Belle and Sebastian hark back to former glories on their bewitching score for Simon Bird’s sweet and understated slice of life, Days of the Bagnold Summer. Over the course of almost a quarter of a century, the veteran Glaswegian indie-poppers Belle and Sebastian have provided a reassuring ballast for alienated, bookish and sensitive teenagers everywhere. Both small and big … [Read more...] about Belle and Sebastian: Days of the Bagnold Summer (OST) – Review
Movie Soundtrack
Boyz n the Hood soundtrack to be released on vinyl
Classic 90s movie Boyz n the Hood is having its soundtrack released on vinyl for the very first time. Released in 1991, the movie centres around three young men living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles as it brings up questions of race, violence, politics and relationships. The soundtrack will be a limited release as a 2LP set through UMe. It will be pressed on … [Read more...] about Boyz n the Hood soundtrack to be released on vinyl
Heathers movie soundtrack to be reissued on vinyl for the first time
Cult-classic movie Heathers is set for a reissue on vinyl for the first time since it was released back in 1989. It’s part of the 30th anniversary of the high school dark comedy which will come on ‘very green neon vinyl’ and feature music from the movie by composer David Newman. Newman is also famed for his film scores on movies such as Ice Age and Anastasia. The movie … [Read more...] about Heathers movie soundtrack to be reissued on vinyl for the first time
Bobby Krlic: Midsommar Soundtrack – Review
Experimental composer The Haxan Cloak’s brilliant soundtrack for Ari Aster’s ominous new folk horror, ‘Midsommar’, works equally well as a stand-alone piece. The British electronic producer Bobby Krlic, otherwise known as The Haxan Cloak, has carved out his own shadowy niche in the firmament of contemporary music as a purveyor of transportive and queasy soundscapes which … [Read more...] about Bobby Krlic: Midsommar Soundtrack – Review
John Barry: Walkabout Soundtrack – Review
Long thought to have been lost, legendary film composer John Barry’s cult score for Walkabout gets a release on The Roundtable label. Nicolas Roeg’s 1971 masterpiece, Walkabout, has long been regarded as one of the British auteur’s finest works; its atmospheric cinematography, defining themes of loss (of innocence as well as of a culture), madness, modernity, communication, … [Read more...] about John Barry: Walkabout Soundtrack – Review