Tim Greiving appears in the following:
How the training montage became a miniature artform
Sunday, March 12, 2023
There's a third Creed movie in theaters, which technically makes it the ninth Rocky movie. And a new Rocky movie means... a new training montage.
Forensic musicologists race to rescue works lost after the Holocaust
Friday, January 27, 2023
The Exilarte Center in Vienna is the world's leading research institution devoted to preserving the work of composers such as Walter Arlen and others, who were exiled or killed during the Holocaust.
How a Grammy-winning Pueblo musician influenced the soundtrack for 'Prey'
Friday, August 12, 2022
Prey, the new prequel to the 1987 blockbuster Predator streaming on Hulu, features a sophisticated soundtrack influenced both by Native cultures and video games
Elvis songwriter Mike Stoller looks back on his hits
Sunday, July 03, 2022
Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber wrote hit songs for Elvis, along with a whos-who of other artists including Big Mama Thornton, Ben E. King, and more.
The theme to 'Jurassic Park' hasn't aged a day
Friday, June 10, 2022
John Williams' score was, true to form, unforgettable — as Jeff Goldblum remembers in an interview with NPR.
Will the soundtrack to 'Top Gun: Maverick' stack up against the original?
Friday, May 27, 2022
The sequel to Top Gun opens in theaters over Memorial Day weekend. The soundtrack from the original movie was a major success. The music for Top Gun: Maverick has a lot to live up to.
New opera teaches a classical music class in the ongoing fight for civil rights
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Tamar-kali, who composed the music for Mudbound and Shirley, has a new project: an opera that you can watch online.
How the many pairs behind 'Cyrano' made music for the movie's lovelorn couples
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The National frontman Matt Berninger and his wife Carin Besser wrote the lyrics, and twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner scored the movie.
Sure, 'Encanto' has fun songs and a sweet story. But Germaine Franco made it groove
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
She's the first woman to score a Disney animated feature, and a history-making Oscar nominee. But most importantly, Franco is a drummer, who brings a jam-band attitude to a by-the-book industry.
Four centuries of Black American history are told in new Kronos Quartet performance
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Deep in the heart of Texas, the Kronos Quartet reflects on race relations and social unrest with At War with Ourselves – 400 Years of You, by composer Michael Abels and poet Nikky Finney.
'Candyman' Composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Sings, Scares The Body Electric
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The sound artist and composer took a deeply unique, and wonderfully successful, approach to the composing of his score for the new Jordan Peele-written horror reboot.
Latest 'Candyman' Movie Is Scored By Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
A Black avant-garde musician has successfully applied his visceral, voice-centered style to the films he has scored lately. His approach eerily suits the newest Candyman movie.
'Willy Wonka' Composer Leslie Bricusse Is Still Busy At Age 90
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory turns 50 in June, and Hook turns 30 in December. Both were shaped by the English lyricist and composer Leslie Bricusse, who remains vital and busy at age 90.
Man With A Mission: Miloš Seeks The Next Great Classical Guitar Showpiece
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Recovered from a career-threatening injury, Miloš Karadaglic has his sights set on two goals: finding the next great classical guitar concerto, and erasing the taboo of injuries among musicians.
The Music Of 'Justice League' Is Its Own Epic Tale Of Death And Rebirth
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is far from the first score composer to be fired from a Hollywood film. But he might be the first to get his job back.
Kris Bowers Reflects On Coming 'Full Circle' In Composing The Score For 'Respect'
Friday, February 26, 2021
Aretha Franklin liked how Kris Bowers played piano at a competition in 2011. It was his big break — a fact that he says was with him while he scored a upcoming biopic about the late Queen of Soul.
James Newton Howard, A Composer Who Can Do It All
Monday, December 28, 2020
James Newton Howard has composed the music for more than 100 films: thrillers, Disney animation and big fantasy series. His latest is the Tom Hanks western, News of the World.
Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness
Friday, October 16, 2020
Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film Requiem for a Dream spawned a musical motif that's rippled through media — and jumpstarted a new career for Clint Mansell, the composer of its haunted score.
Keeping Up With Amanda Jones, Score Composer On The Rise
Friday, September 11, 2020
Jones is the first African American woman ever nominated for an Emmy for an original television score. She got her start because producer/writer Lena Waithe took a chance on her.
A New Documentary Shines A Spotlight On The Lyricist Behind The Disney Renaissance
Thursday, August 06, 2020
The Disney+ documentary Howard features the life and work of Howard Ashman, a lyricist known for Little Shop of Horrors and one half of the duo that brought the music for three classic films to life.