Every year the BUMA Awards are awarded in The Netherlands. This year two Dutch film composers received an award: Martijn Schimmer won the Multi-Media Oeuvre Award Guido Maat won the […]
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Joe Hisaishi – Paris
The Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi is someone who usually does not travel outside of Japan that often, but in recent years I have seen announcements for many of his concerts […]
Read moreHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – John Powell
For the last couple of years, there hasn’t been a soundtrack I was waiting for more than the one from the last movie in the How to Train Your Dragon […]
Read more91st Academy Awards nominees and winners
Last night the Academy Awards were awarded. These Oscars are seen as the most important award in the movie industry that can be won. There are a lot of categories, […]
Read more15th IFMCA Award nominees and winners
Each year the International Film Music Critics Association have their own awards. These awards do not have the grandeur of an Oscar or a Golden Globe, but they are handed out by […]
Read moreFilm Music Prague 2019
Prague is one of the cities in the world that embraces classical music. When you are walking in the city center you can see posters and signs for all kinds […]
Read more72nd BAFTA nominees and winner
The BAFTAs, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were awarded for the 72nd time on February 10, 2019. They have only one music category for “Best […]
Read moreAquaman – Rupert Gregson-Williams
Composer Rupert Gregson-Williams is not new to the superhero genre in the DC universe. After writing the music for Wonder Woman last year, he was also given the job to […]
Read moreBecoming Astrid – Nicklas Schmidt
Most reviews on this site cover music from mainstream (i.e. Hollywood) movies or games, but every now and then a score for an European production comes our way. A nice […]
Read moreBumblebee – Dario Marianelli
One of the regrets I have with regards to film music is that I never bought the CD of the score of the first Transformers live action movie composed by […]
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