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
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.
OPINION
When pop stars score films, the conversation follows them. The composers who actually wrote the music are rarely part of it.
FEATURE
Our 2025 Composer of the Year discusses her first piano concerto, five years in the making.
FEATURE
The composer reflects on unfinished collaborations, the challenge of honouring a friend’s legacy, and the rituals that shaped his new album, “A Dawning.”
CULTURE
What happens when the music that made a show leaves with the person who made it?
FEATURE
The composer behind some of cinema’s most emotionally resonant scores, John Powell, reveals the artistry and heart behind his music.
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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
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.
FEATURE
Laurel Halo has spent her career escaping structure. For 'Midnight Zone', she put that freedom in service of someone else's vision.
Latest Interviews & Features
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5 Questions with the Chan Brothers
The Vancouver-based composing duo on genre-jumping, cultural roots, and the music that costs something to make.
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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 Studio Staples with Dan Deacon
So what defines a cutting-edge composer’s studio staples? Exclusively for The Blank Mag, Deacon shares what these essentials are…
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Director Tom Harper & Composer Antony Genn On Scoring Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Director Tom Harper and one of two composers, Antony Genn, on the sound of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, and why perfection bores them to tears…
