Previously on Afterword Soundtracks ……
A couple of weeks back, it was European Film Day and I was curious to hear about your favourite soundtracks from European films.
There were many wonderful suggestions but it was very clear to me that we couldn’t leave it there. What about soundtracks from Hollywood, Bollywood and Studio Ghibli in Japan? What about films from Brazil, South Korea, Iceland, Brazil, the Faroe Islands, Cap Verde, Malta, Bhutan and Colombia? What about Albania? No soundtracks yet? I suspect @Gary will not be pleased.
And then there’s Australia and New Zealand. Mad Max, Picnic at Hanging Rock. (remember those pan pipes?) Romper Stomper. Flight of the Conchords! (not a movie but it ought to be!)
To get us started here are a few composers and songwriters who have contributed to film soundtracks. Some old favourites and some new names to me.
Ry Cooder, Joe Hisaishi , Hildur Guðnadóttir, Randy Newman, Gustavo Santaolalla, Nick Cave, A.R. Rahman, Johny Greenwood, Jordi Savall, Bobby Womack, Brian Eno, John Carpenter, Tom Waits, Nino Rota, Dimitri Tiomkin, Harry Gregson-Williams, Luiz Bonfa, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Isaac Hayes, Josef Van Wissem, Curtis Mayfield, Daft Punk, John Williams, Aimee Mann, » Continue Reading.