An Interview with Max Richter
The end is here! Well, the end of season 5 at least. That’s right, after over twelve months the season is finally over (making it, I think, the longest season of The Film Scorer yet), and what better wait to […]
Space-Worshiping Minimalism – Max Richter and Lorne Balfe’s ‘Ad Astra’
Every year there are a few movies like Ad Astra whose somewhat misleading marketing leads to audience repulsion and a quick fading from public memory. This is particularly unfortunate in Ad Astra’s case. Not only is the film beautiful and […]
10 Best Pandemic Film Scores
To do something a bit topical, I’ve compiled a list of the 10 best pandemic film scores of all time. However, the list is quite fluid with several of the scores on the final list able to swap positions on […]
Best Film Scores of 2018
In 2018 I listened to around 80 film scores and ranked my favorites (as well as a few honorable mentions that straddled the top-10 but didn’t quite make the cut). Many of these have appeared on other year-end lists, but […]