It’s always exciting when an accomplished, prolific musician makes their first foray into film music. What will it sound like? Will their sound transition? Will it work? With X, experimental/folk/doom/etc. musician Chelsea Wolfe co-scores her first film (with Tyler Bates). […]
December takes us to the end of the year, bringing not just the last of the awards season hopefuls but also a number of my favorite scores of 2021, like La Panthere des Neiges and The Novice. As a result, […]
It’s always a tall task reimagining any movie, let alone one as iconic as 1965’s The Ipcress File. With a great Michael Caine performance, as British agent Harry Palmer, and one of the best John Barry scores, these are tough […]
The upcoming Academy Awards mark the end of the year’s award season. But before we dig into the nominations, let’s address the elephant in the room. The Academy, under threats from ABC, has demoted eight awards categories, including best original […]
At the end of January I “attended” Sundance to watch God’s Country, a drama/thriller starring Thandiwe Newton. Today DeAndre Allen-Toole, the film’s composer, joins the show! We chat about the film, including the challenges of making his feature scoring debut, palette […]
Right from the opening cue of “Arrival,” Jonny Greenwood informs you that his score for the Pablo Larraín helmed Spencer is not what you imagined. There’s an uneasiness to that opening cue, something that says: “this will most definitely be […]
The 2022 awards season draws to a close with the EE BAFTAs, the second-to-last major ceremony of the year, airing later tonight. This year’s best original score nominees are largely familiar faces at this point in the season, with Hans […]
For the first time in several years (since The Knick), long time collaborators Cliff Martinez and Steven Soderbergh reunite with Soderbergh’s “technothriller” Kimi. The film follows Angela, who suffers from anxiety and agoraphobia and monitors transmissions from the controversial smart […]
Fall Out Boy vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter turned media composer Patrick Stump joins the show! While our intended focus was his score for the new Disney show Spidey And His Amazing Friends, we spend a significant time talking about his […]
November takes us into the heart of awards-season film releases. In other words, there are A TON of great movies released in November and December, all vying for awards and critical prestige. As a result, there are some fantastic scores […]