This past Saturday night, film music record label Varèse Sarabande hosted their 35th Anniversary Halloween Concert Gala at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California. The concert was hosted and produced by Robert Townson and performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) and Chorale. Highlights included a suite from the comic book film adaptation of Ghost Rider, which Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young (The Shipping News, Spider-Man 3) arranged specifically for the concert and which featured a full orchestra, chorus and a heavy metal band led by Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. The performance was received with a standing ovation by the audience. Additionally, Oscar nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, World War Z) made his concert conducting debut with a suite of his scores for Alex Proyas’ I, Robot and Knowing, as well as Guillermo del Toro’s Mimic and Hellboy.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 25, 2012)
Premiering tonight is the Lifetime original movie Liz & Dick directed by Llyod Kramer and starring Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor, Grant Bowler as Richard Burton, as well as Creed Bratton, Theresa Russell, David Hunt and David Eigenberg. The film’s music is composed by Lee Holdrige (Beauty and the Beast, The Mists of Avalon). To check out an audio clips from the film’s love theme, visit the composer’s official website. BSX Records will a release a single of the theme arranged and performed by Dan Redfeld on Amazon and iTunes later this week. To learn more about the film, visit our previous article and Lifetime’s official website.
Lifetime’s ‘Liz & Dick’ to Feature Music by Lee Holdridge
Lee Holdridge has recently scored the Lifetime original movie Liz & Dick. The film center on the nearly 25-year relationship between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, to whom she was married two separate times. Lindsay Lohan is portraying Taylor and Grant Bowler is playing Burton. Creed Bratton co-stars as studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck and Theresa Russell, David Hunt and David Eigenberg are also starring in the film directed by Llyod Kramer (David and Lisa). Christopher Monger (Temple Grandin) has written the script and Larry A. Thompson is executive producing the project. Liz & Dick is set to premiere this November on Lifetime.
Randy Newman’s ‘Toy Story 3’ Soundtrack Released on CD
Intrada Records has announced a CD release of the soundtrack for Pixar’s Academy Award-winning hit sequel Toy Story 3. The film’s music is written by Randy Newman. The soundtrack featuring both the film’s score and the songs We Belong Together and the Spanish-language version of You’ve Got A Friend In Me has previously only been available as a digital release from Walt Disney Records. To order the CD version and listen to audio clips, visit Intrada’s online store. Toy Story 3 directed by Lee Unkrich was 2010’s highest grossing movie in the US. The film was nominated for five Oscars and received the award in the Best Animated Feature Film category, as well as for Newman’s title song.