Heroin “Heroin”, a standout track from Lana Del Rey’s 2017 album Lust for Life, serves as a somber, cinematic centerpiece, exploring the intoxicating allure of a fading era. The song’s narrative, and Lana’s ethereal croon, is a nostalgic look back at the sun-drenched, carefree atmosphere […]

Variation 15 (Dunkirk) Although Hans Zimmer is the principal composer of the Dunkirk Score, the soft ambient/melodic tracks are from composer Benjamin Wallfisch, and classical composer Sir Edward Elgar 1857-1934. The music of Dunkirk is a reimagined piece from Sir Edward Elgar entitled, Nimrod – […]

Twin Peaks [Wikipedia, edited] Originally aired in 1990, Twin Peaks is a crime drama mixed with healthy doses of the surreal, this series is about FBI Agent Dale Cooper, who travels to the small logging town of Twin Peaks to solve the murder of seemingly […]

The 1975, Somebody Else I get so wrapped up in film score stuff — that I’m living under a rock sometimes when it comes to pop music. I only recently heard Somebody Else, by The 1975, and I totally loved it. Great live performance from […]

Shin Godzilla Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) is a 2016 Japanese film, produced and distributed by the Toho production company. Toho specializes in “Kaijū” (Japanese for Strange Beast) movies, and was Godzilla’s original producer. Shin Godzilla is the 31st film in the Godzilla franchise, the 29th […]

(Welcome Deadpool fans! Updated 7/29/24) Logan The final instalment of the Wolverine franchise was incredible, and they couldn’t have picked a better actor for this role. To witness Hugh Jackman’s range, watch Les Misérables. Though I know Wolverine fans aren’t necessarily going to rush to […]

Pajaros I have wanted to play Gustavo Santaolalla’s Pajaros for years, but for whatever reason, I couldn’t figure it out adequately until now. Pajaros (birds) is a one off song from the soundtrack of My Blueberry Nights; a 2007 film by Chinese director, Wong Kar […]

Lana Del Rey’s Love for classical guitar took me a week to record. Her songs are always around 5 minutes long. I intended to do an abbreviated version —  but I side-effect of my YouTube channel, is that people like to use the audio from […]

Taboo, is a British drama miniseries created by Steven Knight, Tom Hardy, and his father Edward “Chips” Hardy. Also co-produced by Ridley Scott, the miniseries follows an adventurer who returns to Britain from Africa along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death […]

When I was 13, and just learning guitar, my guitar teachers and musical mentors ALL really respected George Michael. (I initially thought that was odd for a bunch of rock musicians.) Specifically, everyone cited Careless Whisper as one of the greatest songs ever written. So, […]

[Updated 4/19/22] A River Runs Through It A River Runs Through It, is modern classic movie about the two sons of a stern minister, growing up in rural Montana while devoted to fly fishing. One son is reserved, while the other one (Brad Pitt) is […]

Composer, Abel Korzeniowski, is best known for, A Single Man (Tom Ford’s first film) and the Showtime series, Penny Dreadful. Abel Korzeniowski’s score for Nocturnal Animals is, in a word, elegant. It’s almost James Bond like. Nocturnal Animals is Tom Ford’s latest psychological noir thriller. […]