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E.T. the Extra Terrestrial In Concert Review

by Katie Tarrant - 09/01/201711/01/2017 0365

Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Over Christmas, I was absolutely thrilled to find myself back at the Royal Albert Hall, ready to watch another movie with a live orchestral performance. To recap on my last visit, “the Royal Albert Hall have been running an incredibly successful series called Films

Oscar Winning Scores at the Barbican, featuring Anne Dudley and The Full Monty.

by Katie Tarrant - 03/01/201703/01/2017 0466

Article by Katie Tarrant Last year, the Barbican Centre had been running a bi-monthly ‘Oscar Winning Scores’ series, in which films with academy award-winning scores are shown, followed by an interview with the film’s composer. The series was created by Gary Yershon who himself is an Oscar nominated film composer, renowned for

The Sound Architect’s Top Audio of 2016!

by Sam Hughes - 31/12/201601/01/2017 0453

It's been a long year for everyone this year, full of many ups and lots of downs. However, it's at this point of the year we look back and reflect on what we've seen, done and (more importantly here), heard. Each member of the team has picked their own top

Interview with Heroville Composer, Richard Jacques

by Sam Hughes - 23/12/2016 0626

Sam Hughes speaks to renowned composer, Richard Jacques, about his career so far, Heroville and more! Classically trained from a young age at the Royal Academy of Music in London with an extensive repertoire including orchestral, jazz and popular music genres, Richard is a multiple award-winning composer for film, television and

Interview with Composer, Mario Sevigny

by Sam Hughes - 23/12/2016 0408

Sam Hughes speaks with composer, Mario Sevigny about his career so far, The Art of More, and beyond! Mario is a passionate musician, multi-instrument-vocalist and composer for television, film & trailers, who has amassing over 20 years of diverse credits. Mario recently finished scoring Sony Crackle’s first drama series, The Art of

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Film Audio Review

by Doug Waters - 20/12/201622/12/2016 0407

Review by Doug Waters Edited by Sam Hughes Directed by: Gareth Edwards Composer: Michael Giacchino Sound by: Skywalker Sound including Chris Scarabosio, David Acord and many others Set towards the end of the somewhat 20-year gap in the Star Wars timeline between 2005’s Revenge of the Sith and 1977’s A New Hope, Rogue One tells

The Best of John Williams Concert Review

by Katie Tarrant - 16/11/201616/11/2016 0432

Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes John Williams is one of the most prolific composers to ever grace our cinema with his music. Having scored over 100 movies, dozens of concertos and been nominated for nearly 50 awards, he is often regarded as one of the best film composers of

Doctor Strange in Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision Review

by Katie Tarrant - 09/11/201609/11/2016 0579

I’ve been a long-time fan of Benedict Cumberbatch’s work. From Third Star to Hawking, Hamlet to Sherlock, The Imitation Game to Star Trek and now Marvel as Doctor Strange. Cumberbatch has dazzled me with every role he has taken on and now, as a lead superhero with his very own

Jurassic Park in Concert Review

by Katie Tarrant - 07/11/201608/11/2016 1525

There is an entirely new energy present when watching a movie with other people. Watching with friends is different to watching alone, and watching in a cinema is different to watching with friends. Watching in a sold-out 5,000+ capacity hall is a different experience all together, one that I was

Interview with Quarry & Banshee Composer, Kris Dirksen

by Sam Hughes - 04/11/201604/11/2016 0549

Featured Photo Credit: Leah Belford We had the great opportunity of speaking to renowned composer, Kris Dirksen. Currently, Kris is scoring Cinemax’s critically-acclaimed series Quarry created and directed by Emmy-winning director Greg Yaitanes. Kris’s music can be heard in hundreds of movie and TV show trailers, including Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario,