Tag: composer

Morricone’s Wild West Masterpiece Left an Unlikely Pop-Culture Legacy

July 15, 2025

Few sounds summon the American frontier as instantly as that lone ocarina cry in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly — “ah-ee-ah-ee-ah,” as it’s lovingly remembered. Yet its mastermind, Italian legend Ennio Morricone, who passed away at 91 in Rome, didn’t set foot in the United States until 2007. That’s more than four decades after composing the score that would come to influence various music genres, including our beloved pop sounds.

Golden Globe Winner, Grammy Nominee And Oscar Winner Jon Batiste Chats With EP About An Album Which Could Literally Change Your Life. ‘We Are’ Is Out Now On Verve Records

April 15, 2021

Jon Batiste is an American musician who defies genre. His pedigree is undoubted and he’s performed with some of the greatest artists around like Stevie Wonder, Prince, Willie Nelson, Lenny Kravitz, Ed Sheeran and Mavis Staples to name a few.

David Norland – ‘Agate Or Barium’

December 16, 2019

If we know David Norland’s name, it’s most likely from his music which has featured on primetime tv. The film composer has also taken some detours along the way however, such as his score for the HBO show, ‘Dinner With Hervé’, which starred Peter Dinklage, and his score for ‘Anvil! The Story Of Anvil’ which documented the Canadian metal band of that name, who have been horrendously underrated, yet super-influential.

Big Wild Announces Debut UK And Europe Tour

March 4, 2019

American producer, composer and now-turned vocalist, Big Wild, (aka Jackson Stell) announces his first ever headline UK & European tour, with the popular musician kick-starting the run in Berlin on 29th April.

The Most Successful Moroccan Film Composer In Hollywood: Youssef (Joe) Guezoum Is Leaving His Mark On The World

February 8, 2019

Born in Morocco, and raised in Belgium, Youssef Guezoum is the most successful Moroccan film composer in Hollywood. We had the chance to talk…

Genevieve Vincent Shares Her Little Dream With Release Of ‘Petit Rêve’ EP

August 24, 2018

Genevieve Vincent grew up in a small Canadian city surrounded by nature. Now living in Los Angeles, the film and concert music composer takes inspiration from the nature she was surrounded by as a child to write her EP, ‘Petit Rêve’.

SCORED BY SAKAMOTO

July 18, 2018

To mark the UK release of ‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda’, a documentary that brings the Japanese composer’s genius to the fore, MUBI are proud to present a season of films unforgettably scored by him, including what is perhaps the most emblematic of his compositions for the big screen, ‘Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence’ (in which he also stars), as well as two films that testify to his artistic collaboration with Italian vanguardist Bernardo Bertolucci.

Music Producer MOZΛRT Announces Release of Album ‘Meditation’

October 8, 2017

MOZΛRT is set to release his fourth album, ‘Meditation’. The US based producer and composer taught himself to produce “for fun” back in 2011, and after working on beats for hip hop, trap and R&B, he expanded into pop, folk, Christian music, and, as the name implies, meditation music.