Film scores are the symphonies of the 21st century. John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and Alan Menkin (just to name a few) are some of today’s top movie composers because they have helped define the genre of film music. Today, let’s talk about how the Black Panther score, composed by Ludwig Göransson, has earned its place […]
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Everyone knows that the score can make or break the movie. That’s why top film composers are high in demand, and it’s also why many movie-watchers and music-listeners love listening to film scores outside of the movie itself. And the Interstellar score fits in this category. This 2014 science fiction movie tells the story of a […]
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When I first heard “Fly”, I was amazed. I love the simplicity and the minimalism mixed with the electronics. I love the different moods and atmosphere the piece creates. I love how the work is piano-centric, yet the other layers work with the piano to paint the full picture. Background Ludovico Einaudi wrote “Fly” for […]
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Happy Friday! On deck for today: a film/classical mash-up of Beauty and the Beast and “Aquarium” from Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals. But first, some background. The Carnival of the Animals In 1886, French composer (and organist/pianist/conductor) Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) composed and premiered his fun and humorous chamber work The Carnival of the Animals. Each of the 14 […]
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Divenire means “to become”. And that’s exactly the story that this piece tells. This orchestral/piano work is the title track of Ludovico Einaudi‘s album Divenire, which he released in 2006: Einaudi’s Inspiration Einaudi says of Divenire on his website: “Divenire developed over a long period, beginning in 2002 when I was invited by the organisers of the festival […]
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