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.
Not exact matches
Unlike most
films, where the
composer would create the
music based on what happens on the screen, it is said that Leone
worked the opposite way, constructing scenes to fit the pieces of
music.
LIFE marks his sixth project with director Daniel Espinosa, having previously composed
music for his
films Babylonsjukan, Outside Love, Snabba Cash, and Child 44, and the Danish short
film The Boxer, which was his first
work as a
composer.
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.
On the latest Crew Call, the Long Island native and two - time Oscar nominee of The Hurt Locker and 3:10 to Yuma talks with us about his latest
work as well as his early days at Yale
Music, and how he decided to take the plunge into
film scoring thanks to The Omen and Poltergeist
composer Jerry Goldsmith.
Whereas a director like Ryan Coogler may have in the past sought out luminaries in
film scoring like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, or Thomas Newman — and does in fact have original
music by
composer, Ludwig Göransson (best known for his
work with Childish Gambino)-- his decision for the soundtrack is something that other directors will surely copy.
YAMATO: Talk about
working with your sister, Eve Egoyan, on the classical piano
music in the
film, and with your longtime
composer, Mychael Danna.
The «organic» quality of the sound
work also bled into the
film's score: Bigelow hadn't originally planned to have
music in the
film, but when that idea changed, Ottosson and
composer Marco Beltrami («3:10 to Yuma»)
worked together to blur the line between sound and
music.
A smart screenplay (by Linda Woolverton), a gifted voice cast (that, it must be noted, is free of the marquee names that now clutter animated feature credits), and superior animation
work would have already made for a good
film, but what makes Beauty so justly beloved is a generous helping of magic — namely the divine
music by the legendary team of
composer Alan Menken and the late, great lyricist Howard Ashman.
Each filmmaker /
composer team also
works closely with an in - house sound designer in an environment where
music, score, and sound design are treated as integrated aspects of the overall story world of the
film.
Not long after the tragic death of the great James Horner in mid-2015, director Antoine Fuqua — whose Southpaw was one of the last
films the
composer completed
work on — revealed that Horner had not only agreed to score his remake of The Magnificent Seven, he had actually already begun to write
music for it based on the script (it was still being
filmed at the time).
But the highlight is «The
Music of Step Brothers» (18 mins., 1080i), a detailed look at the process of the
film's musically precocious
composer, Jon Brion (Punch - Drunk Love), here
working with guitarist Nels Cline (Wilco), drummer Greg Saunier (Deerhoof), and mandolinist Chris Thile (Nickel Creek).
Composer Michael Giacchino wins two awards —
Film Music Composition of the Year and Best Original Score for a Fantasy / Science Fiction / Horror
Film — both for his
work on the third
film in the blockbuster Planet of the Apes trilogy, «War for the Planet of the Apes».
Music Composer, Alex Heffes is an amazing musical talent whose
work in the
film was outstanding.
Danna is a very individual
composer who tends to approach
films differently from how others would have done, and this is so refreshing - the last thing one expects to find in a score for a movie like Breach is
music quite this elegant and involving, but it's not hard to see why it would
work so well.
With its flowing harmonies, «Disobedience»
works equally well as an example of modern classical
music at its most thankfully harmonious, Herbert dresses strings lines over each other with gossamer delicateness in a way that's also reminiscent of the hypnotic
film works of ephemeral
composer Michael Convertino («Bed or Roses») in a way that awakens with its womens» growing self empowerment, also calling to the ear such diverse, ultra-melodic
composers as Claude Debussy and Richard Wagner.
In addition to its focus on the tactility of
film, his
work is infused with the influences of other art forms, including painting, which he studied in college, and
music, which features prominently in his collaborations with celebrated
composers such as John Adams, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Steve Reich.
The «fullscreen» side offers «The
Music of Stay» where the four
composers who
worked on the
film discuss their musical styles and the instruments which were used.
Composer Cliff Martinez, known for his
work on «Drive,» «Traffic» and many other hit
films, has just committed to score the upcoming third and final «Wolverine»
film, according to
Film Music Reporter.
For the
music, the producers turned to
composer John Barry, then world - renown because of his
work on the James Bond
films.
In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection
music profile writer Jon Burlingame chats with Oscar nominated
composer Dustin O'Halloran about his
work on Director Garth Davis's
film LION.
Among anime
film composers working today that also write
music for videogames, Kenji Kawai is among the most internationally recognized.
During a panel interview at Game
Music Connect, the title's composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith discussed how they tried to stay true to the work of Jerry Goldsmith, who scored the film, while also giving the game's music a more modern t
Music Connect, the title's
composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith discussed how they tried to stay true to the
work of Jerry Goldsmith, who scored the
film, while also giving the game's
music a more modern t
music a more modern twist.
During high school, his tastes diversified; he loved Yellow Magic Orchestra, begun to appreciate Western pop
music, and also started to enjoy the
work of modernist
composers and his protegé, late
film composer Jerry Goldsmith.
Evaluated on the basis of overall musical excellence, winners of the Global
Music Awards include prominent composers for film, television and video games; outstanding songwriters and bestselling recording artists from the world of popular music; and illustrious composers whose works have been performed in concert halls around the w
Music Awards include prominent
composers for
film, television and video games; outstanding songwriters and bestselling recording artists from the world of popular
music; and illustrious composers whose works have been performed in concert halls around the w
music; and illustrious
composers whose
works have been performed in concert halls around the world.
Anderson is an avant - garde artist,
composer, musician and
film director whose
work spans performance art, pop
music, and multimedia projects.
Zig Gron,
composer of the sound track, is an experimental video artist who has also
worked in Hollywood preparing temporary
music tracks for
films (including credits as
music editor on the all three of The Matrix
films).
Laurie Anderson (b. 1947) is an American avant - garde artist,
composer, musician and
film director whose
work spans performance art, pop
music, and multimedia projects.
Among the highlights will be the social practice artist Theaster Gates singing his own rendition of «God Bless America,» «The Battle Hymn of the Republic» and other traditional patriotic tunes; the filmmaker Arthur Jafa presenting his lauded short movie about racism, «Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death»; the artist Shirin Neshat showing
films about violence against women; the
composer David Lang performing and also speaking about «danger and honesty in both pop and classical
music»; the poet Elizabeth Alexander reading her own
work; and the artist Hank Willis Thomas presenting and discussing his
film «A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else» (2014) on James Baldwin.
The CDMX festival, devoted to Mexico City's pop, folk and
film music, will feature specially commissioned
works by up - and - coming
composers.
She has also been
working with other media including audio,
film and video, with her husband, writer and video /
film director Ed Bowes, and with her son, musician and
composer Ambrose Bye and nephew Devin Brahja Waldman, with whom she
works on projects with The Fast Speaking
Music label and live performance.