movie soundtracks

Renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi has composed numerous award winning pieces for the films of Studio Ghibli. Now, he has signed a deal with Deutsche Grammophon to release his own symphonic arrangements of the scores.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the animated film Up, directed by Pete Docter, produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion…

September 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of Hitler's invasion of Poland, which opened the floodgates to World War II. On this occasion, this episode of…

Writer, director and producer Wes Anderson’s 2018 stop motion animation film Isle of Dogs was first screened at the 2018 Berlin International Film…

September 1, 2019 is the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the combined Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland, which marked the start of World War II.This…

Even if you’ve never seen the 1957 hit musical West Side Story, I'll bet you can hum the tune from "Tonight," "Maria," "America" or any number of the…

Lawrence of Arabia is, hands down, one of the classics.Directed by David Lean and showcasing a cast full of Hollywood legends, the film won 10 Academy…

A violin with a past is fated to keep dooming the present.In this episode of SoundReels, Classical 101's film music podcast, I team up with Jon Sherman,…

John Sturges' 1960 Western remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic film Seven Samurai features an intense musical score by one of the great composers of film…

The Empire, The Rebellion, The Force; They've all got their visual cues and they've all got their own sound in the Star Wars SciFi-Fantasy universe.We…