When it comes to the postproduction process on movies during a pandemic, much of the work doesn’t have to change dramatically. Film editors, after all, are used to sitting in dark rooms, often by themselves; sound editors and visual-effects artists can also do their work in front of computer screens and share it with co-workers without needing to be in the same room.
But recording a movie’s musical score is different. Unless a composer both writes and performs everything him or herself, a film score involves getting people together to play music — in the case of orchestral scores, getting lots of people together to play music. When George Clooney talked to TheWrap about finishing his film “The Midnight Sky” during the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance, he said recording the music was the single hardest part of the process.
And Trent Reznor, composer of the score to David Fincher’s “Mank” with Atticus Ross,...
But recording a movie’s musical score is different. Unless a composer both writes and performs everything him or herself, a film score involves getting people together to play music — in the case of orchestral scores, getting lots of people together to play music. When George Clooney talked to TheWrap about finishing his film “The Midnight Sky” during the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance, he said recording the music was the single hardest part of the process.
And Trent Reznor, composer of the score to David Fincher’s “Mank” with Atticus Ross,...
- 1/13/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Synchron Stage Vienna, a brand-new scoring stage and post-production facility, reopened in the City of Music merging the historic building with cutting-edge technology, making it a unique and one-of-a-kind recording studio.
Early March, Remote Control Productions chose Synchron Stage Vienna to record music for the upcoming Ron Howard directed feature “Inferno” (score by Hans Zimmer) and for the new Netflix series “The Crown” (score by Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson- Williams), created by Peter Morgan (“The Queen”). The Synchron Stage Orchestra was conducted by Johannes Vogel.
Rupert Gregson-Williams, Peter Morgan, Julian Jarrold c Heinz Zeggl
One of the world’s leading virtual instrument and sample library companies, Vienna Symphonic Library, took the initiative to renovate the landmark and upgraded the interior, providing a world class recording facility. Located in the Austrian capital, the complex offers state-of-the-art recording technology, superior acoustics, and a unique integration of Vsl’s award-winning software applications such as Vienna Mir Pro.
Early March, Remote Control Productions chose Synchron Stage Vienna to record music for the upcoming Ron Howard directed feature “Inferno” (score by Hans Zimmer) and for the new Netflix series “The Crown” (score by Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson- Williams), created by Peter Morgan (“The Queen”). The Synchron Stage Orchestra was conducted by Johannes Vogel.
Rupert Gregson-Williams, Peter Morgan, Julian Jarrold c Heinz Zeggl
One of the world’s leading virtual instrument and sample library companies, Vienna Symphonic Library, took the initiative to renovate the landmark and upgraded the interior, providing a world class recording facility. Located in the Austrian capital, the complex offers state-of-the-art recording technology, superior acoustics, and a unique integration of Vsl’s award-winning software applications such as Vienna Mir Pro.
- 3/22/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Deane and Brian return from a two month break to chat with acclaimed Hollywood composer and orchestrator Conrad Pope about his life in music, his long-standing working relationship with John Williams, and his experience on this summer’s monster hit, Godzilla. Conrad also offers his thoughts on the Los Angeles musicians union saga, his first ever film score job, The Rocketeer, and how Midi can positively or negatively affect a film score. Deane and Brian also squeeze in a discussion on the very prickly subject of the value of your reputation as a private person versus your reputation as a professional entity.
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- 6/28/2014
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Composer Abel Korzeniowski was the big winner at this year's International Film Music Critics Association Awards, landing two prizes for his work on Carlo Carlei's "Romeo and Juliet" and an overall composer of the year honor as well. Nominations leader "Evil Dead" won two awards, while none of this year's Oscar nominees were able to secure any hardware. Check out the nominees here, the full list of winners below and remember to keep track of the season via The Circuit. Film Score of the Year "Romeo and Juliet" (Abel Korzeniowski) Film Composer of the Year Abel Korzeniowski Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year Laurent Eyquem Best Original Score for a Drama Film "Romeo and Juliet" (Abel Korzeniowski) Best Original Score for a Comedy Film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (Theodore Shapiro) Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film "Grand Piano" (Víctor Reyes) Best Original Score for...
- 2/23/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Odd List Ivan Radford 7 Jan 2014 - 06:37
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
- 1/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
One hundred fourteen scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 will be vying for nominations in the Original Score category for the 86th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
Nomination voting in all Oscar categories begins Friday, December 27 and ends Wednesday, January 8.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Admission,” Stephen Trask, composer
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” Daniel Hart, composer
“All Is Lost,” Alex Ebert, composer
“Alone Yet Not Alone,” William Ross, composer
“The Armstrong Lie,...
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
Nomination voting in all Oscar categories begins Friday, December 27 and ends Wednesday, January 8.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Admission,” Stephen Trask, composer
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” Daniel Hart, composer
“All Is Lost,” Alex Ebert, composer
“Alone Yet Not Alone,” William Ross, composer
“The Armstrong Lie,...
- 12/13/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Senior executives at the Academy announced on Dec 12 that 114 scores have been submitted for the original score Oscar category.Scroll down for full list
A reminder list of works submitted will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the music branch, who will vote in the order of their preference for up to five scores.
