November 10 would have been Ennio Morricone’s 92nd birthday. Sadly he passed away on July 6 earlier this year. Being one of the high-profile film music composers in the world, […]
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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.
How to Train Your Dragon (Deluxe) – John Powell
Varese Sarabande is one of the biggest music labels specializing in releasing soundtracks, and occasionally they like to release an expanded version of an existing soundtrack. Most of the time […]
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The Glorias – Elliot Goldenthal
It was a pleasant surprise when I found out that composer Elliot Goldenthal had written music for a movie again, which has been a rarity throughout the last decade. This […]
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Interview with Hannes De Maeyer
Dutch/Flemish readers: This is a transcription of an interview that can also be watched as a video. On October 24, 2020, the 20th World Soundtrack Awards were awarded. This was […]
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World Soundtrack Awards 2020 – Winners Announced
Every year the World Soundtracks Awards are being held in Ghent, Belgium during “Film Fest Gent”. These awards are considered very important in the film music industry. The award ceremony […]
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Project Rembrandt: Season Two – Karl Heortweard
It is quite interesting to see how I get introduced to new soundtracks sometimes. While I was rounding up my latest review and started looking for a new one, Dutch […]
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Soundtrack World Unscripted #4
John Powell, Game Music Festival, Hades, Enola Holmes & More ‘Soundtrack Word Unscripted’ is a series where editor-in-chief of Soundtrack World Anton Smit talks about his passion for film music. […]
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Enola Holmes – Daniel Pemberton
As a film music reviewer, I try to review the music of a wide range of composers and not to review the music from the same composer in a short […]
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Hades – Darren Korb
There are some soundtracks that I have always wanted to write a review about, but have never gotten around to actually doing it, and all the soundtracks from the game […]
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Soundtrack World Unscripted #3
TENET, Jedi: Fallen Order, Rising Phoenix, WSAwards & more ‘Soundtrack Word Unscripted’ is a series where editor-in-chief of Soundtrack World Anton Smit talks about his passion for film music. Unscripted […]
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