Intellimusica

Come Undone Duran Duran are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1980. The group were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, with a string of hit singles including “Hungry Like the Wolf”, “Rio”, and “The Reflex”. One of Duran Duran’s […]

Starlight Muse are an English rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994. Muse are known for their eclectic and experimental sound, which incorporates elements of rock, electronica, classical music, and progressive metal. One of Muse’s most popular songs is “Starlight”, which was released on […]

Django Unchained Django Unchained is a 2012 American Spaghetti Western neo-noir film directed, written, and co-produced by Quentin Tarantino. The film’s theme song is a re-recording of “Django” by Luis Bacalov, from the 1966 film Django. How to play the Django Unchained Theme (Resources: learn […]

Rooftop Kiss materialized into beautiful guitar piece. Looking through the score for The Amazing Spider-Man, I immediately gravitated to Rooftop Kiss on it’s name alone — recalling the rooftop scene from Superman (1978) and it’s iconic music. The second page of the transcription contains a couple difficult […]

[Updated November 2021] Free audio download on SoundCloud. This piece is available on all streaming services including: Spotify & Apple. Greensleeves: a brief history Believed to be composed in the late 16th/early 17th century, ‘Greensleeves’ never began it’s many incarnations as a Christmas song. It […]

Photo by Vruyr Martirosyan | Unsplash Riding Horses (This post and tab have been updated as of 8/31/20) Riding Horses is one of my favorite selections from Gustavo Santaolalla’s iconic, Academy Award winning score for Brokeback Mountain. It’s truly one Gustavo Santaolalla’s most beautiful melodies. […]

Photo: Mauro Bruno | Otra Cancion [Updated: August 2017] Lima Lima is one of my favorite tracks from Gustavo Santaolalla’s The Motorcycle Diaries soundtrack. Rather than (his usual) simple playing approach, Lima really displays Santaolalla’s guitar prowess. I had an opportunity to see Gustavo Santaolalla play live […]

[Updated September 2017] Biutiful Biutiful stars Javier Bardem and is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant, Birdman). Biutiful is a love story between a father and his children. Uxbal (Bardem) is a conflicted man who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, guilt, and mortality amidst the […]

The Motorcycle Diaries: masterpiece score by Gustavo Santaolalla [Updated post and tab: May 2017] The Motorcycle Diaries The Motorcycle Diaries is considered to be one of Gustavo Santaolalla’s greatest film scores. Film synopsis (edited from the official Focus Features site): The Motorcycle Diaries, depicts the […]