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Soundtracks

Scores worth hearing without the picture.

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Soundtracks · Explainer · 3 min A score the Academy wouldn't count: how Jonny Greenwood scored There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood's score for There Will Be Blood is built from new writing, his own older pieces, Brahms and Pärt, which is why the Academy… (3 props) 3′min read Soundtracks · Explainer · 5 min One synthesizer, a rainy city: how Vangelis scored Blade Runner Vangelis built the Blade Runner score almost alone: a Yamaha CS-80, a few other synthesizers and a great deal of reverb, improvised against… (3 props) 5′min read Soundtracks · Explainer · 4 min Strings only: how Bernard Herrmann scored Psycho Bernard Herrmann scored Psycho for strings alone, a "black and white" sound, and played them muted almost throughout. The exception is the… (3 props) 4′min read Soundtracks · Explainer · 4 min Three heroes, three voices: how Morricone scored The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Morricone and Leone worked out the main themes of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly before the cameras rolled, and the score reads like a… (3 props) 4′min read Soundtracks · Explainer · 4 min Two notes, one shark: how John Williams scored Jaws Two notes, E and F, played low and getting faster: that is the entire shark theme, and it is one of the best ideas in film music. John… (3 props) 4′min read Soundtracks · Explainer · 4 min Why the Halloween theme limps: counting Carpenter's 5/4 riff The Halloween theme feels like a stumble because its five-beat bar will not split evenly, so the groups of threes suddenly shrink to twos… (3 props) 4′min read