Editor’s note: In this review, I will refer to the live-action film as How to Train Your Dragon (2025), and I will keep the original title How to Train Your […]
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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.
Spotlights: Soundtracks of 2025 – Part 2
For this site, as well as for the IFMCA, I listen to a lot of soundtracks throughout the year. If I only focused on the bigger ones and wrote only […]
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Krakow Film Music Festival 2025
If you are a fan of film music, and especially film music composers and live performances of their music, the Krakow Film Music Festival (FMF) in Poland is the place […]
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DOOM: The Dark Ages – Finishing Move Inc.
People my age who were into PC games back then should know what the game DOOM is, which was released in 1993. It is one of the first games in […]
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Thunderbolts* – Son Lux
When a new Marvel film comes out, I am always interested in its music. If I look at it from a generic point of view, I can divide the music […]
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Bear McCreary: Themes & Variations – 2025-04-26, Utrecht
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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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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