A Child Is Waiting - Ernest Gold (Intrada Special Collection Volume 127) – 36:12
Dragonslayer - Alex North (La-La Land LLLCD 1128)
Eraser (Expanded) - Alan Silvestri (La-La Land LLLCD 1129)
Hierro - Zacarías M. de la Riva (MMS10003)
Straw Dogs - Jerry Fielding (Intrada Special Collection Volume 126) – 41:47
Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm / Honeymoon Machine - Leigh Harline (FSMCD Vol.13 No.4)
March 29, 2010
March 26, 2010
NEW SCORE ASSIGNMENTS
James Horner – THE KARATE KID (replacing Atli Orvarsson)
Michael Giacchino – ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Michael Giacchino – ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - Film Score Monthly, Kritzerland
Film Score Monthly – THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM / THE HONEYMOON MACHINE (Leigh Harline, March 29th)
Kritzerland – CUBA (Patrick Williams, March 29th)
Kritzerland – CUBA (Patrick Williams, March 29th)
March 23, 2010
ZERA VAUGHAN DONATES SONG TO GREENPEACE
Poetic, hypnotic and transcendent: The New Seed from singer/songwriter Zera Vaughan is a rich sonic tapestry of electronic beats and transfixing melodies. Created with the noted French producer/composer Cyril Morin and featuring international musicians, the spacious sound is a sparkling showcase for Vaughan’s confiding vocals. In Hebrew, the word “zera” signifies “seed,” which inspired the title The New Seed. It is against a soundscape of harmony and hope that Zera Vaughan imagines an exquisite harvest. Vaughan received a Hollywood Music in Media Award nomination for Best New Age/Ambient Artist for “Release the Chains” from The New Seed. “Empty Spaces,” also on The New Seed, aired on the 18th Episode of the WomensRadio Music Review Podcast (available on iTunes), and Vaughan was chosen as one of WomensRadio’s Hot “Up-N-Comers of 2010.” Recently Vaughan attended the Golden Globes and garnered much attention from the media on the red carpet. The New Seed is available on iTunes, Amazon.com and for film and TV licensing.
LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES
Brooklyn's Finest - Marcelo Zarvos (Varèse Sarabande 302 067)
The Goonies (Score) - Dave Grusin (Varèse Sarabande VCL 0310 1104)
How To Train Your Dragon - John Powell (Varèse Sarabande 302 067 012 2)
The Manhattan Project - Philippe Sarde (Varèse Sarabande VCL 0310 1107)
The Scout / Dreamer - Bill Conti (Varèse Sarabande VCL 0310 1106)
The Spiral Road - Jerry Goldsmith (Varese Sarabande VCL 0310 1105)
March 19, 2010
UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - Kritzerland, La-La Land
Kritzerland - THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (Maurice Jarre, March)
La-La Land - March: ERASER (Alan Silvestri), DRAGONSLAYER (Alex North)
La-La Land - March: ERASER (Alan Silvestri), DRAGONSLAYER (Alex North)
JOHN BARRY CONCERT AT THE GHENT FILM FESTIVAL
Barry receives Lifetime Achievement Award from World Soundtrack Academy
On Thursday October 21, 2010 four-time Oscar winner, John Barry’s music will be performed live in concert at the Ghent International Film Festival. This unique, one-night-only event will be held on Thursday 21 October at 8.30 pm at ‘t Kuipke Concert Hall in Ghent. The 80 piece Brussels Philharmonic will be performing selections from many of Barry’s classic scores including Goldfinger, Mary Queen of Scots, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves and Midnight Cowboy, conducted by Nicholas Dodd. As always, the concert will be accompanied by a video presentation of film clips.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary The World Soundtrack Award Academy will present Barry with their Lifetime Achievement Award, their most prestigious honor. In 1962 when Barry was hired to score the first James Bond film, Dr No he unknowingly secured a place for himself in history; the resulting Bond theme has become one of the most iconic pieces of film music and has been heard on 11 Bond soundtracks. The accomplished English born composer has penned scores for over 100 films and was honored with the Academy Award for Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves as well as nominations for Mary Queen of Scots and Chaplin.
With the John Barry concert, the Ghent Film Festival will be continuing its tradition of showcasing memorable, award-winning film music in the form of live concerts. Previous editions have featured Ennio Morricone, Maurice Jarre, Elmer Bernstein, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and Alexandre Desplat among others.
In its 37th year the Ghent International Film Festival will run from October 12th – October 23rd with the World Soundtrack Awards being presented on the final night.
