Searching for and listening to movie soundtrack music for the year is an active quest of curiosity, discovery, and collage. For those fatigued and pushing through the chilliest season, I hope this mix can provide both energy and warmth, as it did to me in making it.Trends in film music over the last decade are continuing strong in 2023, particularly in the ambition of independent auteurs using complex and unusual scoring. The foundation for this mix is Angela Schanelec's beautiful and aptly titled Music, which provides both diegetic and non-diegetic moments to guide us. Samples range from The Old Oak, in which classical choral choir meets Syrian guitar and words of hope that now hit harder than ever, to a mix of sentimental strings courtesy of the legendary Joe Hisaishi. Abstract experimental sounds by two completely different kinds of artists—Harmony Korine and Thomas Newman—are mixed with sliced...
- 1/4/2024
- MUBI
As Martin Scorsese once said, “Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms, and I think that’s true.” Indeed, the right piece of music––whether it’s an original score or a carefully selected song––can do wonders for a sequence, and today we’re looking at the 20 films that best expressed that notion in 2023.
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each perfectly transported us. Check out our rundown of the top 20, which includes streams to each soundtrack in full where available.
20. Infinity Pool (Tim Hecker)
19. Knock at the Cabin (Herdís Stefánsdóttir)
18. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Lorne Balfe)
17. Passages (Various Artists)
16. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Daniel Pemberton)
15. Master Gardener...
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each perfectly transported us. Check out our rundown of the top 20, which includes streams to each soundtrack in full where available.
20. Infinity Pool (Tim Hecker)
19. Knock at the Cabin (Herdís Stefánsdóttir)
18. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Lorne Balfe)
17. Passages (Various Artists)
16. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Daniel Pemberton)
15. Master Gardener...
- 12/19/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Former Grizzly Bear frontman Ed Droste is moving on from a career in music to a career in therapy. The artist announced as such in a new Instagram post detailing his own independent practice in Los Feliz, California.
“I’m thrilled to announce the next stage of my career and the commencement of my independent practice as an associate therapist,” Droste wrote. “I provide virtual and in-person counseling for adults and teenagers in Los Feliz. If you know anyone seeking a therapist in California, please don’t hesitate to share my contact details. My psychology today profile is linked up in my bio, or you can reach me via my supervisor’s website http://www.laurenmarimon.com Thank you all so much for your support!” Check out his post below.
Droste formed Grizzly Bear in 2002, with the moniker initially acting as a pseudonym for the artist’s solo music. Christopher Bear...
“I’m thrilled to announce the next stage of my career and the commencement of my independent practice as an associate therapist,” Droste wrote. “I provide virtual and in-person counseling for adults and teenagers in Los Feliz. If you know anyone seeking a therapist in California, please don’t hesitate to share my contact details. My psychology today profile is linked up in my bio, or you can reach me via my supervisor’s website http://www.laurenmarimon.com Thank you all so much for your support!” Check out his post below.
Droste formed Grizzly Bear in 2002, with the moniker initially acting as a pseudonym for the artist’s solo music. Christopher Bear...
- 8/21/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Two of the best films of the year also happen to feature two of the best soundtracks of the year and as each enters a wide release today, the scores are now available to stream in full. Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City boasts an epic soundtrack of 25 songs amounting to over 70 minutes, featuring Alexandre Desplat, Jarvis Cocker, Big Crosby, Les Paul, Burl Ives, Tex Ritter, Les Baxter, and many more.
Then, Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen reunited to score Celine Song’s debut Past Lives, clocking in at 16 tracks around 40 minutes, also including the end credits track “Quiet Eyes” by Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes. “What a pleasure it was to score this film with [Rossen] and make music I feel very connected with,” said Bear. “Celine Song is a force and had such incredible vision and execution.”
Luke Hicks said in his Cannes review of Asteroid City,...
Then, Grizzly Bear’s Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen reunited to score Celine Song’s debut Past Lives, clocking in at 16 tracks around 40 minutes, also including the end credits track “Quiet Eyes” by Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes. “What a pleasure it was to score this film with [Rossen] and make music I feel very connected with,” said Bear. “Celine Song is a force and had such incredible vision and execution.”
