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As 'Alien: Covenant' opens in movie theaters, Garrett Tiedemann looks back on four decades of scores for films in this terrifying science fiction franchise.

A real who’s-who classical musicians have been honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Even if some of them elicit a “Who?”

Sometimes referred to as the 'Mona Lisa' of stringed instruments, the Amati 'King' cello dates to the mid-1500s. It now lives at the National Music Museum in Vermillion S.D. Hear a clip of the instrument being played, and view the intricate paintings on the instrument itself.

We’ve all gotten the impression that music nerds and jocks don't have a lot in common. But music and fitness are actually not dissimilar pursuits. If you enjoy one but don't believe you could do well at the other, consider these things that working out and practicing an instrument have in common.

Even for classical music lovers, classical isn't often the go-to genre for exercise music.

As a music major at the tail end of my college career, I've led a rewarding, though exhausting, last few years. The time I spend practicing piano (my main instrument), going to lessons, classes, rehearsals, and studying - not to mention working a part-time job - can add up to 16-hour days, most of it filled with music. So it amazes me that after all that activity, listening to music is still the way that I choose to relax.