I'm baaaaad, Smashing it!

Its instru-mental!

As the thunder, lightning, hail, monsoon, typhoon, hurricaine and rain continue to belt this tiny island into oblivion its time to get on with the instrumental. Thomas Newman is top of my people list today, not simply because we watched Little Children, which features his work, but because my iTunes shuffle still surprises me to this day. Thomas Newman is one of the finest soundtrack composers out there, cousin to Randy (I never knew that till now) he has put in music what sometimes cannot be expressed in visual terms. I came up with a few of the key movie elements that have been emphasized by Newman's work and here a few questions:
Would anyone of made a fuss about the American Beauty, plastic bag scene? Would anyone of cried in The Shawshank Redemption when Brookes dies? Would anyone of actually cared about Meet Joe Black?

Thomas Newman - Whisper of a Thrill (from Meet Joe Black)

The piano has always been one of those instruments I love, I have been trying to play for longer than I can remember and still marvel when I play anything remotely good. Its emotive, simple, and one of those skills that puts you in good standing to learn anything once you have mastered it. Michael Nyman is another soundtrack composer who has provided some brilliant music to some fantastic films. Nothing more so than the music to The Piano

Michael Nyman - Scent of Love

Carrying on with the piano theme, Christopher O'Riley, the American classical pianist with a penchant for Radiohead. Which comes neat onto our next offering of Robert Glasper playing some Radiohead style Jazz, which does work oddly enough. The Hawi'ian Jake Shimabukuro, who is the finest ukulele player ever, does some more covers playing the Beatles, give it time it becomes more obvious after a while. Then moving onto more normal instrumental Tuesday type stuff, we have M. Ward the singer/guitarist who has worked with many a famous act (Bright Eyes in particular). The Six Parts Seven, who are a mix of Explosions in the Sky and Eluvium, create layers of bass, drums and some fine guitar. Enjoy my chums!

Christopher O'Riley - Paranoid Android
Robert Glasper - Everything in its Right Place
Jake Shimabukuro - While my Guitar Gently Weeps
M.Ward - Transfiguration
The Six Parts Seven - Stolen Moments