On Thursday October 21, 2010 four-time Oscar winner, John Barry’s music will be performed live in concert at the Ghent International Film Festival. This unique, one-night-only event will be held on Thursday 21 October at 8.30 pm at ‘t Kuipke Concert Hall in Ghent. The 80 piece Brussels Philharmonic will be performing selections from many of Barry’s classic scores including Goldfinger, Mary Queen of Scots, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves and Midnight Cowboy, conducted by Nicholas Dodd. As always, the concert will be accompanied by a video presentation of film clips.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary The World Soundtrack Award Academy will present Barry with their Lifetime Achievement Award, their most prestigious honor. In 1962 when Barry was hired to score the first James Bond film, Dr No he unknowingly secured a place for himself in history; the resulting Bond theme has become one of the most iconic pieces of film music and has been heard on 11 Bond soundtracks. The accomplished English born composer has penned scores for over 100 films and was honored with the Academy Award for Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves as well as nominations for Mary Queen of Scots and Chaplin.
With the John Barry concert, the Ghent Film Festival will be continuing its tradition of showcasing memorable, award-winning film music in the form of live concerts. Previous editions have featured Ennio Morricone, Maurice Jarre, Elmer Bernstein, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and Alexandre Desplat among others.
In its 37th year the Ghent International Film Festival will run from October 12th – October 23rd with the World Soundtrack Awards being presented on the final night.
March 17, 2010
NEW SCORE ASSIGNMENTS
Rolfe Kent – CHARLIE ST. CLOUD
Thomas Newman – THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
John Debney – PREDATORS
Thomas Newman – THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
John Debney – PREDATORS
TOM SALTA SCORES 'RED STEEL 2'
Award Winning Composer Creates Gun-Slinging, Sword-Swinging Soundtrack for Ubisoft's Action Fighting Video Game on Nintendo Wii™
New York, March 17, 2010 - Renowned composer Tom Salta has written and produced an original musical score for Red Steel™ 2, Ubisoft's new first-person action title developed exclusively for the Nintendo Wii™ and designed with full Wii MotionPlus™ integration. In Red Steel 2, the player becomes a swordsman who finds himself in a remote mixed metropolis in the middle of the American desert, where Eastern and Western cultures collide. To reflect this adventurous new setting in Red Steel 2, Salta composed an action-packed 'Wild West' guitar-driven score blended with evocative Asian music influences. Developed by Ubisoft Paris, Red Steel 2 is scheduled for release on March 23rd, 2010.
New York, March 17, 2010 - Renowned composer Tom Salta has written and produced an original musical score for Red Steel™ 2, Ubisoft's new first-person action title developed exclusively for the Nintendo Wii™ and designed with full Wii MotionPlus™ integration. In Red Steel 2, the player becomes a swordsman who finds himself in a remote mixed metropolis in the middle of the American desert, where Eastern and Western cultures collide. To reflect this adventurous new setting in Red Steel 2, Salta composed an action-packed 'Wild West' guitar-driven score blended with evocative Asian music influences. Developed by Ubisoft Paris, Red Steel 2 is scheduled for release on March 23rd, 2010.
March 15, 2010
LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES
Billie / Popi - Dominic Frontiere (Intrada Special Collection Volume 125) – 63:02
Cervantes - Les Baxter (Intrada Signature Edition ISE1039) – 43:40
Cincinnati Kid: Lalo Schifrin Film Scores Vol. 1 - Lalo Schifrin (FSMCD Vol.13 No.2)
Daybreakers - Christopher Gordon (Lionsgate LGR 20033)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Miles Goodman (La-La Land LLLCD 1127)
Dutch - Alan Silvestri (La-La Land LLLCD 1117)
Grace - Austin Wintory (BSXCD 8865)
The Message / Lion Of The Desert - Maurice Jarre ( Tadlow 008, 2 CDs)
Return To Eden - Brian May ( BSXCD 8866)
White Dog - Ennio Morricone (FSMCD Vol.13 No.3)
Cervantes - Les Baxter (Intrada Signature Edition ISE1039) – 43:40
Cincinnati Kid: Lalo Schifrin Film Scores Vol. 1 - Lalo Schifrin (FSMCD Vol.13 No.2)
Daybreakers - Christopher Gordon (Lionsgate LGR 20033)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Miles Goodman (La-La Land LLLCD 1127)
Dutch - Alan Silvestri (La-La Land LLLCD 1117)
Grace - Austin Wintory (BSXCD 8865)
The Message / Lion Of The Desert - Maurice Jarre ( Tadlow 008, 2 CDs)
Return To Eden - Brian May ( BSXCD 8866)
White Dog - Ennio Morricone (FSMCD Vol.13 No.3)
March 12, 2010
“SOMETHIN’S COMIN’ MY WAY” FROM THE OSCAR® WINNING FILM 'PRECIOUS'
LOS ANGELES (March 12, 2010) – Singer/songwriter Dan Manjovi’s “Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” is featured on the soundtrack and in the Oscar® winning Lionsgate film Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire now available on DVD and WS Bluray. Manjovi wrote “Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” at the request of the film’s director, Lee Daniels, whose previous films include Monster’s Ball (producer), Shadowboxer and The Woodsman.
