EXECUTIVE DECISION – Jerry Goldsmith THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Executive Decision is a rather far-fetched and very silly high-concept action thriller built around a hijacked airplane and a ticking bomb, dire…

My latest film music review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the action thriller EXECUTIVE DECISION, with music by Jerry Goldsmith.

AETHER & IRON – Christopher Tin, Alex Williamson GAME ZONE REVIEW Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Aether & Iron is a new narrative role-playing game (RPG) from publisher Seismic Squirrel, creative director Duane Stinnett, and narrative di…

My latest review is a rare foray into the Game Zone, a review of the score for the steampunk-inspired video game AETHER & IRON, with music by Christopher Tin and Alex Williamson.

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the children's swashbuckler MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND, with score by Hans Zimmer, and original songs by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

FARGO – Carter Burwell THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Fargo is a groundbreaking crime drama written, directed, produced, and edited by filmmakers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. It is a masterpiece of 199…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the classic black comedy/crime thriller FARGO, with music by Carter Burwell.

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL – Thomas Newman THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Up Close & Personal is a romantic drama film directed by Jon Avnet that sought to turn the then-incandescent star power of Robert Redford an…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the romantic drama UP CLOSE & PERSONAL, with music by Thomas Newman.

PROJECT HAIL MARY – Daniel Pemberton Original Review by Jonathan Broxton WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE FILM, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE DONE SO TO READ IT. One o…

My latest film music review is of the score for the new sci-fi epic PROJECT HAIL MARY, with music by Daniel Pemberton.
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BEFORE AND AFTER – Howard Shore THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton It’s always fascinating to me how a movie, on paper, can have the absolute best possible pedigree in terms of filmmaking and acting talent, and …

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the legal drama/thriller BEFORE AND AFTER, with music by Howard Shore.
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THE BRIDE – Hildur Guðnadóttir Original Review by Jonathan Broxton An ambitious, audacious, controversial, and polarizing film from actress-turned-director Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Bride is a genre-bending combination of classic G…

My latest film music review is of the score for the genre-bending period horror/drama THE BRIDE, with music by Hildur Guðnadóttir.

Oh, absolutely. But he did with style! I would love for modern composers to even *consider* ripping off Lenny!

MARY REILLY – George Fenton THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review byJonathan Broxton In the mid-1990s there were a series of big-budget Hollywood films which adapted classics of the horror genre to the big screen, with the most fa…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the Jekyll & Hyde horror adaptation MARY REILLY, with music by George Fenton.

SEND HELP – Danny Elfman Original Review by Jonathan Broxton It’s probably a universal experience that everyone has dealt with at some point in their lives: a terrible boss. Maybe they are a micromanager. Maybe they take c…

My latest film music review is of the score for the satirical survival thriller SEND HELP, with music by Danny Elfman.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS – Anthony Willis, Charli XCX Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Heathcliff, it’s me, I’m Cathy, I’ve come home… Wuthering Heights is one of the undisputed classics of British literature. Written in 1847 by Emily Brontë, it is…

My latest film music review is of the score for the new version of the literary classic WUTHERING HEIGHTS. Score by Anthony Willis, original songs by Charli XCX.

CITY HALL – Jerry Goldsmith THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton An underrated movie co-written by Nicholas Pileggi, the former investigative journalist best known for his work on Goodfellas, City Hall is a po…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the political drama/thriller CITY HALL, with music by Jerry Goldsmith.

SOLO MIO – Joy Ngiaw Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Considering that I finished my 2025 review schedule with a score by Joy Ngiaw, it’s perhaps only fitting that I start 2026 with one too. I said in my review of W…

Kicking off my coverage of 2026 with a review of the lovely rom-com score SOLO MIO, with music by Joy Ngiaw.

IFMCA Award Winners 2025 SIMON FRANGLEN WINS SCORE OF THE YEAR, TWO OTHER AWARDS, FOR AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH ALEXANDRE DESPLAT WINS COMPOSER OF THE YEAR COMPOSERS FROM FRANCE EXCEL IN GENRE CATEGORIES FEBRUARY 26, 2026 — The…

The winners of the 2025 IFMCA Awards have been revealed!
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IFMCA Award Nominations 2025 INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION (IFMCA) AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED ALEXANDRE DESPLAT LEADS LIST OF NOMINATED COMPOSERS WITH SIX NOMINATIONS FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, HORROR FILMS DOM…

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Yeah, it just didn't click with me that much. It was fine, but I liked others more.

Movie Music UK Awards 2025 2025 was an excellent year for film music, if you were prepared to go and look for it. While very few of the year’s most acclaimed films had scores to match (I actively disliked the music a lot of …

Presenting the 2025 Movie Music UK Awards!

Here are my choices for the best scores of 2025.

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WONDLA – Joy Ngiaw Original Review by Jonathan Broxton WondLa is an animated science-fiction adventure TV series produced by Skydance Animation which aired on Apple TV+ for 20 episodes across three seasons between 20…

My latest film music review is of the score for Apple TV+ animated sci-fi adventure series WONDLA, with music by Joy Ngiaw.

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Jonny Greenwood Original Review by Jonathan Broxton One of the most popular and critically acclaimed movies of 2025, One Battle After Another is a black comedy action-thriller written and directed by Paul Thomas A…

My latest film music review is of the Oscar-nominated score for one of 2025's most critically acclaimed films, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Music by Jonny Greenwood.

FACKHAM HALL – Oli Julian Original Review by Jonathan Broxton The lives of the British aristocracy, and those who serve them, have been an endless source of fascination for decades, through films and books and television. T…

My latest film music review is of the score for the British parody comedy FACKHAM HALL, with music by Oli Julian.

37-year-old US citizen shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti comes less than three weeks after Renee Nicole Good was killed by immigration agents in city

Context for people who need it:

Today's events in Minneapolis. Furious. Appalled. Disgusted. I just don't know what we're supposed to do about all this. Democrat lawmakers need to step up and be counted. We can't let this continue. People are literally being executed in the street.

A maximalist Daniel Pemberton fantasy sci-fi action epic? This is what I signed up for.

ANACONDA – David Fleming Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Despite being a reasonable box office success when it was first released, the 1997 film Anaconda has become something of a cult classic in the almost 30 interven…

My latest film music review is of the score for the comedy adventure ANACONDA, with music by David Fleming.

K-POP DEMON HUNTERS – Marcelo Zarvos Original Review by Jonathan Broxton One of the most fascinating trends to emerge in recent years has been the emergence of Korean popular entertainment into the western mainstream. When I was a kid…

My latest film music review is of the score and songs for the smash-hit animated action musical K-POP DEMON HUNTERS. Score by Marcelo Zarvos. Songs produced by Mark Sonnenblick, Eun-Jae Kim, and Ian Eisendrath.

HEAT – Elliot Goldenthal THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Widely considered one of the best action thrillers of the 1990s, and notable for marking the first time that legendary actors Robert De Niro and…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series - the final review of music from 1995 before I move on to 1996 - is of the score for the acclaimed action-thriller HEAT, with music by Elliot Goldenthal.

RESTORATION – James Newton Howard THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Restoration is a period drama film directed by Michael Hoffman, adapted from the 1989 novel of the same name by Rose Tremain. The film is set du…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series - delayed a day to avoid New Year - is of the score for the lush period drama RESTORATION, with music by James Newton Howard.

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH – Simon Franglen Original Review by Jonathan Broxton WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE FILM, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE DONE SO TO READ IT. The w…

My latest film music review is of the score for the blockbuster sci-fi sequel AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, with music by Simon Franglen.