“To Zanarkand” is the main theme of Final Fantasy X, composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu who got the idea of the tune for the opening theme from a flautist he consulted for help. He requested the tune to be used in Final Fantasy X and coaxed the team in using it for certain event […]
“I Wanna Be Loved by You”
“I Wanna Be Loved by You” is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical Good Boy. It was first performed by Helen Kane in September 1928, who was the inspiration behind the cartoon Betty Boop. Kane who became known as the ‘Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl’ because […]
Ron Goodwin
Ron Goodwin was an English composer and conductor known for his film music. Goodwin was born in Plymouth and learned to play the piano by the age of five and whilst at grammar school, he learnt to play the trumpet and performed regularly in the school band. In 1943, after a brief spell as an […]
Autumn Leaves
“Autumn Leaves” is a popular song based on a French song “Les Feuilles mortes” (“The Dead Leaves”) composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945. The original lyrics were written by Jacques Prevert in French, and the English lyrics were by Johnny Mercer. “Autumn Leaves” has become a jazz standard and it is one of the most […]
William Orbit
William Mark Wainwright known professionally as William Orbit, is an English musician and record producer. In 1980, Orbit teamed up with electronic musician Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert to form the electronic/synth group Torch Song. They initially self-released recordings in an audio cassette series, generated from their home-built studio in a squatted anarchist centre, the […]
Perfidia
“Perfidia” (Spanish for “perfidy”, meaning faithlessness, treachery or betrayal) is a 1939 Spanish-language song written by Mexican composer and arranger Alberto Dominguez (1906–1975). In Spanish, the lyrics conjure up a state of darkness and despair, part of a style known colloquially as “canciones corta-venas,” or songs to slit your wrists by. It describes a man […]
Dorothy Donegan
Dorothy Donegan was a classically trained American jazz pianist and occasional vocalist, primarily known for performing stride and boogie-woogie, as well as bebop, swing, and classical. Donegan was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and began studying piano in 1928. She took her first lessons from Alfred N. Simms, a West Indian pianist who also […]
Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. Born in Sunderland he began recording whilst still in his teens. After leaving Wearside Stewart spent several years living in squats in London. In late 1976, he was introduced to Annie Lennox by Paul Jacobs. Soon, Stewart and Lennox became romantically involved. By 1977, the […]
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbaer, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. He is also the former drummer for Hardcore punk and metal bands Fighting Shit, Celestine, and others. In October 2007, Ólafur’s first solo album Eulogy for Evolution […]
Swing Girls
Swing Girls is a Japanese 2004 teen comedy film directed and co-written by Shinobu Yaguchi. The plot follows a group of inept high school girls who form a big band. The cast includes Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya, Yuika Motokariya and Yukari Toyashima. The film ranked 8th at the Japanese box office in 2004, […]