Bach's Prelude No.7 from Book 2

Bach's keyboard works continue to fascinate people, particularly the 48 preludes and fugues known as The Well-Tempered Clavier. The 7th Prelude from Book 2 appeared on the soundtrack to "Milk" so here is this piece in the following formats:

• Prelude No.7 from Book2 sheet music & video
• Prelude No.7 from Book2 MIDI file to download
• Prelude No.7 from Book2 MP3 file to download

Christopher Young: Murder in the First

Christopher Young made his name with horror movies such as Hellraiser. While he is often thought of as a "horror composer" (composers can be type-cast like actors), the non-horror movies that he has scored have shown him to be an extremely versatile composer. One such movie is Murder in the First, where the composer has created a very moving score. More...

Around the World in 80 Days

We voyage around the world with Victor Young's oscar-winning score for Around The World in 80 Days. The movie was a lavish production with many locations and cameos from lots of stars. The music reflects those locations, and takes us on a grand adventure accompanied by the main theme which became a hit song for Bing Crosby. More...

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Scott Joplin and the Age of Ragtime

Scott Joplin was a fascinating figure in the world of music, though there are tantalising gaps in our understanding of his life. Scott Joplin and the Age of Ragtime takes a different approach and explains the wider context of music and the arts against a backdrop of American culture and politics, and sheds new light on Joplin's achievements and motivations. More...

Piano music - as heard by Brahms!

Brahms was an excellent pianist, and a number of the pianos he used are preserved in museums. This double album consists of a number of Brahms' piano pieces played on the same instruments which he used. So we can hear his music as Brahms himself would have heard it. Jeffrey Dane's review of these recordings highlights the historical context of the pianos featured and, with a number of photographs, brings to life the history and the personality of the composer More...

Grieg Piano Concerto - making history

This album is a modern recording using the latest techniques, though the performances were laid down a century ago! The Grieg Piano Concerto was recorded by Percy Grainger in 1921 on piano rolls which have been used to play a steinway concert grand and recreate the historic performance. Also included on the album are similar recordings of a number of solo piano works made by Edvard Grieg himself in 1906, and his Violin Sonata No.3 in Cm. It is remarkable to hear historic recordings with such clarity and definition More...

Frederic Chopin - Preludes Op.28

Chopin's 24 Preludes make great study pieces for pianists of all abilities. But why should piano players have all the fun? Here is an arrangement of Chopin's Prelude No.6 for Woodwind Quartet, where the Bassoon plays the main theme (with a little help from the Clarinet) while the Flute and the Oboe have supporting roles:

• Prelude No. 6 for Woodwind Quartet (play)
• Prelude No. 6 for Woodwind Quartet Print Score
• Prelude No. 6 for Woodwind Quartet - parts for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb and Bassoon

Scott Joplin: Bethena - A Concert Waltz

We add a new ragtime piece to our catalogue of Scott Joplin's piano rags. "Bethena" is a ragtime waltz and offers a neat tie-in with last week's review of the soundtrack to "Benjamin Button" since it is the final track in the film.

• Bethena - scorch sheet music and video
• Bethena - PDF sheet music to download
• Bethena - MIDI file
• Bethena - MP3 file

Brahms' Intermezzo in A Op.118 No.2

We have to admit that we weren't familiar with this gem for piano by Brahms until it appeared on the audition playlist for the Youtube Symphony. Now that we've discovered it, we've completely fallen in love with the piece, and here it is for our visitors in our usual variety of formats:

• Brahms' Intermezzo in A (Op.118 No.2) - scorch sheet music and video
• Brahms' Intermezzo in A (Op.118 No.2) - PDF sheet music to download
• Brahms' Intermezzo in A (Op.118 No.2) - MIDI file
• Brahms' Intermezzo in A (Op.118 No.2) - MP3 file

Elmer Berstein by Jeffrey Dane

Did you know that Elmer Bernstein is the only film composer to have been nominated for an oscar during each decade from the 1950s onward? Jeffrey Dane looks at the life and work of the composer with a particular focus on Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments". More...

