The Harry Potter Soundtrack gets an Indian Makeover
If you never listened to The Indian Jam Project, we suggest you start doing so immediately. By using instruments such as sarangi, santoor, and the … Read more
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Mozart in the Jungle wins Two Golden Globes
What a victory for what started off as a simple memoir about the debauchery within an orchestra. Mozart in the Jungle won in all its … Read more
Rob Landes & Christopher McKiggan Perform Stunning ‘James Bond’ Mashup
You see two tuxedo-clad gentlemen enter a villa and exchange meaningful glances with standby bombshells. Soon after that, mayhem ensues. This sounds like the plot … Read more
Unheard of Instruments in the Saxophone Family
Dr Paul Cohen is not only a virtuoso saxophonist who masters composers ranging from Debussy to John Williams. In fact, he also boasts an impressive … Read more
Mozart in the Jungle recap part 1: They’re off to Latin America
Oh boy, did we miss the New York Symphony Orchestra! We left them after a demented Anna Maria tried to play the violin with her … Read more
Listen to this A Cappella Version of the Super Mario Ghost House Theme
Super Mario has a decent amount of earworm-like tracks (just listen to the Overworld theme and the Water Theme and, I guarantee, you won’t be … Read more
Star Wars Cast Performs A Cappella Version of The Star Wars Soundtrack
We really enjoyed this a cappella medley of John Williams’s work, where tv host Jimmy Fallon and The Roots perform with old and new cast … Read more
Pentatonix covers Joy to The World
Pentatonix just gave Joy To the World a contemporary spin (vocal percussions, anyone?) while retaining the integrity of the famous Christmas Classic. Hailing from Texas, … Read more
Pianist Lubomyr Melnyk can play up to 19.5 notes per second
It seems that the time has come for a new piano technique. Pianist Lubomyr Melnyk, in fact, invented what he called “continuous music”, which allows … Read more
Watch The Piano Guys Perform Silent Night with Plácido Domingo
The Piano Guys teamed up with legendary tenor Plácido Domingo to perform the ultimate Christmas classic and “intangible cultural heritage” Silent Night. The Utah-based duo … Read more
Interview with pianist and composer Angelo Rapan
Pianist and composer Angelo Rapan recently released his debut album, Songs of Leaving. This work, which blends new age with a strictly classical background, tells … Read more
Video Game Music is an Ally to Classical Music
Classical music participation in the US suffered a 29 percent dip in the last twenty years, and, since 2010, the orchestras of Philadelphia, Louisville, and … Read more
Eager for something different? Try the Lippens keyboard
In the late 1880s. Paul von Janko introduced an innovative keyboard which was meant to overcome the limitations of the traditional piano, namely the geometry … Read more
The Sea Organ in Zadar is the True Expression of the Music of the Sea
How do you picture the music of the sea? Debussy had fashioned a combination of traditional orchestral work and impressionistic harmonies, Sibelius honored the legendary … Read more
Watch Composer David Housden talk about the making of a video game soundtrack
What is the creative process behind the composition of video game soundtracks? Eurogamer tries to answer that by interviewing David Housden, a BAFTA-nominated composer. You … Read more