Laser Hotline has published a new documentary on the music of The Matrix. The 50-minute film focuses on composer Don Davis and his involvement with The Matrix Live, a live to picture concert, which the composer last conducted on May 17, 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany. The composer talks about his musical background, his influences, how […]
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Inside ‘The Matrix Live’ Documentary
Posted: June 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Don Davis, The Matrix
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Behind the Music of ‘Godzilla’
Posted: May 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla
WaterTower Music has published a video featurette on the music for the monster movie Godzilla. The video features interviews with composer Alexandre Desplat (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech, Philomena) and director Gareth Edwards, as well as footage from the recording sessions of the score at Sony Pictures Studios. Check out the full video after the jump. […]
Hollywood Composers Discuss Music for Action Movies at Newport Beach Film Festival
Posted: May 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Christophe Beck, Christopher Young, Michael Wandmacher, Newport Beach Film Festival, Pedro Bromfman, Stephen Endelman
This past Sunday, the Newport Beach Film Festival Seminar Series presented the composer panel Lights, Camera, Action – Music for Action Films (and other genres). Tim Greiving moderated a panel of film composers who – challenged with the on-screen fights and explosions – offered insight into how the score works in harmony with the film’s visual elements, sound […]
Hans Zimmer in Conversation with Junkie XL at IMS Engage
Posted: April 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, IMS Engage, Junkie XL
On April 16, the International Music Summit (IMS Engage) hosted an unmoderated conversation between Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Lion King) and Junkie XL (Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) at the W Hotel in Hollywood. The composers who have been collaborating on a number of projects in the last couple of years […]
From EDM to Film Music: Junkie XL Conquers Hollywood
Posted: March 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Divergent, Junkie XL
Over the last year, Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg has quickly risen to the top of the Hollywood film music scene. Just within the last eight months, the composer had his first three major Hollywood features released in theaters, including last summer’s thriller Paranoia starring Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford & Gary Oldman and this month’s […]
Creating the Music for ‘300: Rise of an Empire’
Posted: March 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Junkie XL
WaterTower Music (via Deadline) has published a video featurette on the music of the historical action epic 300: Rise of an Empire, which topped the domestic and international box office this past weekend. The video features an interview with the film’s composer Junkie XL (Divergent) who discusses building new instruments for his score, as well […]
Awards Contenders in Conversation
Posted: December 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Christophe Beck, Hans Zimmer, Henry Jackman, Steven Price, Thomas Newman
The Hollywood Reporter published its yearly roundtable conversation with a number of film composers in contention for the major awards. This year’s participating composers include Hans Zimmer (Rush, 12 Years a Slave), Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks), Alan Silvestri (The Croods), Steven Price (Gravity), Christophe Beck (Frozen) and Henry Jackman (Captain Phillips). The composers talk about the biggest musical challenges on […]
Scoring ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Production Diary
Posted: December 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Conrad Pope, Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Peter Jackson has published his final production diary of the year for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug focusing on the music for the fantasy epic. The video features interviews with composer Howard Shore who is joined at his writing studio by Doug Adams, author of the book The Music of The Lord of the […]
John Williams on ‘The Book Thief’
Posted: October 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: John Williams, The Book Thief
TrailerAddict has published a video interview with John Williams about his music for the film adaptation of Markus Zusack’s novel The Book Thief. During the conversation, the Academy Award-winning composer talks about why he wanted to be part of the project, the score’s relationship to the film, his collaboration with director Brian Percival and his […]
Behind the Music of ‘Thanks for Sharing’
Posted: September 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Stuart Blumberg, Thanks for Sharing
A behind-the-scenes video featurette on the music for the comedy drama Thanks for Sharing has been published. The video features an interview with composer Christopher Lennertz (Identity Thief, NBC’s Revolution) who performs one of the score’s theme on piano and talks about creating the score and the choice of instrumentation. Check out the video after the […]
