Which Classical Composer Will You Save?
If you had to choose to erase the music of one of two classical composers, I want to know who you’d save and who you’d destroy. View Entire Post › Share This Article
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X-MEN ’97 Composer Taylor Newton Stewart on Making Marvelous Mutant Music
X-Men ’97 has been a sensation since premiering on Disney+ last month, transcending just a quick nostalgia fix and proving itself to be top-tier Marvel storytelling. The animation is great, the voice-acting is spot-on, and […]
James Bond theme tune composer leaves whopping £6.5million in his will
THE legendary composer behind the James Bond theme tune left £6.5million in his will. Monty Norman, who died aged 94, was best known for scoring the first James Bond film, 1962’s Dr No starring Sir […]
Beyonce’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ sounds like ‘Franklin’ theme song: composer
This ain’t no Texas, ain’t no Turtle. Fans of Beyoncé’s country song “Texas Hold ‘Em” were left dumbfounded when several social media users pointed out similarities between the track and, well, the “Franklin” cartoon theme […]
‘Love Boat’ Composer Ben Lanzarone’s Cause Of Death Revealed
Ben Lanzarone, best known for his compositions for famous TV shows, has died at the age of 85. His wife, renowned actress Ilene Graff, confirmed his death and said he passed peacefully in his sleep. […]
Actress Ilene Graff’s Husband, Composer Ben Lanzarone Dead at 85
Ben Lanzarone — a composer behind music in hit shows like “The Love Boat” and “Happy Days” — has died … TMZ has confirmed. Ben’s wife, actress Ilene Graff tells TMZ … Ben passed away […]
Composer Bear McCreary on PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS’ Score and Character Themes
If you’re a nerd, you’ve almost certainly heard composer Bear McCreary’s work. His memorable scores are too numerous to list, but Battlestar Galactica, God of War, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and The Rings of […]
Composer expresses the origins of the universe using string instruments
The Takács Quartet is on a 13-city tour to premiere Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s “Flow.” We look at how music can express natural phenomena. Share This Article
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Confirmed as Composer of Soundtrack to Salvador Dalí Film
Daft Punk‘s Thomas Bangalter has been confirmed as the composer of Daaaaaali!, an upcoming French comedy film about the life of the iconic surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. The film, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival, is […]
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says he's had to deal with phantoms off stage
In an interview, Lloyd Webber said a poltergeist caused some mischief around his London home. He never saw the ghost but did see weird activity — such as scripts placed in neat piles in odd […]
The force is still strong with 91-year-old legendary composer John Williams
The man behind the music in more than 75 films including Star Wars had hinted he might be ready to retire. He said recently if something came along that caught his fancy, he would “keep […]
Composer Laura Karpman Discusses Jeffrey Wright Pic – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Laura Karpman was drip-fed jazz notes when she was a baby. Her mother’s turn-table featured a playlist that included Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Wes Montgomery and Thelonious Monk, the virtuoso pianist, whose music informs and […]
Miyazaki’s ‘Boy and the Heron’ should be felt, composer says
The musical theme for Hayao Miyazaki’s new, and likely final, film is a question — just like the film’s original Japanese title. “How Do You Live?” was (regrettably) renamed “The Boy and the Heron” for […]
Ninja Tune Welcomes German Composer Ben Böhmer with Ethereal Single
German composer Ben Böhmer has released an ethereal new single on Ninja Tune. “One Last Call,” featuring Felix Raphael and co-written by Oh Wonder, is Böhmer’s first solo output since 2021’s Begin Again, an emotional […]
Composer John Williams can’t let Indy go to someone else
What does an old adventurer have to offer a modern world that seems to have moved on? That’s the existential question posed to Indiana Jones, the beloved archaeologist immortalized by Harrison Ford across four decades, […]
New York Composer Lea Bertucci to Deliver Contemplative New Album
New York composer Lea Bertucci will release a new album on her own Cibachrome Editions. Of Shadow and Substance explores dissonance, drone, and dynamics with two new long-form compositions. The record opens with “Vapours,” whose […]
From mini Mars bars to matters of life or death: Errollyn Wallen on becoming a composer | Classical music
As a student at Goldsmiths I was out practically every night attending concerts and was at nearly every important premiere – Ferneyhough, Maxwell Davies, Birtwistle, Boulez, Reich, LeFanu – mostly male composers, it is true. […]
Carla Bley, imaginative jazz pianist and composer, dies aged 87 | Carla Bley
Carla Bley, the American jazz composer-pianist celebrated for boldly avant-garde work as well as her uplifting and beautiful takes on the genre’s mainstream, has died aged 87. Her death was announced by longtime partner and […]
Prolific Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato dies at 88 : NPR
Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato accepts the best Latin jazz album award at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, on Nov. 11, 2010, in Las Vegas. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP […]
‘I’ve never been so productive’: the composer who wrote a concerto during 12 lots of chemo | Music
Mortality. Nothing quite like the prospect of it to bring laser focus to the mind. I wrote previously of how my incurable cancer diagnosis has compelled me to plan a celebratory concert of my orchestral […]