According to a recent article in Variety, Michael Giacchino has started working on Pixar’s animation sequel Cars 2. Giacchino follows the footsteps of Randy Newman, who scored the first part back in 2006. In the sequel directed by Brad Lewis and John Lassetter, racing star Lightning McQueen teams up with his best friend Mater for […]
Posts Tagged ‘Michael Giacchino’
Giacchino to score Cars 2
Posted: October 12, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 50/50, Cars 2, I'm With Cancer, Live With It, Michael Giacchino, Mission Impossible 4, Monte Carlo, Super 8
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Giacchino to score Let Me In
Posted: July 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Let Me In, Michael Giacchino, Undercovers
Michael Giacchino has been hired to score the upcoming horror romance Let Me In. In the movie, a bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. The movie is directed by Matt Reeves, who previously worked with Giacchino on Cloverfield. Let Me In is a remake of the […]
Giacchino to score Arthur Christmas
Posted: March 22, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arthur Christmas, Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino has been hired to score the upcoming Aardman CGI-animation Arthur Christmas. The film envisions Santa’s workshop as a high-tech industrial plant dedicated to getting all those toys out to every child in a single night. The movie directed by Barry Cook (Mulan) is scheduled to come out in November 2011 by Sony Pictures. The […]
Giacchino wins Oscar for Up
Posted: March 8, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino, Up
Last night, Michael Giacchino won his first Academy Award for his original score for Pixar’s animated movie Up. He was nominated before for Ratatouille in 2008. To watch Giacchino’s acceptance speech, check out Oscars.com. On there, you can also find Giacchino’s speech for the Thank You Cam. For Best original song, Ryan Bingham and T […]
Giacchino to host Academy Event
Posted: March 5, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino
Film Music Reporter has learned that Michael Giacchino will host an evening of Animation & Classical Music on May 14 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA. The event is organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and if previous events of the Academy are any indication, the evening will […]
Giacchino on CNN
Posted: March 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, Up
Michael Giacchino recently was featured on CNN with a new video interview. Giacchino talks about the importance of theme and melody, his influences and his Oscar nomination. The video also offers a glimpse into a recent recording session for Lost and also includes Hans Zimmer commenting on Giacchino’s Academy Award-nominated score for Up. To watch the […]
New Giacchino Video Interview
Posted: March 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Michael Giacchino, Up
David Poland has uploaded the final video interview in his series of interviews with all of this year’s Oscar-nominated composers. In the Interview, Michael Giacchino talks about his score for Up, working on Star Trek, as well as his TV scores for Lost and Fringe. To watch the very informative video interview, click here.
Giacchino and Disney to reunite on John Carter of Mars
Posted: February 26, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Stanton, John Carter of Mars, Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino will continue his collaboration with Walt Disney Pictures on the upcoming John Carter of Mars. The movie directed by Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, Wall-E) marks the director’s first live action feature and is scheduled for release in 2012. The cast features Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church and Mark Strong. The film chronicles […]
Michael Giacchino wins BAFTA Award
Posted: February 24, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Michael Giacchino, score, Up
Last Sunday, Michael Giacchino won his first British Academy of Film and Television Award for his original music for Pixar’s animated feature Up. Earlier this year, he already won a Grammy, as well as a Golden Globe Award for the score and he is the frontrunner to go home with an Academy Award as well […]
