John Williams was featured today in a news segment on CNN about his 48 Academy Award nominations. The five-time Oscar-winning who is up for the award this Sunday for his score for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln talks about his nomination, his past work and his collaboration with the director. The Academy has also published short videos interviews […]
Posts Tagged ‘Alexandre Desplat’
Oscar-Nominated Composers in Conversation
Posted: February 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Mychael Danna, Thomas Newman
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‘Argo’ Music Featurette
Posted: January 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Argo
A new featurette on Alexandre Desplat‘s score for Ben Affleck’s Argo was published today. The video features footage from the recording sessions of the music, as well as interview clips with the composer and vocalist Sussan Deyhim. Check out the full video after the jump. The score for Argo already received a Golden Globe and […]
Awards Contenders in Conversation
Posted: December 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, Fernando Velazquez, Marco Beltrami, Mychael Danna, Patrick Doyle, Thomas Newman
A number of lengthy video interviews with some of the composers who are considered major contenders this awards season have recently been published. David Poland from Movie City News has conducted interviews with three composers, including Mychael Danna who scored Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, Alexandre Deplat who has a number of titles in the […]
Alexandre Desplat Wins Satellite Award for ‘Argo’
Posted: December 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Argo, Les Miserables, Satellite Awards
Alexandre Desplat has won his first Satellite Award in the Original Score category for his music for Ben Affleck’s Argo at tonight’s 17th Annual Satellite Awards ceremony at the Intercontinental Hotel in Beverly Hills. He was previously nominated for his two scores for the final two Harry Potter movies. The other composers nominated in the […]
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Kathryn Bigelow, score, Soundtrack, Zero Dark Thirty
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the political thriller Zero Dark Thirty. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on December 19, 2012 and is available to order on Amazon. Listen to the full score after […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 23, 2012)
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, De rouille et d'os, Hitchcock, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Ramin Djawadi, Red Dawn, Rise of the Guardians, Rust and Bone
Three new movies opened wide this past Wednesday: Opening in most theaters this holiday weekend is Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians directed by Peter Ramsey and featuring the voice talent of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat. Varese Sarabande Records has […]
Listen to Danny Elfman’s ‘Promised Land’ Score and Jeremy Sams’ Music from ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Anna Karenina, Danny Elfman, Dario Marianelli, Gus van Sant, Hyde Park on Hudson, Jeremy Sams, Moonrise Kingdom, Promised Land, Roger Neill
Focus Features has published the complete scores of its major awards contenders this season. Among the titles is Gus Van Sant’s drama Promised Land, which features music composed by Danny Elfman. To listen to the score, visit Focus Features’ For Your Consideration website. The film starring Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook, Scoot […]
Alexandre Desplat to Reunite with Wes Anderson on ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Posted: November 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George Clooney, La trilogie marseillaise: Marius, Rise of the Guardians, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Monuments Men, Wes Anderson
Alexandre Desplat revealed in a recent interview with RedCarpetNewsTV at the London premiere of Dreamworks’s Animation’s Rise of the Guardians that he will be reuniting with director Wes Anderson on his next film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Saoirse Ronan are attached to star in the film […]
‘Rise of the Guardians’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Dreamworks Animation, Rise of the Guardians, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians have been revealed. The album features the film’s score composed, conducted and produced by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as the original song Still Dream performed by Renée […]
