Yahoo! Screen has published a video of the press room interview with Mychael Danna following his acceptance of his first Academy Award for his music for Life of Pi this past Sunday. The composer talks about his process of creating the score, his collaboration with director Ang Lee and what winning the award means to […]
Posts Tagged ‘Life of Pi’
Mychael Danna Academy Awards Press Room Video
Posted: February 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Academy Awards, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna Wins Oscar for ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: February 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adele, Joel McNeely, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, Skyfall, William Ross
Mychael Danna has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer was also nominated for the first time. The other contenders in the category were John Williams (Lincoln), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina) and Thomas Newman (Skyfall). All five […]
‘Life of Pi’ Music Featurette
Posted: January 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Ang Lee, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
20th Century Fox has published a short video featurette about the music for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure drama Life of Pi. The video features composer Mychael Danna talking about his musical approach and his collaboration with the director, as well as footage from the recording sessions at the Newman Scoring Stage on the Fox lot […]
Golden Globes Backstage Interviews with Mychael Danna and Adele
Posted: January 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Adele, Golden Globes, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Skyfall
NBC has published the interviews from the press room of the 70th Golden Globe Awards. As previously reported, composer Mychael Danna was honored with the award for his music for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure movie Life of Pi. Following his acceptance speech (which can be checked out here), the composer answered questions to members of […]
Mychael Danna Wins Golden Globe for ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: January 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ang Lee, Golden Globes, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Skyfall
Mychael Danna has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer has also just received an Academy Award nomination for both score and the song Pi’s Lullaby earlier this week. Check out Danna’s acceptance speech after the jump. The other composers nominated in the category were […]
Palm Springs Festival to Honor Mychael Danna
Posted: December 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Frederick Loewe Music Award, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Palm Springs Film Festival
Mychael Danna will be honored with the Frederick Loewe Music Award at the 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. The composer will be receiving the award for his work on Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, for which he already received a Golden Globe, as well as a Broadcast Film Critics Association Movie Award nomination. […]
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 […]
‘Life of Pi’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ang Lee, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack
Cinema Musica has published a soundtrack preview of the soundtrack album for Ang Lee’s highly anticipated 3D adventure movie Life of Pi. The film’s music is composed by Mychael Danna (Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine). Check out 50-second audio clips from all 28 tracks on the album after the jump. The soundtrack is set for a […]
‘Life of Pi’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ang Lee, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure film Life of Pi have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mychael Danna (Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine) who previously scored the director’s films The Ice Storm and Ride with the Devil. The soundtrack will be released on November 19, […]
Sony Classical to Release Soundtracks for ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: September 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Bond, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, score, Skyfall, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman
Sony Classical is set to release two of this year’s most anticipated soundtracks, including the album for the latest James Bond film Skyfall. The release features the film’s music composed by Thomas Newman. The soundtrack is set to be released overseas on October 22, 2012 and is expected to come out in the US around […]