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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SOUNDTRACKS & MUSIC STORYTELLING

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Oliver Grant

Senior Correspondent

Oliver Grant covers Music News, Artists and Dance News.

Articles by Oliver Grant

The Twelve-Inch Canvas: how album cover art became a storytelling medium

Soundtrack News

Cover story celia laskey — The Twelve-Inch Canvas: how album cover art became a storytelling medium

Oliver Grant

The Voice on the Page: What Oral Histories Do That Memoirs Cannot

The Voice on the Page: What Oral Histories Do That Memoirs Cannot

Oliver Grant

Empty concert hall stage prepared for a video game music performance

Soundtrack News

Consoles in the Concert Hall: How Game Soundtracks Became a Release Story

Oliver Grant

Infographic timeline of 2026 film music concerts and festival dates

Soundtrack News

Film Music Takes the Concert Stage in 2026

Oliver Grant

Infographic funnel showing a novel compressed into a libretto and rebuilt as opera

From Page to Aria: what survives when a novel becomes an opera

Oliver Grant

Friends cheering at a darkened awards-night viewing party

Soundtrack News

Göransson Wins Third Score Oscar as Golden Makes History

Oliver Grant

Older composer pausing at an upright piano beside his memoirs

Composing a Life on Paper: what composer memoirs actually reveal about working methods

Oliver Grant

Empty scoring stage with music stands, chairs and conductor podium under work lights

Soundtrack News

Before a Note Is Written: what a composer announcement actually tells an audience

Oliver Grant

Narration booth with open book, condenser microphone and acoustic foam in warm light

The Instrument Is a Voice: how audiobook narration borrows the grammar of music

Oliver Grant

Open miniature study score on a desk beside folded glasses

Reading the Silent Pages: How a Printed Score Tells Its Story

Oliver Grant

Chart of four techniques fiction uses to render music

Writing the Unhearable: how fiction writes music on the page

Oliver Grant

Collectors examining vinyl soundtracks at a record shop bin

Soundtrack News

The Pre-Order Economy: how soundtrack labels announce their releases

Oliver Grant