…(1960) A new sound for strings. https://open.spotify.com/track/4JU9bdYbl1qGa60YPpa2iF?si=f8eb7313b0b8423d One of Alfred Hitchcock’s most acclaimed films was also one of the most controversial films of the 1960s. Before this film, nobody in…
…the storytelling captured one’s imagination with a very intellectual sort of seduction. American Beauty was and still is a filmmaker’s film, yet for those of us who care about film…
…has already set box office records. The film has been hailed as one of Marvel’s most socially relevant and poignant films to date. Director Ryan Coogler was tasked with bringing…
…with his band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor’s career as a film composer started back in 1994 when he produced the soundtrack for Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers. From 2010 on,…
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…the more distinctive film scores in recent years was Antonio Sánchez’s score to the 2014 film Birdman comprised almost entirely of improvised jazz percussion and drumming. The film also has…
…the dissonance-heavy work of composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Although Greenwood has worked with many filmmakers at this point, he is mostly known for his film music through his various collaborative efforts…
…Producers, and learn how to move beyond presets to create a wide array of scintillating synth sounds for your productions. The First Electronic Instruments in Film Electronic music in film…
…off on us. + Read more on Flypaper: “Lessons from Film Composer Michael Giacchino” Non-definitive Theme Music Wiener-Dog’s theme song is played as an intermission piece mid-way through the film (sorry there are no streaming…
…the music before filming started. Director Todd Phillips has said, “To me, the music is one of the biggest characters of the film.” And he clearly meant it. He sent Guðnadóttir…
…the early days of film before sound and film went together. Films were often showed with live music, whether full orchestras or solo pianists. To help create consistency in the…
…the anxiety and unhappiness that touches the film’s central romance. Like the film itself, Greenwood’s score is a tribute to a classic period in filmmaking, but is wise enough to…
…Live with our new, free course series Any Sound Will Do. On the film and album The film, released worldwide in September 2016, and returning to theaters for short stints…
…ludicrous Transformers films, or even of the most recent Pixar films. Some movies of course have hit songs embedded in them, like “Shallow” — a mega-hit and Oscar winner —…
…worthy, entertaining protagonists. Concert films, captivating storylines, and even films with weird time-traveling plot devices are taking up the slots for this well-deserving list of films dedicated to the horn….
…the moment the piece became etched in the collective consciousness of filmgoers. Wagner’s epic, soaring music finds good company in films with similarly immersive intentions. Hearing that martial horn refrain,…
…or abandoned (note: most TV and film projects never get made). At long last, my friend decided to go to film school. Now he would be held accountable for completing…
…This expansive course features interviews with top film scorers working in Hollywood and on independent film and TV projects today, including Amanda Jones (Black Lady Sketch Show, Home, Adventure Time),…
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…breaking into it. Music, film. Film, music. The two have gone hand in hand long before the cinematic masterworks of Hollywood composers like Copeland, Morricone, Rota, Mancini, Zimmer, and Williams,…
…learning about the craft of filmmaking. He is a fan and critic of music from all types of media and manages “Go Soundtracks” online. He enjoys puns, cycling, and time…
+ Ryan Lott (of Son Lux) teaches how to build custom virtual instruments for sound design and scoring in Soundfly’s new course, Designing Sample-Based Instruments. Music, film. Film, music. The…
+ New course on Soundfly: Intro to Scoring for Film & TV is a full-throttle plunge into the compositional practices and techniques used throughout the industry, and your guide for…
…project, something that is often lacking in old video game soundtracks. + Learn more: Do these soundtracks inspire you? Make music using your Game Boy or a Game Boy emulator…
…Somewhat ironically, he composed the entire thing on a Mac! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZHa7ZC6Z0 2. The Dune Soundtrack The soundtrack to David Lynch’s 1984 sci-fi epic Dune was produced by Brian Eno and…
