The Best Film Scores of December 2021
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, […]
Exclusive Premiere – A Jazzy, Rollicking Cue from Tom Hodge’s ‘The Ipcress File’
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 […]
2022 Academy Award Nominations – Best Original Score
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 […]
An Interview with DeAndre Allen-Toole
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 […]
Spencer – Jonny Greenwood (2021) – Film Score Review
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 […]
2022 EE BAFTA Nominations – Best Original Score Overview
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 […]
Kimi: Cliff Martinez’s Thrilling Dream (2022) – Score Review
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 […]
Patrick Stump: From Fall Out Boy to Film Music
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 […]
The Best Film Scores of November 2021
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 […]
The Best Film Scores of 2021
We’re already well into 2022, which means I’m very late! But as they say, better late than never. It’s time for the annual tradition of covering the “best” film scores of 2021. If you don’t want to read through the […]
Colin Stetson on Scoring Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Red Dead Redemption II) joins The Film Scorer podcast to talk about his brutal, unconventional score to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Netflix’s new installment in the iconic horror series. Texas Chainsaw Massacre probably displays Colin at his most unrestrained, as […]
Colin Stetson’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Film Score Review
Colin Stetson’s score for 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre begins with the rumblings of an ancient chainsaw awakening, followed by horrible metallic shrieks. Pain is coming, lots of it. Except, there is no chainsaw, there is no metal. Stetson primarily uses […]