Category Archives: Modern Composition
Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth
Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores. As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam. The same holds true for the
Rebekka Karijord / London Contemporary Orchestra ~ Songs of Earth
Many of our readers encountered Songs of Earth for the first time in our roundup of The Year’s Best Film Scores. As the film nears international release, we expect it will pick up steam. The same holds true for the
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Modern Composition
A change of direction, an anticipated collection and a slew of soundtracks mark the winter slate of releases in Modern Composition. This music may be elegant, but it’s not just for highbrow audiences; a few of the albums below have
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Modern Composition
A change of direction, an anticipated collection and a slew of soundtracks mark the winter slate of releases in Modern Composition. This music may be elegant, but it’s not just for highbrow audiences; a few of the albums below have
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
The year’s most beautiful music can be found here, from soft piano to soaring strings, humble ensemble to booming orchestra. This was a banner year for modern composition, which even recruited one of the world’s biggest post-rock bands into its
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
The year’s most beautiful music can be found here, from soft piano to soaring strings, humble ensemble to booming orchestra. This was a banner year for modern composition, which even recruited one of the world’s biggest post-rock bands into its
Mikael Tobias ~ As Breath
An exciting release that slides from modern composition to post-rock, As Breath starts with a weighty theme, but can’t hide its exuberance. The morphing tones are the result of a collaboration between Mikael Tobias and friends Crush String Collective (Maria Martine Jagd, Pauline Hogstrand
Mikael Tobias ~ As Breath
An exciting release that slides from modern composition to post-rock, As Breath starts with a weighty theme, but can’t hide its exuberance. The morphing tones are the result of a collaboration between Mikael Tobias and friends Crush String Collective (Maria Martine Jagd, Pauline Hogstrand
Brueder Selke ~ Belka & Strelka
What could be more appealing than the sight of two space dogs on an album cover? Belka & Strelka are perhaps the lesser-known space dogs, because they lived; their unfortunate predecessor Laika died a horrible death. Sputnik 5 also held space
Brueder Selke ~ Belka & Strelka
What could be more appealing than the sight of two space dogs on an album cover? Belka & Strelka are perhaps the lesser-known space dogs, because they lived; their unfortunate predecessor Laika died a horrible death. Sputnik 5 also held space
Jessica Pavone ~ Clamor
Every day is a school day at A Closer Listen, mainly thanks to the sleeve notes and press releases for the albums sent to us. A few artists opt for numeric track listings and minimal explanation behind the work, allowing
Jessica Pavone ~ Clamor
Every day is a school day at A Closer Listen, mainly thanks to the sleeve notes and press releases for the albums sent to us. A few artists opt for numeric track listings and minimal explanation behind the work, allowing
Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson ~ Skjálfti
Scoring for film means accepting certain limitations, the largest of which is the need to compose tracks that fit into small sonic spaces. After composing the score for the Icelandic film Skjálfti, Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson chose to
Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson ~ Skjálfti
Scoring for film means accepting certain limitations, the largest of which is the need to compose tracks that fit into small sonic spaces. After composing the score for the Icelandic film Skjálfti, Eðvarð Egilsson and Páll Ragnar Pálsson chose to
Clemens Christian Poetzsch ~ Chasing Heisenberg
This is the first time we’ve featured German pianist and composer Clemens Christian Poetzsch on ACL, which is a real oversight. His four solo albums on the Neue Meister imprint are casually brilliant, with a unique style lying somewhere on
Clemens Christian Poetzsch ~ Chasing Heisenberg
This is the first time we’ve featured German pianist and composer Clemens Christian Poetzsch on ACL, which is a real oversight. His four solo albums on the Neue Meister imprint are casually brilliant, with a unique style lying somewhere on
