The BAFTAs, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were awarded for the 73rd time on February 2, 2020. They have only one music category for “Best […]
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Year: 2020
Interview with Howard Shore
The International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands, (IFFR) is one of the biggest film festivals in the world and since last year they, in collaboration with BUMA Cultuur, have been […]
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2020 GRAMMY Awards nominees and winners
Today the GRAMMY Awards were awarded. There are a lot of categories, but for us, we are only interested in visual media ones. Below are all the nominees with the […]
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1917 – Thomas Newman
The movie 1917, directed by Sam Mendez, is a major hit in theatres. It is nominated for 10 Oscars, including best film, best director and, of course, best music. Composer […]
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CineTalk’s Sandro Forte passed away at age 49
Today I received the sad news that Sandro Forte of the Canadian website CineTalk passed away of natural causes. He was only 49 years old. I met Sandro during the […]
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Interview with Joep Sporck
This interview was conducted in Dutch. If you can read that language, I would kindly ask you to read the Dutch version instead of this English translation. When I go […]
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Favorites of and reflection on 2019
The start of a new year is always a good opportunity to reflect on the previous year. I launched Soundtrack World in January 2017, making this the third time writing […]
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Hildur Guðnadóttir wins Golden Globe Award
Last night the Golden Globes were awarded for the 77th time. There are a lot of categories, but for us, we are only interested in two: “Best Original Score” and […]
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Concerts Krakow Film Music Festival 2020 announced
The Polish city of Krakow hosts a film music festival (FMF) each year in May. Visitors can enjoy concerts, meetings with composers and workshops about film music over a period […]
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams
Concerning spoilers: I avoided mentioning story plots in this review, but when talking about John Williams’s music I have to address some themes from which you may be able to […]
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