Bishi on scoring MAYA, sitar training and the art of building your own world
Bishi's fourth album scores a virtual reality film, but its roots reach back through club culture, sitar training and a family who taught her that art should belong to everyone.
Gavin Brivik on heart recordings, hospital silence, and writing with Andrew Bird
Gavin Brivik scored two seasons of The Pitt by hiding his music inside the hospital. Then he begged for the chance to be heard.
5 Questions with the Chan Brothers
The Vancouver-based composing duo on genre-jumping, cultural roots, and the music that costs something to make.
Film Needs A Room: An Afternoon Inside Be Kind Video
There's a video store on Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank where the conversation is as likely to turn to Danny Elfman as it is to the film he scored. Matthew Renoir opened it because he thinks that's exactly how it should be.
5 Questions with KÁRYYN
The Syrian-Armenian-American artist on presence, emergence, and the sound of her human revolution.
The Composer of Wuthering Heights on Emerald Fennell, Film Music, and Why Less Isn't Always More
The Composer of Wuthering Heights on Fennell, Film Music, and Why Less Isn't Always More
5 Questions With Christopher Young
Legendary composer Christopher Young on creative freedom, vintage synthesis, and why he’s still terrified before every project.
Aiyana-Lee and Howard Drossin on Finding Their Rhythm with Spike Lee
Singer-songwriter Aiyana-Lee and film composer Howard Drossin on collaboration, authenticity, and the musical mind of Spike Lee.
5 Questions With Nathan Johnson
Composer Nathan Johnson on excavating the sound of Wake Up Dead Man, the power of imperfection, and why six bass clarinets make the perfect broken snare drum.
5 Studio Staples With Björn Yttling
For 5 Studio Staples, Björn Yttling shares his sacred objects and instruments that keep Yttling Jazz moving forward.
5 Questions With Knut Avenstroup Haugen
From the windswept sands of Dune: Awakening to the thunderous realms of Conan, Knut Avenstroup Haugen has built worlds you can hear long before you see them.
How Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans captured the gritty sound of New York City for Netflix show, ‘Black Rabbit’
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans reveal how they turned New York’s chaos into music for Netflix’s Black Rabbit, blending found sounds, orchestral textures, and bold experimentation to create a score that’s as gritty and inventive as the city itself.
5 Questions with Uèle Lamore
In this 5 Questions with interview, Lamore shares insights into her inspirations, creative rituals, and the unexpected influences behind her latest project.
5 Questions with Guedra Guedra
We step inside Guedra Guedra’s studio rituals and sound-worlds — where ancient rhythms and digital futures intertwine.
5 Questions with Qasim Naqvi
Qasim Naqvi on chaos, catharsis, and the architecture of sound in a world on edge.
5 Questions with AVAWAVES
AVAWAVES process centres on deep listening, to each other and to what the music demands. That sensitivity has become their signature, knowing when to step back and when to let the feeling fill the silence.
How David Fleming Embraced Imperfection to Capture The Last of Us Atmosphere
David Fleming reveals to The Blank Mag how broken instruments, bold risks, and collaborations with Gustavo Santaolalla, Neil Druckmann, and Craig Mazin shaped the score for the latest season of The Last of Us.
5 Questions with Divde and Dissolve
Takiaya Reed is a revolutionary force in contemporary music, creating soundscapes that transcend genre and geography. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, her work as Divide and Dissolve resonates globally as an exploration of identity, resistance, and reclamation.
5 Questions with Jean-Michel Blais
Blais has embarked on a new creative journey, teaming up with harpist Lara Somogyi for désert, an album that promises to be as expansive and nuanced as its namesake landscape.
5 Questions with Le Motel
Since his 2015 debut “Oka”, this Brussels-based producer and composer has been blurring the lines between global sounds and cutting-edge production.