Period Films Inspire Scores with Unusual Instruments, Surprising Sounds

Movies set in the past often rely on music to tell us just where we are. Most, but not all, of the composers of this year’s period pieces felt the obligation to reflect time and place. For Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel “Gladiator II” composer Harry Gregson-Williams not only employed a 90-piece orchestra and 100-voice choir, […]