After the director spoke Manjovi about the film and his ideas for how music would be used, Daniels’ directive to the songwriter was to “create a song of hope.” “After reading the screenplay, I thought about how Precious Jones admires these strong iconic African-American women such as Harriet Tubman, and the first line – ‘on my mind Tina Turner’ came into my head,” explains Manjovi. “After that, I knew I had the song.”
“Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” was included in its demo form for the film’s premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. After Precious took the festival’s Grand Jury Prize and was optioned by Lionsgate with Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry as co-executive producers, “Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” was re-recorded for both the film and the soundtrack. The current version was also arranged and produced by Manjovi, and the featured vocal performance is by Grace Hightower, who is the only artist to appear on the soundtrack and in the film.
After the director spoke Manjovi about the film and his ideas for how music would be used, Daniels’ directive to the songwriter was to “create a song of hope.” “After reading the screenplay, I thought about how Precious Jones admires these strong iconic African-American women such as Harriet Tubman, and the first line – ‘on my mind Tina Turner’ came into my head,” explains Manjovi. “After that, I knew I had the song.”
“Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” was included in its demo form for the film’s premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. After Precious took the festival’s Grand Jury Prize and was optioned by Lionsgate with Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry as co-executive producers, “Somethin’s Comin’ My Way” was re-recorded for both the film and the soundtrack. The current version was also arranged and produced by Manjovi, and the featured vocal performance is by Grace Hightower, who is the only artist to appear on the soundtrack and in the film.
BRUNO COULAIS SCORES TWO ANTICIPATED DOCUMENTARIES
LOS ANGELES (March 11, 2010) – The scores of Bruno Coulais are filled with the complexity of international and inanimate sounds that bloom into characters in their own right. Whether writing for a documentary or a kid-friendly animated film, Coulais creates moods and emotions in the absence of actors. On the heels of an Academy award season that saw two of Coulais’ films nominated for Best Animated Feature (CORALINE, THE SECRET OF KELLS), the French composer wrote original scores for two of the year’s highly anticipated documentaries: OCEANS and BABIES.
In Disneynature’s OCEANS (opening Earth Day, April 22), Coulais explores the depths of the seas, its inhabitants and the dangers of the ocean. For Focus Features’ BABIES (opening May 7), he creates a delicate, light, funny and emotional score as the film simultaneously follows the life of four of the world’s newest human beings.
Coualis’ scores are innovative and idiosyncratic with their combination of orchestral pieces, toys, ethnic instruments and children’s voices. Mixing orchestra and adding contrapuntal themes tease additional meanings and emotions from a scene according to Coulais.
Coulais writes the original score and also acts as his own orchestrator. “For me it’s very important to make my own orchestrations because when I think of melody, I think of it with the instruments I’ll write with,” says Coulais. “Depending on the density of sequence, sometimes I will have just a few instruments -- strange instruments like the water phone. It’s a metallic percussion where you put water on a kind of basin with a tube and a bowl. You can play notes on it, and it’s a strange, beautiful, very deep sound.”
An ethereal tone dominates the score to Disneynature’s OCEANS. The documentary offers an unprecedented look beneath the sea, exploring the playful splendor and the harsh reality of the weird and wonderful creatures that live within.
In Disneynature’s OCEANS (opening Earth Day, April 22), Coulais explores the depths of the seas, its inhabitants and the dangers of the ocean. For Focus Features’ BABIES (opening May 7), he creates a delicate, light, funny and emotional score as the film simultaneously follows the life of four of the world’s newest human beings.
Coualis’ scores are innovative and idiosyncratic with their combination of orchestral pieces, toys, ethnic instruments and children’s voices. Mixing orchestra and adding contrapuntal themes tease additional meanings and emotions from a scene according to Coulais.
