Composer Amanda Jones Puts Humanity in “Murderbot” Score
There are many paths a composer can take to get to the world of film and TV scoring. Some cut their teeth in a band, others in an orchestra, but Amanda Jones may be one of the only composers who credits her time as a senior music coordinator for Lionsgate as her start in the industry.
Paul Leonard-Morgan Captures the Masculine and Feminine in “Inside the Manosphere” & “Pretty Lethal” Scores
Composer Paul Leonard-Morgan has found himself at a strange moment in his career. His two latest scores, on paper, are at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Ash Cook and Video Store•Age Want You to Watch More Movies
Once upon a time, there was a video store on every block. Inside, underneath harsh fluorescent lights, were thousands of movies available to borrow.
Executive Producer Suzanne Lavery on the Search for Connection in Apple TV’s “Twisted Yoga”
The story of Twisted Yoga is still ongoing, which is not often the case for subjects of a documentary. Executive Producer Suzanne Lavery didn’t come across this story in a typical fashion either.
Grace Van Dien Talks Life on the Run in “Silver Star”
Grace Van Dien is a pregnant teenager on the run in the upcoming Silver Star. It’s a good, old-fashioned American road trip movie that centers on two characters who are rarely given the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat of a film like this.
Slamdance ’26: Mechi Lakatos and Lucy Sandler Talk Improvised Madness of “Danny Is My Boyfriend”
Mechi Lakatos and Lucy Sandler are the mad geniuses behind Danny Is My Boyfriend. It’s a delightfully lo-fi odyssey across Los Angeles in pursuit of revenge.
Slamdance ’26: Writer/Director Jessica Barr Talks Millennial Frustration in “The Plan”
Writer/director Jessica Barr decided to take the planning to another level with her Slamdance-premiering The Plan. The entire film is an unbroken pressure cooker of a single take that captures Barr’s own frustrations about the state of the world.
Composer Mac Quayle Finds Grotesque Grittiness in “The Beauty” Score
The Beauty is a blend of extreme body horror and Fincher-esque crime investigations. It’s composer Mac Quayle’s job to find the common thread between these two worlds.
Composer Craig Wedren Breaks Down LA Musical Odyssey in “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass”
Twenty-five years ago, the rambunctious cast and crew of Wet Hot American Summer stormed Sundance. The movie was the brainchild of David Wain and Michael Showalter. When Wain was looking for someone to write music for Wet Hot American Summer, it seemed like a no-brainer to call upon his childhood friend, Craig Wedren.
Meet the People Behind the Resurgence of Filmmaker-Focused Distribution: Billy Ray Brewton and Ryan Verrill of Antenna Releasing
Cofounded by Ryan Verrill, Francis Galluppi, and Billy Ray Brewton, Antenna Releasing is a filmmaker-focused distribution company. To Antenna Releasing, distribution means that both theatrical and physical media are done in a way that’s thoughtful and respects the effort of those who made the film.
Composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch Talks Soaring Score in “H is for Hawk”
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch’s score for the upcoming film, H Is for Hawk, has to find a balance between humans and nature through its music.
Lovell Holder Talks Time and Identity in Debut Novel “The Book of Luke”
Writer Lovell Holder is a lover of reality television, and it’s in this world of competition, identity politics, and national attention that he set his first novel, The Book of Luke.
Composer Alex Somers Talks Broken Instruments of “Rental Family” Score
Longtime collaborators Jónsi and Alex Somers have reunited for the first time in ten years as the composers for Rental Family, and Somers sat down with Beyond the Cinerama Dome to chat about his work on the film.
Editor Page Marsella Illuminates the Voices at Heart of “The Alabama Solution”
Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman’s The Alabama Solution documentary tackles such immense, wide-spread, longstanding corruption that it would be very easy for the film to become a heavy, numbers-based piece of journalism. Editor Page Marsella’s outsider approach, however, guaranteed that The Alabama Solution became the essential, damning piece of work that it is.
Sam Feder Talks Fighting for Trans Rights in “Heightened Scrutiny”
Documentary filmmaking at its best chronicles an issue that’s misunderstood, unknown, or urgent. Director Sam Feder’s Heightened Scrutiny is the rare instance where a film deserves all of those adjectives, and more.
Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz Talk Oscar-Contending “Trapped”
With their newest short, Trapped, the two are on a path to potentially be two-time Oscar-nominated filmmakers. David and Sam Cutler-Kreutz, though, are still just kid brothers who share a love for film.
Edo Van Breemen Puts Music to Eerie Isolation of “Keeper”
Keeper is the latest horror from the mind of Osgood Perkins. Composer Edo Van Breemen has seen into that mind and translated it to the sonic landscapes of The Monkey and Keeper.
Hanna Gray Organschi, Victoria Pedretti, & Carys Douglas Talk “F*ck That Guy”
Connecticut 1992. A simpler time, but no matter when or where in the world you are, the transition from teenage years to adulthood will always be earth-shattering.
Jake Xerxes Fussell and James Elkington Talk First Score in “Rebuilding”
When searching for someone to write the score for his new film, Rebuilding, Max Walker-Silverman settled on Jake Xerxes Fussell and James Elkington, two songwriters in their own right, but new to the world of film composition.
Oli Julian Talks Musical Mania of Roald Dahl’s “The Twits”
Before Oli Julian was tapped to compose the score for the Netflix adaptation of The Twits, he was a kid growing up on Roald Dahl books, messing around in his childhood bedroom with recording equipment.