Spanish Ladies is a traditional naval song or Sea Shanty. It has been used on several films including "Jaws" which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Here is the song in two instrumental versions, complete with sheet music, parts, video and audio files:
Elliot Goldenthal is the latest composer in the Music for Film album series. From Batman through Vampires, Shakespeare, Alien and Final Fantasy, this is a wonderful collection demonstrating the power and versatility of this classically trained composer. More...
Laurence Rosenthal visits his alma mater, the Eastman School of Music, to be presented with the Eastman Artist Award. In October this year Eastman will host a new Festival dedicated to film, TV and games music, joining Film Fest Gent and the London Soundtrack Festival due to launch soon. John Caps reports. More...
Night After Night is an album of "Music from the movies of M. Night Shyamalan". Composer James Newton Howard reworks his scores for the director's films with emphasis on piano, highlighting his skills at mood setting and story telling through music. More...
Quincy Jones died last week at the age of 91, 50 years after a near-death experience in 1974. In this Quincy Jones Obituary, John Caps looks back on the multifaceted career of the hugely talented composer and producer. More...
David Shire seems to have retired as a film composer and songwriter, but well into his 80s he is still very active musically. In Life After Hollywood John Caps fills us in on David Shire's more recent career. More...
Lang Lang At The Movies is an album of music from the movies, played by the pianist Lang Lang. There are some wonderful arrangements for piano, with plenty of guest artists and other instrumentalists. more...
In his latest article Women Film Composers John Caps provides a short history of the topic starting with the eccentric Elisabeth Lutyens, who eschewed her previous 12-tone serial style for something more melodic in her film music. He continues with many fine composers through to acclaimed Icelandic cellist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. More....
The orchestral score for "Jaws" was a turning point in film music. Recognising this on Jaws's 50th anniversary, John Caps looks at film music 50 years ago and compares it to film music today. More...
Looking at the career of Lalo Schifrin, who provided us with music to the original "Mission: Impossible", "Bullitt", "Dirty Harry", "Enter the Dragon", "Rush Hour", "The Amityville Horror" and so many more iconic movies. In this obituary, John Caps pays tribute to the distinguished composer. More...
Beyond The Godfather: The Concert Music of Nino Rota is a concert being given in Washington DC and Baltimore this week. Though we know Nino Rota primarily for his film music, the event will focus on his concert music. Angel Gil-Ordόñez is conducting the PostClassical Ensemble, and it is hoped they might be persuaded to take the concert on a wider tour. More...
A Symphonic Celebration is a collection of music from the scores of Joe Hisaishi for the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki. The collaboration spawned some memorable film animations, and equally memorable music. The album has re-orchestrated and re-worked suites of music from 10 films. More...
Though based on characters from the original Twister, Twisters is a standalone sequel. The score by Benjamin Wallfisch features a rich tapestry of mood, pace, character, location and above all loads of adrenalin fuelled excitement. More...
The Escape Artist is an unusual film about a young escape artist, who seems destined to follow his father's tragic career path. The score is by French composer Georges Delerue who uses two gorgeous themes to tell the story, together with a tight mix of tension and suspense, as the past and present struggle to unwind. More....
Hollywood Soundstage is an album full of music from the Golden Age of Cinema. John Wilson conducts the "Sinfonia of London" in this grand collection of music from the great film music composers, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold, David Raksin, Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman and more...
Much has happened on Doctor Who recently including plenty of music-related news and events. We've had a concert covering 60 years of music, special releases on BBC iPlayer, classic score album releases, a charity single from the Christmas Special, even a Doctor and companion singing! Our main Doctor Who Music article has been updated with all these and More....
Patrick Doyle: Music from the Movies was a recent concert of music by Patrick Doyle. The concert was held in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, special guests including members of the composer's family, friends and fellow musicians. The event had a wonderfully intimate feel celebrating the music of this Scottish composer. More....
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