The Score

Requiem for Mutants: The Score of X2 / 2003

This short film is a behind-the-scenes look at the scoring of the movie "X2". Included in this mini-documentary is an interview with the composer John Ottman about the score, as well as clips from the film and of the actual scoring sessions at the 20th Century Fox Newman scoring stage.

The Olsen Gang's Big Score / 1972

After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a low profile and hide the money. But it's stolen by "Kongen" and "Knægten", who immediately start living it up - in the penthouse suite at the Sheraton. The suitcase with the money changes hands several times, before Kongen's daughter takes of with all the money.

A Different Score / 2023

Ngbanzo’s directorial debut is the first documentary devoted to the life and work of the late composer, pianist, singer, and pioneer of musical minimalism Julius Eastman. Previously unseen interviews and recordings from Eastman’s archive reveal the political dimension of Eastman’s practice, while extensive footage of Devonté Hynes rehearsing and performing a selection of Eastman-penned pieces offers an exhilarating showcase for the work of this still-too-little-known 20th-century master.

Knowing The Score / 1986

Graeme has musical talent and is struggling to be allowed to express it. Lois is being pushed by her mother into solo parts in the girls' choir. Together they have to perform at a competitive concert while parents and supporters keep score.

61: Scorecard Killer / 2021

A film freely inspired by the true story of Randy Steven Kraft, the American serial killer who murdered sixteen young men between 1972 and 1983. He is also believed to have committed the rape and murder of up to fifty-one other boys and young men. Kraft is currently incarcerated on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. He became known as the “Scorecard Killer” because, inside his car trunk, investigators found a ring binder containing a hand-written list of 61 coded notations about his victims and more than 50 photographs of young men (dead or asleep) in pornographic poses beneath the carpet. He was also known the “Freeway Killer” because many of his victims’ bodies were discovered near freeways.

Cinegraffic Score / 2022

‘Cinegraffic Score’ is a 6 meter collage of orphaned and found celluloid film. This is reconfigured into a graphic musical score, with obscure narratives emerging as the film is reanimated. The soundtrack emerges from magnetic tape loops, field recordings, audio fragments and a DIY visual synthesiser.

Keeping Score: Beethoven's Eroica / 2006

Beethoven spent three years composing the Eroica, an intimate journal of his emotional crises and his dramatic emergence as an original master. Michael Tilson Thomas and the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony help you make sense of this voyage into life as it really is.

A New Score Strikes Back / 2018

Composer Christian Jessup follows up his 2017 "A New Score" with "A New Score Strikes Back," developing the music of Star Wars using modern compositional techniques.

Eternal Recurrence: The Score of 'Arrival' / 2017

This piece offers a fascinating discussion of how the music was made and why it compliments the story and tone.

Keeping Score: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 /

How can marks on a 150‐year‐old page transform into the unflinching emotion of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony? From decoding the score, to uncovering Tchaikovsky's history, Michael Tilson Thomas gives us a backstage pass to the making of a performance.

Keeping Score /

Losing in the game of life.

What's My Score? / 1946

This film was produced by the Veterans Administration after World War II to be shown to potential employers of returning veterans. It is intended to show that physically disabled veterans can work and succeed in private industry. Six disabled veterans demonstrate their abilities before industrialists and manufacturers in New York City. These veterans are also shown going through their daily routines. The film includes shots of veterans attending a training school of the Bulova Watch Corporation and of Gen. Omar Bradley, Administrator of the VA, delivering a graduation address at the school.

Keeping Score - Mahler Origins and Legacy / 2011

Mahler's Symphony No.1 by Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra including selected movements of the fifth, seventh and ninth symphonies and the complete Songs of a Wayfarer with baritone Thomas Hampson.

Open Score / 1966

1966 experimental short work by Robert Rauschenberg

A Red Score in Tile /

Made up of piano, this shows Basinski's patented tape-loop technique perfectly and still stands as one of his most affecting pieces of music; still film-work scoring the James Elaine's painting of the same name.

High Scores Hang /

A group of rowdy, destructive teens find themselves competing on homemade game show after breaking into a mysterious garage.

The 1:10 Score / 2003

Four men plans a bank robbery in a small town. To their aid they have a very detailed model of the town.

A New Score / 2016

Composer Christian Jessup developed a completely original score for the 1977 blockbuster, Star Wars, inspired by John Williams' original techniques, but with the benefit of hindsight from knowing the franchise's direction.

Settling the Score / 2005

The winner of Turner Classic Movies' 5th Annual Young Composers Competition is chosen from the top five contenders, and is exposed here in this documentary, as well as his winning score. Now he must score his first feature-length film under a bit of pressure to get it done in just over 70 days.