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 series of soundtracks on CD, co-branded with Walt Disney Records. To listen to audio clips and order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Up is directed by Pete Doctor and centers on an elderly widower (voiced by Ed Asner) and an earnest young wilderness explorer who fly to South America by floating in a house.
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Giacchino wins Oscar for 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 Bone Burnett took home the statue for The Weary Kind from the movie Crazy Heart.
All the score nominees were featured in a street dance performance during the Oscar show. Marc Shaiman was the musical director of the night and the orchestra was conducted by Harold Wheeler.
Giacchino on CNN
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 whole video, click here.
New Giacchino Video Interview
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.
Michael Giacchino wins BAFTA Award
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 when winners are announced on March 7.
For a video interview at the BAFTA after his award acceptance, visit YouTube’s BAFTA channel: