Category: Reviews
Polish Music Gala: Scoring4Polanski – Celebrating Art at the Krakow Film Music Festival
After honouring the film works of Andrzej Wajda last year, the Krakow Film Music Festival decided to highlight the many memorable moments of Polish Director Roman Polanski this year. Co-organised by...
Score Review: ‘Forza Motorsport 6’ by Michael Nielsen and Kaveh Cohen
Kaveh Cohen and Michael Nielsen, the superstar duo behind Splinter Cell Blacklist‘s stunning soundtrack, have delivered once again. Stylistically, Forza Motorsport 6‘s score is a continuation of what had been...
Pre-Release Review: ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Composed by James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is the most versatile composer that has ever lived. I am confident declaring that because if anyone knows his music, they know it to be true. He...
Resonic Pro: Early Access Version of Audio Player and Sample Manager coming soon
Listening to music all day long I really like discovering new audio players. Recommended by a composer a few months back, I stumbled across the Resonic Player which claims to...
Short Review: San Andreas by Andrew Lockington
Highs: Solid action fare due to tight orchestration Lows: Electronic element does not add anything to the score. While the main theme is serviceable enough, it is not present enough...
Short Review: “Mad Max: Fury Road” by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL
Highs: Junkie XL uses drums as his main ingredient and ends up working for the post apocalyptic scenery and relentless action sequences. The softer, more operatic ballad string writing is a...
Short Review: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” by Brian Tyler and Danny Elfman
Highs: The score works well in the film matching the frenetic pace and constant action/ Strong action material – mainly thanks to Tyler / Elfman’s clever use of Silvestri’s “Avengers”...
Review: Alexandre Guiraud’s hybrid trailer music album “Rise”
“Rise” by Alexandre Guiraud is touted as an epic and aggressive orchestral/rock hybrid album that is comprised of driving guitars, triumphant choral arrangements and “glitch” synth programming. The album contains tracks...
Review of switch.’s epic fantasy trailer music album “Supernatural”
In the world of “Epic Trailer Music” writing, it has now become increasingly difficult to differentiate one’s sound from another through the regular use of ostinatos, big percussion hits and...
ROLI’s Seaboard: We tested the innovative new instrument for you
We had the pleasure to get invited to the Ableton Headquarters in Berlin, where a new instrument, the “Seaboard” by ROLI, was presented. ROLI is a start-up based in Dalston,...
Soundtrack Review: Larry Groupe’s trailer album “Dream Cinema” (2013)
This is a review of the trailer album Dream Cinema by Larry Groupé. Dream Cinema is the follow up to the excellent 2010 album Excelsius. In Dream Cinema, Larry’s inspiration...
The Incredible Music of Hendric Bünck
After interviewing Hendric Bünck one year ago, it is now time to take a look back at what he has been doing in the time since, and what exciting new projects he...