Score
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, from left, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, 1966
What a Dump
"Cocktails With George and Martha," a new book about the making of the Richard Burton-Elizabeth Taylor classic, details how Nichols' bravado and demands led to a dramatic denouement.
"American Fiction"
Composer Laura Karpman on how she created music to express the complex characters and ideas at the core of Cord Jefferson's sophisticated comedy.
Society of the Snow
"'Society of the Snow' challenged me in ways that I never understood I could be challenged."
Saw X. Photo Credit: Alexandro Bolaños Escamilla
Want to Play a Game?
The former Nine Inch Nails member talks about scoring the "Saw" series and making history as the composer of "Saw X."
RESERVATION DOGS -- “Deer Lady” -- Season 3, Episode 3 (Airs Wednesday, August 9th) — Pictured: Kaniehtiio Horn as Deer Lady. CR: Shane Brown/FX.
Composer Mato Wayuhi and sound supervisor Patrick Hogan explain how they enhanced the unsettling quality of a Native boarding school.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Anthony McCoy in Candyman, directed by Nia DaCosta.
Composer and co-sound designer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe manipulated the sounds of bees, voices, and the past to create the urban legend's soundscape.
Lovecraft Country
Emmy-nominated composers Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq break down the "Gothic R&B" vibe that culminated with the powerful orchestral requiem.
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in Marvel Studios' LOKI, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. ©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.
In addition to the spacey theremin, composer Natalie Holt was inspired by "A Clockwork Orange" and Wendy Carlos' Moog-infused score.
"The Midnight Sky"
When Clooney rejected the original idea from the two-time Oscar winner, Desplat conceived of an original blend for the 90-minute score.
Haley Bennett in Swallow
Halpern explains how he and director Carlo Mirabella-Davis brought Hitchcockian obsession to their present day indie.
Succession - Brian Cox
The Oscar nominee ("If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Moonlight") musically tackled the satire of Adam McKay's HBO series by getting serious.
Shazam!
Hans Zimmer protege Benjamin Wallfisch geeked out on John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith in composing seven themes for the upbeat DC superhero hit.
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