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15 hours ago
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All That Matters Is That It Bangs | Defector

The music industry often employs marketing tactics that create artificial personas, yet the music can still resonate regardless of its manufactured origins.
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago
Music production

The future of music is human-generated

The music industry's value is shifting from songs to the human connection behind performances as AI-generated music becomes abundant.
Music production
fromDefector
15 hours ago

All That Matters Is That It Bangs | Defector

The music industry often employs marketing tactics that create artificial personas, yet the music can still resonate regardless of its manufactured origins.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films

Researchers at the University of Bristol study audience reactions to films using biometric data to improve filmmaking techniques.
Film
fromThe Independent
4 days ago

The 19 most problematic movies of all time

Filmmakers often desire public engagement, but some films face scrutiny for problematic content due to evolving social standards.
Music
fromEsquire
6 days ago

Lana Del Rey's James Bond Song Is, Well, Strange

Lana Del Rey's song for 007 First Light uniquely invites players to engage with the game, marking a departure from traditional Bond themes.
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Music Is in Us-in Our Brain and in Our Body

"Nature appears to have built the apparatus of rationality not just on top of the apparatus of biological regulation, but also from it and with it."
Mindfulness
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

A.R. Rahman Live with the San Francisco Symphony (SF)

A.R. Rahman will perform with the San Francisco Symphony on July 2, 2026, showcasing his diverse musical compositions.
Independent films
fromInsideHook
5 days ago

Did an Unexpected Culprit Hurt Modern Filmmaking?

American cinema faces a paradox of thriving box office revenues while struggling with the decline of mid-budget films and the impact of YouTube.
Television
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Seven Documentaries for Fans of Fiction

Documentaries can effectively tell engaging stories, appealing even to those typically averse to the genre.
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

The Calculated Uplift of "I Swear"

The film's title, an obvious reference to profanity, also alludes to an incident dramatized later on, when John, on trial after inadvertently triggering a pub brawl, must give sworn testimony in court.
Film
Berlin music
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Should a School Shooting Be Turned Into Opera?

Opera has long aestheticized human suffering, exemplified by Kaija Saariaho's final work, which transforms a school shooting into a modernist experience.
Relationships
fromInsideHook
2 weeks ago

What Men Can Learn From 17 Unforgettable On-Screen Proposals

Real-life proposals differ from romantic comedies, but lessons from memorable on-screen moments can guide men in crafting meaningful proposals.
#mother-mary
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fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

The Art of the Fictional Pop Song

The film 'Mother Mary' explores the concept of an unheard song that symbolizes unresolved emotional conflicts between characters.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

A feeling of ecstasy': how Anne Hathaway and FKA twigs created the thunderous Mother Mary soundtrack

David Lowery's film Mother Mary explores a pop star's emotional journey through contrasting modes of performance and music.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

The Art of the Fictional Pop Song

The film 'Mother Mary' explores the concept of an unheard song that symbolizes unresolved emotional conflicts between characters.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

A feeling of ecstasy': how Anne Hathaway and FKA twigs created the thunderous Mother Mary soundtrack

David Lowery's film Mother Mary explores a pop star's emotional journey through contrasting modes of performance and music.
fromVulture
6 days ago

The Masterful Blue Heron Uses Cinema As a Seance

"It's true I spent most of my life being angry at him. The older I get, the more I feel like I never even knew him at all. My image of him now, I know, falls flat compared to reality."
Independent films
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Trailblazers, trumpets and the theramin: 10 soundtracks that changed the way we listen to movies

The evolution of film music transitioned from live accompaniment to synchronized soundtracks, shaping the cinematic experience significantly.
Berlin music
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

When Music Was Used to Deceive, Control, Survive

Yom HaShoah commemorates the 6 million Jews and 5 million others who perished in the Holocaust, reflecting on music's dual role in history.
fromAnOther
1 week ago

Five Groundbreaking Dream Sequences From Silent Cinema

Film is like that. It developed from [the silent era] into Fellini and Bergman, Buñuel and David Lynch. [They] took these ideas and created a film that was really like a dream.
Film
Independent films
fromThe Independent
1 week ago

Steven Spielberg shares huge admission about Christopher Nolan film Interstellar

Interstellar was originally intended to be directed by Steven Spielberg before Christopher Nolan took over the project.
Film
fromInsideHook
2 weeks ago

"The Drama" Has No Idea How to Handle Its Controversial Twist

The Drama presents a romantic comedy that takes a dark turn with a shocking revelation about a character's past involvement in a school shooting plot.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The nightmarish sounds of Squid Game composer Jung Jae-il: Having no identity very much defines my identity'

Jung Jae-il's unique composition style blends familiar sounds with unsettling elements, exemplified in the haunting theme of Squid Game.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The twilight zone: Nocturnes, from piano to perfume and Russia to Richter

