Close your eyes for a moment and think about the most memorable movie scenes you've ever watched. Chances are, you're not just seeing the visuals. You're hearing the music. That sweeping orchestral ...

The 41-year-old Swedish musician is Ryan Coogler’s and Christopher Nolan’s muse for a reason: His music transforms a film into something else entirely.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s hard to discern a unifying theme in the best film scores of 2025. This year’s cinema certainly favored the ...

Oliver Laxe’s “Sirât” is both ambitious and radical, according to the film’s composer and musician Kangding Ray. “Sirât” is Oscar shortlisted across numerous categories, including casting, ...

There are certain films whose scores one expects to hear scored by a symphony orchestra, like “Harry Potter,” or “Interstellar,” or perhaps “The Lord of the Rings,” if the musicians are feeling ...

Noah Baumbach knew he wanted the score to “Jay Kelly” to be a character in his latest movie. He wanted a fullness of emotion, and for it to have melodic characteristics. With that clarity, composer ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

Students at have authored a new Wikipedia article titled “African American film score composers” that points out musical accomplishments.

It’s taken decades, but after composing more than 450 film scores by his count (IMDB clocks him in at more than 500), Ennio Morricone is finally getting his due in Hollywood. Last night, Il maestro, ...