Film and TV music

The first movie to be shot on location at the Macy's Day Parade in New York City, 'Miracle on 34th Street' was also the first major vehicle for then-child star Natalie Wood.

The new Kenneth Lonergan movie, sure to be a top Oscar contender, is suffused with classical music that contributes to its mood of poignant reverie.

A video supercut reveals just how many movies tend to fall back on the same few classical compositions. Why don't filmmakers use a wider variety of pieces?

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'Star Trek,' Garrett Tiedemann takes a listen to the music of the franchise's movies.

Writing a score for a movie about sports competition is a challenge, but several great composers have risen to the occasion. Here are five scores that explore the highs and lows surrounding both fictional and nonfictional sports meets.

Stormchaser Mike Olbinski turned to classical composer Kerry Muzzey for a powerful soundtrack to reflect the unbridled forces of nature in this storm-footage time-lapse film, 'Vorticity.'

Remember the theremin in the original 'Ghostbusters'? It was just one of many movies to make use of the eerie electronic instrument.

As composers of the score for 'Independence Day: Resurgence,' can Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander live up to David Arnold's legacy?

'Captain America: Civil War' is out now - but what more is there to say about Marvel movie music? Instead, let's talk about the best scores written for films about the actual Civil War.

As the Minnesota Opera presents the world premiere of a new opera based on Stephen King's novel 'The Shining,' Jay Gabler writes about why the movie adaptation (which King has never liked) is such a classic.