Film and TV News ‘Music by John Williams’ doco trailer has just been released by Cooper Marix-Evans A film chronicling the life and times of the great maestro composer John Williams is set for release later this year From Hogwarts to Tatooine, John Williams is one of…
Music “It usually starts on the dance floor:” Danny G Felix on the genesis of new album ‘Konpazouka’ by Happy Danny G Felix is on a mission to spread joy through music, and he more than achieved the feat with ‘Konpazouka’ Released in March, the seven-track project sees the Australian…
Music Mittere announces upcoming album, shares new single ‘Stellar Drive’ by Tom Disalvo Ambient composer Mittere returns with the stirring and dramatic ‘Stellar Drive’, the first taste of his forthcoming album ‘Variations On A Theme Vol. 1′. Mittere has today (March 28)…
Music Richard Green adds to his neoclassical trilogy with new EP ‘The Circle Closes’ by Tom Disalvo On new EP The Circle Closes, composer Richard Green brings an instrumental flair to pop, jazz and rock Richard Green has released his new EP The Circle Closes, a stirring…
Music Jessica O’Donoghue releases ghostly new single Lullay My Heart by Happy Embark on a mesmerizing journey through grief and redemption with “Lullay My Heart,” an ethereal composition that serves as an ode to the late Rory O’Donoghue. The track is an…
News Legendary Japanese composer and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto passes away at age 71 by Tammy Moir The music world is mourning the loss of one of its most influential figures as news breaks of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing at the age of 71. Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese…
Books News James Bond theme composer, Monty Norman, passes away at 94 by Tammy Moir James Bond wouldn’t be James Bond without the killer theme song. We take a moment out to give thanks to the man, who gave us one of the best spy…
Clocked Film and TV Music News Shunsuke Kikuchi, legendary ‘Dragon Ball Z’ composer, has died at 89 by Alys Oldham Shunsuke Kikuchi, whose music will forever leave a mark on the world of anime through his contributions to Doraemon, Kamen Rider, and Dragon Ball Z, has died at 89. Shunsuke…
News Johnny Mandel, iconic composer of ‘MASH’ theme, dies at 94 by Happy Oscar-and Grammy-winning composer Johnny Mandel has passed away aged 94. Tributes have poured in for Mandel, whose prolific career includes the scores of more than 30 films and tv shows,…
News Krzysztof Penderecki, famed film composer, dies aged 86 by James Peppercorn Krzysztof Penderecki, the famed music composer who worked with the likes of Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch, has died aged 86. The Polish composer also worked with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood…
Features The story of Moondog: blind poet, Viking vagabond, genius composer by Luke Saunders New York City in the 1960s. A silent sentinel stands on the corner of West 54th Street and Sixth Avenue, in midtown Manhattan. A totemic guardian who keeps a blind…
Features Pro Audio The electronic genius of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Jonathan Mendolicchio If you were to name 5 composers who changed the path of music or realised music’s potential, Karlheinz Stockhausen would be one of them. He is considered one of the…
Pro Audio Percy Grainger made music for synths before they were invented by Happy Percy Grainger was the Australian born composer who was working in the turbulent, avant-garde period of the early 20th century. This was a rich period in experimental composition, featuring the…