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On this week’s episode of Cinematic Sound Radio, we’ll be featuring music from six brand new scores. We open with a wonderful effort by Laurant Perez Del Mar for the animated film The Red Turtle. You’ll also hear Roque Banos’ inventive score from the thriller Don’T Breathe. The new documentary The Trade features an atmospheric score from newcomer Mimi Page. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis deliver a dark, raw, serious score from Hell Or High Water. Chad Seiter’s brilliant score to Recore is our video game score of the week. And Tadlow Music’s new recording of Maurice Jarre’s Is Paris Burning? is our film music vault selection. Listen on PodTyrant

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Know what one of the things we like most about indie films is? The filmmakers don't have to worry about their projects' rating and so can bloody things up to their hearts' content! Case in point: Kevin Kangas' (Fear of Clowns) new movie, The Garden of Hedon.

The film is already in the can, and Kangas and company are following a rather unique distribution plan... they're gonna put the whole thing up online for free! Head on over to the Kangas Khan Films Facebook page for more info!

The Garden of Hedon tells the tale of a detective trapped in a supernatural house where women are being murdered. It stars Richard Cutting (National Treasure 2), Danielle Lozeau (Legion, The Eye), John C. Bailey (The Men Who Built America), Beau Peregino (A Haunting), Paul Sieber (Ninjas Vs. Vampires), and Manuel Poblete (Game Change). The music score is by veteran composer Chad Seiter (“Fringe,...

Following-up the Nintendo Wii-u launch announcement, Nintendo brought the The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses to New York City’s Nintendo World store this month.

The evening began with ocarinist David Ramos showing fans the different ocarinas used in the Zelda franchise.

Ramos brought over 10 ocarinas for fans to check out and hear him play.

He also gave a mini lesson on the the history of each ocarina, its relationship to each Zelda game and how the game controllers handled notes.

After the lesson was over, the crowd shifted the the second floor of Nintendo World, eagerly awaiting to hear some of their favorite musical compositions from the Legend of Zelda franchise.

While fans waited for the ensemble to setup, 3Ds owners quickly opened up their Street Pass to add in new Miis and swap puzzles.

The seven-part musical ensemble was conducted by Eímear Noone with an...

Written by Michael Barryte On June 6, thousands swarmed the Greek Theater in Los Angeles to witness The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, a celebration of one of gaming's most beloved franchises. The event was hosted by actress Zelda Williams (named after the princess, in fact) and was a delight for fans, showcasing The Ocarina of Time, The Windwaker, Twilight Princess, and A Link to the Past. The orchestra was conducted by Eimear Noone, who also conducted the Zelda 25th Anniversary concert the year prior, with arrangements for the four-movement symphony by music director Chad Seiter. However, once the symphony itself was over the orchestra was far from done as Williams came out multiple times to...