Hans Zimmer scores Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk with the intense “Supermarine”: Stream
The collaborative careers of filmmaker Christopher Nolan and composer Hans Zimmer have wrought some of the most memorable scores of the last decade and a half. Moving from the fantasy-driven worlds of The Dark Knight trilogy and Inception, the two now tackle World War II with the upcoming Dunkirk. Despite the shift towards true-life realism, it sounds as if Zimmer’s compositions will be […]
A fusion of smooth R&B, neo-soul, and gospel undertones, introducing Vocal IZ
Vocalz Iz, from New Orleans, La. and now based in Dallas, Tx. He was influenced by musical royalty like Donny Hathaway and his sound is a fusion of smooth R&B, the heart of neo-soul, and gospel undertones. It led him create the genre “Gumbo Soul”. Vocalz Iz’s voice possesses a tenderness and a sweetness that […]
Jim Session: “Storming” combines cinematic beauty and sleek synth tones
Sometimes a recording amazes you because you’ve never heard anything like it. But the opposite can also happen; a track blows you away because it seems to draw from lots of music you’ve heard and love, and combines the influences so perfectly it manages to transcend them altogether. Such is the case with Germany-based producer Jim […]
Illuid Haller: “Magic Theatre” – a reliance on imagery in sound!
Illuid Haller aka GwangHyeon shows a unique flexibility and verve, a glowing life that drips, melts, and molds around the original sounds to be found on the album, “Magic Theatre”. He never competes with his contemporaries for attention, but it is always clear that he absolutely could, no matter their standing or legacy. And yet, it seems, as if he had […]
