Alien - by Jerry Goldsmith

In space no one can hear you scream - while waiting waiting to hear Jerry Goldsmith's full score for Alien. But the wait is over and the complete score is now available on a double album with bonus features included. More....

John Barry - Goldfinger

With the announcement that Sam Mendes is lined up to direct "Bond 23", we look back at John Barry's score for Goldfinger (Bond 3) where all the music elements came together to make the definitive and distinctive Bond Sound. More...

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is one of the most famous wind concertos, and it has been used in numerous films most notably in "Out of Africa". Here is the sheet music for the serene slow movement in two formats, with all parts included:

• Mozart's Clarinet Concerto Orchestral Score
• Mozart's Clarinet Concerto Piano and Clarinet

Bach's P&F No.7 from Book 2

Bach's keyboard works continue to fascinate people, particularly the 48 preludes and fugues known as The Well-Tempered Clavier. The 7th Prelude from Book 2 appeared on the soundtrack to "Milk". Here is this prelude and its partner fugue in the following formats:

• Prelude No.7 from Book2 sheet music & video
• Prelude No.7 from Book2 MIDI file to download
• Prelude No.7 from Book2 MP3 file to download
• Fugue No.7 from Book2 sheet music & video
• Fugue No.7 from Book2 MIDI file to download
• Fugue No.7 from Book2 MP3 file to download

See also our new improved versions of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor - his most famous organ work.

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Elmer Berstein by Jeffrey Dane

Did you know that Elmer Bernstein is the only film composer to have been nominated for an oscar during each decade from the 1950s onward? Jeffrey Dane looks at the life and work of the composer with a particular focus on Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments". More...

Around the World in 80 Days

We voyage around the world with Victor Young's oscar-winning score for Around The World in 80 Days. The movie was a lavish production with many locations and cameos from lots of stars. The music reflects those locations, and takes us on a grand adventure accompanied by the main theme which became a hit song for Bing Crosby. More...

2010: A Video Game Odyssey

There has always been a creative cross-over between film and video games, and game music now rivals film music in its inventiveness and importance. In our first article of 2010, we survey the vast world of video game music and point out some of the key milestones on its path to greatness. More...

Bruce Broughton's Young Sherlock Holmes

Though well-known as a TV composer, Bruce Broughton made a big splash in 1985 with two excellent film scores - Silverado and Young Sherlock Holmes. With its genre-twisting opportunities, Young Sherlock allowed the composer to deliver a top-notch score full of action and excitement. More...

Conan The Barbarian by Basil Poledouris

When it comes to Sword and Sorcery Fantasy films, Basil Poledouris set the standard with his score to Conan The Barbarian. This has the expected macho sword-wielding heroics in abundance, plus a touches of mysticism and some personal dramatic moments. More...

Restoration by James Newton Howard

Restoration is a Period Drama released in 1995 with an excellent score from James Newton Howard which deserves a closer look. Not only has the composer captured the period feel and blended beautifully with music by Henry Purcell, but he also heightens the film's dramatic flow to great effect. More...

Piano music - as heard by Brahms!

Brahms was an excellent pianist, and a number of the pianos he used are preserved in museums. This double album consists of a number of Brahms' piano pieces played on the same instruments which he used. So we can hear his music as Brahms himself would have heard it. Jeffrey Dane's review of these recordings highlights the historical context of the pianos featured and, with a number of photographs, brings to life the history and the personality of the composer More...

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Love Never Dies

"Love Never Dies" (the sequel to "Phantom of the Opera") has opened in London. Apart from a couple of brief references to the original "Phantom", the music for "Love Never Dies" is all new and sees Andrew Lloyd Webber on top form. More...

Music Oscar Results

Following the oscar results, Michael Giacchino has a clean sweep of all the major awards for his score to "Up". The award for Original Song went to "The Weary Kind" from "Crazy Heart". See our summary of Music Awards for 2009 Films and the complete list of Music Oscars.

Download Soundtracks at the Oscars

Check out film music from the Oscars:

• Michael Giacchino - Up
• Desplat - Fantastic Mr Fox
• Hamlisch - The Informant!
• James Horner - Avatar
• Lloyd Webber - Love Never Dies

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Thomas Newman: Angels in America

Following on from our recent review for "Road to Perdition", this week we look at Thomas Newman's score to the award-winning TV miniseries Angels in America starring Al Pacino, Emma Thompson and Meryl Streep, which tackled the subject of AIDS. More...

Frederic Chopin Bicentennial

This year marks 200 years since the birth of Frederic Chopin in 1810. One of the projects to celebrate the composer's work is an animated film called "Project Chopin: The Flying Machine". The film soundtrack uses the composer's Etudes and pianist Lang Lang is involved both on screen and behind the scenes. More...

Hans Zimmer: Sherlock Holmes

Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for Sherlock Holmes has gypsy violins, accordians and banjos. It's full to the brim of fun, zany action, and the theme is guaranteed to stick in your mind as you leave the cinema. More...

Thomas Newman: Road to Perdition

Since both Sam Mendes and Thomas Newman made a huge impression on "American Beauty", it was inevitable that they would work together again. Road to Perdition is a very different film, but again the composer matches Mendes' stunning visuals with bold minimalist strokes. More...

Christopher Young: Murder in the First

Christopher Young made his name with horror movies such as Hellraiser. While he is often thought of as a "horror composer" (composers can be type-cast like actors), the non-horror movies that he has scored have shown him to be an extremely versatile composer. One such movie is Murder in the First, where the composer has created a very moving score. More...

James Horner - Field of Dreams

While "Avatar" is doing well at the box-office, we look at one of James Horner's highly regarded soundtracks from 1989. The unusual story of Field of Dreams demanded a subtle treatment from the soundtrack, and Horner delivered a score which is ethereal and dreamy but building to moments of considerable power. More...

Scott Joplin and the Age of Ragtime

Scott Joplin was a fascinating figure in the world of music, though there are tantalising gaps in our understanding of his life. Scott Joplin and the Age of Ragtime takes a different approach and explains the wider context of music and the arts against a backdrop of American culture and politics, and sheds new light on Joplin's achievements and motivations. More...

John Williams - Home Alone

Christmas has a homely feel to it, and the delightful Home Alone soundtrack taps into that feeling. John Williams creates some original Christmas Music, some cartoon-ish music for the baddies and some great action set pieces. Listening to this, you are transported to a world where chestnuts are roasting on an open fire. More...

Ryuichi Sakamoto

As a film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto is probably best known for two exceptional scores, and curiously he starred in both films. In "Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence" in 1983 he played the onscreen part of Capt. Yonoi and 4 years later in "The Last Emperor" he played the role of Amakasu. Though both scores used a wide instrumental mix, the earlier film concentrated more on synthesiser sounds, while in the later film (for which he shared the best score oscar) Sakamoto concentrated on the orchestral tracks while David Byrne and Cong Su provided most of the traditional Chinese music. More...

Grieg Piano Concerto - making history

This album is a modern recording using the latest techniques, though the performances were laid down a century ago! The Grieg Piano Concerto was recorded by Percy Grainger in 1921 on piano rolls which have been used to play a steinway concert grand and recreate the historic performance. Also included on the album are similar recordings of a number of solo piano works made by Edvard Grieg himself in 1906, and his Violin Sonata No.3 in Cm. It is remarkable to hear historic recordings with such clarity and definition More...