We are currently in the middle of Award season, with the Golden Globes already behind us, and the IFMCA Awards and Oscars still to be announced. This period is the […]
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2025 IFMCA Awards nominations announced
The International Film Music Critics Association has announced its list of nominees for the 22nd edition of the IFMCA Awards. These awards are significant to me because I am involved […]
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Game Music in Concert with Eímear Noone – 2026-01-28, Groningen
When I looked at my calendar at the start of 2026, I was quite content with what I saw, because it contained many soundtrack concerts. Many of these concerts are […]
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Spotlights #18: Rounding up soundtracks of 2025 – part 3
In my efforts to finish up the year 2025 I have been exploring the best scores of that year and as a result I have found several more scores worth […]
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The Golden Age of Hollywood and Beyond – 2025-12-18, London
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the most famous orchestras in the world and the best orchestra for film music. At least, that’s what everyone always says. Until […]
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Spotlights #17: Rounding up soundtracks of 2025 – part 2
While 2026 has officially started, as a critic, I am still focusing on soundtracks from 2025. I would love to start exploring 2026 scores, but I need to make sure […]
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Live in concert – 2025-12-19, London
The first film, Into the Spider-Verse, had previously been shown with a live orchestra, but unfortunately I missed that one. This time, I had the chance to attend Across the […]
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“De Avond van de Filmmuziek: Christmas Edition” – 2025-12-20, Amsterdam
With the De Avond van de Filmmuziek (The Night of Film Music) concerts being so successful, including three sold-out arena shows in November, the organisation wanted to try something new: […]
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Spotlights #16: Rounding up soundtracks of 2025 – part 1
2026 is approaching, which means I will start writing Spotlight articles with soundtracks released this year that I still want to talk about. Please enjoy the first one of those. […]
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“De Avond van de Filmmuziek” – 2025-11-22, Amsterdam
I have attended “De Avond van de Filmmuziek” (The Night of Film Music) concerts , the largest concert celebrating film music in the Netherlands, many times. As you can read […]
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