By this point a lot of you have seen the news that Cristobal Tapia de Veer won’t be returning to score The White Lotus. Those of you that read Cristo’s interview with the New York Times also know that this […]
Summer Horror A-Side / B-Side Split – Side B: Longlegs As summer winds down, Sam is here with a double-feature of 2024 horror scores, ending with Zilgi’s score for Longlegs. In a few days, Autumn will be here, kicking off […]
As summer winds down, Sam is here with a double-feature of 2024 horror scores, beginning with Tyler Bates’s score for the finale of the X Trilogy: MaXXXine. Tune in next week to see what other horrors await…
I’d start this review off with a pithy quip about the evils of wall-to-wall scoring, but there are plenty of examples that I really like, including recent ones such as Oppenheimer and Across the Spider-Verse (one could say that this […]
By not only telling the true life story of one of professional wrestling’s most legendary dynasties but also shining a heartbreaking light on the pressures of generational expectations, Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw is a true marvel of cinematic achievement. […]
Author’s Note: I received this record as a promotional copy from Microids Records for the purpose of review. The opinions and thoughts shared are completely my own, with no expectations from the distributor. I also want to acknowledge the recent […]
I’ve been watching a lot of action movies lately, mostly ones released in 2023 and 2024, and one thing I’ve noticed (not surprisingly) is the scores. Specifically, I’m noticing the scores of more recent releases. It seems like the sonic […]
The Messiaen Modes. These Modes, particularly number 3, became the focal point of coverage about Mac Quayle’s score for Leave the World Behind, driving the sound of his score. The Wikipedia entry for these (“modes of limited transposition”) – which […]
It’s easy to get distracted in Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film Poor Things, whether from the visuals reminiscent of a 60s Czech fantasy film, the voluminous sex scenes, or Jerskin Fendrix’s (interview) unabashedly strange score. But, in one way or another, […]
Warm, bright synths drone on; birds chirp, gleefully; footage of blooming flowers rolls on. An idyllic, calming ambience. But what if the hands that planted those flowers were also stained with blood? In Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener, Narvel Roth (played […]
Any discussion of the music of Tár must first start with the idea that the film has no score. I saw this constantly repeated, particularly when the film’s score was up for a number of awards and critics’ recognitions in […]
Sometimes a great score’s attachment to a commercial bomb means the score itself will quickly disappear into the void. Blonde presents a slight variant. Instead of box office poison, the film’s graphic portrayals of violence and abuse drew widespread repulsion. […]