Year of the Ring is a beautiful hardcover volume that chronicles the origins and incarnations of JRR Tolkien’s foundational text that has left an indelible mark on popular culture. The book traces the history of The Lord of the Rings, from Tolkien’s original books to Peter Jackson’s groundbreaking trilogy of adaptations and the lasting cultural ...
This feature was previously released ThelmaCinema release. It has been updated for the film’s streaming release. Action movies used to be the domain of younger stars: all those gunfights, car chases, death-defying stunts, and preventing nefarious crimes require a lot of energy and flexibility, not to mention the ability to recover afterward. But American action ...
It’s been a rather quiet season for comedies, but 2024 has enough hilarious gems to round out a list. And there’s a wide variety of subgenres to choose from: musical reboots, existential animated kids’ movies, cheesy horror flicks, and even a DC parody. So here are the best comedies of 2024. This list is updated ...
When we first meet Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) in Slow horsesthe camera has slid over the debris on his desk and found him waking up with a fart on the couch in his office. It is a fitting introduction for an unusual protagonist: Across Slow horses We see Lamb regularly insult, belittle and smear everyone ...
It is impossible to think of Simogo’s imaginative game library without bringing to mind the works of composer Daniel Olsén. From the spooky Annual hikethe hyperpop aesthetic of Sayonara Wild Heartsor the mysterious Lorelei and the laser eyesOne reason this catalogue of indie titles sticks in our minds is because their soundtracks fit thematically with ...
It is easy to see the similarities between The Legend of Zelda games and many FromSoftware games. My own memories of Fire ring And Breath of the Wild together in the best way, every experience in perfect harmony in my head. However, it was a pleasant surprise to learn the extent to which Zelda music ...
Jesper Kyd is one of the longest-running game composers, producing great music for over three decades. He has worked on the Assassin’s Creed series, the Borderlands series, the classic Genesis shooter Lower Terrania, Gears of War, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theoryand many others. In the following conversation with Polygon as part of our week-long look at ...
Whether you know Simon Viklund as the composer of the emblematic dubstep/EDM/techno soundtracks of the Payday series or as the voice of Bain in the same series, his name is always associated with hard-hitting action games. He is known for his work on Bandits: Phoenix RisingBionic Command, Dead by daylightand of course Payday: The Robbery ...
Jessica Curry is one of the most famous composers in video game history – she won a BAFTA for her composition of the All have gone to the rapture and she began her video game with the stirring, dramatic soundtrack for Dear Esther. Not to mention the haunting sounds they create for Amnesia: A Machine ...
If you look at the credits of video game composer Wilbert Roget from 2024 alone, the contrast and depth of his work is shocking. Roget composed the stirring, over-the-top songs heard when he was reviving democracy in Helldivers 2but also the haunting soundtrack for the indie survival game “about your car” Pacific tripRoget’s work will ...
