A Kind of Beauty: An Interview With Ben Frost
Ben Frost, Australia’s premiere avant-garde composer, unleashes his first solo album in seven years by returning to the pitch-black metal he loves so dearly.
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Gustavo Santaolalla on the Album That Launched His Career
Award-winning musician and producer Gustavo Santaolalla is re-releasing a personal instrumental album that was a turning point for his lauded career.
Elimination Leads to Creation: Junkie XL on His Score for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
From crafting the acclaimed soundtrack to Max Max: Fury Road to his latest score for Alita: Battle Angel, Junkie XL talks with PopMatters about his film score work and what draws him to classic scores from the '50s.
Molly Ringwald and Brian d’Arcy James Promise “My Love Will Bring You Back” (premiere)
Molly Ringwald and Brian d'Arcy James perform the key song from All These Small Moments with music supervision from Magnetic Fields producer Charles Newman.
Funky Fanfares and Half-Forgotten Daydreams: The ‘Unusual Sounds’ of Library Music
Anthology Recordings releases a curious, surprisingly enjoyable collection of stock instrumentals from a bygone era.
John Carpenter’s New ‘Halloween’ Is a Father-Son Bonding Activity Remembering Times Past Rather Than Finding New Places to Go
John Carpenter revisits his most iconic work of horror with a brand new soundtrack for the 40th anniversary of Halloween.
The Flipside #11: Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Something For Everybody’
The Flipside examines film director Baz Luhrmann's surprisingly lively bubblegum pop effort Something for Everybody, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
The Light and Dark Music in ‘ Mr. Robot’: A Conversation with Mac Quayle
Emmy-winning Composer Mac Quayle is one of the best in the TV soundtrack business. His mastery of synthesized instrumentation is perfectly suited to Mr. Robot's theme.
Strange Sort of Force: An Interview with J. Ralph
Having scored three Best Original Song nominations at the Academy Awards in the past four years, multi-instrumentalist J. Ralph talks his passions, working with Sting, and teaching the London Symphony Orchestra how to improvise.
Ennio Morricone: Morricone 60
Ennio Morricone stops to take stock in his career, though only for a brief moment.