SoundWorks Collection has published a new video profile on the sound and music of Walt Disney Pictures’ epic fantasy film John Carter directed by Andrew Stanton. The 10-minute video featuring interviews with supervising sound editor Jonathan Null and composer Michael Giacchino and also shows footage from the score’s recording sessions. Check out the full video […]
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Michael Giacchino on ‘John Carter’
Posted: March 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: John Carter, Lost, Michael Giacchino
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 9, 2012)
Posted: March 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Thousand Words, Amit Poznansky, Dario Marianelli, Footnote, Friends with Kids, John Carter, John Debney, Julian Nott, Marcelo Zarvos, Michael Giacchino, Nathan Larson, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Silent House, The Decoy Bride
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the fantasy epic John Carter directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Collins, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Mark Strong, James Purefoy and Bryan Cranston. The film’s music is composed by Michael Giacchino. Walt Disney Records […]
Walt Disney Records to Release Michael Giacchino’s ‘John Carter’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Stanton, John Carter, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack
UPDATE (February 1, 2012): The track list has been added to the article. Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the epic sci-fi adventure John Carter. The album includes the original score from the movie written by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino. The soundtrack will be released on March 6, 2012 and […]
Michael Giacchino’s ‘Super 8’ Soundtrack in Concert
Posted: January 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: J.J. Abrams, Michael Giacchino, Super 8
Last weekend, Michael Giacchino conducted a concert on the roof of J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot. The scores performed include the Bad Robots productions Super 8, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Star Trek and the TV show Lost. David Poland from Movie City News has published a video of the performance of the Super 8 […]
Notable Omissions among the Academy Awards’ Original Score Finalists
Posted: December 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 50/50, Academy Awards, Cliff Martinez, Conrad Pope, Drive, Marco Beltrami, Michael Giacchino, My Week with Marilyn, Soul Surfer
As announced last Thursday, 97 movies are eligible for nominations in the Original Score category for the 84th Academy Awards. Not included were a couple of scores that have been considered possible contenders. The two most notable omissions from the Academy’s finalists list are Drive and My Week with Marilyn, which both were disqualified for […]
Michael Giacchino Scores Paramount’s 100th Anniversary Logo
Posted: December 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino, Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures has recently unveiled a new logo to commemorate the studio’s 100th anniversary in 2012. The logo first appears in front of Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, which opened in select theaters last weekend and was released nationwide yesterday. Michael Giacchino has written the music for the logo sequence. Apart from the […]
The Sound and Music of ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’
Posted: December 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Ghost Protocol, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible
SoundWorks Collection has posted a new profile on the sound and music of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The video includes interviews with composer Michael Giacchino, director Brad Bird, as well as the film’s supervising ADR editor Gwen Whittle Yates and supervising sound editor Richard Hymns. Check out the full video that also features some […]
‘John Carter’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: December 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Andrew Stanton, John Carter, Michael Giacchino
Last night, WQXR’s Movies on the Radio show premiered the first couple of tracks of the score for Disney’s upcoming sci-fi adventure John Carter. The music is composed by Michael Giacchino who recently recorded his orchestral score for the film in Los Angeles. During the one-hour show, Giacchino also talked about his other recent projects, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 16, 2011)
Posted: December 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Game of Shadows, Alexandre Desplat, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Carnage, Chip-Wrecked, Ghost Protocol, Hans Zimmer, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible, Sherlock Holmes
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams,Stephen Fry, Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace. The film’s music is written by Hans Zimmer and produced […]
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ghost Protocol, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack for Brad Bird’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The album includes the original music from the movie by composer Michael Giacchino who is scoring his second film in the series and has once again incorporated Lalo Schifrin’s classic theme into his score. The release date of […]