As you may have seen in my reports here on this site, I have an interest in all kinds of film music concerts around the world. I had a long […]
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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.
Kong: Skull Island – Henry Jackman
The first movie about a huge gorilla called Kong could be seen in the cinemas in 1933. The special effects, while groundbreaking for their time, are a far cry from […]
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Logan – Marco Beltrami
I have been following the X-Men series since I was a child. I started watching the cartoons on TV and, starting with the first movie in 2000, I have seen […]
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The Great Wall – Ramin Djawadi
In September 2015 I went to China on vacation. While there, I visited the Great Wall of China – one of eight wonders of the world. It was one of […]
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Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience – 07-03-2017, New York
I still remember the day when I saw the first episode of the TV show Game of Thrones: I was quite intrigued by it. When the dude’s head got chopped […]
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John Williams and Friends – 25-02-2017, Glasgow
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has now collaborated with Richard Kaufman for the fourth time. Kaufman is a conductor but also a personal friend of famous composer John Williams. […]
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“Avond van de Filmmuziek” – 24.01.2017, Amsterdam
Radio and TV in the Netherlands did not really cover film music in the past. They still do not do it enough in my opinion, but 4 years ago a […]
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La La Land wins Oscars for music
Justin Hurwitz has won the Oscar for best music for his music he composed for La La Land. Also, the Oscar for best song went to La La Land: “City […]
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Brimstone – Tom Holkenborg
Years ago Dutch movie director Martin Koolhoven had a talk with composer Tom Holkenborg about a western he was planning to do. So when that movie, named Brimstone, came into […]
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Assassin’s Creed – Jed Kurzel
The French company Ubisoft is one of the biggest computer gaming companies in the world, churning out sequels to their most popular games – like Far Cry or Watch_Dogs – […]
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