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Avatar: The Movie Score – James Horner

1 November 2009 7:47 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

I’ve been doing a bit of research into the score (the orchestral music) in the new upcoming James Cameron movie, Avatar which stars Sam Worthington. James Horner is in charge of all things musical and I’d heard it was going to be ‘epic’ and ‘hugely cinematic’ but what does that really mean?

If you’ve not seen it already, the HD 3.5 minute international trailer was released a couple of days ago and other than the beautiful movie that Avatar is looking like, equally the score in the trailer hit me like a 10 tonne truck! I’d say that is exactly what they meant when they said it would be ‘epic’! I’m talking Gladiator epic!If you’ve not seen the trailer, head over to watch it here and then come back and tell me in the comments what you think the score might bring to the movie. »

- David Sztypuljak

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Official Avatar Site Also Launched

29 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »

In addition to the amazing new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar , 20th Century Fox has also launched the official website for the film which includes new photos, wallpapers and more. You'll also get to hear more of James Horner's score from the movie. You can check out the site here or by clicking on Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) below! Opening conventional 3D theaters and IMAX 3D on December 18, the James Cameron film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Cch Pounder, Peter Mensah, Laz Alonso, Wes Studi, Stephen Lang and Matt Gerald. »

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Zoe Saldana Talks Avatar, The Losers, and Star Trek 2

27 October 2009 4:44 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Zoe Saldana is certainly getting her fanboy credits in order. There's James Cameron's upcoming Avatar later this year, the comic book adaptation The Losers next year, and a Star Trek sequel likely arriving in 2012. Saldana spoke with E!Online and revealed she has watched some scenes from Cameron's much-anticipated Avatar.

Just last Friday, I went to Fox and Jim was able to show me scenes along with [composer] James Horner's music incorporated in it. O-m-g is all I'm going to say.

Saldana was a little more forthcoming about The Losers, which follows a CIA black ops team seeking revenge after being left for dead, that co-stars Watchmen's Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

I play a toughass broad — sort of like a viper, snaky girl. Guys find it really sexy when they see a girl hanging from wires with guns. They even like it more when there's a girl-on-guy fight and »

- Ryan Gowland

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Intrada releases little known Horner TV score

27 October 2009 2:00 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

A little known television score by James Horner, Extreme Close-Up from 1990, is being released on CD by Intrada Records this week. It’s a limited edition of 1500 copies in their ‘Signature Editions’ and features what the label describes as “one of the most restrained and intimate” of James Horner’s career, approached “almost minimalist” with the predominant element being “piano, with a handful of carefully selected synth instruments and subtle, ... »

- Mikael Carlsson

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Rare James Horner score sells out instantly

14 October 2009 12:14 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

Intrada Records world premiere release of one of James Horner’s lesser known scores, the 1992 drama work House of Cards, sold out instantly yesterday. The edition was limited to 1,500 copies and sequenced and produced by James Horner and his regular engineer and co-producer, Simon Rhodes. The film was a psychological drama starring Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones and featured a typically subtle and at times poetic James Horner ... »

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Mike Knobloch on the music of Avatar

9 October 2009 7:47 AM, PDT | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »

It wasn’t all that surprising to hear that James Horner would be composing the score for Avatar, as he had worked with James Cameron before on Aliens and Titanic. What was a bit surprising, however, was that Horner started working on the score in March last year. Usually scores are whipped up during post-production, but [...] »

- Liam

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Movie Music Update: Up in The Air Song Might Not Qualify For Oscar, Smith Wants Beverly Hills Cop Composer for Couple of Dicks, and James Horner’s Avatar Score Is Epic

9 October 2009 7:16 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Over the past few days, the internet has been flooded with interesting tidbits about the movie soundtracks and scores for some major upcoming releases. After the jump, hear about what's going on with the title song for Up in the Air, who might score Kevin Smith's Couple of Dicks, and exactly how epic James Horner's Avatar score is supposed to be. First up, a fascinating peak into the bowels of the Academy's archaic and complex nomination rules: According to Steve Pond over at The Wrap, Jason Reitman's Up in the Air features a song that plays over the end credits entitled "Up in the Air." That song was written years ago by a man named Kevin Renick, a St. Louis musician who, after a Q&A, handed Reitman a cassette with the song on it. Reitman liked the song so much that he put it into his film, »

- David Chen

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'Avatar' Score to Feature Vocals in Na'vi Language

8 October 2009 2:22 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Details on the work composer James Horner did for "Avatar" score have been discussed by Mike Knobloch. Talking to MusicScore Magazine, the executive vice president of Fox Music unraveled that the music will feature "a great deal of acoustic and electronic rhythmic elements driving the score and vocalists singing and chanting in the fictional Na'vi dialect.".

