Nathan Johnson On Scoring Dread and the Fight Between Darkness and Light for ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
There is a tremendous amount of dread steeped through Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. With ...
Tag: Best Original Score
Daniel Blumberg On Sonically Honoring Physical Space with the Score of ‘The Brutalist’
The original score to Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is as singular as the vision of the film itself. There is ...
John Powell On Scoring for Stage Versus Screen and How ‘The Crown’ Inspired Fiyero’s Entrance in ‘Wicked’
Millions of audience members could hum or sing you the score of Stephen Schwartz's Wicked. There is a reason why ...
Contending Exclusive: Behind the Scenes with ‘Babygirl’ Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Two-time Primetime Emmy Award winning composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer landed a mention on this year's Oscar shortlist for Best ...
Bryce Dessner On How the Score of ‘Sing Sing’ Reaches Beyond the Walls of the Prison
When you listen to Bryce Dessner's score of Sing Sing, it begins softly like the sun rising on a cool ...
Volker Bertelmann On Bringing the Drama to the Papal Election of ‘Conclave’
Whenever I saw Edward Berger's Conclave at this past Toronto International Film Festival, I walked out being gobsmacked by the ...
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