Those five that receive the highest number of votes will be announced as nominees on January 16 2014.
According to the rules, to be eligible the original score must be a “substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer.
Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.”
Admission, Stephen Trask
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Daniel Hart
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A reminder list of works submitted will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the music branch, who will vote in the order of their preference for up to five scores.
Those five that receive the highest number of votes will be announced as nominees on January 16 2014.
According to the rules, to be eligible the original score must be a “substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer.
Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.”
Admission, Stephen Trask
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Daniel Hart
[link...
- 12/12/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to the art documentary "Tim's Vermeer," directed by Teller, the famed magician of Penn & Teller fame. The film follows Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, as he attempts to solve how 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer managed to paint photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography. The film features a score by composter Conrad Pope ("My Week With Marilyn") and cinematography by "A Scanner Darkly" Dp Shane F. Kelly. "My buddy, Tim Jenison, told me over supper he was going to try to paint a Vermeer," said producer Penn Jillette. "Tim is a genius, but I'm a skeptic. I wanted to see him do it. Teller has been the Penn & Teller de facto director since our beginnings so we made a movie of Tim's whole monomaniacal trip. Having Sony Pictures Classics as the first words on the screen means it's more than...
- 7/29/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brings you the Oscars (yep, that's why they're called Academy Awards), and on Friday, the organization announced that it was prepared to invite 176 new folks to its fold.
In a list posted on its website, the Academy deemed Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin, Terrence Malick, Jonah Hill, Berenice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer and a host of other film luminaries worthy of inclusion in its nearly 6,000-member army.
The Academy has drawn the ire of critics who bemoan its overwhelmingly male, white population. A Los Angeles Times investigation found that of all Academy members, 94 percent are Caucasian and 77 percent are male. A mere 2 percent are black, with Latinos constituting an even smaller portion. Only 14 percent of members are under the age of 50.
Full members of the Academy select and vote on Oscars nominees. The organization was started in 1927 and is now governed by a 43-person board.
In a list posted on its website, the Academy deemed Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin, Terrence Malick, Jonah Hill, Berenice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer and a host of other film luminaries worthy of inclusion in its nearly 6,000-member army.
The Academy has drawn the ire of critics who bemoan its overwhelmingly male, white population. A Los Angeles Times investigation found that of all Academy members, 94 percent are Caucasian and 77 percent are male. A mere 2 percent are black, with Latinos constituting an even smaller portion. Only 14 percent of members are under the age of 50.
Full members of the Academy select and vote on Oscars nominees. The organization was started in 1927 and is now governed by a 43-person board.
- 6/29/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 176 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2012 to the Academy.s roster of members.
.These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,. said Academy President Tom Sherak. .I.m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member..
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
The 2012 invitees are:
Actors
Simon Baker . .Margin Call,. .L.A. Confidential.
Sean Bean . .Flightplan,. .The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Bérénice Bejo . .The Artist,. .Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.
Tom Berenger . .Inception,. .Platoon.
Demián Bichir . .A Better Life,. .Che.
Jessica Chastain . .The Help,. .The Tree of Life.
Clifton Collins,...
.These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,. said Academy President Tom Sherak. .I.m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member..
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
The 2012 invitees are:
Actors
Simon Baker . .Margin Call,. .L.A. Confidential.
Sean Bean . .Flightplan,. .The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Bérénice Bejo . .The Artist,. .Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.
Tom Berenger . .Inception,. .Platoon.
Demián Bichir . .A Better Life,. .Che.
Jessica Chastain . .The Help,. .The Tree of Life.
Clifton Collins,...
- 6/29/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended their 2012 membership invitations today to 176 lucky actors, directors, cinematographers, and other members of the filmmaking industry.
Terrence Malick, who somehow wasn’t already a member, received an invitation, as did fellow directors Rodrigo Garcia and Asghar Farhadi.
For actors, Melissa McCarthy’s invitation continues her incredible post-Bridesmaids rise. In addition, actors Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Andy Serkis, Jessica Chastain, and Octavia Spencer were all invited to be members, among others.
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003, according to the Academy’s website.
Terrence Malick, who somehow wasn’t already a member, received an invitation, as did fellow directors Rodrigo Garcia and Asghar Farhadi.
For actors, Melissa McCarthy’s invitation continues her incredible post-Bridesmaids rise. In addition, actors Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Andy Serkis, Jessica Chastain, and Octavia Spencer were all invited to be members, among others.
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003, according to the Academy’s website.
- 6/29/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside Movies
HollywoodNews.com: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 176 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2012 to the Academy’s roster of members.
“These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “I’m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member.”
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
The 2012 invitees are:
Actors
Simon Baker – “Margin Call,” “L.A. Confidential”
Sean Bean – “Flightplan,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
Bérénice Bejo – “The Artist,” “Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies”
Tom Berenger – “Inception,” “Platoon”
Demián Bichir – “A Better Life,” “Che”
Jessica Chastain – “The Help,” “The Tree of Life”
Clifton Collins,...
