Yiruma: Kiss the Rain Context Yiruma, born Lee Ru-ma, is a South Korean-British composer and pianist. Born in 1978 in South Korea, Yiruma moved to England in 1988 to study at the prestigious Purcell School of Music, and then at King’s College London where he studied composition. Whilst studying at Read more…
John Barry: Out of Africa Context By 1985, John Barry was already a very well-established film score composer. His work in the James Bond franchise was legendary, and his huge output of film music speaks for itself. One of his most beloved scores came from the 1985 film Out of Read more…
Thomas Newman: Nemo Egg Context Thomas Newman is known for his broad portfolio of film scores for films such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Finding Nemo and Skyfall. His accessible style creates sparkling scores of music that are very much loved. Newman has been nominated for fifteen Academy Read more…
John Williams: Hedwig’s Theme Context By the year 2001, John Williams was already one of the most sought after film composers in the world. With a wealth of awards and nominations behind him, he had already composed the iconic music to films like Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and Jaws. While Read more…
Rachel Portman: Chocolat Main Title Context Chocolat was released in 2000 and is based on the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris. The story follows a mother and daughter who arrive in a small French village and open up a chocolaterie. The romantic-drama received positive reviews, praising the Read more…
David Arnold: The Stepford Wives Main Title Context The Stepford Wives is a 2004 science fiction-black comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The film stars big names such as Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick and Christopher Walken. The story is based around a successful reality TV presenter whose career Read more…
Aaron Zigman: Main Title from The Notebook Context Aaron Zigman composed the soundtrack for the 2004 romantic drama The Notebook. The film was directed by Nick Cassavetes and writing by Jeremy Leven. The film stars young lovers Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams whose story is told during the present day Read more…
Christopher Tin: Sogno di Volare Context Award-winning American composer Christopher Tin is perhaps best-known for his film and video game music. His output shows that he is a talented orchestral and choral composer, with his influences spanning both Eastern and Western musics. Tin has won two Grammy Awards for his Read more…
Michael Nyman: The Heart Asks Pleasure First Context Michael Nyman’s solo piano piece The Heart Asks Pleasure First was composed as part of the 1993 film The Piano. On the album soundtrack Nyman plays all the piano parts himself, with this album being his twentieth album release. The soundtrack was Read more…
John Williams: Theme to Jaws Context John Williams composed the soundtrack for teven Spielberg thriller Jaws in 1975. It originally came out as an LP in 1975 and was then re-released on CD in 1992. Various future versions have since been released, including the 25th anniversary DVD, which included the Read more…