Loving Vincent is one of the more adventurous films made in recent memory: an ode to Vincent van Gogh animated through 65,000 hand painted frames. The film retells van Gogh’s last days (and, briefly, his early days) through what are […]
Motherless Brooklyn was largely dismissed upon its release, leading to an unfortunate fate for one of 2019’s best scores. A 1950s film noir, Motherless Brooklyn hits many of the classic genre tropes that have developed over the decades, the best […]
Pitch Black spawned an extensive and relatively cult franchise built around popular anti-hero Riddick, but the film itself represents quite humble roots. Emblematic of this is composer Graeme Revell’s score for Pitch Black. Revell’s score starts off promising enough, with […]
I’ve decided to start visiting years past, from before I actively listened to film music, and come up with retrospective best-of lists. Not only is it a good way to revisit missed classics and get a feel for the year […]
In 2010 electronic music icons Daft Punk made their first (and to date, only) foray into film scoring with Tron: Legacy. On paper the pairing makes complete sense: the electronic legends with a space age aesthetic would bring to life […]
The Lodge is an interesting experiment between silence and music. It builds fear and tension through a sparing use of Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans’ chaotic and discordant score. The vast majority of The Lodge is entirely without music. The […]