It’s only a few weeks since David Bowie fans woke up to the news that the musician, artist, actor, visionary and more besides had passed away from cancer just two days after the release of his 25th album, Blackstar. Few had expected it and there has been reams written since on how the great man … >
We haven’t made one but we imagine the Venn diagram of Doctor Who fans and David Bowie enthusiasts would cross over considerably. Bowie’s unique brand of music (which of course has sci-fi leanings) certainly has some shared characteristics with the inimitable Doctor Who – both are intelligent, inventive bodies of work that against all the … >
Bobby V is one of the most refined R&B artists around in the industry at the moment, still as fresh as ever twenty years on from the start of his career. Performing in the US and also worldwide he remains a hit with international audiences, meaning the position of Bobby V’s agent is a hotly … >
Is there such a thing as melancholic electronica? ‘Melanctonica’? If there isn’t already then Cristobal Tapia de Veer just invented it with the soundtrack to Channel 4’s huge summer hit, Humans (ahh, remember when we were all sweating Pimms and wondering what Colin Morgan’s character Leo was?). And if you watched the show or were … >
Bringing the Swinging ‘60s to Brighton, hit musical Hairspray opened last night at Theatre Royal. The Broadway musical has had a long-running stint at the West End, and now embarks on a huge UK tour of smaller theatres across the country. The adaptation from much larger stages to that of the smaller venues such as … >
Barry Gray’s score for Thunderbirds is a tough act to follow. It’s amazing, timeless music; so good that it even gets used on Cadbury adverts in 2015, five decades since it first played on television! So composing an updated score for a new Thunderbirds TV series, one can imagine the task being quite a daunting … >
Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s soundtrack to Channel 4’s hit sci-fi drama Humans is out to buy on CD and download on Friday 4 December from Silva Screen. > Buy the album on Amazon. > Read our review of the album. To celebrate the release, we’ve copies of the CD album to give away to … >
The Philharmonia Orchestra will perform music from the BBC’s Planet Earth in London next year. Conducted by composer George Fenton, the family event will combine Fenton’s music with stunning HD footage from the award-winning BBC TV series. BBC Planet Earth in Concert takes place at 7.30pm on Sunday 31 January 2016 at London’s Royal Festival … >
The world-famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Holst’s The Planets suite in London next year, backed by NASA images and films projected onto a 24-foot screen. The multimedia event will feature the latest high-definition photos and moving images from NASA, using material sent back by The Voyager, Mars Rover and other space missions. The Planets … >
As an unintended precursor to today’s very exciting Star Trek announcement, we were lucky enough to attend Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage yesterday at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Over two hours, we were treated to a spectacular concert featuring nearly five decades of music from one of the most-loved science fiction franchises of all time. … >