Göransson drew upon the International Library of African Music (ILAM) for his impressive 135-minute, 28-track musical score. It features a 132-piece western classical orchestra, African percussionists, and a 40-person choir.
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Music Review: John Williams – ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
At 85 years old, John Williams continues his prolific musical career with the quality original motion picture soundtrack to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the second film in the new Star Wars film trilogy and eighth overall in this popular film series. This musical score yields many galactic goosebumps with emotional movements …
Read More »Music Review: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – ‘Wind River – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
Cave and Ellis impress with their continued collaboration in this memorable body of work, which comes highly recommended.
Read More »Music Review: Michael Giacchino – ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
Giacchino creates another stellar musical score where he holds his own compared to others in the film series (Danny Elfman, James Horner, Christopher Young, etc.).
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Julie’s Greenroom’ (Music from the Netflix Original Series)
This delightful children's educational arts series soundtrack should have been subtitled "Volume 1" since it does not include all the strong works from the first season of the Netflix show, but it still impresses thanks to varied instrumentation and talented guest star performances.
Read More »Music Review: Bear McCreary – ‘Colossal – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
Loads of energy and unique approaches fill this musical score from Bear McCreary, as his unique perspective and approach equal the movie's rareness.
Read More »Music Review: Rob Simonsen – ‘Gifted – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
Composer Rob Simonsen (The Age of Adaline, Burnt, FoxCatcher, NERVE and The Spectacular Now) continues to show impressive versatility in his musical works with an original motion picture soundtrack of the dramatic film, Gifted.
Read More »Music Review: Marco Beltrami – ‘Logan – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’
Marco Beltrami's outstanding original score for 'Logan' equals the film's emotional, visceral content. The subtle, yet emotional music enhances the film viewing and evokes this comprehensive character narrative very well.
Read More »Interview: Cellist Tina Guo on Getting Her ‘Game On!’
'In a game, the focus is of course on game play, but the music seeps into the unconscious also – and is instantly recognizable if later heard.'
Read More »Music Review: Alan Silvestri – ‘Allied: Music from the Motion Picture’
Sony Classical’s Allied (Music from the Motion Picture) comes recommended for strong transitions while almost every track stands out among this 16th Silvestri/Zemeckis collaboration, with hopefully more to come.
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