Every film has music, and it does what it is meant to do—highlight emotion and nudge the audience toward a mood. At best, it remains a background decoration—the wallpaper of a scene. But in some films ...

Movies have a way of making us laugh, cry, or hold our breath in suspense. Music is a big part of why this happens. A soft ...

Silent films were never really silent. Theaters filled them with live music… from lone pianos to full orchestras. This week on Reel Music, hear powerful themes from early cinema, including Wings, ...

John Williams is best known for his film soundtrack compositions but thinks some movie scores are ‘ephemeral, fragmentary’ - Lawrence K. Ho/via Getty Images He is arguably cinema’s greatest composer ...

Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton explores the collaborative relationship between music and storytelling and the process and importance that this has in filmmaking. Composer Danny ...

When Kevin Weaver was in the midst of creating the soundtrack for F1, as he was pondering how to thread the needle on a ...

Dive into the shadowy, surreal universe of Tim Burton through the unmistakable sound of Danny Elfman. This visually enhanced concert highlights Elfman’s most iconic scores—gothic lullabies and epic ...

The most celebrated composer of film music in history has some surprising thoughts about the art form. John Williams, the Oscar-winning composer behind the themes for "Star Wars," "E.T. the ...

When Cho-Liang Lin performed Tan Dun's Hero Violin Concerto in Qingdao, China, with film projections of Jet Li and Donnie Yen battling behind him, he demonstrated a philosophy that has guided his ...