With the Oscars just around the corner our thoughts have quite naturally turned to music in movies, from soundtracks and film scores to classical music in film.

But first, for anyone who’s been too caught up in the post-nuptial battle between directors Katherine Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and her ex James Cameron (Avatar) to have clocked this year’s nominees for Best Original Score, they are:

We were pleased to hear that the venerable US-based Interlochen Arts Academy will be broadcasting a live stream of their upcoming choral concert this Friday, February 12, at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Live streams are especially useful for institutions in far off places and Interlochen's serene campus situated between two glacial lakes in Northern Michigan is no exception.

This Friday's stream kicks off a series across each of the Academy's disciplines so check back for other performances and features.

With Valentine’s day looming like an anxious suitor, crammed to its eyeballs with longing and wringing its hands with worry, we decided to heck with it. Does anyone really need us to tell them that Tchaikovsky’s right up there for romance? Or that they can set the Valentine’s mood with Bach’s Air on the G String?