Film Score
NZSO: Music of Harry Potter
Dressed up for the occasion, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra plays selections from seven Harry Potter films, conducted by Christopher Dragon. Gallery
A slice of Woodenhead Reimagined - a remix album inspired by the "Grimm musical fairytale"
Clarissa Dunn introduces three tracks from Woodenhead Reimagined, an album of remixes by an eclectic collection of New Zealand musicians inspired by the film soundtrack Marc Chesterman originally… Audio
Review: NZSO Seduced by the Dark Side
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra continues to wow with popular culture. Reviewer Hadyn Green was in the audience for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Video, Audio
The Empire and NZSO Strikes Back
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is bringing Star Wars to life again, this time it’s the Empire Strikes Back. Video, Audio
CSO to debut West Side Story Live
West Side Story - a tale of love, diversity and intolerance - is being brought to life by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
Upbeat for Thursday 19 July
We go on a school holiday adventure with The Gruffalo and the APO, we continue celebrating interesting variations, and Kiwi pianist Rebekah Stewart performs in Poland at a music festival for people…
Music can make or break a film
One of the most important decisions a filmmaker has to make is "How much music to put in?" In New Zealand, the go-to composers these days are the prolific band The Phoenix Foundation. Their track… Audio
The Mixtape: Victoria Kelly
This week, Victoria Kelly takes us through her C60 of beautiful music. Audio
Womad 2015 Live: Public Service Broadcasting
An interview and live performance from English electronic duo Public Service Broadcasting, who delivered an impressive multi media show that featured old British and American films, wartime propaganda… Audio
Soundtracks From The NZIFF - Victoria
Victoria, directed by Sebastian Schipper, is a German romantic thriller about a Spanish girl looking for fun in Berlin who falls in with a group of dodgy youths. The mostly ambient soundtrack is by… Video, Audio
Soundtracks From The NZIFF - Seymour: An Introduction
Seymour: An Introduction is a documentary directed by Ethan Hawke about American pianist, composer, and teacher Seymour Bernstein. The score features a lot of music composed and performed by Seymour… Video, Audio
Soundtracks From The NZIFF - 808
808 is a documentary directed by Alexander Dunn, about the legendary 1980s drum machine, Roland TR-808. Its soundtrack features music by a huge array of artists and producers who have used the 808 in… Video, Audio
Phil Dadson: Sonics from Scratch
The sonic explorations of From Scratch founder and intermedia artist Phil Dadson are explored in Simon Ogston and Orlando Stewart's documentary, Phil Dadson: Sonics From Scratch. Emma Smith talks to… Audio
Documentaries on the Edge
Each year the Documentary Edge Festival receives hundreds of submissions from around the world, which are then whittled down to mere fifty or so: a rather compact number that also needs to cover a… Audio
Shostakovich - the Strains of Cinema
Michael Vinten looks at Shostakovich's film-scores. Audio
Simon Romanos: Bernard Herrmann
Simon explores the work of film composer Bernard Herrmann. Audio
Klaus Doldinger
German jazz musician and film score composer giving workshops on behalf of NZ World Cinema Showcase and performing all around the country. Audio
Brother Number One - The Score
Nick Atkinson speaks to music consultant Jack Body and film score composers Tom Fox and Marshall Smith about the music to acclaimed Annie Goldson documentary Brother Number One. Audio
NZSO Metropolis Review
Thomas Goss reviews last Saturday night's NZSO live film score performance to 1927 German classic. Audio
Don McGlashan on songwriting and film scores
Singer-songwriter and busy film score composer - Don McGlashan. Audio