Sharing more about the music Horner created for the sci-fi movie, Knobloch claimed it to be epic. "It's a brilliantly unique blend of traditional and contemporary, electronic elements and spans the entire spectrum of attitude and energy - from bombastic action to the delicate, romantic discovery of a new world," he explained.

The exec further praised the composer, "Horner is doing a brilliant job of creating music that transports us to another world, but supports the film using the traditional orchestral conventions to make a sound that's hugely cinematic." Still, he added that the scoring isn't finish yet. »

- AceShowbiz.com

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James Horner's Avatar Score Promises to Be 'Hugely Cinematic'

7 October 2009 11:20 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

I normally don't talk about movie scores before a movie comes out, but today I'm making an exception because it's Avatar, and I love James Cameron. MovieScore Magazine recently did an interview with Mike Knobloch, the executive VP of Fox Music, talking about composer James Horner (known for his work on movies like Braveheart, Apollo 13, Titanic) and his score for Avatar. While this could've been just another interview, Knobloch went all out, saying that the score he's working on will be "epic" and "hugely cinematic." Anyone else getting chills just thinking about it? Okay, sure that was cheesy, but I love great movie scores! "Horner is doing a brilliant job of creating music that transports us to another world, but supports the film using the traditional orchestral conventions to make a sound that’s hugely cinematic," Knobloch explained. He also goes on to says that Horner's score is "a »

- Alex Billington

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‘Avatar’ score will be “epic,” “hugely cinematic”

7 October 2009 4:01 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

Exclusive. James Horner’s score for James Cameron’s upcoming 3-D sci-fi saga Avatar is, without much competition, the film music event of the year. MovieScore Magazine is excited to bring you the first inside look at the creation of the score. Breaking the hush-hush that has been surrounding James Horner’s work on the film for more than a year, Mike Knobloch, the executive vice president of Fox Music, describes James Horner’s ... »

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Braveheart: Sapphire Series Blu-ray Review

28 September 2009 9:48 PM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Paramount's new Sapphire Series Blu-ray Disc line is designed to give the best of the best high definition treatment to the most requested and cherished films in the studio's catalog. Titles fans have been clamoring for since the format first launched several years ago that carry lengthy petitions for release. When it comes to the best of the best in film, there is no arguing Mel Gibson's 1995 Best Picture winner Braveheart deserved and was rightfully given a spot in the first Sapphire Series wave of titles to hit store shelves. Approaching 15 years since it burst onto the scene, Braveheart's mix of commitment, sacrifice for freedom, and the savagery of war continues to influence sweeping dramas with epic battle sequences to this day. Any creative historical liberties taken with William Wallace's struggle to keep Scotland from being assimilated into England are swallowed up by Gibson's vulnerable yet cunning »

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Star Wars score tops movie music poll

25 September 2009 8:33 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Not content with being one of the most loved sci-fi films of all time, Star Wars has now come top in a poll to find the best sci-fi movie music ever. Conducted by Total Sci-Fi Online, the poll asked members of the site to vote on their favourite soundtrack from a science fiction film. It’s no surprise it’s a favourite amongst fans since composer John Williams won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Grammy for it, as well as working on all six Star Wars movies since 1977. He has also worked on amazing sci-fi soundtracks such as E.T.: Extra Terrestrial, Jurassic Park and Superman.

Matt McAllister, Total Sci-Fi editor, says: “With his score for Star Wars, John Williams created one of the most iconic and unforgettable soundtracks of all time. Most people could identify the movie from just a few bars of the main title music, »

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‘Star Wars’ voted best sci-fi movie soundtrack

24 September 2009 8:15 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

Total Sci-Fi Online has revealed the results of a poll where the site wanted to find out the best science fiction movie soundtrack of all time. Not surprisingly, John Williams’ original 1977 Star Wars score won the competition, followed by James Horner’s breakthrough score for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (interestingly, this one got more votes than Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the first Star Trek film, which came ... »

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'Star Wars' tops movie music poll

23 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Star Wars has topped a best movie music poll. The score by John Williams for the 1977 blockbuster was named the best sci-fi movie soundtrack of all time. James Horner's theme for Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan came in second. Vangelis's music for Blade Runner placed third on the list compiled by Total Sci-Fi. Williams won both an Academy Award and Grammy for his work on the original film and he contributed to all six movies in the franchise. His composition for Close (more) »

- By Tim Parks

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Star Wars Soundtrack Tops Movie Music Poll

23 September 2009 9:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The soundtrack for sci-fi blockbuster Star Wars has been voted out of this world - it has topped a new poll.

