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Stephen Barton, the BAFTA-nominated British composer credited with “score preparation” on the album, noted that if classical fans think of the music as an actor’s vanity project, they should think again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Time marched on, and in 1996, when the two-time Oscar winner was directing his first feature, “August,” he asked composer George Fenton if he would score the film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It was immortalized by the composer Johann Strauss II as “The Blue Danube,” but the views from today’s cruise-ship windows are heavy on the grey-brown hues of dried-up riverbeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

But their first act was promising, and a lunch with Kallman in New York further reassured the composer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Joseph Goebbels, the composer of blustery Nazi propaganda, had been issuing nonsense statements for years.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

“People have asked me what’s a piece of advice you could give to aspiring composers or musicians. It’s the proximity effect of being close to people working on things,” Burwell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Its collection methods could use some fine-tuning, however, especially when it comes to works by long-dead composers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Amid all the fireworks and fanfare sure to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial this weekend, it’s worth remembering how sculptors, writers, composers and more have channeled the American character in works from throughout this country’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The German and Austrian symphonic and operatic music of the 1930s happens to be the root of the Hollywood soundtrack, created by composers such as Erich Korngold, who fled the Nazis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Unusually for their time, Arcadelt’s madrigals and chansons were intended for performance by men and women, and their success inspired many other composers.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall