2018 Synchrotones’ Soundtrack Awards
Synchrotones’ Soundtrack Reviews celebrates what it believes are the best scores and composers of 2018. This year, we continue doing things a little bit differently. No ‘awards’ as such; more a celebration of great music. Let us know what you think. Any surprises? Notable omissions? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
I like Ian Honeyman’s music. There.. I said it! Seriously though, I think he’s an underrated and under-used composer. And to be honest, I’m a little surprised I like his music as much as I do. On paper it doesn’t necessarily seem like it’d tick all my boxes (and it doesn’t, that’s the thing), but there is passion, creativity and energy in his music that I find very appealing. You’d be better off not reading my review and just listen to some of his music!
As a fan of both Robert Zemeckis and Alan Silvestri, I am always terribly excited by the release of a new film and score by this creative duo. So how does their latest collaboration, Welcome to Marwen, fair? It’s a tricky film about a victim of a brutal attack who finds a unique therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
Not long ago we reviewed Miguel d’Oliveira’s retro-synth score for the TV-documentary Michael Palin in North Korea. That one has been released via MovieScore Media. d’Oliveira has also worked on another high-profile series… Altered States by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux. Whilst there don’t seem to be any plans right now for an official release, you can still listen to it on the composer’s website… and it’s definitely worth doing so.
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