Insomnia is prevalent, and music, especially instrumental sleep music like Max Richter's Sleep, is a popular aid for relaxation and sleep.
#film
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
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Watching a 7.5-Hour Movie in Theaters Made Me More Hopeful About Our Collective Brain Rot

Film
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Watching a 7.5-Hour Movie in Theaters Made Me More Hopeful About Our Collective Brain Rot

A seven-and-a-half-hour film screening challenges modern attention spans, highlighting a cultural shift in viewing habits and the struggle for sustained focus.
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Galen Buckwalter, a 69-year-old research psychologist and quadriplegic, participated in a brain implant study to contribute to science that aids those with paralysis. The six chips in his brain decode movement intention, allowing him to operate a computer and feel sensations in his fingers again.
Music production
Independent films
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

In "Kontinental '25," a Guilty Conscience Isn't Enough

A bailiff's tragic death leads to a futile self-flagellation campaign in Radu Jude's film 'Kontinental '25', inspired by Rossellini's 'Europe '51'.
NYC music
fromVulture
1 month ago

Power Ballad Is Going to Be the Miracle Movie of the Summer

Director John Carney's new film Power Ballad stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas in a crowd-pleasing musical comedy about a wedding band frontman and a struggling solo artist that premiered at SXSW.
#academy-awards
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Three Movies to Watch Before Oscar Night

Three exceptional 2025 films received only two Oscar nominations each despite critical acclaim, including Richard Linklater's drama about lyricist Lorenz Hart and Jafar Panahi's Iranian prison thriller.
fromAnOther
1 month ago

10 Reinvigorating Spring Films to Add to Your Watchlist This Season

Set on the blossom tree-lined fringes of Hyde Park in London, Herbert Wilcox's black-and-white rom-com blows in like a fresh spring breeze. The film charts the will-they-won't-they romance between Richard (Michael Wilding), a wealthy lord masquerading as a butler, and Judy (Anna Neagle), the niece of the family who employs him.
Film
fromLos Angeles Times
9 years ago

'Wolverine' composer Marco Beltrami goes traditional in Pacific Palisades

Built in 2000, the two-story house on a corner lot has plenty of curb appeal. A black-hued gable roof creates visual contrast against crisp white siding and shutters. A white picket fence wraps around the front of the property.
LA real estate
Television
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Industry Got Darker. So Did Its Score.

Industry's fourth season evolves into a high-stakes psychosexual thriller featuring financial intrigue, international spycraft, and morally bankrupt characters operating in an absurdist world of cutthroat banking.
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Stock music you need for UI, social media, and games

In recent years, multimedia content has firmly established itself online, fueled by the development of high-speed Internet technologies as well as the growing availability of tools for creating and editing video. The global lockdowns also contributed to this process by forcing people to look for similar alternatives on the web. If integrating video into your communications sounds like an overwhelming investment, start leveraging your products with music and audio that are often underestimated by marketers.
Social media marketing
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Max Richter: the composer who crosses the invisible divide between high' and low' music

Max Richter's celebrated composition 'On the Nature of Daylight' and his Hamnet score have driven major recognition, awards attention, and wide cultural ubiquity.
Arts
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Tension Between Belonging and Becoming Captured in Music

Live theater transforms viewers into participants, making timeless stories of tradition, loss, and resilience feel immediate and deeply personal.
Music
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Why music has become such a big part of the romance novel reading experience

Romance novel readers increasingly use pop music playlists to enhance their reading experiences, creating a community that bridges book fandom and music fandom, exemplified by Charli XCX's Wuthering Heights album.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

If you loved 'Bugonia,' here's what to watch next

Bugonia, a Yorgos Lanthimos remake of a 2003 Korean thriller starring Emma Stone, combines tonal shifts and violence with accessibility, earning four Academy Award nominations.
Berlin music
fromVulture
1 month ago

John Williams, Without Visuals

At 94, John Williams composed his first piano concerto for Emanuel Ax, drawing inspiration from jazz pianists Art Tatum, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson while maintaining his own compositional voice.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Testament of Ann Lee with Daniel Blumberg and Amanda Seyfried review yelps, bells and bruised beauty

Daniel Blumberg blends Shaker hymns with avant-garde improvisation, transforming communal hymns into feral, discordant performances anchored by Amanda Seyfried's hymnal voice.
fromInverse
1 month ago

'Undertone' Is Scariest With What It Doesn't Show

The first thing you notice about undertone is how quiet it is; not just in its audio mix, but in how it's shot - primarily steady wide shots that slowly pan across empty rooms, allowing your eyes to frantically scan for something amiss. It's an understated form of filmmaking that allows for the movie's scares to hit all that much harder.
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fromTNW | Music
2 months ago

Can AI replace the humanity of Classical Music?

