Why Oscar Score Contenders Started Writing Music Even Before Shooting Began

This year's scores up for Oscar consideration have one thing in common: the composers were asked to begin writing before the ...

Character Counts: Songs in the Oscar Race Go Beyond Just Being Pretty Tunes

The best movie songs are the ones that illuminate character, summarize the story or otherwise add a new dimension to the film ...
American Songwriter

Pete Townshend’s First Published Song Was Released by a Merseybeat Band in 1964, Not The Who (Then Known as The Detours)

By age 11, Pete Townshend wrote his first song, “Bubbles,” co-written with his friend Graham Beard. Soon after, Townshend’s grandmother, Emma, gifted him with his first guitar for Christmas, and he ...

Every Song in the 'Stranger Things 5' Finale Explained — and What It Says About the Ending

Stranger Things has always been a show that has a song in its heart, and that was especially true of the finale. The Duffer ...
American Songwriter

The Warren Zevon Lyric That Proves His Early Career Is Better Than Its Reputation

Don't fall for the myth that Warren Zevon didn't write great songs when he first started out. "Tule's Blues" proves he had it early in his career.