Lamya's Poem is an animated movie about a 12-year-old girl forced to flee war-torn Syria but finding a strange solace in a book of poetry. The music score by Christopher Willis is a perfectly judged mix of sound design, small chamber groups, full orchestra and the Persian ney. More....
Composer Segun Akinola has accompanied the 13th Doctor through all her travels, and he bows out as Doctor Who composer with scores for the Series 13 The Specials broadcast in 2022 leading up to Jodie Whittaker's regeneration. More...
"Hitchcock's Frenzy" is a soundtrack album with a difference. It has two alternative scores to the Hitchcock classic: the movie's final score by Ron Goodwin & the rejected score by Henry Mancini. John Caps presents the story behind the Two Frenzy Scores and how they came to be. More...
"The Island of Forgiveness" is a film by director Ridha Behi, scored by the composer Marco Werba. With photographs and videos, we look at the Recording Sessions with the composer conducting the English Session Orchestra in London, including the Theme Song "Rosa's Song" sung the Welsh soprano Ellen Williams. More...
Your goal in Jurassic World: Primal Ops as a "battle-trained dinosaur handler" is to rescue, collect and fight alongside your favourite dinosaurs. This latest game in the series is scored by Winifred Phillips, and the composer brings all her skills and experience to ensure this is an immersive thrill ride which fits perfectly into the franchise sound world. More...
The Power of the Dog is a Jane Campion film set on a ranch in the 1920s American West. With some musical hints at the setting, composer Jonny Greenwood largely focuses on the turbulent family emotions. It is an uncompromising listen, yet the album makes a coherent and powerful musical experience. More...
For His Dark Materials Series 2, composer Lorne Balfe has produced more musically atmospheric 'Dark Material'. Building on his Series 1 score with an expanded collection of thematic material, he expertly paints the many character, emotional and fantasy dimensions of this ongoing series. More...
No Time to Die is Daniel Craig's last Bond film, but it is the first for composer Hans Zimmer. The musical emphasis has tipped towards action cues but Bond Music fans are amply rewarded with lots of Bond references, including the Billie Eilish Title Song, the Bond Theme itself and themes from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". More...
We've revamped and updated our Film Sheet Music page. It now includes a selection of classical and traditional tracks from the mfiles catalogue which have been used on films. In addition there are links to some of our own downloadable arrangements of film tracks, as well as some more recent sheet music book titles. More...
Jon Burlingame is an expert on film & TV music and his latest book Music for Prime Time looks at the origins and evolution of the small screen art form, subtitled "A History of American Television Themes and Scoring". John Caps reviews the book, with a focus on the new and ever-changing dynamics affecting TV Music. More...
The latest Music for Film album from Film Fest Gent features the festival's 2022 Guest of Honour Mark Isham with an excellent selection of individual score tracks and several Suites from the composer's many film scores over the past 4 decades. More....
Yesterday we reported on the death of Burt Bacharach at the age of 94. Here John Caps provides a more in-depth consideration of Bacharach's long and fruitful career, and his major contributions to popular music and film music as a Song Writer and Composer. More....
In this interview Shie Rozow talks about his career to date as a media composer and as a music editor. There is an in-depth discussion about his film score for the recent documentary "The Last of the Winthrops", and he also gives us a glimpse into projects which should reach our bookshelves and screens in 2023. More....
The film Forbearance deals with some difficult topics, including relationship issues and the impact of the big "C". However composer Giovanni Rotondo has created a score which serves the movie well and with due sensitivity, while also including some musical surprises. More....
Gunpowder Milkshake is stylish action movie with a stellar female-led cast. The film's composer Frank Ilfman delivers a fun score which channels knowing elements of John Barry and Ennio Morricone. It's an entertaining mix and highly recommended. More...
Cruella is a fun movie, with great performances and over-the-top characters. And its music is delightfully steeped in pop culture with a broad selection of songs on the soundtrack and an excellent film score by composer Nicholas Britell, scored for rock band and orchestra. More...
Two composers called Glass have made significant yet different contributions to the world of Film Music. Looking at the careers of Paul Glass and Philip Glass ("A Pair of Glasses"), John Caps assesses and compares their musical approach to film scoring. More...
News of the World is a latter-day Western movie starring Tom Hanks. The music score by James Newton Howard is partly thematic and partly soundscape with orchestral and solo strings featuring strongly in both roles, from a warm classical violin to a folk-like fiddle. More...
For The Secret Garden composer Dario Marianelli has carefully chosen a palette of orchestral colours and a set of thematic elements. He combines these in inventive ways to create a score which is mysterious and magical and takes us on an exciting journey of discovery. More...
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