The score for the opening of the hit films, originally written for the first feature by John Williams in 1977, has been voted sci-fi fans' favourite movie music.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan came second, while Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner landed the third position - despite recently being named the best sci-fi film in history.

Queen's memorable Flash Gordon theme, 2001: A Space Odyssey's eerie tune, and James Horner's Aliens soundtrack also made the top ten in the survey conducted by website Totalscifionline.com. »

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Journey Through The Music Of 'Star Trek'

30 August 2009 2:10 AM, PDT | AirlockAlpha.com | See recent Airlock Alpha news »

James Horner and the late Jerry Goldsmith may both be considered among the most acclaimed composers in cinema, but the two men share another thing in common. They.ve both written music for the Star Trek franchise. In fact, between the two of them, they have composed the scores for six films in the series. Including the work of Horner and Goldsmith, .The Music of Star Trek. features 16 selections from the franchise, one for each .Star Trek. film and television series. Performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the album is essentially a musical journey through more than 40 years of one of popular culture.s most iconic mainstays. What makes the album such an enjoyable listen is the variety of material included. Unlike the Star Wars series -. which relied solely on music by ... »

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Retro Cafe: Was 'Aliens' the Best Science Fiction Sequel Ever?

19 August 2009 12:05 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

"There Are Some Places In The Universe You Don't Go Alone."

So said the tag line advertising the main feature at London's Odeon Leicester Square in August 1986. The film on show was Aliens, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 1979 sci-fi horror movie Alien. Fans of the first film had waited a long time to see what new horrors would be inflicted on Alien's heroine, Ellen Ripley, and her beloved cat. Some feared the cat might be the unfortunate host of writer and director James Cameron's new generation of stomach-bursting beasts. The young Canadian director was keeping the truth close to his chest, though.

Despite the secrecy, moviegoers and critics were optimistic that they would get something good from the man who had thrilled them with The Terminator. As one of them, I went to the Odeon Leicester Square to see Aliens one week after it went on general »

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Sr Pick: Our Favorite Guilty Pleasure Movies

11 August 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

After my Cult Movies article got people talking and listing their favorite cult picks, I decided it was time for us at Screen Rant to confess to our favorite (and likely embarrassing) “Guilty Pleasure” movies. Before I get to the list, I wanted to first talk about what a “Guilty Pleasure Movie” is.

A Guilty Pleasure, according to Wikipedia, “is something one considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt for enjoying it.  Often, the “guilt” involved is simply fear of others discovering one’s lowbrow or otherwise embarrassing tastes, rather than actual moral guilt. Fashion, music, and food can be examples of guilty pleasures.”

 

Those are easy-to-list guilty pleasures, along with TV shows (any reality show on VH1, really). However, I’m looking for the Movies we all hate to admit we love.  To give you an example, Titanic was listed number one by Sr owner and editor-in-chief Vic Holtreman.  Why is it a guilty pleasure movie? »

- Heath McKnight

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3 New Star Trek DVD Sets to Hit the DVD and Blu-ray Shelves on September 22nd

20 July 2009 2:51 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

In anticipation of the home entertainment debut of J.J. Abrams' thrilling reinvention of the Star Trek franchise, Paramount Home Entertainment will give audiences the chance to revisit where it all began with a galaxy full of new DVD and Blu-ray releases. Docking on September 22, 2009 are the Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection on DVD, which includes the first six "Star Trek" films and loads of special features; the Star Trek: The Next Generation Film Collection on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray, featuring the four "Star Trek" films starring the Next Generation crew with new special features, plus a bonus disc with over an hour of additional content; Star Trek: The Original Series Season Two on Blu-ray in high definition for the first time ever; plus Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and »

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The Top 5 Astronaut Movies of All Time

8 July 2009 3:52 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Everyone has looked up into a clear evening sky to conduct their own survey of distant pinpricks in the regularly-occurring blackness. Passing aircraft, the stars and that which is always largest in the night sky - the Moon.

July 20, 2009, marks the 40th Anniversary of man landing on the Moon, and to showcase a different flavor of that same obsession, Screen Rant's newest writer (yours truly), dons his newly-minted writing/explorer spacesuit to provide a listing of the Top 5 Astronaut Movies - a look back at the best storytelling that put you into the shoes of those who have Truly gone boldly where we hope many more men (and women) will eventually go.

Cultures that predate written records have told stories of the moon. From the legendary tales of ancient African tribes, to the technology-laden yarns of  Nasa and the men of Apollo, we have become familiar with the process »

- Mike Wilkerson

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