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Celebrating National Film Score Day and the death of Ryuichi Sakamoto with the best film scores since 2010

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National Film Score Day: The best film scores since 2010

Today is National Film Score Day, which recognizes the musical masterpieces in cinema and, more specifically, the talented composers who create them.

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Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. In 2022, he revealed that he was terminal, a year after he disclosed he was suffering from rectal cancer.

02/04/2023

Christopher Lynch, music historian at the University of Pittsburgh, adjusts photos of Gospel music composer, Charles Henry Pace

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When you think of American Gospel music, you don't think of Pittsburgh, but that might now change. Christopher Lynch, a music historian at the University of Pittsburgh has made it his life's goal to sort through the archives of Charles Henry Pace.

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Legendary music score composer Hans Zimmer takes his tour to Dubai

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Legendary music score composer Hans Zimmer takes his tour to Dubai

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Hollywood music score composer and music producer Hans Zimmer has announced he will perform his Live Tour in Dubai for the first time. Speaking to Euronews, he said that people can expect ‘chaos’ and ‘something a little different’.

24/12/2022

Angelo Badalamenti at the David Lynch Foundation Music Festival in Los Angeles (April 1, 2015)

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‘Twin Peaks' and David Lynch composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, the highly-acclaimed composer behind many of David Lynch's works, including Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died aged 85.

13/12/2022

Jazz legend Pharoah Sanders has died aged 81

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The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Beethoven, Haydn, Shor and Schuber’s works on Wednesday June 1st.

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InClassica live: Slovak Philharmonic performs at 2022 festival

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The Berlin Symphony Orchestra will play Alexey Shor's 'From My Bookshelf' on Friday, May 20.

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InClassica live: Taverna plays piano concerto 'From My Bookshelf'

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Alessandro Taverna and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra will perform Alexei Shor’s “From my Bookshelf” and a Tchaikovsky's symphony as part of the InClassica music festival in Dubai.

19/05/2022

Honorees Alan, left, and Marilyn Bergman arrive at the ASCAP Film and Television music awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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Marilyn Bergman, composer of 'The Way We Were', dies aged 93

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10/01/2022

Pallbearers carry coffin of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis outside the Metropolitan church, prior to his funeral service, in Chania, Crete island, Greece, September 9 2021

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Thousands gather in Greece for composer Mikis Theodorakis' funeral

Political leaders, family members and thousands of fans paid their final respects to Greek music great Mikis Theodorakis who was buried Thursday on the island of Crete.

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Meet the musician who can take you on any backstage tour in the world

Ricardo Araujo, a successful composer, conductor and musician now uses his connections to create bespoke trips and can take you behind the scenes at any cultural institution in the world.

02/07/2021

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First chord change in seven years for John Cage organ composition

Play it slow: Composer John Cage's 639-year legacy to the world undergoes its first chord change for seven years

06/09/2020

In this file photo dated Tuesday, March 6, 2018, Italian composer Ennio Morricone directs an ensemble during a concert of his "60 Year Of Music World Tour", in Milan, Italy

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91

He composed the famous coyote-howl theme for the iconic film “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.

06/07/2020

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Grammy award-winning Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86

Polish culture "has suffered a great and irreparable loss", the country's culture minister said on Sunday.

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Johann Johannsson found dead

The Icelandic composer was discovered at his Berlin apartment.

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