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Evi Lodge analyzes how sing motifs in film scores creates a deeper connection between audiences and the characters and locations on the screen.
Film Inquiry spoke with Gary Clark, Composer of Flora and Son!
Film Inquiry spoke with composer Michael Abels for his newest film, Landscape With Invisible Hand!
Wilson Kwong spoke with Gene Back, composer of Shortcomings!
After being shown a four-plus hour cut of Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were left speechless.
The tools for articulating Asian cultures and histories are being kept out of the hands of Asian and Asian-American composers, and that needs to change.
The Film Inquiry team gets together for a casual roundtable – this week we discuss our favorite film scores and soundtracks.
It’s rare that composers adapt themes and pieces, but Michael Giacchino’s bold steps to make everything he composes personal makes him stand out as one of contemporary cinema’s leading composers.
Using archival footage and interviews, Score: A Film Music Documentary is an inspired look at one of the most elusive art forms today.
In all production tools of filmmaking, using sound effects is a fundamental factor in capturing a film’s escapist experience and the audience’s reactions. Although sound is not seen on-screen, it does play a crucial role in how films work, and in how it progresses narrative, develops characters and addresses significance. John Williams is an example of a composer whose work has established the importance of music within cinema, and how they play a fundamental role in the entire experience.
Composers are an underrated yet invaluable aspect to the world of cinema. They have the ability and duty to evoke various emotions in the audience, causing excitement, nerves, tears and goosebumps, sometimes all at once. It takes great skill to match the images on the screen to a suitable audio, and one man is notoriously known for his breathtaking soundtracks that complement filmmakers’ work and enhance the cinematic experience.