Movie Soundtracks

The Quietly Lasting Impact of Ennio Morricone

Network Awesome | Posted 05.07.2012

Network Awesome

In the span of his six-decade career, Ennio Morricone has scored over 500 films and television shows, including Fistful of Dollars (1964,) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1967,) and Danger: Diabolik (1968.)

The Best Original Movie Scores By Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

John Farr

Surveying the historical span of filmmaking, the use of original music appears more prevalent from the dawn of sound through the 1970s -- or perhaps it's just that the scores themselves were more memorable over this period.

Om, Oscar, Om: Slumdog Millionaire's Sound Sages

Vamsee Juluri | Posted 05.25.2011

Vamsee Juluri

What "Om" signified in Resul Pookutty's speech on Oscar night was something much deeper than its use in any entertainment context in the past.