5 things to know about Daphne Oram, the visionary pioneer in electronic music

This December marks Daphne Oram’s centenary. She was a visionary and a key influence in the history of electronic music.

Star Trek Used Kissing Noises To Create The Sound Of A Classic Monster

The original Star Trek series secretly used sounds of people kissing to create noises for one of its many alien monsters.
Billboard

Here Are All the Golden Globe Nominees for Best Original Song That Topped the Hot 100 for 6 or More Weeks

Film music legend Giorgio Moroder co-wrote two of the 10 songs. By Paul Grein Hundreds of songs have received Golden Globe nominations for best original song since the award was introduced at the 19th ...
The Conversation

The scariest stuff is what you can’t see: how we got the sound of horror films

I was recently watching a scene from the 2025 film Weapons for a monograph I’m writing and noticed a familiar sound: a low, unsettling drone as a character walks down a hallway. It’s the same kind of ...
NME

BBC Radio 1 Sound Of 2026 longlist revealed

The longlist for BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2026 has been unveiled – check out which 10 artists have made the cut below. The top five will be revealed on Radio 1 throughout the week starting on Monday 5 ...