Luke Hicks said in his Cannes review of Asteroid City,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s been a while since we’ve gotten proper new music from Fleet Foxes, but Robin Pecknold has offered something to tide fans over with live covers of The Strokes’ “Under Control” and Joni Mitchell’s “Hejira.”
“Under Control” was recorded during Fleet Foxes’ show at Forest Hills Stadium in New York last year, while they did “Hejira” during “The Spring Recital” at The Belasco in Los Angeles in March. Frequent collaborators The Westerlies perform horns on both, with Uwade, Daniel Rossen, and Greg Pecknold also contributing.
Understandably, Pecknold has quite a few words to share about his renditions of the two classic songs: “Last summer we were honored to have the incredible vocalist and songwriter Uwade Akhere open for us on tour,” he said in a press release of “Under Control.” “One thing we all bonded over backstage was a shared love of The Strokes — hearing Uwa’s...
“Under Control” was recorded during Fleet Foxes’ show at Forest Hills Stadium in New York last year, while they did “Hejira” during “The Spring Recital” at The Belasco in Los Angeles in March. Frequent collaborators The Westerlies perform horns on both, with Uwade, Daniel Rossen, and Greg Pecknold also contributing.
Understandably, Pecknold has quite a few words to share about his renditions of the two classic songs: “Last summer we were honored to have the incredible vocalist and songwriter Uwade Akhere open for us on tour,” he said in a press release of “Under Control.” “One thing we all bonded over backstage was a shared love of The Strokes — hearing Uwa’s...
- 6/13/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Sharon Van Etten has shared “Quiet Eyes,” her contribution to the soundtrack to Celine Song’s new A24 film Past Lives. Check it out below.
Written and performed alongside Zachary Dawes, “Quiet Eyes” feels like a lost 1960s girl group ballad thanks to its cinematic percussion and sweeping strings. In the song, Van Etten describes “mosaic faces fading in the rain” before wondering, “Is this really a mystery life? We’re running from our own mistakes.” It’s the type of theatrical writing you’d expect for a song soundtracking a romance movie in which old friends reconnect decades after first meeting.
In addition to Van Etten’s new original song, the Past Lives soundtrack features a score by Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear. So far, the artists have shared the songs “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean;” the full soundtrack arrives June 9th via A24 Music,...
Written and performed alongside Zachary Dawes, “Quiet Eyes” feels like a lost 1960s girl group ballad thanks to its cinematic percussion and sweeping strings. In the song, Van Etten describes “mosaic faces fading in the rain” before wondering, “Is this really a mystery life? We’re running from our own mistakes.” It’s the type of theatrical writing you’d expect for a song soundtracking a romance movie in which old friends reconnect decades after first meeting.
In addition to Van Etten’s new original song, the Past Lives soundtrack features a score by Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear. So far, the artists have shared the songs “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean;” the full soundtrack arrives June 9th via A24 Music,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Past Lives, writer-director Celine Song’s debut feature, opens with a guessing game: There are three people sitting at a bar, drinking in the wee hours. We’re observing the trio from a distance, unable to hear what they’re saying. Folks off-frame are making up possible back stories. The two Koreans are tourists, one of them says, and the white guy sitting to their left is their guide. No, the other replies, the lady and the white guy are a couple, and the Korean gent is their old friend.
- 6/2/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear have announced that the soundtrack they’ve made for Celine Song’s upcoming A24 film, Past Lives, will be released on June 9th via A24 Music. They’ve also shared two singles from the project, “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean.”
Open, airy, subtle, and melodic, both “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean” speak to the musicianship Rossen and Bear have been demonstrating since Grizzly Bear first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago. They embrace a familiar, acoustic production palette as well — listening to the songs, it’s easy to feel like you’re in a big, open room with the musicians, engulfed by the pianos and strings as sunlight pours in through the windows.
In addition to Rossen and Bear’s scoring, the soundtrack will also feature an original song: “Quiet Eyes,...
Open, airy, subtle, and melodic, both “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean” speak to the musicianship Rossen and Bear have been demonstrating since Grizzly Bear first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago. They embrace a familiar, acoustic production palette as well — listening to the songs, it’s easy to feel like you’re in a big, open room with the musicians, engulfed by the pianos and strings as sunlight pours in through the windows.
