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So much fantastic music has been composed for movies, TV shows and video games — often by the same composers in all three genres. Find out more!

A classical soundtrack for a tornado film

A classical soundtrack for a tornado film

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.'

A history of the theremin in movie music
The music of 'Independence Day'

The music of 'Independence Day'

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

The best Civil War film scores

The best Civil War film scores

'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.

Why 'The Shining' is the best psychological horror film
Flicks in Five: The Robe

Flicks in Five: The Robe

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from the 1953 American biblical epic, 'The Robe', starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, and with music from Alfred Newman.

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SNES to sleep: Secret of Mana music turned to lullabies
'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens' music

'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens' music

John Williams's score has been kept under wraps as tightly as everything else about the new Star Wars movie 'The Force Awakens.' Here are ten things we know about the film's music.

John Williams's Star Wars prequel scores

John Williams's Star Wars prequel scores

Say what you will about the Star Wars prequels, one indisputably great thing about them is the score by returning hero John Williams. Has that music been unfairly neglected?

The music of 'The Hunger Games'

The music of 'The Hunger Games'

Today's release of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2' closes the book on one of the most successful YA series-to-film franchises in history. One of the most overlooked backbones of the films' success is the score by longtime composer James Newton Howard.

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So much fantastic music has been composed for movies, TV shows and video games — often by the same composers in all three genres. Find out more!

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