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NOBEL SON
"...enjoyably titillating black comedy should elate Rickman fans while pleasing aficionados of extra-flakey caper flicks...Tech credits maintain the film's momentum throughout, Paul Oakenfold and Mark Adler's techno-beat rhythms pumping up the action with occasional breaks for irony."
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
THE FAR SIDE OF JERICHO
"The movie benefits from the handsome widescreen photography by Patrick Cady,
and Mark Adler's rousing score evokes classic scores by Dimitri Tiomkin and
Elmer Bernstein."
Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter
MARILYN HOTCHKISS BALLROOM DANCING AND CHARM SCHOOL
"This is a wonderful example of a disc that combines score and song selections seamlessly...composer Mark Adler [has written] a quietly emotive score..."
Richard Knight Jr., Chicago Tribune
"Mark Adler's compositions and score are the real deal. It can get no better. A fine cast, superb music and a plot that thickens from the outset make this CD and film a rare trip into movie magic and a musical joy ride that will be long remembered." (Five Stars)
Johnny Jazz, California Coast Jazz
FOCUS
"The score is a wonderful example of his deft touch, mixing soft elegance with warm piano and—through the use of a bowed psaltery—a trace of exotic inscrutability. Adler's imaginative and memorable melodies perfectly capture the tale's dignified narrative and quiet conflict."
Jeff Berkwits, Entertainer Magazine
"An excellent theme...[the] score is set apart by its rich harmony, good thematic material, and interesting orchestrational choices. Adler has a distinct musical voice and style...If the film had resonated with audiences, it could have landed [him] an Oscar nomination in a crowded field." (Four Stars)
Steven A. Kennedy, Film Score Monthly
"Composer Mark Adler's evocative score often teams with the striking images to haunting effect."
Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star
"Mark Adler's musical score—at times reminiscent of Aaron Copland; at others, Bernard Herrmann—adds greatly to the ambiance."
Jean Oppenheimer, New Times Los Angeles
PICTURE BRIDE
"'Picture Bride' elicited a strikingly beautiful score from Mark Adler, who succeeded in conveying the hardships, sorrow and unexpected joys in the lives of Japanese laborers... With the bamboo flutes creating haunting images that often transcend the ethnicity in the action, Adler wrote a score that teems with gorgeous melodies, as precious and lovely as a porcelain doll, soothing and striking in their calm beauty...an illuminating joy..." (Four-and-a-half Bones)
Didier C. Deutsch, VideoHound's Soundtracks
"Exceptionally expressive...some of the finest moments come in quiet passages with the theme stated on a nylon string guitar, reminiscent of the poignancy and power of the end titles of The Unforgiven."
Bob Hershon, Jazziz Magazine
"Hatta and her collaborators bring to Riyo's odyssey an epic vision..."Picture Bride" unfolds as a series of ravishingly beautiful, highly sensual images accompanied by Mark Adler's shimmering score."
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"The soaring musical score adds an uplifting vibe that's in keeping with director Kayo Hatta's goal to create a lyrical crowdpleaser (not surprisingly, it won the Audience Award at Sundance.)"
Minneapolis City Pages
EAT A BOWL OF TEA
"Composer Mark Adler's score supports the activity onscreen perfectly, and a pair of classic songs—'How High the Moon,' sung by Pat Suzuki, and [Adler's] sultry 'Spring in New York,' performed by Lynn Ray—are utilized to stunning effect in the soundtrack at important moments."
Michael Rankins, DVD Verdict
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