2000s

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Contemporary Composer

North Indian classics introduced into Californian underground thanks to Terry Riley

Minimalist pioneer Terry Riley remains among the most revolutionary composers of the post-war era. Famed for his...
HANG

Electronic jazz achieves ambiance with exotic Swiss-made drum

The Portico Quartet is a contemporary jazz and ethnic fusion ensemble from South London. The band is known for their use...
FILM

Accordion for Amélie was discovered by a lucky accident

Amélie is a 2001 French romantic comedy classic directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet that depicts a contemporary yet...
FILM

Full-method approach to the score for Shakespeare's play

The classic Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice had seen many adaptations, one of them a 2004 venture for the big...
FILM

Hero's colors come alive with silk violin strings

Hero, an undeniable martial-arts classic, is an epic collaboration between Zhang Yimou, perhaps the biggest name in...
FILM

Star Wars meets Baroque classics

The long-spanning Star Wars saga is embedded into our consciousness not only with its visual motifs but also its iconic...
GUITAR

Classical flamenco duo rising from Mexican heavy metal band

Internationally acclaimed Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela plays unique instrumental blend of flamenco, jazz, and...
SONGWRITER

Seven Nation Army riff conquers sport and classical music

It seems that since the initial release of the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army in 2003, the crowds at sporting events...
FILM

[H]ouse playlist is a remedy for everyone

American medical drama House, M.D. is not just an excellent guide to understanding actual diseases, but it also contains...
SONGWRITER

Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?

The authorship of The House of the Rising Sun can not be accurately determined to this day, since the song is a folk...
Collaboration

World musicians Kronos Quartet destroy the shackles of genre

Since its founding in '70s, the Kronos Quartet has become the foremost herald of chamber music, successful at breaking...
GUITAR

The irony of Cuban love song in the work of trova-musician Compay Segundo

Chan Chan was written in 1987 by Cuban singer Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles, known as Compay Segundo. The song... 1 comment
Collaboration

Metallica with San Francisco Symphony: fresh & heavy atmosphere of modern opera

It seemed like Metallica were running out of ideas at the end of the millennium. However, in 1999, they released S&M...
Violin

The timeless sadness of Shigeru Umebayashi

One of the most distinguished and fruitful composers of our time, Shigeru Umebayashi is credited with more than 50 films...
SONGWRITER

The Snows They Melt the Soonest survives through folk tradition

The Snows They Melt the Soonest is a British folk song dating back to at least as far as 1821. It was mentioned, along...
SONGWRITER

The Unthanks: keeping with the modern spirit of the English folk song

The Unthanks is an English group known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional Northumbrian folk with other...
FILM

Man of Constant Sorrow revived in the Coen brothers' classic

Man of Constant Sorrow is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler...

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