Film soundtracks can often seem arbitrary, merely used as a way to transition between scenes, promote specific artists, or fill the silence. But when used with intention, music can function as a beautiful part of the story; setting the tone,…
5 Great Movies With Anachronistic Soundtracks
Anachronistic: belonging-to-a-period-other-than-in-which-it-exists. Anachronistic soundtrack: the sexiest kind of film score. Almost every movie uses its soundtrack to create emotion, feeling, tone, and texture. Historical films usually involve music the same way they do costumes: to help transport us to another…
The TYF Monthly Mixtape: March 2019
The music staff at the Young Folks loves to recommend their favorite music to our readers. In celebration of our love of music, we’re starting a new feature in which members of our staff share Spotify playlists of some of…
10 Best Film Scores of 2015
Film scores give movies their attitude, personality and soul. Looking back at 2015’s best film scores, I’m not just looking at the best music but the best collaboration of a movie and its score. 10) Tomorrowland – Michael Giacchino If…
Comic-Con 2015: Five Things We Learned About ‘The Hateful Eight’
Last week at San Diego Comic-Con, The Hateful Eight panel took place in Hall H. The panel was moderated by Chris Hardwick and introduced director/writer Quentin Tarantino and cast members Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Demian Bichir, Jennifer Jason-Leigh,…