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Music History

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Young people dancing energetically at a party, with a vintage record player in the foreground, symbolizing TikTok's revival of older music.
Film & TV

How TikTok's Algorithm Revives Older Music Content

In British TikTok posts this year, tunes more than five years old accounted for 19 out of the 50 top tracks, the highest proportion since TikTok started monitoring the trend in 2021, according to The Guardian.

Julian Mercer·June 8, 2026
Rhys Mannion as John Lennon performing with The Beatles in a Hamburg club during the 'Hamburg Days' drama.
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Rhys Mannion to Star as John Lennon in Beatles Drama Hamburg Days

Rhys Mannion, Ellis Murphy, Louis Landau, Harvey Brett, and Patrick Gilmore, largely unknown actors, have been cast as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stu Sutcliffe, George Harrison, and Pete Best, respe

Julian Mercer·May 9, 2026
A split image showing the evolution of film scoring, from a vintage theater pianist to a modern composer in a high-tech studio with digital audio workstations and virtual orchestras.
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The Sonic Screen: Charting the Evolution of Film Scoring Technology and Composer Techniques

Film scoring is the invisible character guiding our emotional journey through cinema. This article charts the dramatic evolution of film scoring technology and composer techniques, revealing how tools have changed storytelling.

Julian Mercer·April 6, 2026