The only movie opening wide this weekend is the supernatural comedy Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp, Chloe Moretz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bella Heathcoate and Eva Green. The film marks the fourteenth collaboration between the director and composer Danny Elfman. WaterTower Music has released two soundtrack albums, including the original score by the composer. For audio clips and [...]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 11, 2012)
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Rowland, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Elfman, Dark Shadows, Girl in Progress, The Cup, Tim Burton
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Exclusive Video: Writing and Recording the Music for ‘The Raven’
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: James McTeigue, Lucas Vidal, The Raven
Film Music Reporter presents a behind-the-scenes look at the writing and recording process of Lucas Vidal‘s original music for James McTeigue’s The Raven starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. The exclusive video takes a look at the creation the composer’s orchestral and electronic score. Also featured is footage from the score’s orchestral recording [...]
John Williams Performs ‘Fanfare for Fenway’
Posted: April 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Fanfare for Fenway, John Williams
Last night, composer John Williams and the Boston Pops debuted the original piece Fanfare for Fenway as part of the Red Sox commemoration of their 100th year in Fenway Park. NESN.com has published a video from the performance conducted by Williams, which can be watched after the jump. As reported last month, the fanfare has [...]
New CNN Interview with James Horner
Posted: April 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: James Horner, Titanic
CNN has published a new video interview with composer James Horner about his music for James Camerson’s Titanic. The video feature includes footage from the 1997 scoring sessions for the bestselling soundtrack. Horner talks about writing the score and the hit song My Heart Will Go On, both of which earned him his first two [...]
Michael Giacchino on ‘John Carter’
Posted: March 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: John Carter, Lost, Michael Giacchino
SoundWorks Collection has published a new video profile on the sound and music of Walt Disney Pictures’ epic fantasy film John Carter directed by Andrew Stanton. The 10-minute video featuring interviews with supervising sound editor Jonathan Null and composer Michael Giacchino and also shows footage from the score’s recording sessions. Check out the full video [...]
Jeff Rona to Score ‘Phantom’
Posted: March 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Rona, Phantom, The Ropes, Todd Robinson, Vin Diesel
Jeff Rona is scoring the upcoming Cold War-set submarine thriller Phantom. The movie is written and directed by Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts) and stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, Sean Patrick Flanery and Lance Henriksen. The movie revolves around a Captain of a Soviet submarine who has to leave his pregnant wife for a [...]
Alan Menken Featured on CBS News
Posted: February 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alan Menken, Mirror Mirror
This morning, CBS News featured a lengthy video segment on composer Alan Menken, focusing on the composer’s eight Academy Awards for Disney musicals. The video also shows Menken working on his most recent feature project, Mirror Mirror directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Sean Bean, Armie Hammer and Nathan Lane (visit [...]
Ilan Eshkeri on ‘Coriolanus’
Posted: February 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Coriolanus, Ilan Eshkeri, Ralph Fiennes
Ilan Eshkeri has recently published a video interview about his music for the drama Coriolanus. In the video, the composer talks about his collaboration with Ralph Fiennes who made his directorial debut on the project and the process of creating the score for the film based on the play by William Shakespeare. Also shown is [...]
Behind the Music of ‘There Be Dragons’
Posted: February 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music AlbumsTags: A Troll in Central Park, Robert Folk, score, Soundtrack, There Be Dragons
A video feature on the music for the international release of the epic adventure There Be Dragons has recently surfaced. The 10-minute video shows footage from the recording sessions of the score, as well as a conversation between composer Robert Folk and producer James Ordonez. Also featured is an interview with conductor David Sabee. Check [...]
Christophe Beck on ‘Good Morning America’
Posted: February 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Christophe Beck, The Muppets
This morning, ABC’s Good Morning America featured a 5-minute segment on composer Christophe Beck. ABC correspondent Cameron Mathison visited Beck at his studio in Santa Monica, where he talked to the composer about his recent score for Walt Disney Pictures’ The Muppets, his favorite scene from the movie and also asked him to score his [...]
