Apr 9th, 2005 · Comic book artist Brad Neely thought it would be funny to create his own soundtrack for the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. But Joel Rose of member station WHYY says the film's distributor, Warner Brothers, was not amused.
Mar 26th, 2005 · For decades record labels have turned to radio and music videos to introduce fans to new music. But video game soundtracks are making game producers important musical tastemakers. And the record industry is taking notice.
Dec 15th, 2004 · Laws aren't the only thing Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch writes -- he's also a talented songwriter who pens gospel hymns, love ballads, country tunes. A few of his songs have even made it into move soundtracks. Hatch talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about songwriting and discusses his new holiday CD, Christmas Eve.
Dec 8th, 2004 · Apart from being the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen and playing mob guy Silvio on The Sopranos, Steven Van Zandt is also a radio DJ. We talk with Van Zandt about creating the music for the new movie Christmas with the Kranks.
Nov 21st, 2004 · The Film Crew members Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Michael J. Nelson prove that daily life could be just like the movies -- if you had your own personal soundtrack. Their group includes former members of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Nov 12th, 2004 · 'Star Wars Trilogy' November 12, 2004 · The original Star Wars film trilogy gets the box-set DVD treatment, complete with a separate DVD with making-of documentaries, and alternate commentary soundtracks from George Lucas himself.
Oct 29th, 2004 · NPR's Rob Sachs profiles musician Charlie Clouser, who scored the soundtrack for the horror film Saw. Clouser has a history of writing provocative music as a former member of the band Nine Inch Nails.
Sep 7th, 2004 · Just off Highway 202 in Flemington, N.J., sits an unimpressive warehouse that holds a most impressive life's work -- that of a husband and wife team, creators of the world's largest model railroad. In the center of it all, Bruce Zaccagnino plays a massive pipe organ, providing the soundtrack to this universe in miniature. Hear his story in a Sound Portraits report.