ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has announced today that Michael Giacchino will be honored at this year’s 34th ASCAP Screen Music Awards, which takes place on May 15 in Beverly Hills. The Academy Award-, Emmy Award- and Grammy Award-winning composer whose credits include Up, The Incredibles, Lost, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Doctor Strange, among dozens of other titles, will receive the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award.
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Michael Giacchino Wins Annie Award for ‘Incredibles 2’
Michael Giacchino was honored in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the music from Pixar’s hit movie Incredibles 2. Giacchino accepted his award in person at tonight’s 46th Annie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The other contenders in the category were Danny Elfman & Tyler the Creator for Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, Harry Gregson-Williams & Tom Howe for Early Man, Henry Jackman, Alan Menken, Dan Reynolds, Phil Johnston & Tom MacDougall for Ralph Breaks The Internet and Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick for Smallfoot.
Michael Giacchino to Collaborate with Brad Bird on Original Musical
Brad Bird revealed in an interview with Variety on the red carpet at this year’s BAFTA Tea Party this past Saturday that he is collaborating with composer Michael Giacchino on an original musical, which will be the director’s next project and will contain about 20 minutes of animation. No other details have been announced yet. Giacchino has previously composed the original score for Bird’s last five features, The Incredibles, Ratatouille (for which the composer received an Academy Award nomination), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Tomorrowland and last year’s Incredibles 2.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 12, 2018)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the biographical drama First Man directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit and Lukas Haas. The film’s original music is composed by Justin Hurwitz (La La Land,Whiplash). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
Also opening nationwide is the mystery thriller Bad Times at the El Royale written and directed by Drew Goddard and starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman and Chris Hemsworth. Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Star Trek) has composed the film’s original score. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music (click here for the full album details) and Republic Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).
Michael Giacchino to Return for ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
Michael Giacchino is set to return as the composer of Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Far From Home. The film is directed by Jon Watts who helmed the previous installment in the series and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Hemky Madera, Numan Acar and J.B. Smoove. Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers (The Lego Batman Movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp) wrote the screenplay.
‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ Score Album Details
Milan Records will release a score album for Drew Goddard’s mystery thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, Star Trek, Inside Out, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally this Friday, October 12 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is also in the works (click here to pre-order). Republic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Bad Times at the El Royale is written and directed by Goddard and stars Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman and Chris Hemsworth.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 22, 2018)
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom directed by J.A. Bayona and starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, James Cromwell, Ted Levine, Justice Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones and Rafe Spall. The film’s original music is composed Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek, The Incredibles, Ratatouille). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Opening in limited release is the western comedy Damsel written and directed by Nathan & David Zellner and starring Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Forster, the Zellner brothers themselves and Joseph Biligiere. The Octopus Project who have previously scored the directors’ Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter and Kid-Thing have composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the band’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 15, 2018)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters Pixar’s animated feature Incredibles 2 directed by Brad Bird and featuring the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, Inside Out, Star Trek, Lost, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the comedy Tag directed by Jeff Tomsic and starring Ed Helms, Jeremy Renner, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher, Jake Johnson, Jon Hamm, Annabelle Wallis, Rashida Jones and Leslie Bibb. Germaine Franco (Dope, Vida) has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Michael Giacchino to Score Drew Goddard’s ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
Michael Giacchino has signed on to score the upcoming thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. The film is written and directed by Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, The Martian) and stars Jeff Bridges,Chris Hemsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Cailee Spaeny, Dakota Johnson, Lewis Pullman and Jon Hamm. The movie follows seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, who meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Goddard is also producing the project with Jeremy Latcham. Bad Times at the El Royale is set to be released in theaters on October 5, 2018 by 20th Century Fox.
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for J.A. Bayona’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) who previously scored Colin Trevorrow’s original 2015 Jurassic World movie. The soundtrack will be released on June 15, 2018 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, James Cromwell, Ted Levine, Justice Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones and Rafe Spall will be released nationwide on June 22 by Universal Pictures.