Jon Broxton
@mmuk64.bsky.social
Englishman in California. Money laundering investigator. Film music critic, Movie Music UK, International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). Soccer fan, Sheffield Wednesday. Democratic socialist.
www.moviemusicuk.us : www.filmmusiccritics.org
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My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the music for the groundbreaking animated film TOY STORY, songs and score by Randy Newman.
TOY STORY – Randy Newman
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton To infinity and beyond! There are only a few films that you can point to as marking a genuine turning point in the history of cinema, but 1995’s…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the music for the groundbreaking animated film TOY STORY, songs and score by Randy Newman.
My latest film music review is of the score for director Guillermo del Toro's new take on the classic horror story FRANKENSTEIN, with music by Alexandre Desplat.
FRANKENSTEIN – Alexandre Desplat
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton It’s astonishing to think that there have been more than 50 cinematic adaptations of the story of Frankenstein since it was first penned, one haunted summer in 1…
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November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My latest film music review is of the score for director Guillermo del Toro's new take on the classic horror story FRANKENSTEIN, with music by Alexandre Desplat.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the classic action adventure JUMANJI, with music by James Horner.
JUMANJI – James Horner
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Jumanji is a children’s fantasy action-adventure film starring Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, and Jonathan Hyde, di…
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November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the classic action adventure JUMANJI, with music by James Horner.
My latest film music review is of the score for the new satirical comedy-drama BUGONIA, with music by Jerskin Fendrix.
BUGONIA – Jerskin Fendrix
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton The term ‘bugonia’ comes from Latin and Greek, and relates to an ancient concept or myth describing the spontaneous generation of bees from the carcass of a dead…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the new satirical comedy-drama BUGONIA, with music by Jerskin Fendrix.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the romantic/political drama THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, with music by Marc Shaiman.
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT – Marc Shaiman
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Looking back now, considering where we are today in terms of what the American political landscape has become over the past decade, it seems alm…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the romantic/political drama THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, with music by Marc Shaiman.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the serial killer thriller COPYCAT, with music by Christopher Young.
COPYCAT – Christopher Young
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Copycat is a psychological thriller directed by Jon Amiel, starring Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, and William McNamara. Weave…
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October 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the serial killer thriller COPYCAT, with music by Christopher Young.
A few notes about composer Klaus Doldinger, who sadly passed away last week.
Klaus Doldinger, 1936-2025
Composer Klaus Doldinger died on October 16, 2025, at his home in Germany after a short illness. He was 89. Klaus Erich Dieter Doldinger was born in May 1936, in Berlin, Germany. He studied piano a…
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October 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A few notes about composer Klaus Doldinger, who sadly passed away last week.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the Pierce Brosnan James Bond film GOLDENEYE, with music by Éric Serra.
GOLDENEYE – Éric Serra
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Six years after Timothy Dalton vacated the role after the comparative commercial flop of License to Kill, and after several years of protracted …
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October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the Pierce Brosnan James Bond film GOLDENEYE, with music by Éric Serra.
My latest film music review is of the score for the long-delayed sci-fi action movie LONG DISTANCE, with music by Steven Price.
LONG DISTANCE – Steven Price
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Long Distance is a science fiction action-adventure movie directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, starring Anthony Ramos, Naomi Scott, Kristofer Hivju, and the v…
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October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the long-delayed sci-fi action movie LONG DISTANCE, with music by Steven Price.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the scifi-drama POWDER, with music by Jerry Goldsmith.
POWDER – Jerry Goldsmith
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Powder is a science fiction-drama film written and directed by Victor Salva, starring Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen, and Sean…
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October 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the scifi-drama POWDER, with music by Jerry Goldsmith.
My latest film music review is of the score for the action-crime-thriller PLAY DIRTY, with music by Alan Silvestri.
PLAY DIRTY – Alan Silvestri
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton A fun action-thriller crime caper from writer-director Shane Black, Play Dirty is the seventh film based on the ‘Parker’ series of novels by author Donald E. Wes…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the action-crime-thriller PLAY DIRTY, with music by Alan Silvestri.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series (a day late because I lost track of the week) is of the score for the literary period romance THE SCARLET LETTER, with music by John Barry.
THE SCARLET LETTER – John Barry
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 work The Scarlet Letter is widely considered one of the greatest American novels, blending psychological depth, histo…
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October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series (a day late because I lost track of the week) is of the score for the literary period romance THE SCARLET LETTER, with music by John Barry.
My latest film music review is of the score for the new Downton Abbey film, DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, with music by John Lunn.
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE – John Lunn
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton After 15 years, 52 TV episodes, and two theatrical movies, the Downton Abbey saga comes to a close with this third and final film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Final…
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October 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the new Downton Abbey film, DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, with music by John Lunn.
