Music Stories
Phil Niblock, unstoppable composer and artist, remembered
Adventurous composer, musician, filmmaker, and conceptual artist Phil Niblock remained active right through his later life – an embodiment of the potential a life can hold, irrespective of age. With his death at age 90, remembrances are pouring in. And we have an unusual record of events leading up to nearly present day.
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May the 4th be with you, in a new documentary on the sounds of Skywalker
From Ben Burtt’s creations for Star Wars to Bonnie Wild’s work on The Mandalorian to sound editor André Fenley and Jurassic Park, the greatest sounds are all here. Apple has shot a loving look behind the scenes, in glorious black and white. And if that’s not enough for you, we’ve got more. Apple’s angle here […]
Peter Kirn - May 4, 2022
Motion Music tech Tech
Watch a half hour documentary on the sound of Star Wars Rogue One
For lovers of sound design – cinematic or otherwise – Star Wars is always good reason to nerd out. But Rogue One is something different, as the first film to be a standalone or spinoff. On the music side, it meant a new composer who wasn’t John Williams (Michael Giacchino). But perhaps the less known […]
Peter Kirn - March 29, 2017
Music Music tech
Watch James Horner Play Piano, Talk Overnight ‘Aliens’ Climax
Peter Kirn - June 24, 2015
Music Music tech Stories
Fake Your Own Lord of the Rings with an All-Elven Software Instrument
- December 16, 2014
Music Music tech
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