Variety is reporting that John Powell will be taking another sabbatical from film music following the completion of his score for this summer’s animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2. Instead, he will be writing a 45-minute oratorio to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of World War I. The piece, entitled Moltke will feature a […]
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John Powell to Take Break from Film Music to Compose Concert Music
Posted: April 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Powell
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 11, 2014)
Posted: April 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Carmen Rizzo, Cuban Fury, Daniel Pemberton, David Hirschfelder, David Wingo, Dickon Hinchliffe, Draft Day, Hateship Loveship, Jeff McIlwain, Joe, John Debney, John Powell, Jozef Van Wissem, Oculus, Only Lovers Left Alive, Perfect Sisters, Rio 2, Sergio Mendes, SQÜRL, The Newton Brothers, The Railway Man
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the animated sequel Rio 2 directed by Carlinhos Brown and featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Rodrigo Santoro, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Jamie Foxx, Rita Moreno, Bruno Mars and Kristin Chenoweth. The film’s original’s music is […]
Relativity Music Group to Release ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ Soundtrack
Posted: April 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: How to Train Your Dragon 2, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2. The film’s music is composed by John Powell (The Bourne Trilogy, Rio, Happy Feet) who recently recorded his music at Air Studios in London. The composer who received his first Academy Award nomination for his score for the first part in […]
‘Rio 2’ Score Album Preview
Posted: March 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Rio, Rio 2
Sony Music has published audio clips from all tracks of the score album for Blue Sky Studios’ animated sequel Rio 2. The film’s music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Trilogy, Shrek) and also features Brazilian singer and guitarist Milton Nascimento, the instrumental group UAKTI and the body percussion group […]
‘Rio 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Rio 2, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the animated sequel Rio 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Trilogy, Shrek, Chicken Run) who collaborated with Brazilian singer/songwriter and guitarist Milton Nascimento, the instrumental group UAKTI and the body percussion group Barbatuques on the project. The […]
Sigur Rós Frontman Jónsi to Collaborate with John Powell on ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Posted: July 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, How to Train Your Dragon 2, John Powell, Jónsi, Sigur Rós
During the DreamWorks Animation panel at Comic-Con in San Diego, it was announced that Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi will contribute three new compositions, including direct collaborations with composer John Powell, to the studio’s upcoming animated film sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2. It was also confirmed that Powell will return to compose the score […]
Varèse Sarabande’s 35th Anniversary Celebration
Posted: May 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Austin Wintory, Brian Tyler, Christopher Lennertz, Cliff Eidelman, Danny Elfman, Diego Navarro, Hans Zimmer, Joel McNelly, John Debney, John Powell, Mark Isham, Michael Giacchino, Varese Sarabande
On Saturday night, film music label Varèse Sarabande hosted their 35th Anniversary Concert Gala at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California. The sold out concert was hosted and produced by Varese Sarabande’s Robert Townson and performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) and Chorale. The event featured a special guest performance by […]
John Powell and Sergio Mendes to Return for ‘Rio 2’
Posted: February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Powell, Rio 2, Sergio Mendes
20th Century Fox has announced this week that composer John Powell and Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes are returning to provide the music for the upcoming animated feature sequel Rio 2. The film is directed by Carlos Saldanha who directed the original 2011 film. Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 13, 2012)
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amit Trivedi, Bruno Coulais, Easy Money, Farewell My Queen, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, Jon Ekstrand, Red Lights, Shigeru Umebayashi, Trishna, Victor Reyes
Only one movie is opening wide this weekend: Opening in almost 4000 theaters is the animated feature sequel Ice Age: Continental Drift directed by Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier and featuring the voice talent of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, Wanda Sykes and […]
‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ice Age 4, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Blue Sky Studios’ Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in the animated film series. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Powell. The track list reveals that the composer has incorporated themes from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 into a score […]
