Love is in the Air, Pt.1 I love this piece from the film Obsession; a movie made on a shoestring budget ($750,000) and grossing nearly 200 million globally. I don’t expect Hollywood to draw any correct conclusions from this, but it would seem original storytelling […]

Eternia Composer Daniel Pemberton is having quite a year. First he scores the massively successful Project Hail Mary, and now he’s behind Masters of the Universe. You might not recognize the name immediately, but Pemberton is incredibly prolific — and he’s long been one of […]

Widow’s Bay [no spoilers] I am easily bored. It’s a curse. If something doesn’t grab me within the first few minutes, I’m already reaching for my phone. The only reason I sit through anything at all is because my wife — blessed with an almost […]

We remain “We remain” is a song (and EP) I just released in the post-classical genre — if there is such a thing within the fingerstyle guitar space. I’m a huge fan of composer Max Richter, and I’m always amazed at how he finds relatively […]

I Need You M83 is a French electronic music project — primarily the brainchild of musician Anthony Gonzalez. The band is widely recognized for creating epic soundscapes with a sound that’s both nostalgic and cinematic. In 2014, M83 contributed a beautiful piece to the Divergent […]

First Flight The Last of Us HBO sees composer Gustavo Santaolalla retooling and abbreviating many of his most famous pieces from the original game soundtracks. “First Flight” is actually the bridge section of “Unbroken” from The Last of Us Part II. This makes it a […]

Hannibal (2001) — A Pittsburgh Connection I just rewatched Hannibal (2001), the direct sequel to The Silence of the Lambs — the film where Anthony Hopkins first portrayed the infamous Hannibal Lecter and won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1991. What many people […]

I Suppose We Could Go Anywhere I’m consistently amazed at how HBO knocks it out of the park — specifically with the Game of Thrones universe. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was a slightly upbeat departure in tone, but still carried all the shock […]

“Seattle Arrival” Big thanks to Sam, one of my readers who clued me into this track. I’m a Gustavo Santaolalla superfan — but I’m not a gamer, so I had no idea this song existed. It’s an untitled and unreleased track from The Last of […]

Together Again The BBC/Hulu limited series Normal People has been recommended to me for years. I’ve always loved the music, and I was deeply familiar with the minimalist piano soundtrack by Irish composer Stephen Rennicks long before I actually watched the show. Having just finished […]

What Do You Know? I’ve seen Alex Garland’s Annihilation a few times now. If you haven’t watched it, it’s a beautiful, unsettling science fiction trip. Starring Natalie Portman and directed by Garland (Ex Machina), the film follows a biologist into “The Shimmer”—a mysterious zone where […]

The Luck Is Ours Alone While Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon focus on the high-stakes maneuvering of kings, queens, and Great Houses—A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms offers a refreshing, more intimate look at George R.R. Martin’s world. Based on the Tales […]