In addition to Rossen and Bear’s scoring, the soundtrack will also feature an original song: “Quiet Eyes,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and Christopher Bear have announced that the soundtrack they’ve made for Celine Song’s upcoming A24 film, Past Lives, will be released on June 9th via A24 Music. They’ve also shared two singles from the project, “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean.”
Open, airy, subtle, and melodic, both “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean” speak to the musicianship Rossen and Bear have been demonstrating since Grizzly Bear first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago. They embrace a familiar, acoustic production palette as well — listening to the songs, it’s easy to feel like you’re in a big, open room with the musicians, engulfed by the pianos and strings as sunlight pours in through the windows.
In addition to Rossen and Bear’s scoring, the soundtrack will also feature an original song: “Quiet Eyes,...
Open, airy, subtle, and melodic, both “Why Are You Going to New York” and “Across the Ocean” speak to the musicianship Rossen and Bear have been demonstrating since Grizzly Bear first hit the scene nearly 20 years ago. They embrace a familiar, acoustic production palette as well — listening to the songs, it’s easy to feel like you’re in a big, open room with the musicians, engulfed by the pianos and strings as sunlight pours in through the windows.
In addition to Rossen and Bear’s scoring, the soundtrack will also feature an original song: “Quiet Eyes,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Tame Impala will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lonerism with a full-album performance of the 2012 LP at this year’s Desert Daze festival.
Iggy Pop will also stage his only North American gig of 2022 at this year’s fest, invading Lake Perris, California from September 30 to October 2.
Other artists on the bill for Desert Daze’s 10th annual festival include King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Sky Ferreira, Chicano Batman, the Marías, Nilüfer Yanya, Perfume Genius, funk greats Cymande, Reggie Watts, Badbadnotgood, Duster, Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen, Viagra Boys and many more.
Iggy Pop will also stage his only North American gig of 2022 at this year’s fest, invading Lake Perris, California from September 30 to October 2.
Other artists on the bill for Desert Daze’s 10th annual festival include King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Sky Ferreira, Chicano Batman, the Marías, Nilüfer Yanya, Perfume Genius, funk greats Cymande, Reggie Watts, Badbadnotgood, Duster, Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen, Viagra Boys and many more.
- 6/13/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen is joined by two copies of himself for a lonely performance in the video for his latest solo single “Shadow in the Frame.” The song will appear on the singer and guitarist’s debut solo album You Belong There, out April 8.
Directed by Luke Bern Carr, the video draws inspiration from the satirical 1971 television special The Music of Nilsson, which stars Harry Nilsson and multiple iterations of himself who manifest to harmonize with him at the piano.
“It’s a ridiculous and also kind of lonely performance,...
Directed by Luke Bern Carr, the video draws inspiration from the satirical 1971 television special The Music of Nilsson, which stars Harry Nilsson and multiple iterations of himself who manifest to harmonize with him at the piano.
“It’s a ridiculous and also kind of lonely performance,...
- 4/5/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Buffy Sainte-Marie and David Byrne are among the artists who will appear during the upcoming Northern New Mexico festival Virtual LemonAid, which will stream for free on May 8th at 10 p.m. Et via Instagram TV, Facebook Live, Youtube Live, with additional channels to be announced on the event website. The digital arts festival will benefit All Together Now New Mexico Fund and Santa Fe County Connect Fund. Both funds will use the proceeds to address the immediate needs of New Mexicans during the Covid-19 crisis.
Hosted by the inaugural...
Hosted by the inaugural...
- 5/7/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Snowmaggedon is barreling its way up the East coast, which means a lot of music fans from New England on down might see their weekend dreams squashed by Nemo. But don't worry about the impending boredom said fans might experience. There's an app for that and it's called #instagigs.
Behold, the highlights of music events from around the world that happened this past week:
This image of Grizzly Bear guitarist Daniel Rossen is just one of many caption-worthy photos in this week's Instagigs collection that keep you occupied in your snowed-in domicile this weekend. Among the other amazing shots shared with us by our favorite music-meets-art, crowd-sourcing organization are snapshots of Justin Timberlake performing at a Super Bowl party in New Orleans, Local Natives in Williamsburg, and Foxygen on stage in Belgium.
