TheOscar ceremony wrapped an average year overall for film music, with Ludwig Goransson taking the academy award for best score for 2023. Undoubtedly, his score for Chris Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER was a well-craftedRead More

The slasher movie sub-genre didn’t arrive with a roar; it crept in on a whisper. Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas” (1974) laid the groundwork—intimate spaces violated, the killer’s-eye gaze, victims isolated and helplessRead More

The great composer and maestro Ennio Morricone, was perhaps the most prolific and busy composer of film music during his productive years. He is probably the only film composer thatRead More

I still remember the first time i saw the cover of the Japanese edition of the soundtrack to THE SAND PEBBLES. The impression was striking. Perhaps there are many ofRead More