Jon Burlingame
@jonburlingame
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Award-winning journalist. Writes regularly for Variety. Author of "Music for Prime Time," "The Music of James Bond." Hosts music podcasts for Dolby Institute.
Los Angeles
Joined July 2013
Don't believe what the headlines say: Broccoli and Wilson did not receive just $20m for turning over creative control of James Bond. It's more complicated than that... https://t.co/HK8SCkKJAZ
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It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.
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Bruce Springsteen keeps slamming Donald Trump because "a lot of people bought into his lies." "He doesn’t care about anybody but himself and the multibillionaires who stood behind him on Inauguration Day… You have to face the fact that a good number of Americans are simply
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The 🇺🇸 American spy fiction television series "THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E." starring Robert Vaughn, David McCallum and Leo G. Carroll premiered #OnThisDay in 1964 on the NBC network 📺 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television
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Robert De Niro on Donald Trump: “He’s a punk. He’s a dog. He’s a pig. He’s a con. A bullshit artist. A mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Doesn’t do his homework. Doesn’t care. Doesn’t pay his taxes. He’s an idiot. He’s a national disaster. He’s an embarrassment to
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Quoth Guillermo del Toro in Venice: “I’m not afraid of artificial intelligence. I’m afraid of natural stupidity.”
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Listening to John Barry's best score, OH HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. This CD is so damned good. Great music to play when you are working. Looking forward to reading @jonburlingame liner notes. They have been spectacular throughout the Bond remasters.
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Completely agree w/this take - my 2nd viewing of #FantasticFour was more emotional than the 1st. They nailed the core story (and the visuals!). Would happily see it again. Been a long time since I responded to a "new" movie that way. https://t.co/qrQ65UePnR
Absolutely worth seeing #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps in IMAX a second time. This time, I caught some Easter eggs that had missed during my first viewing. Plus, having read more about the characters afterward, the experience became even more interesting. The scenes where the mother
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Thanks @Dolby and crew! Had a great time with @jonburlingame !
Retro vibes, family bonds, and one bold theme 🪐 Oscar-winner @m_giacchino takes #TheFantasticFour: First Steps into cosmic territory. On #DolbyCreatorTalks, he shares how he brought @MarvelStudios' first family to life with a heroic score. Watch here: https://t.co/25G5rzygbP
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The great saxophonist Ronnie Lang turns 96 today. One of only three remaining players on the original PETER GUNN score, and a West Coast jazz treasure.
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New story. New score. Same superhero. 🦸 Hear how @John___Murphy & David Fleming scored #Superman for a new generation while honoring the legacy of John Williams on #DolbyCreatorTalks. Watch here: https://t.co/CQoW0KfUdL
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Don't often get to write about chamber music, but this was fun!
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New Hollywood String Quartet has formed to pay homage to legendary original chamber-music group.
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Another huge loss for the music community.
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Mark Snow, the veteran television composer who turned "The X-Files" theme into an unlikely chart hit in the 1990s has died. He was 78.
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The masterpiece, complete at last. Proud to have contributed the booklet essay.
AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW exclusively at https://t.co/M4LZNDbPKR & https://t.co/I7WkX59pBR - #OnHerMajestysSecretService 2-CD Expanded & Remastered Limited Edition #Soundtrack by #JohnBarry !!! #JamesBond @007 #007
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