Cliff Martinez, Composer of Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’ and More

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Most recognisable for his unorthodox electronic and atmospheric scores, Cliff Martinez is a highly successful composer and musician. Composing scores for film such as ‘Drive’, ‘The Neon Demon’ and the recently released comedy ‘Game night’, he has created an impressive and memorable discography of music. Lift-Off was lucky enough to catch up the renowned composer to find […]

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Cult Film Reviews: From Dusk till Dawn

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From Dusk till Dawn was released in January 1996 and marked the first storyboarding by Robert Kurtzman and the first time Quentin Tarantino was paid for his screenwriting and acted, staring alongside George Clooney. It was also the start of his long-time collaboration with director Robert Rodriguez. If you haven’t heard of this film before, […]

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Vaughn Stein, Writer and Director of Terminal

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After years of working on projects such as The Dark Knight and Beauty and the Beast as an AD, Vaughn Stein has moved into the role of Director with his debut film, Terminal. Starring Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, and Mike Myers, Terminal is a stylish dystopian, film noir crime-thriller that features homage to the likes […]

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The Importance of Music Licensing

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Music licensing commonly refers to ‘royalty free music‘ or ‘production music’. This is music that has been written and produced with the sole purpose of being used in another project. Anyone can then license this music for a fee, to use in their project. What about commercial music? Commercial music, written and performed by artists […]

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