The Changing Soundscape of Superhero Movies
You've known them for years, maybe all your life: the great comicbook movie and TV themes. John Williams' soaring brass flourishes for Superman, Danny Elfman's brooding Gothic fanfare for Batman…
Jon Burlingame
Quincy's Cues, and All That Jazz
Quincy Jones wasn't the first black composer to score a studio film.
Soundtracks Get Universal Love
Conventional wisdom nowadays is that movie soundtrack albums do not sell. Labels count themselves lucky if they manage to move a few thousand copies of each. Yet, within the past few weeks, the…
The sounds of cinema: 'Skyfall'
Composer Thomas Newman knew that scoring "Skyfall," the 23rd James Bond movie and the one marking the 50th anniversary of the 007 franchise, would be a challenge. But he didn't realize how big a task…
The sounds of cinema: 'Lincoln'
Composer John Williams, who turns 81 today, has the most Oscar nominations of any living individual: The original-score nomination for "Lincoln" is his 48th, and he has won five times.
The sounds of cinema: 'Life of Pi'
After years of scoring indie/arthouse fare including "The Sweet Hereafter," "Girl, Interrupted" and "Little Miss Sunshine," Canadian composer Mychael Danna's profile has risen considerably with his…
The sounds of cinema: 'Argo'
The collision of cultures that figures so prominently in "Argo" was the inspiration for Alexandre Desplat's evocative score.
The sounds of cinema: 'Anna Karenina'
"Anna Karenina" marks the third original-score nomination for Italian-born, London-based composer Dario Marianelli. "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement" preceded it, the latter won, and all three have…
In tune with Oscars' best song nominees
After years of criticism about its often strange and unfathomable choices in the song category, the Academy's music branch finally dumped its confusing numerical grading in 2012 and returned to the…
OSCARS: Music brings contrasts, global view
With Thursday's Oscar nominations in the music categories, the Academy offered up some notable contrasts.
