The Fi Hall of Fame: A Brief History of Film Music
Jul 5, 2024 — Max Steiner. Regarded as “The Father of Film Music” Steiner makes extensive use of leitmotif in his 1933 score for King Kong. Created by German operatic composer Richard Wagner, leitmotif is a technique wherein specific instruments or musical themes are assigned to individual characters or events. In subsequent decades, the use of the ...
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Oct 2, 2024 — February 22 2025. February 22. 2025. The one and only Aidy Bryant will join an illustrous list of multi-time hosts when she hits the stage at the 40th annual Spirit Awards. We are currently accepting submissions for the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards – all the details are available right here. With the 2025 show on the horizon, let's ...
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How 1978’s ‘Halloween’ Invented the Modern Slasher Movie
Oct 16, 2023 — It’s that time of year, when horror fans unite for a month of celebratory screenings of their favorite horror movies. And what more aptly named film to celebrate this month than the 1978 John Carpenter-directed, Debra Hill-produced classic Halloween, which many credit with inventing the whole slasher-film subgenre.. As you undoubtedly know, the film follows the rampage of iconic masked ...
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The Fi Hall of Fame: Anatomy of a Great Film Score – ‘Psycho’
Aug 18, 2023 — In this special Halloween-themed bonus installment, we’re coming back down to earth (and checking into a suspiciously dilapidated family-run motel off the highway) to take a closer listen to one of the most iconic horror scores of all time: that for the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic, The score for is a study in economy.