The Golden Calfs (Gouden Kalf in Dutch) are the awards of the Nederlands Film Festival (NFF). A Golden Calf is the most prestigious award in the film industry in the […]
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Year: 2024
Video Games in Concert with Eímear Noone – 2024-08-22, Amsterdam
Before I went on a vacation, away from writing for Soundtrack World, I went to another VriendenLoterij concert in Amsterdam. This one focused on music from video games, with Eímear […]
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Batman: Caped Crusader, Season 1 – Frederik Wiedmann
There continues to be a trend of creating new TV shows and movies that rely on nostalgia to succeed. This also holds for certain animated series. One of the most […]
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Deadpool & Wolverine – Rob Simonsen
Movies about Marvel superheroes were divided between three movie studios: Sony, 21st Century Fox and Disney, with the majority of them coming from Disney, which had launched the wildly successful […]
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Michael Giacchino – Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen, Vol. 1
While I am writing this review, we finally have summer days here in the Netherlands after many months of cold and rainy weather. Instead of sitting inside to write an […]
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Dragonkeeper – Arturo Cardelus
When I write reviews, I usually write about a soundtrack from a movie, TV show or game that has just been released. This review will be different, because I really […]
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Lorne Balfe
A common trend with high-profile movies is that many rely on nostalgia, with actors reprising their original roles decades later, with Matrix 4, the latest Star Wars trilogy and Top […]
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Flying Heroes – 2024-07-06, Amsterdam
Every summer in the Netherlands is different. Just look at our weather, for example. During some summers we have long heat waves, and during others, like this one, it rains […]
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Fully British – 2024-06-22, Ede
During the second concert of Het Nederlands Filmorkest (The Dutch Film Orchestra) that I attended, they announced a new concert program for June, focussing on British films. After attending two […]
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The Watchers – Abel Korzeniowski
When I think about successful relationships between a director and a composer that have resulted in truly excellent scores, M. Night Shyamalan comes to mind with the brilliant scores by […]
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