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Album Review of Money Jungle
by Rachael Haft Upon first hearing the opening of Money Jungle’s title track, you might think you are listening to a Japanese Kabuki Theatre performance played on the Shamisen rather than a jazz trio session. Mingus’s unraveling measures of repeated notes set the tone for the whole album. This mood lingers on into Fleurette Africaine…
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Album Review of Bjork’s Vulnicura
by Rachael Haft Vulnicura is a collaboration between the Icelandic composer Bjork and beat producer, Arca. It is an internal landscape and narrative, portraying the dissolution of her 13 year relationship with partner, Matthew Barney with whom she has a daughter. It explores the emotional process she went through before and after the breakup. It…
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The Role of Music in Film and Television for Queer Representation
One thing you rarely find in queer representation is a dramatic, emotional James Horner string score where two queer characters are getting lost in each other’s eyes.
The Persistence of Hope 