music Basil Poledouris' soundtrack to Starship Troopers on vinyl Rob Beschizza

movies Turns out John Williams isn't retiring after all Devin Nealy

films Ryuichi Sakamoto's moving solo piano rendition of Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Gareth Branwyn

music Meet Maggie Phillips, music supervisor behind Our Flag Means Death and Shining Girls Gareth Branwyn

music Listen to this great instrumental soundtrack from a spy film that doesn't exist Thom Dunn

metal Listen to this epic 3-hour heavy metal adaptation of the first Lord of the Rings movie Thom Dunn

music Dun, Dun Duuun! The mysterious past of the ubiquitous three notes of suspense David Pescovitz

movies Watch "The Golem" (1920) rescored by members of the Flaming Lips, Los Lobos, Threshing Floor, plus commentary by occult, Jewish, and tech big thinkers David Pescovitz

movies Dire Straits' "Walk of Life" is the perfect ending to any movie David Pescovitz

movies The story behind Friday The 13th's "Ki ki ki, ma, ma, ma" creepy sound effect David Pescovitz

music Listen to the Canadian government's official census soundtrack Thom Dunn

music One of the Pogues invented a machine that turns weather into music Thom Dunn

music Watch Queen's unreleased promotional video for the Flash Gordon theme (1980) David Pescovitz

music Ki ki ki, ma ma ma David Pescovitz

music Listen to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's minimalist cover of David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" David Pescovitz

apollo Brian Eno, Roger Eno, and Daniel Lanois discuss the recording of "Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" Gareth Branwyn

music "Strarcrossed," the hot disco track from the Price is Right (1976) David Pescovitz

music Stranger Things 3 trailer improved with cheery old-timey music David Pescovitz

music Watch The Breeders and Melkbelly cover John Carpenter's "Halloween" theme David Pescovitz

music Watch Thom Yorke play one of his stunning Suspiria songs on piano David Pescovitz