Posts Tagged: Hildur Guðnadóttir
The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part One
“Remove [the] score from any scene, and it becomes nearly unrecognizable. Something has instantaneously and fundamentally gone, like the soul of the piece.” JJ Abrams said this about John Williams’ work on Star Wars, but it’s equally applicable to the
The Best Film & TV Soundtracks of All Time ~ Part One
“Remove [the] score from any scene, and it becomes nearly unrecognizable. Something has instantaneously and fundamentally gone, like the soul of the piece.” JJ Abrams said this about John Williams’ work on Star Wars, but it’s equally applicable to the
*Press A* 2021 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
2021 represents the beginning of a relatively slow path toward recovery, with an ever-more-populous list of VGM releases relative to the prior year. Our list this year is again testament to the sheer diversity coming to define the game soundtrack
*Press A* 2021 ~ The Year’s Best Videogame Soundtracks
2021 represents the beginning of a relatively slow path toward recovery, with an ever-more-populous list of VGM releases relative to the prior year. Our list this year is again testament to the sheer diversity coming to define the game soundtrack
Congratulations, Sebastian Plano and Hildur Guðnadóttir (but we’re not so sure about the other nominees).
We have a love/hate relationship with the Grammy Awards, which occasionally gets something (almost) right. Congratulations to Sebastian Plano, whose album Verve received a nomination for Album of the Year … in the New Age category. We’d prefer to see it under Contemporary
Congratulations, Sebastian Plano and Hildur Guðnadóttir (but we’re not so sure about the other nominees).
We have a love/hate relationship with the Grammy Awards, which occasionally gets something (almost) right. Congratulations to Sebastian Plano, whose album Verve received a nomination for Album of the Year … in the New Age category. We’d prefer to see it under Contemporary
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
What makes a great film score? There are many ways to answer this question, but on our site, there’s only one criterion: does the album stand on its own? The best film scores, like the best ads, make us want
ACL 2018 ~ The Year’s Best Film Scores
What makes a great film score? There are many ways to answer this question, but on our site, there’s only one criterion: does the album stand on its own? The best film scores, like the best ads, make us want
A Closer Look: Unsound 2018
London. Berlin. New York. Krakow? Poland isn’t exactly the first place one associates with experimental music. Krakow is far from the bustling, cosmopolitan cultural centers, but it is nonetheless precisely this peripheral status that makes Unsound’s home-base so special. While
A Closer Look: Unsound 2018
London. Berlin. New York. Krakow? Poland isn’t exactly the first place one associates with experimental music. Krakow is far from the bustling, cosmopolitan cultural centers, but it is nonetheless precisely this peripheral status that makes Unsound’s home-base so special. While
Organ Reframed 2018
Pure cinema, pure sound Organ Reframed is now in its third year. Held at London’s magnificent Union Chapel, the festival is a highlight of the Autumn calendar. When October rolls around, bringing with it a lovely spell of
Organ Reframed 2018
Pure cinema, pure sound Organ Reframed is now in its third year. Held at London’s magnificent Union Chapel, the festival is a highlight of the Autumn calendar. When October rolls around, bringing with it a lovely spell of
UnSound Propositions: Previews of Unsound 2018 ~ Presence
In advance of PRESENCE, the 2018 edition of the renowned UNSOUND festival in Kraków, Poland, Joseph Sannicandro reflects upon this year’s theme, the history of the festival, and previews some of this year’s highlights. The very human drive for increased communication is
UnSound Propositions: Previews of Unsound 2018 ~ Presence
In advance of PRESENCE, the 2018 edition of the renowned UNSOUND festival in Kraków, Poland, Joseph Sannicandro reflects upon this year’s theme, the history of the festival, and previews some of this year’s highlights. The very human drive for increased communication is
Hildur Guðnadóttir & Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ Mary Magdalene OST
Our long goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson continues with the release of his final film score, co-composed with frequent collaborator Hildur Guðnadóttir. The score is elegant, powerful, and memorable. Unfortunately, these words have not been applied to the movie, typically described as “slow.”
Hildur Guðnadóttir & Jóhann Jóhannsson ~ Mary Magdalene OST
Our long goodbye to Jóhann Jóhannsson continues with the release of his final film score, co-composed with frequent collaborator Hildur Guðnadóttir. The score is elegant, powerful, and memorable. Unfortunately, these words have not been applied to the movie, typically described as “slow.”
a closer listen 