For more on #instagigs, check out last week's article (featuring the one and only Cat Powers). As always,...
Behold, the highlights of music events from around the world that happened this past week:
This image of Grizzly Bear guitarist Daniel Rossen is just one of many caption-worthy photos in this week's Instagigs collection that keep you occupied in your snowed-in domicile this weekend. Among the other amazing shots shared with us by our favorite music-meets-art, crowd-sourcing organization are snapshots of Justin Timberlake performing at a Super Bowl party in New Orleans, Local Natives in Williamsburg, and Foxygen on stage in Belgium.
For more on #instagigs, check out last week's article (featuring the one and only Cat Powers). As always,...
- 2/9/2013
- by Katherine Brooks
- Huffington Post
While everyone was buzzing about big releases from Frank Ocean, Fiona Apple, Mumford & Sons and Taylor Swift, you might have missed some must-listens. Here's what you should know about, and why:
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Grizzly Bear, "Shields" (Warp)
Yes, iTunes named Grizzly Bear's "Shields" the best album of 2012. Yes, the critics adored it. And yes, it debuted in the Top 10.
But did it earn any Grammy nominations? No. Is it selling well? No. Have you heard it? Probably not.
And that needs to change.
"Shields" is a semimasterpiece that feels both old and new – and in the best ways possible. Anchored by the voices of Edward Droste and Daniel Rossen, this Brooklyn, N.Y.-based foursome has created a disc that is genre-defying and consistent throughout.
The 10 tracks that make up "Shields" are drum-filled and smoky, and half the songs are more than five minutes long. That's a bit unusual, but it's...
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Grizzly Bear, "Shields" (Warp)
Yes, iTunes named Grizzly Bear's "Shields" the best album of 2012. Yes, the critics adored it. And yes, it debuted in the Top 10.
But did it earn any Grammy nominations? No. Is it selling well? No. Have you heard it? Probably not.
And that needs to change.
"Shields" is a semimasterpiece that feels both old and new – and in the best ways possible. Anchored by the voices of Edward Droste and Daniel Rossen, this Brooklyn, N.Y.-based foursome has created a disc that is genre-defying and consistent throughout.
The 10 tracks that make up "Shields" are drum-filled and smoky, and half the songs are more than five minutes long. That's a bit unusual, but it's...
- 1/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
If any two indie rock vocalists have the vocal chops to sing with the likes of Van Dyke Parks, it has got to be Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold and Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen. The 69-year old songwriter and producer has been touring off and on since 2010 -- and now, according to Bella Union, Van Dyke Parks will share the immaculate Barbican Theatre stage in London with Pecknold and Rossen to the delight of music fans everywhere.
- 4/5/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Grizzly Bear is currently working on their next album. Although not much is known about the band's upcoming release, which will follow-up the critically praised Veckatimest, singer and guitarist Daniel Rossen recently said "It's going really well, though we're not far enough along to have many details to share yet." Rossen has been an occupied man as of late. He recently released an intimate, solo 5 track Ep titled Silent Hour/Golden Mile via Warp. You can listen to the Ep's single "Silent Song" below.
- 3/23/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Grizzly Bear is currently hard at work on its next album, says singer-songwriter Daniel Rossen, and "it's going really well, though we're not far enough along to have many details to share yet." In the meantime, however, Rossen has just released Silent Hour/Golden Mile, an Ep of his own solo material for your more immediate listening pleasure. Now allow Vulture to offer you one more Rossen-related treat: a cover of the folk song "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me," recently filmed by photographer Brigitte Lacombe in her own studio. Check it out below, and enjoy.
- 3/23/2012
- by Amanda Dobbins
- Vulture
Chris Taylor, bassist for psychedelic folk quartet Grizzly Bear, has recently ventured out on his own with his new side project, Cant. This continues an emerging trend of the band members' involvement in outside work, begun by singer/guitarist Daniel Rossen's joint membership in Department of Eagles and singer/guitarist Ed Droste's recent collaboration with Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold.
- 8/16/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
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