From the iconic melody in The Good the Bad and the Ugly by Morricone, to the urgent heartfelt string sweeps of the blockbuster Titanic. Film scores and soundtracks have been invoking our emotions for over a hundred years! Join Samplenerd.com for unique and interesting articles that relate to film scores and soundtracks and the composers that created them!
With the evolution of technology, scoring a film has seen marked changes in how these are produced. Often coupling traditional orchestral instruments with digital counterparts. Incorporating everything from straight sampling to granular synthesis.
Worthy of comprehensive study all by itself, the art of movie scoring has seen many composers revered in the same light as many classical luminaries.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYear: 2008 Score: Tyler Bates Verdict: The 2008 remake. Action and horror come together for this zombie fare. Using quick scene cuts, and atmospheric music, so far so unoriginal. We watch as American kids trying to ‘get it on’ find their town under siege by Zombies and American forces. A surprising but fairly brief appearance […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome to Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part VI This is the SampleNerd.com catalogue of the best synthesizer soundtracks listed as being amongst the best of the genre. According to Redbull.com; movieweb.com and MusicRadar.com. Let’s go! Videodrome Videodrome Year: 1983 Score: Howard Shore We’re almost there; the last leg of this cinematic journey. I […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesWelcome to Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part V. This is the SampleNerd.com catalogue of the best synthesizer soundtracks listed as being amongst the best of the genre. According to Redbull.com; movieweb.com and MusicRadar.com. Let’s go! Starman Year: 1984 Score: Jack Nitzsche Verdict: Underrated both as a movie and a soundtrack. I was very […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesWelcome to Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part IV. This is the SampleNerd.com catalogue of the best synthesizer soundtracks listed as being amongst the best of the genre. According to Redbull.com; movieweb.com and MusicRadar.com. Let’s go! Under the Skin Year: 2013 Score: Mica Levi Verdict: Opening with a fast moving din, to what sounded […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesWelcome Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part III! We are half way through this catalogue of the greatest synth soundtracks as cited by Movieweb.com; MusicRadar.com and Red Bull.com. Let’s go! Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Year: 1986 Score: Ira Newborn Verdict: The only film in this comprehensive series to feature an in picture sampler. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesWelcome to Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part II. This is the SampleNerd.com catalogue of the best synthesizer soundtracks listed as being amongst the best of the genre. According to Redbull.com; movieweb.com and MusicRadar.com. Let’s go! It Follows Year: 2014 Score: Disasterpeace Verdict: Creepy both sonically and visually, David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows temperately […]