“You haven’t made it in Hollywood as a composer until you get replaced on a project”, is what Tom Holkenborg wrote on Twitter when it was announced that Danny Elfman […]
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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.
Star Wars in Concert – 2017-12-02, Amsterdam
In my humble opinion, “Het Concertgebouw” in Amsterdam is one of the best venues we have to offer here in The Netherlands. When they announced a Star Wars concert in […]
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Interview with Daniel Pemberton
At the Fimucité film music festival on Tenerife, I had the honor, and pleasure, to interview three fantastic composers and I want to share the interviews with you in the […]
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Film music festival in Krakow announced its 2018 program
The Polish city of Krakow hosts a film music festival (FMF) each year in May. Visitors can enjoy concerts, meetings with composers and workshops about film music over a period […]
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James Newton Howard Tour – 2017-11-11, Antwerp
3 Decades of Music for Hollywood It has become a trend for famous Hollywood composers to go on a tour. Ramin Djawadi toured North America with the Game of Thrones […]
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“Iconic Film Music” – 2017-11-09, Groningen
It is such a treat that my local professional orchestra, The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NNO), plays a concert dedicated to film music every year. This year, I was even […]
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle – Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson
A big smile appeared on my face when Kingsman: The Golden Circle was announced. I really loved the first movie. Not only because of the over-the-top action sequences and the […]
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Fimucité: Stephen King’s Night Gallery
The last concert of this year’s Fimucité promised to be an intriguing one. A couple of months ago, when I first heard the announcement of a full concert with music […]
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World Soundtrack Awards 2017 – 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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Film music festival Prague’s program is complete
Every year there is a film music festival in Prague.We have covered last year’s festival on this site and will do so again this in 2018. Last week they announced […]
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