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Close your eyes for a moment and think about the most memorable movie scenes you've ever watched. Chances are, you're not just seeing the visuals. You're hearing the music. That sweeping orchestral ...

Watch out – the film music boys (and girls) are coming for a concert hall near you. Next spring brings the first-ever Soundtrack Festival dedicated to Television and Games Music to London. Meanwhile, ...

The soundtrack is a vitally important piece of almost any movie. Most films contain a good deal of music, whether that's through a score written for the film or through pre-existing songs selected to ...

Before Trent Reznor’s life as an Oscar-winning film composer, he brought industrial rock to the mainstream with his band Nine Inch Nails. He studied piano as a child and studied computer engineering ...

The Oscars are just a week away, and you may have realized how excited we are for the big night March 10, because for the past few weeks, we have been looking at the current slate of nominees and also ...

What does a film score sound like? That’s a broad question, but it becomes easier to answer once it’s broken down into parts. What does the score for a period drama sound like? What about the score ...

Today (June 30), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a number of updated rules and campaign regulations for the upcoming 94th Academy Awards, as Variety points out. One of ...

Think of the scariest film you've ever seen. Beyond any blood-curdling screams or pounding heartbeats, there's sure to be another sound that sticks in your memory—the score. Horror films incorporate ...

Scores for Oscar-nominated movies like The Brutalist are better than they’ve ever been — even if you can’t tell which instruments are being used. Photo: A24/Courtesy Everett Collection For decades, ...