As a film music fan, I have always had a list of composers I want to see perform live. Over the years, I have been privileged to be able to […]
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Author: Anton Smit
Anton is the founder of Soundtrack World. After writing about film music occasionally, he thought it was time to create his own site to celebrate music from film but also other media. Next to working on this website, Anton is a member of the International Film Music Critics Association, has a job in IT and plays the tuba in a local orchestra.
South of Midnight – Olivier Derivière
Writing music for a video game is very different from writing music for a television show or a movie. When a movie or TV show is released, the events happening […]
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Buma Music in Media Awards 2025 announced
On April 16, the winners of the Buma Music in Media Awards were announced during an award show in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. These awards celebrate the best music for […]
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Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert [Movie Review]
This review will be different from what you are used to from me. Instead of talking about a soundtrack from a movie, I would like to talk about the movie […]
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Joe Hisaishi in Concert – 2025-03-29, Rotterdam
Whenever I see an announcement that Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi is coming to Europe, I always check if it is a concert I want to attend. The reason why I […]
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Mickey 17 – Jung Jae-Il
I recently checked which movies I saw in theaters last year, and almost all of them were a sequel to an already existing popular film. This is a trend I […]
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – Jan Valta, Adam Sporka
Making a successful video game has become more challenging in recent years. I have been following video games for many years now, and a lot of them have failed to […]
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Symfonische Soundtracks – 2025-03-13, Groningen
Something amazing has happened over the years regarding film music that I still need to grow accustomed to: the popularity of film music concerts has increased significantly. I have already […]
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Captain America: Brave New World – Laura Karpman
Disney has had an outstanding run with Marvel Cinematic Universe movies for many years, all the way up to Avengers: Endgame. After this amazing run, the number of new Marvel […]
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Spotlights: First soundtracks of 2025
For many people, the year 2025 starts on January 1st, but for me, as a soundtrack reviewer, it starts much later. During the first two months of the year, I […]
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