film-music

The Sean Penn movie that features a Madonna song is Who's That Girl (1987). Madonna stars alongside Penn in this comedy, and she also performs the title track over the end credi...

The enduring appeal of The Nightmare Before Christmas centers on Danny Elfman and the cast who brought Tim Burton’s vision to life. Elfman composed the score and songs and pro...

In Disney’s Moana (2016), the song “You’re Welcome” is performed by Maui’s voice actor, Nathan Lane . The track is written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and thematically suppo...

No, Lin-Manuel Miranda did not write the film Encanto. He served as a songwriter and executive producer, contributing original songs and shaping musical themes, but he was not i...

Lyrics function as compact storytelling devices that can compress theme, character, and tone into a few lines. When a song’s words appear in a film, they often work harder tha...

The question ‘Is The Color Purple a musical?’ has a clear answer for each adaptation. The 2023 film directed by Blitz Bazawule is a musical drama: it uses songs to advance t...

Debbie Reynolds did most of her own singing in Singin’ in the Rain (1952), but key numbers were dubbed by professional singer and instructor Betty Noyes. Reynolds trained exte...

The track used most prominently in the My Oxford Year trailer is commonly identified as energetic, guitar-led indie pop that underscores the film’s themes of ambition, transit...