Motion Music Stories
Celebrate Terminator 2’s 35th with the T-1000 VFX BTS and DJ T-1000
35 years later, the T-1000 is more relevant than ever. Terminator 2 debuted in the first weekend of July 1991. The groundbreaking mix of computer animation and practical effects has come full circle. And I can’t mention the T-1000 without mentioning Alan Oldham (DJ T-1000.) T-1000 Killer AI turns out to be chatbots causing psychosis, […]
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In her own words: watch a free documentary on Éliane Radigue
Éliane Radigue in full, uninterrupted motion, is breathtaking in her thoughts. So it’s wonderful that the filmmakers behind the documentary short Échos have put that film up for free to honor her memory this week. Get ready for sprawling shots of the ARP modular synthesizer and deep reflections on the meaning of music, sound, and […]
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2026
Music
OHYUNG’s IOWA on Trans Music Archive is as powerful as a glacier
Take a moment for the arresting stillness of “all dolls go to heaven.” IOWA, the full-length opus by film composer Lia Ouyang Rusli (“OHYUNG”), hits you deep in the gut. The first 2026 release by must-follow label Trans Music Archive is both an essential meditation and a call to arms.
Steinberg Dorico 6 notation tool adds cutaways, font, layout features, more
Peter Kirn - April 30, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Expressive playing with MPE, demystified
Peter Kirn - February 20, 2025
Gear Music tech Tech
Inside the Dune 2 score with Osmose and Hans Zimmer
Peter Kirn - December 11, 2024
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