AI can analyze compositional style and complete unfinished works, prompting questions about whether technology can replicate human sensitivity and emotional interpretation in classical music.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

Do Original Movies Have Any Hope Left? I Went on a Journey to Find Out.

Theaters must create unique event experiences to compete with home entertainment, driving elaborate marketing stunts and premium screen innovations.
Film
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Steven Spielberg says he's 'never used AI' in any of his films | TechCrunch

Steven Spielberg opposes AI use in creative filmmaking roles, stating he has never used it in his films and will not replace creative individuals with machines.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Which are more like life, novels or films?

Films display character thoughts primarily through facial expressions and actions, making them more mysterious and potentially more realistic than novels, which explicitly describe inner thoughts.
Music
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Engage Actively With Music to Reap Its Greatest Benefits

The ukulele is an accessible, increasingly popular instrument that people of nearly any age and skill level can learn and play in local clubs.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why Sentimental Value should win the best picture Oscar

Sentimental Value is an ambitious family saga spanning decades that blends personal drama with filmmaking themes, featuring exceptional performances from its four Oscar-nominated leads.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Music and the Brain: Love in the Key of Everyday Life

Wooden spoons as microphones, siblings spinning in socks across the floor, a mother laughing as Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" fills the room for the third time in a row-this is love. Long before children understand romance, they learn connection this way, through synchronized movement, shared joy, and the safety of familiar songs. Research on rhythm and social bonding suggests that moving in time together can regulate the nervous system and strengthen feelings of connection.
Music
Music
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Is AI Ruining Music?

Streaming economics, algorithmic recommendations, and generative AI commodify music, reduce artist revenue, and threaten creative control and discovery.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

How Ludwig Goransson's Scores Became the Main Character

Ludwig Göransson's childhood exposure to his father's musical diversity—from blues to Metallica—shaped his approach to film composition, blending genre-defying styles across award-winning scores.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Jonny Greenwood Demands Phantom Thread Score Be Removed from Melania Documentary

The Melania Trump documentary includes a portion of Jonny Greenwood's Oscar-nominated score to the Paul Thomas Anderson film Phantom Thread. In a new statement released Monday, Greenwood said that while he does own the copyright to the score, Universal Pictures "failed to consult [him] on this third-party use which is a breach of his composer agreement." "As a result Jonny and Paul Thomas Anderson have asked for it to be removed from the documentary," the statement adds.
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fromJezebel
2 months ago

Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood want Phantom Thread track removed from Melania

Jonny Greenwood's Phantom Thread score was used without his consultation in the Melania documentary, and Anderson and Greenwood have asked for its removal.
#music-licensing
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

17 great movies ruined by terrible endings

10 Cloverfield Lane Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr are locked in an underground bunker for the majority of this left-field sequel to Cloverfield, with thrilling results. In the film's final throes, Winstead's character exits the bunker, and finds that her captor was telling the truth about an alien invasion above - a twist that completely and ruinously dissipates the hard-earned tension that came before.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

FilmWatch Weekly: German stunner 'Sound of Falling,' Japanese anime 'Scarlet,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

Four generations of girls in one farmhouse reveal recurring female suffering, mortality, and moments of beauty across a century of German history.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Undertone review disappointing podcast horror is mostly skippable

Undertone recycles familiar horror elements while displaying resourceful low-budget filmmaking centered on audio-driven scares and intimate performances.
Film
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

In Defense of Movie Sex Scenes

Onscreen sex scenes can be narratively essential but are often gratuitous, harmful, or disruptive when objectifying participants, reinforcing stereotypes, or damaging a film's flow.
Film
fromAnOther
2 months ago

Paul Mescal on The History of Sound, a Tender Romantic Drama

A tender love between Lionel and David unfolds through early-20th-century folk-song collecting, expressing intimacy beyond repression through shared music and field recordings.
fromVulture
1 month ago

17 Movies With Exclamation-Point Titles, Ranked!

During a junket interview with OutNow, Gyllenhaal explained that the punctuation mark was included to represent the "whole lot of energy" that comes out when the historically muted Bride of Frankenstein is finally allowed to speak. That's all well and good, but to viewers the titular exclamation point is less of a metaphor and more of a golden arrow saying, "This movie is going to be crazy."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Why Max Richter's Hamnet needle-drop left me cold | Tom Service on music

Back in 2008, Transport for London came up with a ruse to dispel antisocial behaviour: it piped classical music into supposedly problematic stations in the crime hotspots of south London. I think that was when I realised just how far the association of classical music with relaxing affect instead of real emotion had gone. Once an entire genre has become associated with relaxification, it's enough for you to hear the sound of an orchestra and think, This isn't for me.
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fromVulture
2 months ago

Paul Thomas Anderson Requests That Melania Remove Phantom Thread Score

Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood requested removal of Phantom Thread music from the Melania documentary due to Universal's alleged breach of Greenwood's composer agreement.
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