In his latest article Women Film Composers John Caps provides a short history of the topic starting with the eccentric Elisabeth Lutyens, who eschewed her previous 12-tone serial style for something more melodic in her film music. He continues with many fine composers through to acclaimed Icelandic cellist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. More....
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...
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...
Hollywood Soundstage is an album full of music from the Golden Age of Cinema. John Wilson conducts the "Sinfonia of London" in this grand collection of music from the great film music composers, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold, David Raksin, Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman and more...
Much has happened on Doctor Who recently including plenty of music-related news and events. We've had a concert covering 60 years of music, special releases on BBC iPlayer, classic score album releases, a charity single from the Christmas Special, even a Doctor and companion singing! Our main Doctor Who Music article has been updated with all these and More....
Patrick Doyle: Music from the Movies was a recent concert of music by Patrick Doyle. The concert was held in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, special guests including members of the composer's family, friends and fellow musicians. The event had a wonderfully intimate feel celebrating the music of this Scottish composer. 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...
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