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Tom Holkenborg

Matthew Sweet talks with the wildly successful, classically trained Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, a star of club electronica, video games and film scores.

Matthew Sweet talks with the wildly successful, classically trained Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, a star of club electronica, video games and film scores. Tom talks about looking to composition masters for influence, making brand new instruments and writing 95 melodies to find the perfect one for his latest film, Three Thousand Years of Longing.

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34 minutes

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Sat 17 Sep 2022 15:00

Music Played

  • Junkie XL

    Divergent "Capture The Flag"

    Singer: Ellie Goulding. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Divergent: Original Motion Picture Score.
    • Interscope Records.
  • Junkie XL

    Sonic The Hedgehog "Sonic The Hedgehog"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Trybek.
    • Sonic the Hedgehog: Music From The Motion Picture.
    • La-La Land Records.
  • Elvis Presley vs Junkie XL

    A Little Less Conversation

    • A Little Less Conversation: Elvis vs JXL.
    • RCA/Legacy.
  • Junkie XL

    300: Rise of an Empire "A Beach of Bodies"

    Orchestra: Hollywood Studio Symphony. Conductor: Nick Glennie鈥怱mith.
    • 300: Rise of an Empire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
  • Junkie XL

    300: Rise of an Empire "From Man to God King"

    Orchestra: Hollywood Studio Symphony. Conductor: Nick Glennie鈥怱mith.
    • 300: Rise of an Empire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
  • Junkie XL

    Mad Max: Fury Road "Escape"

    Performer: Junkie XL.
    • Mad Max: Fury Road (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.
  • Junkie XL

    Black Mass "Take Care Kid"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nick Glennie鈥怱mith.
    • Black Mass (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.
  • Junkie XL

    Distance Between Dreams "The Workx"

    Performer: Junkie XL.
    • Distance Between Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
  • Junkie XL

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice "Is She With You?"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nick Glennie鈥怱mith.
    • Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.
    • 12.
  • Junkie XL

    Zack Snyder's Justice League "Superman Rising, Pt. 2 / Immovable"

    Composer: Hans Zimmer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Zack Snyder's Justice League (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.
  • Junkie XL

    Godzilla vs. Kong "Pensacola, Florida (Godzilla Theme)"

    Composer: Antonio Di Iorio. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Godzilla vs. Kong (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.
  • Junkie XL

    Godzilla vs. Kong "Skull Island"

    Composer: Antonio Di Iorio. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Godzilla vs. Kong (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.
  • Monty Norman

    Dr. No "James Bond Theme"

    Performer: Vic Flick. Music Arranger: John Barry. Orchestra: The John Barry Orchestra.
    • Dr. No (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • EMI.
  • Junkie XL

    Three Thousand Years of Longing "Djinn Theme"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Three Thousand Years of Longing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.
  • Junkie XL

    Three Thousand Years of Longing "Song of Transference and End Credits"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Three Thousand Years of Longing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.

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