What I love most about film music and music for other media, is its diversity. There is so much music to explore. While most of the popular film music is […]
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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 Dragon Prince: Season 3 – Frederik Wiedmann
Something most people do not know about me is that I like animated cartoons. People frequently suggest certain television shows to me that I should really watch, but to be […]
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Tiny contribution to the book ‘Alles is Film’
One of the main goals of Soundtrack World is to promote film music, especially in the Netherlands where the site is founded. Sometimes a contribution is very small but just […]
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Geoff Zanelli
Sometimes a composer has to write music for a sequel, even though he was not the composer for the original movie. He or she can do two things when this […]
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The World of Hans Zimmer – 2019-11-11, Amsterdam
“A Symphonic Celebration” Hans Zimmer can be seen as a rock star of film music. Even people who are not really into soundtracks know him and have heard about, or […]
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His Dark Materials – Lorne Balfe
“The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials” As a soundtrack reviewer, I am constantly listening to as many new releases as possible, and sometimes I need to listen to an […]
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Instinct – Ella van der Woude
Sometimes I find myself too focused on soundtracks from the big Hollywood blockbusters, and forgetting the music from movies from my own country, the Netherlands. Luckily, while I was looking […]
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Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
One name that keeps appearing in the soundtrack world lately is that of Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. I first heard of her when her dear Icelandic friend and collaborator Jóhann […]
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Rambo: Last Blood – Brian Tyler
The movie franchise Rambo, based on a Vietnam war veteran played by Sylvester Stallone, started in 1982 with Rambo: First Blood. A second and third movie were also released in […]
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World Soundtrack Awards 2019 – 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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