Sonic Cinema

Sounds, Visions and Insights by Brian Skutle

News

Back in June, I announced that I would be covering this year’s virtual Fantasia International Film Festival, which will run from August 20-September 2. As we have gotten closer to the dates, I’ve gotten more excited about what this is going to look like, and more importantly, the films that will be featured at the festival. The first wave of announcements had some really compelling titles, including “The Reckoning”, a […]

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What can I say? I’m enamored with film festival coverage now. The fresh voices. The energy of the community. The experience. Of course, COVID-19 has thrown the festival circuit for a loop, as SXSW and Cannes have been cancelled, and the Atlanta Film Festival has been delayed until September. I will have more on the latter in a future post; for now, it’s another festival’s chance to shine. The other […]

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Sonic Cinema Podcast

On this episode of the podcast, I’m pleased to be joined by a fellow podcaster and composer whom I’ve wanted to have on since I first joined them on their Piecing It Together Podcast. His name is David Rosen, and it was great to discuss podcasting and music with him, and you can check out his work on both here. I hope you enjoy! Episode 112 – Interviewing David Rosen […]

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Over the past year, I’m starting to discuss more of the film music that I love. Part of that is discussing the work of composer Hans Zimmer, who is my favorite film composer of all-time. To talk about Zimmer, I am joined by the co-host of NostalgiaCast, Darin Lundberg, and we discuss six of our favorite soundtracks of the composer’s, some of which you’ll remember (“Backdraft”, “The Thin Red Line”, […]

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