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This year has spawned some outstanding tunes in the wide field of neoclassical music. grains looks back on some of the most memorable songs from the scene’s greatest composers – and promising newcomers as well

grains editors bring readers a selection of calm, reflective and night-inspired songs perfectly suited for the Winter Solstice. The soundtrack features some of the greatest composers working today, including Max Richter, Ólafur Arnalds, Philip Glass, Brian Eno, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and many more…

Our editors select nine iconic movie soundtracks from some of the greatest film composers of all time, including films such as Psycho, Goldfinger, Bladerunner, Star Wars and Gladiator by the likes of John Williams, Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, John Barry and Hans Zimmer.

From Einaudi’s hypnotic arpeggios to Jóhannsson’s ominous drones – if you’re searching for the shared roots of neoclassical music, you inevitably land in 1960s America. grains explains the Minimal Music movement that originated as a rebellion against the European avant-garde.