In the last decade, we have seen a significant rise in adaptations of video games for the big screen. The most successful ones are the two Sonic the Hedgehog movies, […]
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Year: 2023
Buma Music in Media Awards 2023 have been awarded
On April 19, the Buma Music in Media Awards winners were announced during an award show in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. These awards celebrate the best music for media from […]
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Hans Zimmer Live – Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer has been busy these last couple of years, but if you look at his IMDB page, his output has gone down over the years. Except for a handful […]
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Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away at the age of 71
Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto sadly passed away on March 28. Cancer beat him while he was only 71 years old. In his career, he has written some stunning music, including […]
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De Nieuwe Vermeer – Karl Heortweard
Johannes Vermeer is one of the most famous Dutch painters from the 17th century. He has created magnificent world-famous pieces, including The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring. In […]
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – Christophe Beck
It happens only rarely that a composer stays on board to write the music for all the installments of a superhero movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For example, this […]
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Volker Bertelmann wins Oscar 2023 for best music
Last night the Academy Awards were awarded. There are a lot of categories, but for us, we are only interested in two: “Best Original Score” and “Best Original Song”. Below […]
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The Last of Us: Season 1 – Gustavo Santaolalla, David Fleming
In recent years two types of media have seen a boost in their popularity: video games and television shows on streaming platforms. Sometimes you even see a combination of the […]
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eSWay Awards: The Best Soundtracks of 2022
2022 has been quite a year of contrasts, in which COVID problems started to fade from most of our personal lives. The year started with The Netherlands still in lockdown, […]
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Winners of 2022 IFMCA Awards announced
Each year the International Film Music Critics Association announces its awards. It was the second year that Soundtrack World was involved in the voting process. We announced the nominations two […]
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