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2009 | 2008
12 articles from 2009
A-List Film Composer Habits for Any-List Film Schedules
4 November 2009 10:21 AM, PST | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »
The Creative Process. It's a tough thing to talk about for me because my creative process (Cp) is in such a constant state of flux all of the time. From project to project, my Cp changes up drastically. And then sometimes, what worked on one project also works great on the next.
What I will offer today is a sneak peek into the creative habits of some of the composers that I've worked with over the few years that I've been assisting. From these great composers, I've gleaned many secrets, tricks, templates, skills, and techniques - some that I use in my own work, and others that I don't, but might someday. The thing that I've always noticed about each composer though, no matter who they were or what they were working on, is that these tricks and secrets were really "habitual" in their work flows. These are things that »
- noreply@blogger.com (Jai Meghan)
What Makes a "Great" Collaboration?
20 October 2009 10:48 AM, PDT | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »
This last weekend, a good friend of mine from northern California stayed with us for three days as he finished business here in La on a little festival film that I scored for him earlier this year. It dawned on me this weekend — as we sat around, drinking endless amounts of CocaCola Slurpees, and talking movies — just how much fun it is to collaborate with someone you also have a solid friendship with. Many great conversations were had, but one sticks out the most, and is an interesting discussion starter here:
If we didn't have our projects in common with our directors, would we still be friends?
As for me and my friend Scott, we really couldn't answer that question. Who knows? The fact is that we do have film in common, so the point is sort of moot. But that got me thinking about us as collaborators. What makes it work? »
- noreply@blogger.com (Deane Ogden)
Cinema release inspirations including G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
7 August 2009 3:06 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Morning Boxwishers and say a big hello to your weekend. Here in the UK, the weather is promising to be as dismal and depressing as ever so we’re pleased to report that there’s quite an interesting range of new movies on theatrical release from today. Although it hasn’t really been helped by a muted promotional campaign, there’s big-budget action on offer with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, raunchy romance in The Ugly Truth and scares a-plenty in horror Orphan. So avoid the rain by heading down to your local cinema and pretend this isn’t a dreary wash-out summer.
If you see… Explosive action adventure G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in which the elite military team called G.I. Joe take on the villainous organisation known as Cobra, starring Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller.
Why Not Grab some of the »
Contest: Win Huge from Orphan!
19 July 2009 8:22 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
On July 24 Orphan will be adopted by moviegoers nationwide. This film stars Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, the riveting Isabelle Fuhrman and it's directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. To celebrate we are giving away a jewelry box, mugs, t-shirts and more! Check out a full listing of prizes below.
We're giving away the following prizes to various winners:
- Jewelry Box with Etched Title Treatment on Mirror
- Glow in the Dark Paint with Writable Tip and Card
- Orphan Mug (Bpa Free)
- Orphan Black Cap
- Orphan Next Level Men's Esther T-shirt
- Orphan Next Level Ladies Esther Tank Top
Tons of winners! Tons of prizes! Enter today!
The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to »
"Orphan" - New interview clips and film clips!
19 July 2009 12:16 PM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Jimmy Bennett, Isabelle Fuhrmann, Aryana Engineer, Lorry Ayers Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra Written By: David Johnson, Alex Mace Produced By: Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Erik Olsen, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Don Carmody, Steve Richards Plot: The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman)...but Esther is not what she appears to be and, concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther's sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded »
Twilight honored as a “Film of Vision”
11 June 2009 4:25 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Twilight is a “film of vision” … um, really? Average reviews, and it didn’t explode at the box office, with a lot of staying power. I’m not saying the film doesn’t have a huge following but doesn’t that come down to two things … the novel (a fun read) and Robert Pattison (from what I here, he’s a looker). As always, awards are nice, and those who made the film should feel honored, but let’s hope The Twilight Saga: New Moon steps it up a notch. Here’s the news release.
“Twilight” will be hailed as a “film of vision” at the 36th annual Vision Awards, to be held June 27 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
The event also will honor such entertainment figures as Lawrence Bender, Jim Walton, Matthew Weiner, Ian Sander, Kim Moses, Diane Ladd, Shonda Rimes, Jillian Michaels and Stephen Nemeth. »
- Jeff Bayer
"Twilight" to be Honored as Film of Vision...Really?
10 June 2009 2:23 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
The vampire romance film "Twilight" is being considered as one of the best and brightest. The flick, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, is one of the movies being honored at the 36th Annual Vision Awards to be held on June 27 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Here's the complete press release, and for the Vision Awards website, click here.
Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 2009 - Many of Hollywood.s best and brightest in film, television and music will descend upon the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, on Saturday, June 27 for the star-studded, 36th Annual Vision Awards .. The gala fundraising event, which has become an annual Hollywood tradition, honors entertainment and business luminaries as well as medical professionals who have exhibited exceptional gifts of sight, foresight and insight in the creative arts, related technologies and medical research.
Presented by Rp International, the nation.s leading non-profit fighting Retinitis Pigmentosa and other blinding eye diseases, »
- Manny
DVD inspirations including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
8 June 2009 1:56 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Hello and good morning to you Boxwishers. Last week we welcomed Slumdog Millionaire into our DVD collection and this week we make some space for some more Oscar winners. So polish off your acceptance speech as we’ve got three-time winner The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (it took home Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects and Best Make-up) and political drama Milk for which star Sean Penn took home his second Best Actor prize (it also won Best Original Screenplay). Not to mention Tom Cruise getting all historical in Valkyrie and gruesome horror with My Bloody Valentine 3D. Something for everyone.
If you see… Brad Pitt star as the titular Benjamin, a man who ages in reverse in the sweeping love story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button co-starring Cate Blanchett.
Why Not Read the short story of the same name by American great, F. Scott Fitzgerald upon which the movie is based. »
35th Annual Saturn Awards Nominees in Feature Film
10 March 2009 8:42 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
"The Dark Knight" may not get much from the 2009 Oscars, but it definitely received big recognition from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror as the academy announced the nominations for the 35th annual Saturn Awards. On Tuesday, March 10, it was unraveled the 2008 biggest selling movie has led the pack with 11 nods in its pocket.
One of the counts the superhero movie nabbed was for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film. In the category, it will compete against two of Clint Eastwood's films, "Changeling" and "Gran Torino", a James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace", a Don Cheadle-starrer thriller "Traitor" and a Bryan Singer's world war II drama "Valkyrie".
Aside from Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film nom, "Dark Knight" also picked up gongs for its stars,
Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart and Heath Ledger, as well as for director Christopher Nolan. Nolan was also up for the Best »
- AceShowbiz.com
International Film Music Critics Announce 2008 Nominees
16 January 2009 4:43 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I don't believe I have ever reported the nominees for the International Film Music Critics Association before, but in the spirit of covering more award season news than is probably necessary I figured, "What the hell?" The nominees listed below make up the fifth annual International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Excellence with Wall-e receiving the most nominations including Film Score of the Year, Best Score for an Animated Film, Best Film Composition (for "Define Dancing") and Composer of the Year for Thomas Newman. The other big nominee is Danny Elfman who received the most individual nominations this year with seven: Composer of the Year; Film Score of the Year and Best Documentary Score for Standard Operating Procedure; Best Drama Score for Milk; Best Action/Adventure Score and Best Individual Cue for Wanted ("Success Montage"); and Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Score for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The International »
- Brad Brevet
Danny Elfman is Scoring McG's Terminator Salvation
9 January 2009 3:54 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Answer me this: Why do we only report that Danny Elfman will score a film and not any other composer? Does it had to do with the fact that Danny Elfman makes such wonderful scores? Or does it have to do with the fact that he always scores Tim Burton's movies, too? Who knows what the answer to that question really is, because here we are, reporting that Danny Elfman will be scoring Terminator Salvation. Ironically, it was Brad Fiedel, and not Elfman, who scored the original two Terminator movies and gave us that unforgettable Terminator theme. But Fiedel hasn't done any work since 1999, so Elfman it is! This news was confirmed by MTV earlier today, who talked with Elfman last night. Will he incorporate Fiedel's theme into some of his work, just like John Ottman did with John Williams' original Superman theme for Superman Returns? "I think »
- Alex Billington
Sound Off: Best Movies Scores of 2008 - What Are Your Favorites?
5 January 2009 1:29 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
I love movie scores. And even the best ones sadly never get mentioned enough. So as a way of highlighting some of the very best movies scores of last year, I thought I'd start this discussion today. I was heavily inspired by ScoreKeeper's Top 10 Best Scores Of 2008, which just hit this morning, because it features a very odd yet respectable list of great soundtracks. I won't spoil his top choice (you can find the list below), but it's definitely something that no one was expecting. As for my own favorite scores, well, where do I begin? Most recently I was quite fond of John Ottman's score for Valkyrie, but besides that, there are quite a few good ones to choose from. Before I get to my own list, let's look at what ScoreKeeper chose. We'll kick this off by checking out his list before we get into mine. You »
- Alex Billington
2009 | 2008
12 articles from 2009
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