Film Music

Know The Score: Merrill Garbus on the joys of Clue

By Thomas Hobbs

The lead singer of art pop duo Tune-Yards’ discusses the cartoony genius of John Morris’ famed score.

Know The Score: Cliff Martinez on For a Few Dollars More

By Thomas Hobbs

The American musician and composer sings the praises of Ennio Morricone’s iconic spaghetti western soundtrack.

The 50 Best Original Songs Written for Movies

By Little White Lies

A countdown of the greatest chart-toppers, floor-fillers and musical curios ever composed for film.

Bobby Krlic aka The Haxan Cloak on scoring Midsommar

By Paul Weedon

The British musician discusses collaborating with director Ari Aster on his haunting folk horror.

A classic Nick Cave soundtrack is being released on vinyl for the first time

By Charles Bramesco

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford OST arrives on whiskey-coloured wax this month.

Lance Bangs on the making of Sonic Youth doc Daydream Nation

By Claire Biddles

The American director is marking the 30th anniversary of the band’s seminal album with a live concert film.

Check out this ace music video inspired by the films of Sofia Coppola

By Adam Woodward

‘Screener Season’ is the first single off Speelburg’s sophomore album.

The strange case of The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

By Joobin Bekhrad

When Mick Jagger and co took the stage 50 years ago, no one imagined the show would not go on.

Exclusive: A new audiovisual nightmare from David Lynch

By Adam Woodward

Watch a surreal promotional short for the director and Angelo Badalamenti’s debut jazz LP ‘Thought Gang’.

The pioneering, otherworldly sounds of Delia Derbyshire

By Caitlin Quinlan

A new film celebrates the uncredited female creator of the iconic Doctor Who theme tune.

Listen to Jonah Hill’s specially curated playlist for Mid90s

By Adam Woodward

The actor-turned-director has teamed up with Spotify to release an ‘Official Motion Picture Playlist’

Mogwai on how to turn a film score into an album

By Paul Weedon

Guitarist Stuart Braithwaite reflects on the band’s latest original score for the sci-fi action movie Kin.

David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti unearth “lost” jazz LP

By Adam Woodward

The duo’s fabled experimental album is set for release later this year.

Has John Wick replaced Scarface as hip hop’s favourite film?

By Jack Kavanagh

Keanu Reeves’ no-nonsense anti-hero has struck a chord with a new generation of rappers.

See Dawn of the Dead and Suspiria in concert this summer

By Eve Jones

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will be performing their iconic scores in time for the films’ 40th anniversaries.

Howard Shore tells the story behind his favourite film scores

By Adam Woodward

The legendary composer discusses his work on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and more.

Ten things you probably didn’t know about John Williams

By Little White Lies

We take a closer look at the maestro behind some of cinema’s best-loved scores.

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