Michael Giacchino's 2018 Incredibles 2 theme blends retro spy-jazz, big-band brass, and orchestral swagger. A beginner's guide to the swinging sound behind Pixar's most stylish family.
Discover the soaring 2018 main theme from Ready Player One. A beginner's guide to Alan Silvestri's nostalgic, hopeful orchestral score and why it lifts you up when the real world weighs you down.
Henry Jackman's 2014 Big Hero 6 theme blends orchestra and electronics into pure wonder. A beginner's guide to why this superhero score feels like a warm hug.
The story behind John Williams' iconic 1981 Indiana Jones theme, the two competing melodies that became one, and why this swashbuckling march still makes everyone feel like an adventurer.
Joe Hisaishi's Fireworks (Hana-Bi), the 1997 score that won the Golden Lion, turns silence and love into music. A gentle starting point for film-score and classical beginners.
Brahms hid a fiery gypsy-inspired dance in the finale of his 1878 Violin Concerto. Here's why this Allegro giocoso is the most joyful three minutes in the violin repertoire—and how to hear it.
A beginner's guide to Alan Silvestri's 2012 Avengers theme—how a simple rising melody became the sound of heroes uniting, and why it gives you chills every single time.
Discover Johann Strauss II's 1868 Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324—a 3-minute burst of orchestral lightning where cymbal crashes and timpani rolls turn a storm into pure joy. A perfect first step into the world of the Waltz King.
There are no explosions in space, so how did Steven Price's 2013 Gravity score earn an Academy Award? A beginner's guide to the music that turned the vacuum of orbit into pure emotion.
Composed in 1899 by a 24-year-old Maurice Ravel, this Pavane isn't really a funeral piece. Discover the story behind its haunting nostalgia and how to hear its quiet, courtly beauty.