My latest film music review is of the score for the new nature documentary feature THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, with music by Noah Sorota.
THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST – Noah Sorota
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Nature documentaries have always provided fertile ground for film composers. From the epic scores by Elmer Bernstein and Jerome Moross for National Geographic in…
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September 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the new nature documentary feature THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, with music by Noah Sorota.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the serial killer thriller SEVEN, with music by Howard Shore.
SEVEN – Howard Shore
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton The world is a fine place and worth fighting for. I agree with the second part. — Ernest Hemingway. What’s in the box?!? — Detective…
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September 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the serial killer thriller SEVEN, with music by Howard Shore.
My latest film music review is of the score for the new western crime thriller AMERICANA, with music by David Fleming.
AMERICANA – David Fleming
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Americana is a modern western crime thriller written and directed by Tony Tost, starring Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Eric Dane, Zahn McClarnon, and Halse…
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September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the new western crime thriller AMERICANA, with music by David Fleming.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the Oscar-nominated score for the comedy-drama UNSTRUNG HEROES, with music by Thomas Newman.
UNSTRUNG HEROES – Thomas Newman
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Unstrung Heroes is a coming-of-age drama directed by Diane Keaton, adapted from journalist Franz Lidz’s memoir of the same name. The story is se…
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September 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the Oscar-nominated score for the comedy-drama UNSTRUNG HEROES, with music by Thomas Newman.
My latest film music review is of the score for the ghost story movie APPLEWOOD, with music by Penka D Kouneva and additional music by Deniz Aktaş.
APPLEWOOD – Penka Kouneva and Deniz Aktaş
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton It’s not often than I feel compelled to write about the music for low-budget straight-to-streaming horror movies because, frankly, they are not usually very good…
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September 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the ghost story movie APPLEWOOD, with music by Penka D Kouneva and additional music by Deniz Aktaş.
My new article for the IFMCA about Simi Film Fest, the Simi Valley Symphony Orchestra, and their recent film music concert conducted by Joseph Metcalfe.
Joseph Metcalfe and the Simi Valley Symphony Orchestra
by Jon Broxton It isn’t every day that one gets to hear a film music concert in small-town America, especially if the small town is the one in which you currently live, and even more especially one…
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September 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My new article for the IFMCA about Simi Film Fest, the Simi Valley Symphony Orchestra, and their recent film music concert conducted by Joseph Metcalfe.
I'm back with a new review!
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the classic crime thriller THE USUAL SUSPECTS, with music by John Ottman.
Hopefully full review service will resume next week.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the classic crime thriller THE USUAL SUSPECTS, with music by John Ottman.
Hopefully full review service will resume next week.
THE USUAL SUSPECTS – John Ottman
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. This famous quote from the writings of 19th century French po…
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September 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm back with a new review!
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the classic crime thriller THE USUAL SUSPECTS, with music by John Ottman.
Hopefully full review service will resume next week.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the classic crime thriller THE USUAL SUSPECTS, with music by John Ottman.
Hopefully full review service will resume next week.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the Shakespearean tragedy OTHELLO, with music by Charlie Mole.
OTHELLO – Charlie Mole
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton O, beware, my lord, of jealousy, it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on. One of William Shakespeare’s most enduring a…
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August 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the Shakespearean tragedy OTHELLO, with music by Charlie Mole.
My latest film music review is of the score for the new sword-and-sorcery epic RED SONJA, with music by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli.
RED SONJA – Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton The character Red Sonja was created for Marvel comics in 1973 by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith as a companion to their already-established Con…
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August 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the new sword-and-sorcery epic RED SONJA, with music by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli.
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the comedy-horror DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE, with music by Mark McKenzie.
DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE – Mark McKenzie
THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton A classic sci-fi horror tale with a comic twist, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde is a modern reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella The St…
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August 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the comedy-horror DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE, with music by Mark McKenzie.
My latest film music review is of the score for the new French-made version of DRACULA, with music by Danny Elfman.
DRACULA – Danny Elfman
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula, which introduced the world to the modern concept of the vampire, has been made into films dozens and dozens of times ov…
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August 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the new French-made version of DRACULA, with music by Danny Elfman.
My latest film music review is of the score for the new Hulu adventure TV series WASHINGTON BLACK, with music by Cameron Moody.
WASHINGTON BLACK – Cameron Moody
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Washington Black is a new Hulu drama-adventure TV series based on the 2018 ‘bildungsroman’ novel of the same name by Canadian-Ghanaian author Esi Edugyan. The st…
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August 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My latest film music review is of the score for the new Hulu adventure TV series WASHINGTON BLACK, with music by Cameron Moody.