Posts Tagged ‘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 […]

Intrada Records has announced the premiere CD release of the soundtrack for Pixar’s Oscar-winning animation Up. The film’s music is composed by Michael Giacchino who received his first Academy Award for his original score. The soundtrack was previously only released digitally by Walt Disney Records. Intrada’s new edition marks the first album in a new […]

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Pixar’s animated film Cars 2 directed by John Lasseter is expected to top the weekend box office. The film’s music is composed by Michael Giacchino. A soundtrack album featuring five songs, as well as Giacchino’s score has been released by Walt Disney Records. To listen to audio […]

The Sound and Music of ‘Cars 2’

Posted: June 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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SoundWorks Collection has published a new profile on the sound and music of Pixar’s Cars 2, which is opening in theaters today. The profile includes interviews with composer Michael Giacchino, re-recording mixer and sound designer Tom Myers, and sound effects editor Al Nelson. Check out the full video after the jump. Giacchino recently also was […]

Michael Giacchino on ‘Cars 2’

Posted: June 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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Michael Giacchino has been doing a lot of interviews lately about his score for Pixar’s animated film Cars 2. The Pixar Podcast recently featured a 30-minute conversation with Giacchino talking about his work on the Pixar film, his collaboration with director John Lasseter, the difference between working on film and TV, his thematic approach and […]

Yesterday afternoon, Michael Giacchino and J.J. Abrams took part in a discussion of the movie industry and their work together at UCLA’s Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. I Heart Woo has uploaded a video of almost 10 minutes from the event. During the conversation, Giacchino and Abrams talk about the director/composer relationship, the composer’s work […]

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Super 8 directed by J.J. Abrams, produced by Steven Spielberg and staring Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Ron Eldard, Kyle Chandler and Noah Emmerich is opening in most features music composed by Michael Giacchino. As previously announced on this page, Varese Sarabande will be releasing a […]

Varese Sarabande has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the teen comedy Monte Carlo. The album includes 40 tracks of Michael Giacchino‘s original score from the film. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2011 and can be pre-ordered on Amazon. Monte Carlo is directed by Tom Bezucha (The Family Stone) and […]

UPDATE (July 6, 2011): Check out our new article for the full album details, including audio clips. Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming sci-fi mystery film Super 8. The album includes Michael Giacchino‘s original score from the J.J. Abrams-directed movie. The soundtrack will be released on June 28, 2011. The […]

A press release from Disney has announced the contents of the upcoming soundtrack release of Pixar’s Cars 2. Apart from 21 tracks of Michael Giacchino‘s original score, the album also includes a song written by the composer and performed by French singer/songwriter Bénabar. The song is called Mon coeur fait vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) […]