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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘Michael Giacchino’
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
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‘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 […]
Michael Giacchino to Return for ‘Star Trek’ Sequel
Posted: November 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: J.J. Abrams, John Carter, Michael Giacchino, Star Trek, Star Trek 2
ComingSoon.net is reporting that Michael Giacchino has confirmed that he will be returning to score the upcoming (currently untitled) Star Trek sequel. The assignment was expected as the composer has previously scored all of director J.J. Abrams’ previous movies, including the first Star Trek film in 2009. All primary cast members are expected to return […]
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ghost Protocol, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the action thriller Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Michael Giacchino. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on December 13, 2011. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. The full details of the album are expected to […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 30, 2011)
Posted: September 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 50/50, Aaron Zigman, Courageous, David Wingo, Dream House, John Debney, Margaret, Mark Willard, Michael Giacchino, Nico Muhly, score, Soundtrack, Take Shelter, What's Your Number?
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Jim Sheridan’s horror thriller Dream House starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts features an original score by composer John Debney. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack CD including Debney’s score on October 11. The album is also already available to download on iTunes. […]
Harry Gregson-Williams Scoring ‘Arthur Christmas’
Posted: September 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Cohen, Arthur Christmas, Harry Gregson-Williams, Michael Giacchino
Harry Gregson-Williams is currently scoring Aardman Animations’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming feature Arthur Christmas. He is taking over scoring duties from Michael Giacchino and Adam Cohen who were originally attached to score the movie. Gregson-Williams has previously co-scored Aardman’s first full length feature Chicken Run with John Powell and was the principal composer on […]
Michael Giacchino and Andrea Datzman to Score Fox’s ‘Alcatraz’
Posted: August 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alcatraz, Andrea Datzman, Fox, J.J. Abrams, Michael Giacchino, Prep & Landing
According to Music by Michael Giacchino, the composer has recently recorded music for the pilot of the new FOX drama Alcatraz. While Giacchino is scoring the pilot, Andrea Datzman will be writing the music for the rest of the season. Datzman previously co-scored last year’s J.J. Abrams-produced NBC drama Undercovers with Chris Tilton after Giacchino […]
‘Super 8’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack, Super 8
UPDATE (July 7, 2011): The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes, while the physical CD will be still be released on August 2. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8. The album […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 1, 2011)
Posted: July 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Dark of the Moon, James Newton Howard, John Swihart, Larry Crowne, Mandy Hoffman, Michael Giacchino, Monte Carlo, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, Terri, The Perfect Host, Transformers
Three new movies are opening wide this holiday weekend: Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whitley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Malkovich, Patrick Dempsey, Ken Jeong, Alan Tudyk, Frances McDormand and John Turturro already opened on Wednesday. The film’s music is composed by Steve Jablonsky. A score album has been […]
Michael Giacchino & J.J. Abrams – Full Conversation
Posted: June 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: J.J. Abrams, Michael Giacchino
UCLA’s Hammer Museum has published the full conversation between Michael Giacchino and director J.J. Abrams that took place on June 12 as previously reported on this page. Check out the almost 90 minutes video after the jump. Giacchino and Abrams talk about their influences, their working process, how they first met and started working together […]
