At brief, introspective moments in Ridley Scott's pyrotechnics-heavy biopic Napoleon, a simple melody emerges from the delicate sound of an old piano. It's more than 200 years old and once belonged to ...

When creating a score to fit the nuanced humanity of the man on a brutal warpath, composer Martin Phipps had quite the challenge. It only became that much more complex when he reached out to director ...

Ridley Scott brings an epic feel to much of ‘Napoleon,’ but the story and Joaquin Phoenix’s central performance feel unfocused. ‘Napoleon’ opens with the French Revolution and the beheading of Marie ...

Napoleon was a music aficionado, but is said to have been unable to carry a tune or play an instrument. A historical anecdote tells of Napoleon grabbing cellist Jean-Louis Duport's Stradivarius cello ...