Modern Composition

Watch Ryuichi Sakamoto's Final Performance in 'Opus' Trailer
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto was thought to have delivered his final performance last December after succumbing to a nearly-decade-long battle with can...
Joshua Van Tassel Announces New Album of "Lullabies for Adults," Shares Single
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2023
Sleepy? Nova Scotia-based composer Joshua Van Tassel is about to make sure of it with his new album of "lullabies for adults," previewed to...
Mary Lattimore Announces New Album 'Goodbye, Hotel Arkada,' Shares "And Then He Wrapped His Wings Around Me"
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
Los Angeles-based harpist Mary Lattimore has announced a new album, led by the gossamer single "And Then He Wrapped His Wings Around Me," f...
Toronto's Michael Peter Olsen Announces New Album 'Narrative of a Nervous System'
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2023
Toronto-based songwriter/cellist Michael Peter Olsen has announced a new album, Narrative of a Nervous System, coming October 27 via Hand D...
Danny Elfman Sued for Failure to Pay Alleged Sexual Harassment Settlement
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2023
Danny Elfman has been sued by fellow composer Nomi Abadi for reportedly failing to pay two instalments of $42,500 USD from a $830,000 settl...
Jónsi's Toronto Exhibition 'Hrafntinna (Obsidian)' Is His Most Immersive Musical Landscape Yet
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2023
Sigur Rós could make shopping for groceries sound like a cinematic experience. With their music on the stereo, wiping the kitchen counter b...
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Plots 2023 North American Tour
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023
On the back of his forthcoming new album, The Ones Ahead, Beverly Glenn-Copeland has announced that he's hitting the road for the first tim...
Watch Jack Black Perform "Peaches" from 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023
Sometimes journeys to retrieve peaches — out in Georgia, from a locked tower, etc. — lead to Hollywood, baby! The Game Awards presented a...