Op de vijfde rij and the secret of iconic soundtracks

The stories behind iconic soundtracks rarely get the attention they deserve. That is why Op de vijfde rij... zooms in completely on film music in a new triptych for a change. The most important question being: what makes a brilliant soundtrack?

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The secret of iconic soundtracks #1

In this first episode, Cesar Majorana speaks with the composers of three of the most striking soundtracks of the last decade during the 50th edition of Film Fest Gent: Daniel Pemberton, who changed our entire idea of what a superhero film is with Into the Spider-Verse; Volker Bertelmann, who beat John Williams for an Oscar with All Quiet on the Western Front; and Gustavo Santaolalla, who, after the award-winning soundtracks of Babel and Brokeback Mountain, delivered the biggest soundtrack of his career, for the game and series The Last of Us.

The secret of iconic soundtracks #2

What does a music supervisor do? And what stories lie behind their work? In this second episode of a triptych about iconic soundtracks, Cesar Majorana speaks with two music supervisors about their work.

Laura Bell, the leading music supervisor in the Netherlands, explains why the arrival of streaming has forever changed the use of music in Dutch films and series. British music supervisor Lucy Bright, a celebrity in the field, explains how, among other things, the unforgettable 'Under Pressure' dance scene from Aftersun came about.

The secret of iconic soundtracks #3

In 1988, Henny Vrienten composed an unforgettable soundtrack for George Sluizer's thriller Spoorloos. It is one of the highlights of Dutch film music history, but the soundtrack was never released and it is not in the Eye Filmmuseum archive. So where did the Spoorloos soundtrack go?

In this final episode of a triptych about film music, Cesar Majorana speaks with admirers of the Spoorloos soundtrack and goes in search of the missing tape.

Op de vijfde rij and the secret of iconic soundtracks

The secret of iconic soundtracks #1

The secret of iconic soundtracks #2

The secret of iconic soundtracks #3

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