Music Stories
RIP, Mark Snow: listen to the composer talk about scoring X-Files and more
Mark Snow, the mind-bogglingly prolific composer behind scores for Blue Bloods, Smallville, and the X-Files has died at age 78. From TV to film to games, Snow’s take on electronic music scoring has left a mark on many of us. Here he is talking about his take on music, and some reflections on that unforgettable X-Files score.
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In Kreuzberg, artists from communities in exile present their own vision
It’s a different vision of a festival and exhibition, one that bubbles up from the Kiez instead of being collected in modern palaces. For the next few days, artists from the Berlin neighborhood around Kottbusser Tor will reveal their self-image in communities in exile.
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.
May the 4th be with you, in a new documentary on the sounds of Skywalker
Peter Kirn - May 4, 2022
Motion Music tech Tech
Watch a half hour documentary on the sound of Star Wars Rogue One
Peter Kirn - March 29, 2017
Music Music tech
Watch James Horner Play Piano, Talk Overnight ‘Aliens’ Climax
Peter Kirn - June 24, 2015
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