When the game Ghost of Tsushima came out, I was quite excited about its music, composed by Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi. Umebayashi wrote some excellent music that evokes the […]
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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 #14: Great Game Soundtracks of 2025
In this Spotlight article, I would like to highlight some excellent soundtracks for games I have heard in recent months. They form a wonderful showcase of how far game music […]
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Van der Woude wins Golden Calf 2025 for Best Music
The Golden Calfs (Gouden Kalf in Dutch) are the awards of the Nederlands Film Festival (NFF). The Golden Calf is the most prestigious award in the Dutch film industry, and […]
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Interview with Gustavo Santaolalla
Spoiler warning: In this interview, major plot points will be discussed from The Last of Us games and TV show. During the Krakow Film Music Festival, I had the privilege […]
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Agents Only Live Twice – 2025-08-16, Copenhagen
When you look on YouTube for live performances of film music, there is a reasonable chance you will find music performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Danish: DR Symfoniorkestret), […]
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Spotlights: Soundtracks of 2025 – Part 3
One of the changes I have been making over the years is that, in addition to writing a regular review about one particular soundtrack a week, I also want to […]
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Michael Giacchino
As I have written many reviews of soundtracks for superhero movies and TV shows, I will probably be repeating myself by saying that superhero media can result in outstanding and […]
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Superman (2025) – John Murphy, David Fleming
The heroes of the DC universe are at the beginning of a new phase. This change occurred in 2024 when James Gunn and Peter Safran took charge of this superhero […]
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The Magic of the Movies – 2025-07-04, Cologne
When I started Soundtrack World in 2017, I traveled to numerous locations in Europe to attend film music concerts. After a few years I stopped going for various reasons, including […]
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Jurassic World: Rebirth – Alexandre Desplat
The movie industry in Hollywood is still trying to make successful movies by relying on nostalgia. One of the latest examples is Jurassic World: Rebirth, continuing the story of the […]
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