what a pun - certainly good enough to use in the first line) at seeing that Thomas Newman is scoring an animated family movie - there are
few film composers who would seem less likely in the role.
Not exact matches
One of the
few saving graces of the
film, however, was the score by veteran
composer Jerry Goldsmith.
That's pretty prolific for someone who offers up quality work each and every time out, rather than coasting on simplicity like a
few other hard - working
film music
composers out there.
Loop is a clever little horror short
film made by Mali Elfman, daughter of
composer Danny Elfman, who has been making movies for the past
few years - primarily for the site Fun Size Horror.
Benjamin Wallfisch seemed likely to become a
film composer of real note just a
few years ago, writing elegant, classically - styled music of sophistication, suggesting he might follow the path of someone like Alexandre Desplat if he got the big breaks.
But that's what we were going to get with Hulk until a
few weeks before its release date, when someone at Universal thought that instead of one of the least well - suited
composers for silly comicbook
films they would be better - served by the most well - suited, so they turned to Danny Elfman, veteran of Batman and Spiderman.
Legendary
composer Philip Glass are one of the very
few people who have created an original score for a Woody Allen
film.
Never Say Never Again is a score which polarises opinion like
few others; whatever its merits in the
film, the theme is a sexy and impressive one, with the fluttering flute solo (so typical of the
composer) a particular highlight.
Condon, the same Oscar - winning writer of Gods and Monsters, also notes in the commentary track how a
few cues from Strange Behaviour were later re-used by the
composers in other
films.
I guess this might actually draw in a
few film music fans who find it more difficult to warm to Desplat than I do; it's certainly an exploration of a different side to the
composer than is often heard, and is very creative and rewarding.
Elite's DVD contains a mono isolated score track, and writer / co-producer Bill Condon discusses the unusual agreement between the filmmakers and
composers: a copy of the
film was sent to The Dream in Germany, and the music arrived a
few weeks later, which could only be used in the
film and never in any soundtrack album.
Piano was made by Estonian filmmaker Kaspar Jancis, a director, animator, and
composer, who has made a
few other
films previously.
Although
few composers can score the sound of foreboding and dread better than Glass, there is little in this
film by Oscar - nominated director Scott Hicks (Shine) to suggest sources for angst.
Another a showstopper set at the Griffith observatory, brought to life from
composer (and best friend to Chazelle since their time as band - mates at Harvard) Justin Hurwitz, with whom he worked on the
film for over a half - decade (even before the breakthrough of Whiplash in the theaters), fleshing out a
few concepts from an experimental musical
film they had made together in 2009 called Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.
The SoundWorks Collection talks with
Composer Michael Giacchino about his start in the music and
film business and a
few of his projects include Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocal, John Carter, and... More
Few artists truly merit the polymath label, but Gordon Parks — photographer,
composer, writer,
film director — certainly more than earned the honor.