Real Name:  Joshua Gizelt

Age:  33

Location:  New York

Married?  No

What's interesting about me:  I worked for the phone company installing and repairing high-speed data lines at the moment, in order to avoid being laid off, I went on an "advanced educational leave of absence," and am attending College again. I pay my bills by working as a security gaurd. It is my great hope to be a filmmaker; it's what I went to school for and what I feel most comfortable doing. In addition to the technical aspects of cinema, I also studies the aesthetics of the medium and quite a bit of drama as well.

Favorite composers/artists:  Bernard Herrmann, Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Miklos Rozsa, John Williams, Howard Shore, Franz Waxman, Thomas Newman, Basil Poledouris, John Barry and, if you haven't guessed already from my screen name, Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

Favorite soundtrack(s):  "Vertigo," "Superman- The Movie," "Conan the Barbarian," "The Sea Hawk," "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," "Heavy Metal," "El Cid," "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, "Star Trek- The Motion Picture," "Images," "Looking for Richard," "The Player," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Lion in Winter," "Taras Bulba," the Barry-scored Bond films

Why I like Movie Music:  Well, I've always been interested in films, but beyond that, I think that what interests me in film music more than any other element is the DRAMA. A film score often paints a picture of a world, a character, a situation; it is often about character interaction and development. I like how music is developed over the course of a story. As a result, I find film music to be one of the most interesting idioms, one which can encompass all genres of music.

Additional Comments:  None of the above lists are all inclusive. I find that there is way too much wonderful music out there (granted, it's surrounded by quite a bit of garbage) to quantify in one simple list. I think that I will let my comments on the Message Board and my reviews speak more about my personality than I will say about myself, as I fear my ego. I'm not worried, however, about monsters from the Id!!!

AOL IM Handle:  Swshbklr32

Profile last updated on:  5/20/2008 9:53:00 AM (Mountain Time)

Comments & Reviews by Swashbuckler
Alien
Alien 3
Aliens
American History X
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Blade Runner
Body Heat
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brazil
Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo
Carrie
Cinema Paradiso
Clash of the Titans
Conan the Barbarian
The Conversation
Crash
The Dark Crystal
Dead Again
Diamonds Are Forever (remastered)
Donnie Brasco (score)
Dune (expanded)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (remastered)
The Fisher King
Flash Gordon
For Your Eyes Only
From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (remastered)
Gattaca
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
Goldeneye
Goldfinger
The Grifters
Heathers
Henry V
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hunger
Hurlyburly
Indochine
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Jacob's Ladder
Labyrinth
The Last Temptation of Christ (Passion)
Lawrence of Arabia
Lifeforce
The Lion in Winter
Little Women
Live and Let Die
The Living Daylights (expanded)
Looking for Richard
Masada (TV)
M*A*S*H (MASH)
Mom and Dad Save the World
The Mystery of Rampo
North by Northwest
Octopussy
Once Upon a Time in the West
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (remastered)
Planet of the Apes
The Player
Predator 2
Raise the Titanic
Romeo is Bleeding
The Sea Hawk
The Secret of NIMH
The Silence of the Lambs
Smoke
Soapdish
Spartacus
The Spy Who Loved Me
Star Trek The Motion Picture
Star Trek II
Star Trek V
Star Wars - Deluxe Edition
Superman (expanded)
Taras Bulba
The 13th Warrior
Total Eclipse
Total Recall
Total Recall (expanded)
True Romance
2001 (unused score)
The Untouchables
The Usual Suspects
Vertigo
Vertigo (re-recording)
Warlock The Armageddon
Wilde
The Wind and the Lion
X-Men 2 (X2)
You Only Live Twice

Compilation Comments & Reviews by Swashbuckler
The Duellists / The Riddle in the Sands