Yahoo

How Ed Sheeran, Metallica and ‘The Godfather’ Songs Created Memorable Scenes for ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘The White Lotus’

A music supervisor has a big job, as defined by the TV Academy: She or he “creatively contributes to the story, character development and overall narrative of the program by engaging in song selection ...
Yahoo

Nino Rota, Who Wrote Music for ‘The Godfather’ and Most Federico Fellini Films, Being Portrayed in High Profile Doc Directed by Walter Fasano (EXCLUSIVE)

Oscar-winning Italian composer Nino Rota, who scored “La Dolce Vita,” “The Leopard” and “The Godfather” – among many other masterpiece movies – is set for “Nino” a high-profile documentary being ...
The Washington Post

He wrote the ‘Godfather’ theme and over 150 film scores. There’s more to hear.

“There is only one real function of film music,” Igor Stravinsky wrote in 1946 in the Musical Digest, “namely to feed the composer.” That wasn’t very nice. But his sentiment remains as sticky as a ...
Complex

Clarence Avant, the 'Godfather of Black Music,' and Mentor to Jay-Z and Whitney Houston, Dead at 92

Music executive and movie producer Clarence Avant, known as the "Godfather of Black Music," has passed away at age 92, the New York Times reports. “It is with a heavy heart that the Avant/Sarandos ...
KTLA

Clarence Avant, nicknamed the ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ dies at 92: Reports

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Recording industry insider Clarence Avant, ...