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I once had a teacher who said that if you understand classical music, you wouldn't listen to anything else. That's obviously a wild exaggeration and completely pompous, and as these seven musicians proved, it is completely possible to love both classical and rock music. Here are seven rock stars that also write classical music. -
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Says Band Took A Year Off in ‘Guardian’ Column, Details New Love For Live Music
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood recently wrote a column for The Gardian and detailed his new love of live music. -
Johnny Greenwood to lead 50-piece orchestra in live performance of his 'There Will Be Blood' score
Those who do appreciate the guitarist's score are in luck however: The guitarist will take part in the first-ever live performances of the complete set. -
Seven great movie scores by rock musicians: Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, and more
Since Hollywood always seems desperate to get people to go to the movies, it’s strange that they wouldn’t hire popular musicians to score their films more often, as that could draw in a completely different group of people that otherwise wouldn’t care about a particular film. I’m sure there are plenty of Nine Inch Nails fans who are anticipating David Fincher’s Gone Girl simply because Trent Reznor co-wrote the score. Here are seven other rock (and alternative) musicians who wrote excellent film scores. -
Indie Classicalites from Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Punch Bros. (Not Andrea Bocelli & Lindsey Stirling) are Saving the Music Industry
No, classical music isn't dead. In fact, classical music has become the latest vanity endeavor for most contemporary musicians. -
Jonny Greenwood scoring Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice'
Some directors frequent the same rock bands when choosing songs for their films (i.e. Martin Scorcese and The Rolling Stones). Others prefer to find their rock star heroes and have those individuals compose totally original music for their films, such as Wes Anderson and Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh. The latter describes the relationship of director Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who will be scoring Inherent Vice for Anderson.
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