Interviews Daniel Pemberton on capturing the Golden Age sweep of Being the Ricardos The Oscar-nominated composer goes old-school symphonic for his latest collaboration with Aaron Sorkin.
Interviews Dickon Hinchliffe on the “lost mixtape” feel of The Lost Daughter The composer talks about building a retro '60s sound for Maggie Gyllanhaal's haunting directorial debut.
Interviews David Newman on keeping Bernstein’s music alive for Spielberg’s West Side Story The legendary composer talks about keeping the spirit of Leonard Bernstein's score alive in Steve Spielberg's musical adaptation.
Interviews “When you’re good at something, time disappears”: Composer Uno Helmersson on Flee The Swedish composer and instrumentalist talks about giving voice to things left unsaid in NEON's acclaimed animated documentary.
Features Farscape’s Claudia Black on Trauma, “Time Now”, and “The Comeback Curry” The Farscape and Nevers actress looks back on the complexities of living with trauma, and her viral Twitter thread.
Interviews Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist sharpen the musical fangs of Netflix’s Night Teeth The composer duo behind Netflix's latest horror film talk about turning a vampiric LA into a synth-soaked mixtape.
CIFF 2021 Rebecca Hall on the dueling binaries and challenging form of Passing The acclaimed actress and first-time director discusses bringing Nella Larsen's novella about racial identity to the screen.
Features The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night offers relief from the overwhelming white heteronormity of the holiday rom-com Kausar Mohammed and Fawzia Mirza discuss the mold-breaking short The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night and where it could go from here.
Interviews Laura Karpman on remixing the sound of the Marvel universe with What If…? We talk to the What If...? composer about blending the existing palette of the MCU with new, diverse soundscapes.
Interviews Jonathan Levine on “Nine Perfect Strangers” and our desperation for wellness The director of Hulu's latest talks about juggling such a large, prestigious cast and deconstructing our ideas of wellness.
Interviews Reza Safinia on Warrior and the links between meditation and music The composer and multi-instrumentalist breaks down his score for the Bruce Lee-inspired action series, and his dual albums Yin and Yang.
Interviews Charlie Clouser on keeping the “Saw” games fresh with “Spiral” The longtime composer talks about his tenure on the long-running horror franchise, and how its latest entry changes the game.
Interviews Shira Haas & Ruthy Pribar on “Asia” & finding beauty in darkness The director-writer & star of Asia talk death, love & the immigration experience.
Interviews Gazelle Twin and Max de Wardener on the sounds of “The Power” The avant-garde composing duo discuss their collaboration and building the unsettling soundscape of the Shudder original The Power.
Interviews Shedding the skin of Dominik Scherrer’s score for “The Serpent” The composer talks about the complexities of thriller scoring and the elusive, '70s-tinged score for Netflix's latest true crime docudrama.
Interviews Composer Kevin Kiner on closing out “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” The veteran composer talks to us about his continuing the legacy of John Williams' scores for Star Wars for The Clone Wars' final season.
Interviews Jermaine Stegall on giving voice to Zamunda in “Coming 2 America” The Coming 2 America composer talks about finding the sound of Zamunda and the need for opportunities for Black composers.
Interviews A conversation with “The World to Come” composer Daniel Blumberg The avant-garde musician talks about his first foray into the world of feature film scoring, and the experimental, yearning score that followed.
Interviews How Henry Jackman crafted the experimental score for “Cherry” The blockbuster composer talks to us about his freewheeling experimentations for the Russo brothers' latest film.
Interviews Emile Mosseri on capturing amorphous time in his score for “Minari” The composer discusses the film's long road to release, and the airiness of his score to Lee Isaac Chung's mesmerizing drama.
Interviews Shaka King breaks down “Judas and the Black Messiah” The Judas and the Black Messiah director talks about balancing revolutionary energy with his own personal need to grow as a filmmaker.