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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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.
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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Volker Bertelmann wins BAFTA for Best Orginal Score
The BAFTAs, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were awarded for the 76th time on February 19, 2023. They have only one music category for “Best […]
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Through Composers’ Eyes – 2023-02-05, Amsterdam
I have been hearing about Het Nederlands Filmorkest (The Dutch Film Orchestra) for quite some time now. It is an orchestra dedicated to film music, but they also like to […]
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2022 IFMCA Awards nominations announced
The International Film Music Critics Association has announced its list of nominees for the 19th edition of the IFMCA Awards. These awards are very dear to me as the editor-in-chief […]
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2023 GRAMMY Awards nominees and winners
On Feb 5, 2023, one of the most prestigious music awards, the GRAMMY Awards, have been announced. In the many categories, they also include some awards in the media category, […]
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Spotlights: Round up of 2022 – Part 3
We are currently still in awards season, with the Golden Globes winners and Oscar nominees being announced. It is also the period where I am still listening to as many […]
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Spotlights: Round up of 2022 – Part 2
In the second Spotlights article, in which I will touch on some of the soundtracks that have come out in 2022, I will be looking at several scores I had […]
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