Coulais writes the original score and also acts as his own orchestrator. “For me it’s very important to make my own orchestrations because when I think of melody, I think of it with the instruments I’ll write with,” says Coulais. “Depending on the density of sequence, sometimes I will have just a few instruments -- strange instruments like the water phone. It’s a metallic percussion where you put water on a kind of basin with a tube and a bowl. You can play notes on it, and it’s a strange, beautiful, very deep sound.”
An ethereal tone dominates the score to Disneynature’s OCEANS. The documentary offers an unprecedented look beneath the sea, exploring the playful splendor and the harsh reality of the weird and wonderful creatures that live within.
UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - Film Score Monthly, Perseverance
Film Score Monthly - THE CINCINNATI KID: LALO SCHIFRIN FILM SCORES, VOL. 1 (1964-1968) (Lalo Schifrin, March)
Perseverance – April: THE RUNESTONE (David Newman), UNFORGETTABLE (Christopher Young)
Perseverance – April: THE RUNESTONE (David Newman), UNFORGETTABLE (Christopher Young)
March 11, 2010
LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES
Baby Sitter - Francis Lai (Digitmovies CDDM 157)
Da Uomo A Uomo (Death Rides A Horse) - Ennio Morricone (GDM 4130)
Dove Vai In Vacanza? - Ennio Morricone, Bixio-Frizzi-Tempera, Piero Piccioni (GDM Club 7079)
Emanuelle In America - Nico Fidenco (Beat CDCR 102)
Green Zone - John Powell (Varèse Sarabande 302 067 011 2)
L'Umanoide (The Humanoid) - Ennio Morricone (GDM Club 7078)
La Tenda Rossa (The Red Tent) - Ennio Morricone (Legend CD 30 DLX)
Married To It - Henry Mancini ( Kritzerland KR 20015-0)
The Pacific - Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, Blake Neely (Rhino 523699)
Sissi - Pino Donaggio (Cinevox CD SC 81)
Da Uomo A Uomo (Death Rides A Horse) - Ennio Morricone (GDM 4130)
Dove Vai In Vacanza? - Ennio Morricone, Bixio-Frizzi-Tempera, Piero Piccioni (GDM Club 7079)
Emanuelle In America - Nico Fidenco (Beat CDCR 102)
Green Zone - John Powell (Varèse Sarabande 302 067 011 2)
L'Umanoide (The Humanoid) - Ennio Morricone (GDM Club 7078)
La Tenda Rossa (The Red Tent) - Ennio Morricone (Legend CD 30 DLX)
Married To It - Henry Mancini ( Kritzerland KR 20015-0)
The Pacific - Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, Blake Neely (Rhino 523699)
Sissi - Pino Donaggio (Cinevox CD SC 81)
NEW SCORE ASSIGNMENTS
Michael Giacchino - John Carter of Mars
Danny Elfman - Restless
Christopher Young - Priest
Danny Elfman - Restless
Christopher Young - Priest
March 8, 2010
OSCAR: GIACCHINO WINS THE BEST ORIGINAL SCORE AWARD
Michael Giacchino has won the award of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for his excellent musical score for the animated film ‘Up’. This is, undeniably, the perfect finale for a film score that started its multi award career winning the Phoenix Film Critics Society award followed by the Golden Globe and the awards of the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, the Online Film Critics Society, the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Austin Film Critics Association as well as the BAFTA and the Grammy. March 3, 2010
BMI HIGHLIGHTS MUSIC IN FILM AT SXSW 2010
Conversation with Two-time Oscar-Winning Composer Gustavo Santaolalla Offered Tuesday, March 16
Film in Music Panel Slated for Sunday, March 14
LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2010 - BMI will partner with the 2010 SXSW Film Festival to offer two touchstone events: “BMI Presents: Sound Decisions: A Reality Check on Using Music in Film” on Sunday, March 14 at 11 a.m.and “A Conversation with Gustavo Santaolalla” on Tuesday, March 16, at 2 p.m. in the Austin Convention Center (500 E. Cesar Chavez St).
