Tim Greiving
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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A Black avant-garde musician has successfully applied his visceral, voice-centered style to the films he has scored lately. His approach eerily suits the newest Candyman movie.
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Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is far from the first score composer to be fired from a Hollywood film. But he might be the first to get his job back.
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Looney Tunes turns 90 this year and HBO Max is launching a new series of cartoons, along with a new soundtrack composed by Joshua Moshier.
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The first woman composer to win an Oscar for best original score is releasing her first album of music not written for a film or stage production.
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The film "63 Up" is the latest in a series of documentaries following a group of British children — filmed every seven years beginning when they were 7 years old. They're now 63.
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The family friendly Mr. Rogers is the subject of a new movie: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. It stars Tom Hanks and is directed by Marielle Heller.
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Twenty five years after he scored the original The Lion King, which won an Oscar, Hans Zimmer returns to Pride Rock to revisit the classic musical themes for a re-imagined tale.
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Randy Newman wrote the songs and scores for all of Pixar's Toy Story movies. As the fourth film opens on June 20, Newman reflects on his time with Woody, Buzz and friends.
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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, opens at Disneyland Friday. The attraction features sights and sounds of the universe, including a life size Millennium Falcon where the rider gets to fly the hunk of junk.
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Terence Blanchard received his first Oscar nomination for the BlacKkKlansman score. The 56-year-old jazz trumpeter from New Orleans has been Spike Lee's right-hand composer since Jungle Fever in 1991.