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And the Beat Goes On: percussion in film

Matthew Sweet bangs the drum for the inventive ways films use percussion. From the delicate marimba of American Beauty to Hans Zimmer's massive drums in Gladiator.

Matthew Sweet bangs the drum for the inventive ways films use percussion. There's Tan Dun's taiko masterclass of a score in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the delicate and lyrical marimba in American Beauty, John Williams' ritualistic drums in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Justin Hurwitz's obsessive kit in Whiplash.

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Music Played

  • Antonio Sanchez

    Birdman "Semi Comfortable"

    Performer: Antonio Sanchez.
    • Birdman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Masterworks.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Gladiator "The Battle"

    Music Arranger: Elizabeth Finch. Music Arranger: Yvonne S. Moriarty. Music Arranger: Walt Fowler. Music Arranger: Ladd McIntosh. Music Arranger: Jack Smalley. Music Arranger: Bruce Fowler. Orchestra: The Lyndhurst Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Gladiator: 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Universal Music Classics.

  • Tan Dun

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon "Night Fight"

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Conductor: Tan Dun. Conductor: 陈燮阳. Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Orchestra: Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.
    • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
    • Sony Classical.

  • John Williams

    Indiana Jones "Temple of Doom" + "Fast Streets of Shanghai"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Thomas Newman

    American Beauty "Dead Already"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Geffen.

  • Justin Hurwitz

    Whiplash "Overture" + "Invited"

    Performer: Justin Hurwitz. Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Whiplash (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition].
    • Music.Film.

  • Lorne Balfe

    Mission Impossible "Dead Reckoning Opening Titles" + "Shadows of Sorrow"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Music from the Motion Picture) [E.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Planet of the Apes "The Hunt"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Planet Of The Apes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    West Side Story "Overture" + "The Rumble"

    Orchestra: West Side Story Orchestra. Conductor: Johnny Green.
    • West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Masterworks Broadway.

  • Daniel Blumberg

    The Brutalist "Chair"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.

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  • Sat 1 Feb 2025 16:00
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