Last night, Michael Giacchino won his first Academy Award for his original score for Pixar’s animated movie Up. He was nominated before for Ratatouille in 2008. To watch Giacchino’s acceptance speech, check out Oscars.com. On there, you can also find Giacchino’s speech for the Thank You Cam. For Best original song, Ryan Bingham and T […]
Archive for March, 2010
Giacchino wins Oscar for Up
Posted: March 8, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino, Up
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The Bounty Hunter score album announced
Posted: March 7, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Fenton, The Bounty Hunter
George Fenton’s score for the romantic comedy The Bounty Hunter will be released on March 16 by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The movie is directed by regular Fenton collaborater Andy Tennant (Hitch, Sweet Home Alabama, Ever After, Fool’s Gold) and stars Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. The movie will be released in theaters on March 19. Here’s […]
Mark Mothersbaugh discussing Academy Award-nominated scores
Posted: March 7, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh (Cloudu with a Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenenbaums) recently shot a video for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in which he discusses this years’ five Oscar nominated scores including Avatar (James Horner), The Hurt Locker (Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Alexandre Desplat), Sherlock Holmes (Hans Zimmer) […]
Season of the Witch score album announced
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Season of the Witch
Relativity Media Soundtracks has announced to release Atli Örvarsson’s score for the fantasy adventure Season of the Witch. The album is scheduled to come out on March 16 and features about 50 minutes of Örvarsson’s music. In the movie directed by Dominic Sena (Swordfish, Gone in 60 Seconds), 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to […]
Remember Me score album coming soon
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Remember Me
Marcelo Zarvos’ score for the romantic drama Remember Me will be released next Tuesday, March 9 by E 1 Music. The album features 12 cues from the score for a total of 45 minutes of music. The album will be a download-only release available iTunes or Amazon. To listen to clips from the score, check out […]
Zarvos and Levinson to reunite on HBO movie
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beastly, Brooklyn's Finest, Marcelo Zarvos, Please Give, You Don't Know Jack
Marcelo Zarvos recently finished work on his score for the HBO biopic You Don’t Know Jack. The projects marks Zarvos’ second collaboration with award-winning director Barry Levinson who previously worked together on the satire What Just Happened?. You Don’t Know Jack offers a look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, […]
Giacchino to host Academy Event
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino
Film Music Reporter has learned that Michael Giacchino will host an evening of Animation & Classical Music on May 14 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA. The event is organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and if previous events of the Academy are any indication, the evening will […]
Chloe soundtrack album announced
Posted: March 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chloe, Mychael Danna
Silva Screen Records will release Mychael Danna’s score for the erotic thriller drama Chloe on March 22. The music has been describes as a lush, Bernard Herrman-style score. The movie is directed by Atom Egoyan (Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, Where The Truth Lies, Felicia’s Junrney, Ararat, Adoration) who regularly works with Danna. Chloe stars Liam Neeson, […]
Giacchino on CNN
Posted: March 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Up
Michael Giacchino recently was featured on CNN with a new video interview. Giacchino talks about the importance of theme and melody, his influences and his Oscar nomination. The video also offers a glimpse into a recent recording session for Lost and also includes Hans Zimmer commenting on Giacchino’s Academy Award-nominated score for Up. To watch the […]
Elfman to score Gus Van Sant’s Restless
Posted: March 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman, Gus van Sant, Restless, The Green Hornet, The Wolfman
In a recent interview with Collider, Elfman confirmed that he will score Gus Van Sant’s upcoming drama Restless (previously untitled). The movie revolves around a teenage boy and girl who share a preoccupation with mortality. The movie is produced by Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard. Restless stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland). Restless marks Elfman’s […]
