John Powell is one of the few composers who manage to turn out magnificent scores all the time. Most of the music he has written in the last decade has […]
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Author: Anton Smit
Anton is the editor-in-chief and 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.
Daniel Pemberton at Nederlands Film Festival
If you are a frequent visitor of this website, you know that I like to attend film music festivals in Europe. These festivals are fully dedicated to music for film, […]
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Ella van der Woude wins Golden Calf 2022 for Best Music
The Golden Calf (Gouden Kalf in Dutch) is the award of the Nederlands Film Festival (NFF). It is the most prestigious award in the film industry in the Netherlands, and […]
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Wolf – Matthijs Kieboom
I have been looking forward to seeing the Dutch movie Wolf for quite a while, because it has many things in common with another Dutch movie, Wild. Not only is […]
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Luck – John Debney
John Debney is a composer who has been writing for film and television for many years. He has written many scores, including the music for Jungle Book and the television […]
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‘Vriendenloterij’ Summer concerts 2022 – Amsterdam
Every summer, a series of concerts is organized in one of our top-notch venues for film music: Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. These concerts are sponsored by one of our biggest […]
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Everything Will Change – Gary Marlowe
One of the things I love about attending film music festivals is meeting people. I have exchanged pleasantries with composer Gary Marlowe in the past, but during this year’s Krakow […]
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Thor: Love and Thunder – Michael Giacchino and Nami Melumad
Michael Giacchino has been very busy lately. In the last year he has provided the music for Spider-Man: No Way Home, Batman, Lightyear, Jurassic World: Dominion and the most recent […]
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Crimes of the Future – Howard Shore
When you think of music by Howard Shore, his work for The Lord of the Rings probably comes to mind. His music for this trilogy is masterfully orchestral, containing many […]
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Orkestret – Nicklas Schmidt
Being quarantined because of COVID has all kinds of annoyances. In addition to being sick, I cannot go to the movie theaters for either entertainment purposes or reviews. Luckily, there […]
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