Helping Haiti - Everybody Hurts

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• Everybody Hurts - Helping Haiti
• Everybody Hurts - single & remix
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James Horner - Field of Dreams

While "Avatar" is doing well at the box-office, we look at one of James Horner's highly regarded soundtracks from 1989. The unusual story of Field of Dreams demanded a subtle treatment from the soundtrack, and Horner delivered a score which is ethereal and dreamy but building to moments of considerable power. More...

2010: A Video Game Odyssey

There has always been a creative cross-over between film and video games, and game music now rivals film music in its inventiveness and importance. In our first article of 2010, we survey the vast world of video game music and point out some of the key milestones on its path to greatness. More...

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John Williams - Home Alone

Christmas has a homely feel to it, and the delightful Home Alone soundtrack taps into that feeling. John Williams creates some original Christmas Music, some cartoon-ish music for the baddies and some great action set pieces. Listening to this, you are transported to a world where chestnuts are roasting on an open fire. More...

Bruce Broughton's Young Sherlock Holmes

Though well-known as a TV composer, Bruce Broughton made a big splash in 1985 with two excellent film scores - Silverado and Young Sherlock Holmes. With its genre-twisting opportunities, Young Sherlock allowed the composer to deliver a top-notch score full of action and excitement. More...

Conan The Barbarian by Basil Poledouris

When it comes to Sword and Sorcery Fantasy films, Basil Poledouris set the standard with his score to Conan The Barbarian. This has the expected macho sword-wielding heroics in abundance, plus a touches of mysticism and some personal dramatic moments. More...

Restoration by James Newton Howard

Restoration is a Period Drama released in 1995 with an excellent score from James Newton Howard which deserves a closer look. Not only has the composer captured the period feel and blended beautifully with music by Henry Purcell, but he also heightens the film's dramatic flow to great effect. More...

Hellraiser The Chronicles

Although some of the images in the Hellraiser Trilogy may be disturbing to some, the soundtracks are a good demonstration of how music can enhance film. Christopher Young set the standard for the original dark movie, and then turned it up a notch for the sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser 2. Randy Miller took over when the franchise was beginning to run out of steam, but this Limited Edition Box Set brings all 3 scores together in a superb package. More...

Franz Waxman by Jeffrey Dane

In the early days of Hollywood, many film scores were written by conservatory trained composers from Europe. They may have been tempted by the financial rewards of a career in film music, or in some cases they were looking to escape from the troubles brewing in 1930s Europe. Franz Waxman was one of those immigrants who became a very successful composer in his adopted country. Jeffrey Dane gives us an overview of this remarkable man with some very revealing insights. More...

Ryuichi Sakamoto

As a film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto is probably best known for two exceptional scores, and curiously he starred in both films. In "Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence" in 1983 he played the onscreen part of Capt. Yonoi and 4 years later in "The Last Emperor" he played the role of Amakasu. Though both scores used a wide instrumental mix, the earlier film concentrated more on synthesiser sounds, while in the later film (for which he shared the best score oscar) Sakamoto concentrated on the orchestral tracks while David Byrne and Cong Su provided most of the traditional Chinese music. More...

Grieg's "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"

The composer Edvard Grieg had a house built for him near Bergen in Norway. Though this is now a museum dedicated to Grieg, he and his family lived there for many years and they called the house "Troldhaugen" which means "Troll's Hill". Among his "Lyric Pieces" for piano there is a popular piece called "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" whose happy mood seems to suggest the Grieg family enjoyed life to the full in this house. At mfiles we now have 3 Lyric Pieces and one arrangement available as sheet music and audio files:

• Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Op.65 No.6) - for piano
• Arietta (Op.12 No.1) - for piano
• Notturno (Op.54 No.4) - for piano
• Notturno (Op.54 No.4) - arranged for violin and piano

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