• Film Composer Howard Shore Talks 'Spotlight' Soundtrack Score & More [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    Composer Howard Shore created the epic, soaring scores for the Lord of the Rings trilogy movies, but in 2015 he scaled down to a 10-piece orchestra for director Tom McCarthy's Spotlight. Music Times was lucky enough to speak with Shore recently about the awards seasons buzzing film, his approach to the score's themes and his advice for aspiring composers out there.

  • Two Steps From Hell Bring Action Film Business to Billboard 200 with 'Battlecry'

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at soundtrack pros Two Steps From Hell and their newest collection of action-adventure music, 'Battlecry.'

  • 'Lord of The Rings' Score Performance and Film Viewing Coming to Lincoln Center

    It's not tough to notice the score to the Lord of The Rings film trilogy, as Peter Jackson ensured that Howard Shore's epic score emphasized the equally epic activity onscreen. If you would prefer an even more noticeable highlight for the audio aspect of the trilogy then you'll need to head over to Lincoln Center during April 2015, when the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Lucerne will perform the scores for all three films live while the film shows.
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