The Score
How 'Trainspotting' Made Underworld's "Born Slippy" One of the 90s' Most Iconic Songs
We talk to Underworld's Rick Smith about the creation of the zeitgeist-capturing hit, working on the sequel 'T2 Trainspotting,' and shouting LAGER LAGER LAGER!
Jóhann Jóhannsson's Uncanny New World
The Icelandic composer tells us about his new score for 'Arrival', a unique challenge in a terrifying age.
Meet the Guys Behind the Music From Your New Favorite Show, 'Stranger Things'
Netflix's latest success is a small town story set in the 80s, involving a missing boy and a telekinetic girl, and featuring Winona, but the synthy soundtrack is a key player too.
We Talked to Letters to Cleo About Being the Go-to Soundtrack Band of Your Favorite Teen Flicks
LTC featured on 'The Craft' and '10 Things I Hate About You,' not to mention Kay Hanley was the voice for the original 'Josie and the Pussycats'—which turns 15 this year.
How Composer Howard Shore Brought the Sounds of Tangier to William S. Burroughs' ‘Naked Lunch’
Mondo will bring three Shore scores from David Cronenberg films to vinyl this summer.
The Score: Mapping the Music and Extravagant Style of 'Marie Antoinette'
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Sofia Coppola-directed flick we dissect the music (Bow Wow Wow, Phoenix, The Strokes!) and style (opulent!) of France's teen queen.
Witches and Rebellious Women: Why 'The Craft' Continues to Kick Ass
Nine years after its release and we're all still dressing like this coven of misfits. We map the movie's music, style, and abiding appeal.
How 'Freaks and Geeks' Predicted Our Adult Personalities
A look back Judd Apatow's seminal short-lived series which—15 years later—still resonates. Maybe we never really grow up.
Reservation Rap Trailer
In episode 1 of The Score, we delve into Minnesota's Native American hip hop scene, where members of the Ojibwe tribe are fusing stories of struggle and indigenous consciousness to create a unique sound and a wholly modern native identity.
Listening Hard: 25 Years of 'Pump Up The Volume'
We spoke to everyone involved in the making of the film that inspired critics and popularized Christian Slater.
The Enduring Appeal of 'The Virgin Suicides'
It remains Sofia Coppola's finest film—the perfect melding of sound and vision, teen passion and inexplicable tragedy, and plenty of 70s sartorial flair.
The 'Cowboy Bebop' Score Is Still the Coolest Anime Soundtrack Ever
Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts gave 'Cowboy Bebop' the key ingredient to make it one of the best anime series of all time.