I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, one of the joys of running this blog has been the introduction to so many different scores and composers that I would might not have come across on my own. My latest “discovery” is Venezuelan composer Elik Álvarez and his score for the 2008 mystical comedy LA VIRGEN [...]

I first became aware of Edwin Wendler‘s music a few years ago when Screen Archives sent me a promo copy of his delightful score to WRONG HOLLYWOOD NUMBER with a big CD order I had placed. His album, CHESHIRE ADVENTURES, furthers the promise I heard in the earlier score. CHESHIRE ADVENTURES is a series of [...]

It is appropriate that the first entry in the new Discoveries series of posts should have a global influence. Christopher Tin‘s Calling All Dawns is a massive song cycle that features over 200 musicians from 5 continents, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 4 choirs, 17 soloists, numerous percussion and other ethnic instruments. The piece consists [...]

My goal with this site has been to educate, entertain, and always champion film composers and their music. Since I started this site, I have been exposed to the work of numerous composers that I probably would not have found without this online outlet. Record labels and publicists have sent me materials out of the blue [...]