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MIKEL HURWITZ hears the battle for the SOUL OF A NATION
MIKEL HURWITZ hears the battle for the SOUL OF A NATION Where nations understandably remember a Day of Infamy, most vile and violent attacks have a long path towards their sneaking catastrophe, no more recently so than Hamas’ October 7th onslaught of Israel. But as the documentary “Soul of a Nation” soberingly proves, the wind…
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“FRANKENSTEIN” leads THE BEST FILM SCORES OF 2025
THE BEST FILM SCORES OF 2025 CLICK on the soundtrack title purchase the album ANEMONE (Bobby Krlic / Back Lot Music) The family-splintering aftermath of “The Troubles” get a surreal telling from the father-son duo of writer-director star Ronan Day-Lewis and dad / writer / co-star Daniel Day Lewis, whose blazing performance for “In the…
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LAURENT BOUZEREAU documents MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
While we live in a geek culture where boutique titles run over with extra features documenting every nook and cranny about the art of filmmaking, it’s almost impossible to think back to an analogue time where nascent VHS, DVD and Laserdisc markets were as bare bones as an unlucky shark chaser off of Amity Island.…
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HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR hears HEDDA, rages with zombies and electrifies the Bride of Frankenstein on a new Film Music Live!
Watch a new Film Music Live videocast as Oscar and Emmy winning composer HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR (Joker, Chernobyl) talks about putting a new spin on her sound with the jazzily sinister approach to Nia Da Costa’s daring update on HEDDA, as well as giving a sneak peak to her approach to the rage zombies of Da…
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ALEX SOMERS takes up co-musical residence with the RENTAL FAMILY
In a world desperate for connection, Japan (a country renowned for its eccentric social practices) just might have the most audacious agencies when it comes to hiring fake relatives, girlfriends, and just plain pretend acquaintances for special or long-term engagements. Such eye-raising monetary social engineering proves the gist for the uncommonly spiritual and poetically low-key…
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BRIAN TYLER is reborn from NOW YOU SEE ME to NUREMBERG on a new Film Music Live videocast!
Watch an extensive new Film Music Live videocast with BRIAN TYLER as he talks about creating the musical illusions for the hit NOW YOU SEE ME NOW YOU DON’T, digging deep into history to create the powerfully relevant score to NUREMBERG and his own life’s rebirth to add to his concert magnum opus ARE WE…
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Watch Fans of Film Music 16!
I moderated Peter Hackman’s 16th annual Fans of Film Music Event, featuring JAY CHATTAWAY (Invasion USA), DARA TAYLOR (Ironheart), JOHN DU PREZ (UHF), WILLIAM T. STROMBERG (Starship Troopers 2) and W.G. SNUFFY WALDEN (The West Wing)! Watch an enlightening panel of great composers talking about their craft HERE!
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Welcome back to FRIGHT NIGHT, for real!
Brad Fiedel says “Welcome back to FRIGHT NIGHT, for real,” and with new sonic blood that makes the Terminator composer’s classic horror score sing with spine-tingling electric violin like never before! Intrada’s new re-release, produced by Peter Hackman and Edwin Wendler. re-raises my liner notes back from the basement crypt with some new musings by…
