Sentences with phrase «of film music»

He's got a pretty great knowledge of film music, and he listens to his albums pretty regularly, so he's always thinking about ways of incorporating certain pieces into specific scenes.

Harwood's promotion to composer is really a minor footnote, in terms of film music history; Cassavetes preferred the raw demo tracks Harwood composed, and the music itself doesn't break any new stylistic ground.

Danna is a composer at the top end of the film music spectrum at the moment, one able to bring his own ideas to the table and execute them expertly.

Her contributions to films like «Gladiator,» «Man on Fire» and «Samsara,» make her an indispensable part of film music history.

(For some reason he doesn't seem to have managed to attract too many movies of similar high standards since then - such are the mysteries of film music.)

Previously out - of - print, Debney's acclaimed thrill - ride of an orchestral score, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, returns to the hearts and ears of film music enthusiasts everywhere!

Over time, my tastes have evolved enormously - I went through a very long phase of listening to nothing but John Barry; then moved on to Jerry Goldsmith; and these days like an enormous range of film music, both new and old.

I also like the «usual suspects» of the so - called second generation of film music, ie Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Barry (still) and Williams (still), and of the «younger» guys, I would rank Michael Kamen, Thomas Newman, Randy Newman, Mark Isham, Christopher Young, Elliot Goldenthal and George Fenton as the ones most worth persevering with.

The third annual survey of film music from Silva Screen, Film Music 2009 offers eleven tracks of music from recent films (though, oddly, less than half of the films represented here were actually released in 2009).

Levinson always picks the perfect composer for each film he scores rather than rigidly sticking with the same one, and the roster of composers with whom he has worked is a virtual who's who of the film music business - Alex North, Bruce Broughton, John Williams, Randy Newman, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Christopher Young, and others.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced details of The Oscar Concert, a special, one - night - only celebration of film music...

Tommy Lee Jones leads an excellent cast in In the Electric Mist, Bertrand Tavernier's first English - language film since 1986's Round Midnight (a film which will always hold a special place in the heart of film music fans).

And thanks for giving us devotees of film music MOVIE - WAVE James... it's my favourite review - read.

Although not as long and in depth as the 2006 discussion, Horner provides some context for this creative decisions on Avatar, and speaks a little about the current state of film music.

For much of the film the music and score is specific to the era, but closer to the conclusion the music begins to tie the two plotlines together.

On the plus side, he has taken that most cliched of film music devices, the duduk, and crafted some truly beautiful solos («Driving in Geneva»); the piano solo version of the main theme which appears half way through the album is exquisite; and some of his Philip Glass - style cellular, repeating phrases are terrific.

Thanks to the support of The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Sundance Institute's Film Music Program has continued to offer innovative programming to showcase the art of music in film at the Sundance Film Festival, and to provide year - round support to Music and Sound Design Lab participants and alumni as they develop their careers in the field of film music.

(It's interesting to speculate just how different the world of film music might be today if the pair's luck had gone the other way round, if Goldsmith had got it all instead of Williams - but that's probably for another time and place.)

That led to further strong work with «I Am Slave» and «The Arbor,» before Escott went solo to work on «Shame,» his bookending pieces (while reminiscent of Hans Zimmer «s «The Thin Red Line» score in places) for that picture were among the most memorable bits of film music of that year.

Composer Bernard Herrmann («Psycho,» «Citizen Kane») was arguably the greatest of all film music composers.

The award is meant to be a symbol of recognition for exceptional achievements in the art of film music, by the City of Vienna.

Unlike Robocop, Batman doesn't make use of any film music so it's all original and that's all for the better.

It's efforts like this album that have the potential to rescue game music from its maligned status as the bastard cousin of film music, and earn the parvenu some well - deserved recognition.

Surprisingly subtle as it builds up, the piece explodes into an orchestral tour - de-force with spectacular action music for brass and strings, a first - rate piece of film music.

There are certainly hints of the temp - track (James Horner's A Beautiful Mind in particular, in terms of film music — even the four - note danger motif is here — and others have noted a similarity with James Newton Howard's The Village, though I'd suggest both these scores took inspiration from a similar place rather than one inspiring the other) and Young even acknowledges one of his influences with his witty track title «Partly Part».

A music video with that now - classic version of Tears For Fears» «Mad World» that was used at the end of the film

In the theatre we acknowledge the presence of music, although its function can also reflect that of film music.

The composer went on to become one of film music's most distinctive, but in those earliest days of his career, the influences of the styles of others — in particular his film music hero, Alex North — are fairly clear.

It may not be the most iconic piece of film music, but Tobe Hooper's organic, visceral soundtrack is uniquely unsettling.