Contributions from Thomas Hobbs | Little White Lies

Contributor Thomas Hobbs

Portrait of a man in a tuxedo holding a cat, surrounded by Japanese-style screens and a framed graphic design.
Film Music

Know The Score: Rachel Zeffira on The Godfather

by Thomas Hobbs

The com­pos­er and Cat’s Eyes mem­ber dis­cuss­es her deep con­nec­tion to Nino Rota’s 1972 masterpiece.
Illustration of a woman holding musical sheets, standing in a yellow and orange room with a lone figure in the background.
Film Music

Know The Score: Tamar-kali on The Double Life of Veronique

by Thomas Hobbs

The singer-song­writer and ris­ing film com­pos­er reveals how she was seduced by Krzysztof Kieślowski’s dop­pel­gänger drama.
Musical notes and athletic figures racing on a red track, surrounded by silhouetted spectators on a golden stadium.
Film Music

Know The Score: Nicholas Britell on Chariots of Fire

by Thomas Hobbs

The Moon­light and Suc­ces­sion com­pos­er reveals how Van­ge­lis’ score made him want to become a musician.
Colourful illustration featuring various retro objects and graffiti-style graphics, including a skateboard, Winston cigarettes box, smiley face sticker, and other pop culture references.
Film Music

Know The Score: Clams Casino on how Kids changed his life

by Thomas Hobbs

The influ­en­tial New Jer­sey rap pro­duc­er on the impact of Lar­ry Clark’s noto­ri­ous teen movie.
Illustration of a man with a beard and glasses in the centre of a red and pink abstract, circular pattern.
Film Music

Know The Score: Colin Stetson on Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Prisoners

by Thomas Hobbs

The exper­i­men­tal musi­cian and com­pos­er reflects on the work of his late friend.
Bright, vibrant collage featuring text, cartoon figures, and illustrations. Bold colours and stylised graphics. Depicts various cultural themes, including "True Stories", a cowboy figure, and a woman consuming a large lobster.
Film Music

Know The Score: Heather McIntosh on the strange charm of True Stories

by Thomas Hobbs

The com­pos­er reflects on how David Byrne’s endear­ing­ly weird sound­track inspired her to become a musician.
Five Black men posing together, some with hands raised, one holding a placard, against a wooden wall background.
First Person

‘Young black men are not statistics’ – Rapman on redefining the hood movie

by Thomas Hobbs

The rap­per-turned-direc­tor dis­cuss­es the mak­ing of his ambi­tious debut fea­ture, Blue Story.
Two men in period costume, one in blue clothing and the other in red, engaged in an intense interaction.
Queer Cinema

The star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is reclaiming the film’s queerness

by Thomas Hobbs

Mark Pat­ton opens up about his expe­ri­ences as the first ever male scream queen.
Illustrated board game with players, dice, and large game card featuring a woman's face and symbols.
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.
Illustrated man in hat conducting orchestra in fiery, colourful setting.
Film Music

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.