With his score for The Book Thief, John Williams earned his 49th Oscar nomination, adding to his impressive achievement as the second most Oscar-nominated individual in history behind only Walt […]
Oscar Nominees 2014, Best Original Score (Part 1 of 6): John Williams’ The Book Thief Read More
Miklós Rózsa won his third Academy Award for Best Music with the 1959 epic Ben-Hur. The music is often touted as Rózsa’s best film score and one of the finest
Thematic Transformation in Rózsa’s Score for Ben-Hur Read More
 Erich Korngold’s music for the The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) remains one of his most admired and enduring film scores. Indeed, the score was awarded the Oscar for
Thematic Transformation in Korngold’s Robin Hood Read More
While films of the 1930s and 40s were mainly furnished with orchestral music, they also drew upon popular songs. These films, however, made a major distinction between these two types
Popular Songs in Film: From Diegetic to Non-Diegetic Read More
In most analyses, how film music is used is divided into two categories: diegetic and non-diegetic. Diegetic music is understood to emanate from a source in the fictional narrative or
Diegetic Music, Non-Diegetic Music, and “Source Scoring” Read More
The term leitmotif was first applied to the operas of Richard Wagner to describe a recurring melody that is associated with a certain character, people, object, place, emotion, or idea.
What is a Leitmotif and How Does it Work in Films? Read More
