Film
Remembering Peabo Bryson, the Voice That Made 'A Whole New World' the First Animated Disney Song to Top the Charts
Although in 5/4, Lalo Schifrin's 'Mission: Impossible' Theme Flows Naturally. It's Thanks to the Bass Line
The 'Severance' Theme Is Only a Few Piano Notes: Theodore Shapiro Built It to Disorient You
How the Tritone Makes Lloyd Webber's 'The Phantom of the Opera' Feel Genuinely Threatening, Not Just Dark
The Endless Dread of the Oppenheimer Score and the Compositional Trick Behind It: Ludwig Göransson's Use of the Shepard Tone
John Williams' 'Imperial March' Sounds Terrifying Even Without Darth Vader on Screen. Here's Why.
Execs Tried to Cut 'Moon River' From Breakfast at Tiffany's: Audrey Hepburn Said 'Over My Dead Body'
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Here, and 'Gusty Garden Galaxy' Is Its Secret Weapon. Here's Why It Works.
Alan Menken Kept Aladdin and Jasmine's Voices Apart Until the Perfect Moment in 'A Whole New World'
Shakira Snuck an Afro-Colombian Dance Genre Into Zootopia 2's Theme: The 4 Chords Behind 'Zoo' With Ed Sheeran
Inside the ‘Pink Panther’ Theme: How Henry Mancini Built an Iconic Sax Line for Plas Johnson
‘Let It Go’ Changed Everything About Frozen: How Three Notes and a Key Change Built a Global Anthem
Titanic’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ Is a Masterclass in Ballad Writing and Emotional Build
Why the Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Works: Hans Zimmer’s Relentless Rhythmic Engine
MuseScore’s Top Scores of 2025 (#5): ‘Chasing Kou’ Captures the Emotional Weight of ‘Drowning Love’
MuseScore’s Top Scores of 2025 (#8): Why Harry Potter’s ‘Hedwig’s Theme’ Still Mystifies Musicians
85 Years Later, Disney’s Fantasia Remains a Landmark, and ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ Is Still Its Scariest Moment
Executives Wanted to Cut ‘Over the Rainbow,’ but a Producer Fought to Keep It — and Made Movie History
Four Horror Film Scores Every Composer Should Study: From Jaws to The Witch, What to Learn and Why
Secrets Behind the Hook: The Real (Haunted) Genius of the Ray Parker Jr.’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Theme and What Makes It So Great
It’s A Masterpiece of Cinema Songwriting and It Persists Every Halloween: Here’s What Makes It Special
You Can Tell a Story with Just Four Chords: This Song Proves It (but It’s Not as Easy as You Might Think)
