Two notes and a shark that barely shows up
Jaws (1975) · John Williams
An analysis of the Jaws score: John Williams' two-note motif, tempo as distance and silence as a rule.
The music, scene by scene
Strings that cut
Psycho (1960) · Bernard Herrmann
An analysis of the Psycho score: a strings-only orchestra, the shower scene and the music Hitchcock didn't want.
Three gunmen, three sounds
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) · Ennio Morricone
An analysis of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly score: the coyote howl, one instrument per character and an electric guitar in the desert.
An organ in space
Interstellar (2014) · Hans Zimmer
An analysis of the Interstellar score: Nolan's letter, the Temple Church organ in London and music about a father who leaves.