“BMI Presents: Sound Decisions: A Reality Check on Using Music in Film” will be hosted by BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross, and panelists will include Greenlit director Miranda Bailey, Greenlit composer Craig Richey, Greenlit music supervisor Tom Villano, Wake director Chad Feehan, Wake composer Dan Licht, songwriter/recording artist/actor Michael Des Barres, music producer/songwriter Kim Fowley (The Runaways), Hunnypot Unlimited’s John Anderson, and Kick Ass composer Ilan Eshkeri. Film music drives audience emotions, and individual scenes can be defined by a particular song or music cue. Essential as it is, film music is often under budgeted and misunderstood. Hosted by BMI, this roundtable discussion will explore effective tactics for finding a film's sound as well as the practical realities.
Film in Music Panel Slated for Sunday, March 14
LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2010 - BMI will partner with the 2010 SXSW Film Festival to offer two touchstone events: “BMI Presents: Sound Decisions: A Reality Check on Using Music in Film” on Sunday, March 14 at 11 a.m.and “A Conversation with Gustavo Santaolalla” on Tuesday, March 16, at 2 p.m. in the Austin Convention Center (500 E. Cesar Chavez St).
“BMI Presents: Sound Decisions: A Reality Check on Using Music in Film” will be hosted by BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations Doreen Ringer-Ross, and panelists will include Greenlit director Miranda Bailey, Greenlit composer Craig Richey, Greenlit music supervisor Tom Villano, Wake director Chad Feehan, Wake composer Dan Licht, songwriter/recording artist/actor Michael Des Barres, music producer/songwriter Kim Fowley (The Runaways), Hunnypot Unlimited’s John Anderson, and Kick Ass composer Ilan Eshkeri. Film music drives audience emotions, and individual scenes can be defined by a particular song or music cue. Essential as it is, film music is often under budgeted and misunderstood. Hosted by BMI, this roundtable discussion will explore effective tactics for finding a film's sound as well as the practical realities.
March 2, 2010
THE 2009 IFMCA AWARDS WINNERS
2009 FILM AWARD WINNERS
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
• UP, music by Michael Giacchino
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• MICHAEL GIACCHINO
BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• JAMES PETERSON
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
• A SINGLE MAN, music by Abel Korzeniowski
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
• THE INFORMANT!, music by Marvin Hamlisch
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
• THE RED CANVAS, music by James Peterson
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
• STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
• UP, music by Michael Giacchino
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• MICHAEL GIACCHINO
BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• JAMES PETERSON
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
• A SINGLE MAN, music by Abel Korzeniowski
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
• THE INFORMANT!, music by Marvin Hamlisch
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
• THE RED CANVAS, music by James Peterson
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
• STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino
NEW SCORE ASSIGNMENTS
Abel Korzenowski – THE RABBIT HOLE
David Arnold – MORNING GLORY, DAGENHAM GIRLS
Edward Shearmur - FURRY VENGEANCE
David Arnold – MORNING GLORY, DAGENHAM GIRLS
Edward Shearmur - FURRY VENGEANCE
UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK RELEASES - Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande - NANNY McPHEE & THE BIG BANG (John Debney, March 30th)
CD Club, March: THE GOONIES – 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Dave Grusin), THE SPIRAL ROAD (Jerry Goldsmith), THE SCOUT / DREAMER (Bill Conti), THE MANHATTAN PROJECT (Philippe Sarde)
CD Club, March: THE GOONIES – 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Dave Grusin), THE SPIRAL ROAD (Jerry Goldsmith), THE SCOUT / DREAMER (Bill Conti), THE MANHATTAN PROJECT (Philippe Sarde)
March 1, 2010
LATEST SOUNDTRACK RELEASES
Alice In Wonderland (2010) – Danny Elfman (Disney 490002)
Battlestar Galactica The Plan / The Razor – Bear McCreary (La-La Land LLLCD 1125)
Days Of Our Lives - Ken Corday & D. Brent Nelson (La-La Land LLLCD 1123)
The Hawaiians - Henry Mancini (Intrada Special Collection Volume 124) – 94:21
Love Happens - Christopher Young (La-La Land LLLCD 1124)
Lo - Scott Glasgow (MMS10002)
Manhunter - The Reds / Michel Rubini (Intrada MAF 7108) – 43:29
Battlestar Galactica The Plan / The Razor – Bear McCreary (La-La Land LLLCD 1125)
Days Of Our Lives - Ken Corday & D. Brent Nelson (La-La Land LLLCD 1123)
The Hawaiians - Henry Mancini (Intrada Special Collection Volume 124) – 94:21
Love Happens - Christopher Young (La-La Land LLLCD 1124)
Lo - Scott Glasgow (MMS10002)
Manhunter - The Reds / Michel Rubini (Intrada MAF 7108) – 43:29
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