The BAFTAs, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were awarded for the 71st time. They have only one music category for “Best Original Score.” […]
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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.
Jóhann Jóhannsson passed away at the age of 48
Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson passed away last week on February 9, 2018. Currently, the cause of death is unknown. What we do know are his fantastic scores. His music was […]
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Interview with Matthijs Kieboom about Wild
As you can read on this site, I was present at the recordings of the music for the nature film Wild. Instead of actors, the film stars a group of […]
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Interview with Trevor Jones
During my Fimucité visit, I had the honor of conducting interviews with three fantastic composers. The first one with Daniel Pemberton is already published on this site and the third […]
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Harry Potter in Concert – 2018-01-20, Rotterdam
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In the last couple of years, it has become a trend to show a movie on a screen including all sound effects and […]
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NNO Plays Games -2017-12-20, Groningen
This is the third time in a year that a report about a concert by The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra is published on this website. The orchestra has performed two […]
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Soundtrack world is one year old
As of today, Soundtrack World is one year old! Many things have happened over this past year. I have been involved in the film music industry for a couple of […]
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75th Golden Globe Award winners
Last night the Golden Globes were awarded. There are a lot of categories, but for us, we are only interested in two: “Best Original Score” and “Best Song”. Below are […]
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams
Not everyone is familiar with film music, however, most people are able to hum the Star Wars theme. When the film came out in 1977, apart from the stunning visuals […]
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Justice League – Danny Elfman
“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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