Category: Film Music

The Last of Us HBO: Parting Ways (Gustavo Santaolalla) | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Parting Ways Gustavo Santaolalla’s iconic guitar motifs, which are essential to the The Last of Us games, form the backbone of the HBO series’ score. While many of the original tracks have been adapted—often revised, shortened, and retitled—Santaolalla has also woven in brand new compositions. […]

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The Last of Us: The Path (A New Beginning) | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The Path (A New Beginning) Within the critically acclaimed video game and HBO series The Last of Us, Gustavo Santaolalla’s “The Path (A New Beginning)” symbolizes hope, amidst a brutal world. Whether the song accompanies a hopeful glance across a ravaged landscape, or a moment […]

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SINNERS: Smokestack Twins (Ludwig Göransson) | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Smokestack Twins Directed by Ryan Coogler, the horror film Sinners unfolds in the Jim Crow-era Mississippi Delta in 1932. The film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles (as twin brothers) who return to their hometown to start again, only to be confronted by a […]

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David Bowie: Life on Mars? | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Life on Mars? “Life on Mars?” is a highly acclaimed song by the iconic David Bowie. It was originally released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory and later as a single in 1973. The lyrics are surreal and cinematic, depicting a young girl’s escapist disillusionment […]

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The White Lotus: Renaissance | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Renaissance “The White Lotus” is an acclaimed HBO anthology series, known for its social satire and dark comedy. Each season follows the wealthy guests and the staff at a luxurious “White Lotus” resort, with each location providing a new backdrop for the unfolding dramedy. “Renaissance” […]

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The Last of Us Part II | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The Last of Us Part II Gustavo Santaolalla’s score for “The Last of Us Part II” deepens the game’s harrowing, emotional landscape. The title theme is played on some type of guitar-banjo (played as an actual 6 string guitar). We can also see elements of […]

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Fight Club: Where is My Mind (The Pixies) | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Where is My Mind This song was originally released in 1988 by The Pixies. It’s a true “indie” song — with a delightfully Lo-fi production. The drums sound like they were recorded with a single room mic. Where is My Mind was most famously used […]

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The Last of Us HBO: Resolve (Gustavo Santaolalla) | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Resolve This piece is from the HBO Max series, The Last of Us (season 1). The series is directly based on the iconic PlayStation game where —  in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a fungal pandemic, Joel, a hardened smuggler, is tasked with escorting Ellie, […]

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American Primeval: This Land | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

American Primeval American Primeval is an incredible Netflix (Western) miniseries. It takes place in 1857 during the Utah War. The show examines the fight to gain control of the Utah territory — and the violent clash between the LDS Church, native tribes, settlers, and the […]

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Severance | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Severance Severance is a psychological thriller series on Apple TV+ about employees at Lumon Industries who have undergone a “severance” procedure, surgically dividing their memories between their work and personal lives. This creates two distinct versions of themselves: one for work (the “innie”) and one […]

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Song From a Secret Garden | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Song From a Secret Garden Secret Garden is an Irish-Norwegian duo specializing in New Age instrumental music — combining elements of Celtic and neo-classical styles. The duo consists of Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian composer and pianist Rolf Løvland. The pair rose to international […]

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The Brutalist Theme | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The Brutalist The Brutalist is a film is about a Hungarian-Jewish architect named László Tóth. Having just survived the horrors of the Holocaust, László seeks refuge and a fresh start in the United States. Being separated from his wife during the war — he carries […]

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