Just Married (don't ask): in the French hotel, after Tom and Sarah short out the electricity with their...toy (and as Roger Ebert pointed out in his review, your relationship isn't going that well to rely on such a marital aid), the owner yells at them (as well he should), insulting Tom in French. Sarah translated it pretty quickly, so why didn't they notice (and she translate) the sign warning them against foreign electrical implements?

Hey, remember when the Fine Brothers were about spoiling movies and didn't prop their YouTube channel up with a bunch of ass-tarded 'React' videos? Good times.

Emperor of the North. Even when using a chicken as a weapon, Lee Marvin is a badass.

Gridlock (Arthur B. Rubinstein)

Comical circumstances result in a massive traffic jam on Los Angeles freeways and a number of stranded travelers try to make the best of it. There's a scene where port-a-johns are airlifted onto the roads while "Ride of the Valkyries" plays. If that sounds like comedy gold, you might enjoy this made-for-TV movie loaded with familiar faces. If not...I don't know what to tell you.

Arthur B. Rubinstein's score is highlighted by some rising tritone material reminiscent of WarGames and a neat recurring motif for the scenes of various people on the freeway.

Gridlock

(aka The Great American Traffic Jam)

composed & conducted

by

Arthur B. Rubinstein

1. Main Title 0.29

2. Friendly Wager 0.31

3. Chrissy's Plea 0.41

4. "My baby! It's coming!" 0.39

5. Parking Space 0.49

6. Heeeeeere's the Queen 0.36

7. Whatchu Haulin'? 0.32

8. "A little touchy." 0.33

9. The Jam Begins 0.58

10. Lady with a Baby 0.30

11. Going on Tour 0.33

12. Truckers Ride 0.25

13. Driving Range 1.07

14. "...officially on vacation." 0.24

15. Mass Confusion on Wheels 0.55

16. Scratching Rigs 0.52

17. Running Through Traffic 0.32

18. Truckers' Jam 1.00

19. Leaving Without Daddy 1.12

20. Still Stuck? 1.10

21. A Drink from Snake 1.10

22. T-shirt Type 0.09

23. Trying to Relax 0.32

24. Fingers Do the Walking 0.41

25. Off to the Races 1.09

26. Gaining an Audience 0.54

27. Can't Run Away 0.06

28. All Eyes on Buzz 0.15

29. Buzz in Charge 0.26

30. General's Speech 1.56

31. Airlift Relief (Strauss arr. Rubinstein) 2.02

32. 27 Years 0.34

33. Playing with Clarence 0.23

34. "All we can do is wait." 0.33

35. Creating a New Road 2.18

36. Troops Move Out 0.43

37. It's a Boy! 0.51

38. Meeting the Crew 0.49

39. Family Reunion 1.18

40. Working Things Out 1.16

41. End Credits 0.47

The 'all is lost' moment of Catwoman: Laurel empties her gun into her husband George and tosses Catwoman - who, at the time, is wearing gloves! - the smoking gun to get her prints on it.

This is the quality of writing deemed acceptable by a studio for a multi-million dollar movie. Jesus.

A published author, at last.

Now, I've been collecting film music for...if we're counting CDs I've bought with my own money, 20 years next March (for CDs gifted to me, 20 years this Christmas). I've noticed film music longer than that and there are a number of scores that have made my most wanted list, a good portion ultimately appearing as premiere releases or expansions of titles with abbreviated initial releases.

If you've read the blog (...), you'll notice that I've done write-ups of various soundtracks or favorite themes. Only recently, I joined the staff of a film music magazine and, only hours ago, I sent in my review of a CD that's a premiere release of a long-awaited title (or an expansion of a promo CD, if you're into semantics).

Seriously, to go from watching a movie and desiring a release of the film's music to writing (and having published) a review of said release.

To quote a famed secret agent, "I must be dreaming.".

Works of Art.

One composer I feel doesn't get enough credit is Arthur B. Rubinstein. I've mentioned him before and hope that more of his music can get released. In a dialogue I had with a soundtrack label head honcho, his response to my query about more Rubinstein releases in the near-future was 'Probably'*. Beats the hell out of 'No', that's for damn sure.

Somewhat off-topic, but the papers I used for track listings have disappeared, which is unfortunate, as I really wanted to share posts on John Morris' Fresno and Dominic Frontiere's Don't Go to Sleep. I suppose I'll have to do them over again. It's a good thing that the movies are on YouTube...as are a number of TV movies scored by Arthur B. Rubinstein. As one of the people who cares to see his music released, it will be my pleasure to go through his CV and post the track listings for his scores.

In addition to his TV movie scores, it'd be really nice to see a release of his "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" music. Listen to this suite and try to tell me you wouldn't want the same:

* - He likely meant a re-issue of WarGames or a premiere release of Blue Thunder, but, good as those scores are, this is a mere scratching of the surface.