ISSUE 18 OUT NOW
CULTURE
From a cassette recorder in a Surrey bedroom to the biggest original film of 2026, Daniel Pemberton has always known how to build a world from unexpected materials.
FEATURE
Laurel Halo has spent her career escaping structure. For 'Midnight Zone', she put that freedom in service of someone else's vision.
CULTURE
What happens when the music that made a show leaves with the person who made it?
FEATURE
Rani discusses her first piano concerto, five years in the making.
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Nightmares on Wax’s Lifelong Sound System
“I thought it would be really cool to present this music like a radio show, like the pirate stations I was involved in when I was younger.”
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An Interview with Jung Jae-il
“Collaborating with orchestras has made me much more attentive to the importance of scores and precision.”
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Jeff Russo on Scoring Alien: Earth and What’s Made This His Most Defining Year
“Working on Alien: Earth over the last four years has really shifted how I look at trying to tell a story with the combination of sounds and music.”
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Dave Porter Returns: Scoring Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus
Dave Porter’s music has been the soundtrack to Vince Gilligan's TV shows since day one, Breaking Bad. With the enrapturing new show Pluribus, Porter has been given the gift of a completely blank canvas to paint on.
FEATURE
"I love it when somebody finds my music from a record rather than from a score."
INTERVIEW
Anthony Willis has scored every film Emerald Fennell has ever made. Here, he reflects on creative instinct, the art of restraint, and what it really takes to score a film.
CULTURE
Producer and studio visionary Randall Dunn talks touring, risk, stewardship, and the human side of sonic innovation, charting a path for music that thrives beyond trends.
FEATURE
The composer behind Midsommar, Beef, and Anemone on what it takes to move across the world for a hunch, survive imposter syndrome at the highest level, and finally stop second-guessing yourself.
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Portishead on Screen: Our Top 10 Soundtrack Moments
From cult horror to prestige drama, directors and music supervisors have been reaching for Portishead for thirty years. Here are some of our favourites.
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The Brontë Sound That Modern Cinema Keeps Recreating
From Newman to Sakamoto, cinema keeps returning to Brontë country, and so do its composers.
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5 Questions With Christopher Young
The legendary composer on creative freedom, vintage synthesis, and why he’s still terrified before every project.
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Carly Paradis on Life, Tour, and Composing Beyond the Studio
Carly Paradis, the composer behind Line of Duty, swaps studio solitude for global stages with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, proving that variety across stage and screen sharpens her sound even more.
