TV and Film music

Gladiator II features an epic score by British composer Harry Gregson-Williams and it features a host of fascinating instruments and an international cast of players…

With Tudor epic 'Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light' about to hit TV screens, composer Debbie Wiseman and director Peter Kosminsky talk to Michael Beek

One of popular culture’s most iconic names, the American composer, arranger, songwriter and producer Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91. We look back at his incredible career…

It’s one of the most talked about shows on the small screen, raising temperatures and eyebrows in equal measure, but the music for Rivals is just as colourful. We talk to its composers, Natalie Holt and Jack Halama…

The release of the new feature documentary Music by John Williams shines a light on the man behind some of the most iconic music ever written. But he’s not the only successful musician in the family who you may have listened to…

Legendary film composer John Williams is the subject of a brand new, feature-length documentary film, released today on Disney+

Which composers have what it really takes to scare us half to death? Who has spent the most time in the shadows composing the music of our nightmares? Here’s our rundown of Horror’s greatest tunesmiths…

Ludwig is a must-watch on the small screen, but the six-part drama’s murder mysteries aren’t the only puzzle to solve. The score is littered with references to Beethoven, but what are they? We chat to one of the series’ composers to find out…

Everyone’s favourite animated duo are back, or is that Bach? The new teaser trailer for Vengeance Most Fowl has just dropped and it features one of the composer’s most familiar works... played by a penguin!

Who wants to watch something scary? Cushions at the ready, as we pick out some of the best horror film music ever written...

It’s one of the most anticipated films of the year, but what can you expect from the music in Ridley Scott’s sequel to Gladiator? Here’s everything we know so far…

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Jamie Bernstein discuss how Bradley Cooper embodied the late great conductor Leonard Bernstein in appearance, movement and, of course, conducting...

As he marks his 80th birthday, conductor Leonard Slatkin shares his lifelong connection to the music of Hollywood

Tim Burton’s hotly anticipated follow-up to his brilliantly bonkers 1988 comedy features a brand new score by composer Danny Elfman. Here’s our guide to the music of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice…

It’s been one heck of a summer for Benjamin Wallfisch, the British composer who has well and truly made his mark in Hollywood. He tells us about writing the music for back-to-back blockbusters Twisters and Alien: Romulus, his journey to the big screen and what it was like growing up in a most-musical family.

Amazon Prime’s epic prequel to The Lord of the Rings has returned for a second season, and the music is equally epic. Here’s a guide to the fantastic score…

Today at the BBC Proms: music, monsters and a few familiar faces from the BBC’s universally popular sci-fi series ‘Doctor Who’

It’s the bloodbath of a buddy movie we never knew we needed, but what makes Deadpool & Wolverine so memorable, musically? Here’s a guide to the soundtrack…

Benjamin Wallfisch is the latest composer to write music for the Alien film franchise, but how does his new score, for Alien: Romulus compare to the rest of the series? Here’s our ranking of all the Alien film scores…

What are earworms? Are they common and how do I get rid of them? Read on to discover more about this annoying musical phenomenon...