The 10 Commandments of Epic Film Scoring

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Should the scores to historical epics reflect the authentic music of their time? Jon Burlingame, journalist and author of "Sound and Vision: 60 Years of Motion Picture Soundtracks," and Jeff Beal, Emmy-winning composer of the score to HBO's "Rome," debate historic film scores.

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