movie review
The best music movies throughout history.
If I Never Knew you: Disney’s Forgotten Song
I did a podcast episode for my show The Screen Queen that covered the animated film, Pocahontas. During that time of revisiting one of the major movie loves of my life, I got to elaborate on the lost piece of Disney history.
By Samantha Parrish3 years ago in Beat
"Mastering the Art of Reading Music: Understanding Treble and Bass Clefs"
Reading music is an essential skill for any musician, as it allows them to understand and perform written compositions. The process of reading music involves interpreting the symbols and memorandum set up on a distance of music in order to play the correct notes on an instrument. At its utmost introductory position, reading music involves understanding the layout of a distance of music, including the staff, clefs, and note values. The staff, which is the foundation of distance music, is made up of five vertical lines and four spaces, on which notes are placed.
By Suresh Natarajan3 years ago in Beat
Polymathic Actor, Recording Artist, and Filmmaker Amir Royale Releases New Single “Phonics” (feat. Sydney Palmer and Declan Sheehy-Moss)
From Amir Royale I don't think I've ever really felt well-understood by my peers or mentors. Most my life I was outcasted for my passionate and exuberant outlook. "Phonics" was a way for me to define what that felt like — but, furthermore — showcase to others how to combat it. I've had this song sitting in a vault since before the pandemic. Thus, I recruited some of my favorite people in this whole wide world to share the stage for one of my last few "harder" stories to tell. Or, well — at least I think so. Declan Sheehy-Moss (a good friend of the next J. Dilla and Robert Glasper - Cisco Swank); as well as Sydney Kate Palmer (an NYU student of mine) both bring this so beautifully to life — and, I don't know — I just hope you finally get it one day. Maybe, just maybe — I even pray I'll still be here on Earth to know finally what it feels like. That's if God decides I'm lucky enough. I love and miss you all, always. Walk good, take care. 🌺❤️🩹🌺
By StageScene Magazine3 years ago in Beat
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Like the previous Captain America movies, "Civil War" draws inspiration from the current US foreign policy. Just as Batman v Superman tried to make up for the huge trauma of the Iron Man city disaster by turning Iron Man into a war between Batman and Superman, the Civil War tried to deal with the consequences of the Avengers’ past actions. The issue of civilian casualties has always been a recurring theme in Marvel movies (and may be emphasized in the Age of Ultron as a direct response to Iron Man). To make matters worse, Captain America is already dealing with the collapse of his Avengers supergroup around him. After too many catastrophic collateral damages have occurred, a new law places heroes in the United Nations. Under jurisdiction.
By Zuvin Maharzan3 years ago in Beat
Ant-Man (2015)
However, now Hank needs someone who can and is willing to put on a suit again. He chose Scott. His impressive stealth, dexterity, and stealing abilities are exactly the skills Ant-Man needs. Watching Scott pull Spider-Man out and learn how to jump in and out of the keyhole, adjust the size, and use his mind to deploy an army of ants on the battlefield. From action sequences to character interactions, everything works well.
By Zuvin Maharzan3 years ago in Beat
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
But in the real human beings playing God, Ultron looks at Stark's pursuit of peace differently and decides that the only way to save mankind is to destroy the Avengers. What happened was that Ultron accepted James Spade’s voice (and a low-hanging smile) and Mr. Cosmic Robot’s absurd physique, and decided (I think it was too fast for the narrative) that this was the only way to save This planet wants to kill all, its creatures. People, this means starting with their protector, the Avengers. But the mind he created, Ultron (James Spade) decided to best ensure safety by destroying the Avengers and humanity with their help. Infected with insanity from the beginning, Ultron (James Spade) appeared, hated his creator, and believed that the best way to save mankind was to destroy it.
By Zuvin Maharzan3 years ago in Beat
Polymath Actor, Recording Artist, and Filmmaker Amir Royale Releases His ‘Stories of the Lost, Rich & Tormented’ EP
From Amir Royale Sophomore year, NYU Tisch’s Clive Davis Institute, 2017. I created the concept of Stories of the Lost, Rich & Tormented as a "Writing the Hit Song: Deep Cutz" homework assignment. Over the course of 14 weeks, I crafted and reworked about 12 or so ideas. Suddenly, my songwriting professor at the time (Eren Cannata of Cove City Sound Studios, Facethouse Records & Warner Chapel Music), directed us to use all the content we created thus far to formulate an EP. This project would then become one we’d pitch and present to potential A&R scouts. It was our final project. I curated 5 of my best records across the class to showcase a conceptual narrative and description of greed, lust, and youth insecurity within American culture. It is the final entry within my four-EP-long music chronicle (dating back to my 2015 EP, This Is for You.). To let this project go free finally—feels like a blessing. Thank you.
By StageScene Magazine3 years ago in Beat
