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Under-the-Radar Round Up 2026, Part 2
Original Reviews by Jonathan Broxton
I’m pleased to present the latest installment in my on-going series of articles looking at the best under-the-radar scores from around the world.
This article, the second of 2026, explores six outstanding scores from recent months, including an Italian comedy-mystery about an eccentric criminologist investigating a murder at an isolated Alpine mansion, an Italian romantic melodrama involving murder, family secrets, and rekindled passions, a French World War II adventure about three children secretly fighting against the Nazi occupation, the second season of a hugely acclaimed Japanese fantasy anime about an immortal elven mage coming to terms with the passage of time, an Italian sports drama telling the inspirational true story of Olympic bobsleigh legend Eugenio Monti, and a Chinese historical mystery series involving murder and conspiracy within the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty. Read more…
Under-the-Radar Round Up 2025, Part 6
Original Reviews by Jonathan Broxton
I’m pleased to present the latest installment in my on-going series of articles looking at the best under-the-radar scores from around the world.
This article, the sixth of 2025, covers another five scores released this year from a wide array of genres and countries, including a Japanese anime TV series set in a steampunk alternate-universe World War I, a children’s fantasy film from Germany based on a beloved novel, a playful animated fantasy film from Thailand, a superb romantic score from a French live action short film, and an epic fantasy adventure score from China based on one of the four great classic novels of Chinese literature!
Under-the-Radar Round Up 2024, Part 1
Original Reviews by Jonathan Broxton
I’m pleased to present the latest instalment in my on-going series of articles looking at the best under-the-radar scores from around the world.
This article, the first of 2024, is covers five scores from a wide array of genres and countries: a made-for TV period romantic comedy, a biographical drama film based on the life of a Catholic missionary, an old-fashioned comedy fantasy adventure, an Italian period drama murder mystery, and a fantasy-adventure short film about the power of imagination!
Under-the-Radar Round Up 2023, Part 7
Original Reviews by Jonathan Broxton
I’m pleased to present the latest instalment in my on-going series of articles looking at the best under-the-radar scores from around the world. This article, the seventh of 2023, covers five scores from across genres and countries: a documentary about female conductors, an animated short film in the classic Disney style, a Spanish romantic comedy, a French political comedy, and a bloody horror film about sloths on the rampage!
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