Sometimes a composer has to write music for a sequel, even though he was not the composer for the original movie. He or she can do two things when this […]
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Tag: Movie
Instinct – Ella van der Woude
Sometimes I find myself too focused on soundtracks from the big Hollywood blockbusters, and forgetting the music from movies from my own country, the Netherlands. Luckily, while I was looking […]
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Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
One name that keeps appearing in the soundtrack world lately is that of Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. I first heard of her when her dear Icelandic friend and collaborator Jóhann […]
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Rambo: Last Blood – Brian Tyler
The movie franchise Rambo, based on a Vietnam war veteran played by Sylvester Stallone, started in 1982 with Rambo: First Blood. A second and third movie were also released in […]
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Mononoke Hime: Symphonic Suite – Joe Hisaishi
When you are on holiday there is sadly no time to see movies in theaters and listen to the new soundtracks that are coming out. At least it was the […]
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Spider-Man: Far from Home – Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino is no stranger to writing music for successful sequels, where his music for the first movie has been praised. Examples include Incredibles, the latest three Star Trek movies […]
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X-Men: Dark Phoenix – Hans Zimmer
The X-Men are a fictional superhero group that has played an important role in my life. I really loved their cartoons on television when I was a kid, and when […]
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters – Bear McCreary
If you look at the musical output of American composer Bear McCreary in 2019, it is hard to believe he is only one person. At the moment of writing this […]
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Avengers: Endgame – Alan Silvestri
Concerning spoilers: If there is one movie that is sensitive for spoilers, it is Avengers: Endgame. Fortunately, it is not really necessary to talk about major plot points to be […]
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Dumbo – Danny Elfman
At the moment Disney is going through a recycling phase, during which they are remaking many of their classic animated films. The new version of Beauty and the Beast was […]
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