Hans Zimmer has been busy these last couple of years, but if you look at his IMDB page, his output has gone down over the years. Except for a handful […]
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Author: Anton Smit
Anton is the editor-in-chief and 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.
Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away at the age of 71
Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto sadly passed away on March 28. Cancer beat him while he was only 71 years old. In his career, he has written some stunning music, including […]
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De Nieuwe Vermeer – Karl Heortweard
Johannes Vermeer is one of the most famous Dutch painters from the 17th century. He has created magnificent world-famous pieces, including The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring. In […]
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – Christophe Beck
It happens only rarely that a composer stays on board to write the music for all the installments of a superhero movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For example, this […]
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Volker Bertelmann wins Oscar 2023 for best music
Last night the Academy Awards were awarded. There are a lot of categories, but for us, we are only interested in two: “Best Original Score” and “Best Original Song”. Below […]
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The Last of Us: Season 1 – Gustavo Santaolalla, David Fleming
In recent years two types of media have seen a boost in their popularity: video games and television shows on streaming platforms. Sometimes you even see a combination of the […]
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eSWay Awards: The Best Soundtracks of 2022
2022 has been quite a year of contrasts, in which COVID problems started to fade from most of our personal lives. The year started with The Netherlands still in lockdown, […]
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Winners of 2022 IFMCA Awards announced
Each year the International Film Music Critics Association announces its awards. It was the second year that Soundtrack World was involved in the voting process. We announced the nominations two […]
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Volker Bertelmann wins BAFTA for Best Orginal Score
The BAFTAs, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were awarded for the 76th time on February 19, 2023. They have only one music category for “Best […]
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Through Composers’ Eyes – 2023-02-05, Amsterdam
I have been hearing about Het Nederlands Filmorkest (The Dutch Film Orchestra) for quite some time now. It is an orchestra dedicated to film music, but they also like to […]
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