому

    amazing movie amazing gun

  • @Swayeee
    @Swayeee 6 місяців тому

    Big fan of all these XCOM soundtracks. If you liked this, check out the expansion's soundtrack, War of the Chosen.

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 5 місяців тому

      I shall. Thank you very much.

    • @Swayeee
      @Swayeee 5 місяців тому

      ​@@richardjacksmith6070 also, a little off-topic but tangentially related to XCOM 1's score. You should check out the 2 newer Deus Ex scores for Mankind Divided and Human Revolution. They're excellent imo.

  • @KalaniHubbard
    @KalaniHubbard 6 місяців тому

    Amazing!!! Victor is incredible 👏 great review! This soundtrack really is fantastic!

  • @nandoflorestan
    @nandoflorestan 6 місяців тому

    Film music is a bastard art, but it can be honest bastard art, as evidently is the case with this soundtrack. But the art of reviewing film music, that's bastard squared. Only in this ridiculous, non-existent métier do people grade """emotion""" as if it weren't the most subjective of all things possible. I couldn't be less interested in how much """emotion""" you felt, since it never translates to how much I feel. It's fair to discuss anything else about the music, but most people don't know how, and this video is an example. Our reviewer here is impressed with the choirs in this soundtrack, making obvious that he doesn't know how the sausages are made. The choirs are off-the-shelf "epic" sound libraries, with lyrics that make no sense, since one can clearly hear the word "dominus" in the first episode, which evidently is in Latin, not in Ancient Greek. The choirs here are the least interesting part and, honestly, the part that sort of cheapens the whole thing. Maybe I am bastard to the cube (bastard³), for criticizing a "poor" critic (bastard²) of film music (the bastard art) - but at least I know how sausages are made, and I know what he says here is nonsense.

  • @msheart2
    @msheart2 6 місяців тому

    Another of the many who propagate false narratives to the public

  • @WHU63
    @WHU63 7 місяців тому

    I once worked with a guy who lived two doors away from George in Burden Way Cregagh. I asked him if Bestie showed signs of talent when a young boy. He told me that all the kids 10-15 played a twenty a side game on a local green. At 10 years old George could dribble around them all and then some. Eventually the lads got tired of him and kicked him for not passing the ball. He was effortless with the ball at his feet.

  • @spotjatin
    @spotjatin 7 місяців тому

    light dusre right brain matlab me mara aur usd inr Kenai he bitcoin me se...aage vohi kalki sena no 1 ahmedabad ka target he.april 2024 se 2047 future me dekhte he dusre group ki kalki sena ne kya vayda likhvaya he....😊

  • @Universalwisdomknowledge
    @Universalwisdomknowledge 8 місяців тому

    Best of the best❤❤❤❤

  • @kasha1702
    @kasha1702 8 місяців тому

    Добро !!! 😋😋👍👍

  • @andrewscottbell
    @andrewscottbell 8 місяців тому

    Thank you so much, Richard. Always a joy to hear you speak about film music. It's an honor whenever you choose to review one off my scores. Cheers!

  • @liamdude5722
    @liamdude5722 8 місяців тому

    5/10

  • @kenlowe8659
    @kenlowe8659 8 місяців тому

    That movie is great but Mel Gibson’s “We were soldiers” rates up there with “Hamburger Hill, Platoon”, and Full Metal Jacket”. It a must watch.

  • @whoshoo
    @whoshoo 8 місяців тому

    If you want more of this soundtrack, you can listen to madame web, because its just a complete ripp off

  • @BabsonWalker001
    @BabsonWalker001 9 місяців тому

    I love the music though

  • @angloaust1575
    @angloaust1575 9 місяців тому

    It was no thrill being on Hamburger hill! As opposed to the thrill on Blueberry hill!

  • @enjoymyvideos6295
    @enjoymyvideos6295 9 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed the soundtrack for this show. Nice review for the soundtrack.

  • @Wedjwants
    @Wedjwants 10 місяців тому

    Man reviews video game soundtrack of a game he opens his review saying he hasn't played 👍

  • @braedenbaker2880
    @braedenbaker2880 10 місяців тому

    Did you know it won Favorite Movie at the 1994 Kids Choice Awards?

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 10 місяців тому

      No, I didn't. Thanks for letting me know.

    • @braedenbaker2880
      @braedenbaker2880 10 місяців тому

      @@richardjacksmith6070 If you don't believe me, you can look up 1994 Kids Choice Awards on Wikipedia.

  • @easyalpha1
    @easyalpha1 10 місяців тому

    This is the best Vietnam movie ever……totally underrated….and no Hollywood glitz….

  • @BoonetheAgentsofHAILCreator
    @BoonetheAgentsofHAILCreator 10 місяців тому

    I enjoy this soundtrack a lot, though I have not played the actual game.

  • @skylongskylong1982
    @skylongskylong1982 11 місяців тому

    Edward Fox was a ex Guards Officer, just like his brother, so knew how to handle weapons to a high standard.

  • @andrewscottbell
    @andrewscottbell 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for your kind words about my work. It means the world 🤘🤘

    • @richardjacksmith6070
      @richardjacksmith6070 11 місяців тому

      It's an amazing score Andrew. I loved it, and cannot wait to check out more of your work.

  • @gabrielleirwin5089
    @gabrielleirwin5089 11 місяців тому

    Thank you. My fatherTom Irwin has grown up with George Best. I love you for playing this beautiful screen and music. GOD BLESS Gabrielle Irwin

  • @liberecak4383
    @liberecak4383 11 місяців тому

    V Čechách to byl Přáda?!!!!!!

  • @liamdude5722
    @liamdude5722 11 місяців тому

    I thought it was great. 8/10

  • @liamdude5722
    @liamdude5722 11 місяців тому

    I thought it was great. 8/10

  • @giuseppeneri1634
    @giuseppeneri1634 Рік тому

    Number one stop

  • @liamdude5722
    @liamdude5722 Рік тому

    I thought this soundtrack was amazing. Easy candidate for my favorite of the year. 10/10

  • @filmandpage1138
    @filmandpage1138 Рік тому

    I’m going to check this audio book out. Good review.