“These film professionals represent some of the most talented, most passionate contributors to our industry,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “I’m glad to recognize that by calling each of them a fellow Academy member.”
Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003.
The 2012 invitees are:
Actors
Simon Baker – “Margin Call,” “L.A. Confidential”
Sean Bean – “Flightplan,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
Bérénice Bejo – “The Artist,” “Oss 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies”
Tom Berenger – “Inception,” “Platoon”
Demián Bichir – “A Better Life,” “Che”
Jessica Chastain – “The Help,” “The Tree of Life”
Clifton Collins,...
- 6/29/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
[1] Yup, that's Michael Giacchino striking the goofy pose in the header image, but don't let the silliness fool you -- he's one of the hottest film and TV composers working today, and one of the main reasons you should be excited about the rest of this post. After the jump: Listen to ten minutes of Michael Giacchino's score for John Carter Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained could be getting an unusual take on Frank Sinatra's "My Way" Wes Anderson reunites with Fantastic Mr. Fox composer Alexandre Desplat for Moonrise Kingdom The Artist ponders a concert tour with live orchestra Early impressions of the John Carter footage has [2] been [3] mixed [4] so far, but there's one part of the movie that definitely seems worth looking forward to, and that's the original score from Michael Giacchino. The Academy Award-winning composer recently appeared as a guest on the radio show Movies on the Radio,...
- 12/20/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Focus Features have announced their initial 2012 slate, but there is one film we are most excited to see above the rest. We’ll get to the others first though. Paul Weitz‘s Being Flynn, a drama starring Robert De Niro, Paul Dano and Julianne Moore has been given a March 2nd, 2012 limited release. Check out more about the film at our trailer post, which will go up against The Lorax, Project X and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.
They also set a date for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, from Nick & Norah screenwriter Lorene Scafaria – who’s making her directorial debut. It stars Keira Knightley as Steve Carell‘s neighbor, who asks to help him find his childhood sweetheart when news breaks of an asteroid that’s about to collide with and destroy Earth. The film will arrive in limited release on April 20th, 2012 alongside Escape From M.
They also set a date for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, from Nick & Norah screenwriter Lorene Scafaria – who’s making her directorial debut. It stars Keira Knightley as Steve Carell‘s neighbor, who asks to help him find his childhood sweetheart when news breaks of an asteroid that’s about to collide with and destroy Earth. The film will arrive in limited release on April 20th, 2012 alongside Escape From M.
- 12/16/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Tom Provost.s feature film debut The Presence starts with a tranquil scene of a boat traveling up river. The imagery is relaxing and beautiful but it.s accompanied by Conrad Pope.s original score which is anything but. There.s a sense of dread as the song plays on and Mira Sorvino.s character, whose name is never revealed, arrives on a remote island. The house she.s headed to hasn.t been modernized: there.s no fridge, no lights, no faucet and no bathroom. The woman arrives by herself but she.s not alone and it.s not quite clear who the film.s title refers to because there.s also more than one ghostly entity.
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- 11/30/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Marilyn Monroe was a complicated woman. Even today, people struggle to make sense of her life and career. For many, she was merely a starlet, a famous actress and icon with the world wrapped around her finger. They believe she had the perfect life. The truth, however, is the subject of My Week With Marilyn. The story revolves around a young man named Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) who wishes to make his own way by breaking into the motion picture business, instead of riding on his father.s success. Colin ventures out to obtain a job — any job will do — with Sir Laurence Olivier.s production company in London. Colin.s timing and youthful determination lands him on the set of The Prince And The Showgirl. This is how he meets Marilyn Monroe, played by Michelle Williams.
As London prepares for the arrival of the world.s most famous woman,...
As London prepares for the arrival of the world.s most famous woman,...
- 11/25/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
My Week With Marilyn is an all-out prestige picture if there ever was one. Based on the memoir of a young man who fell in love with Marilyn Monroe during his first film job, it's a real life story that practically has "Oscar" etched across every frame. It's a movie about making movies, and features larger-than-life performances of real Hollywood stars by real Hollywood stars. But putting all of that aside, the film itself is pretty damn good.
23-year-old Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne) wants to get into film production. Thanks to the connections of his wealthy parents, he joins Laurence Olivier's (Kenneth Branagh) production company as Olivier's personal assistant and 3rd Ad on a new film, The Prince and the Showgirl. The film is set to star Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams), and the media frenzy builds as Marilyn comes to England for the first time. She's not only there for the film,...
- 11/8/2011
- by benp
- GeekTyrant
Once again, we have a bumper crop of soundtracks for you, starting with Alberto Iglesias’s score of Pedro Almodóvar’s unhinged plastic-surgery-‘em-up thriller The Skin I Live In. Like the film, Iglesias’s music is taught and calculated but also expressive and often beautiful, with plenty of baroque-esque plinky plonky strings and piano. Also included is Trentmöller’s ‘Shades of Marble’, a percussive track that escalates into bursts of overwrought guitar histrionics and is the best track on the album.
Next is Cliff Martinez’s music from Drive, one of about 3,294 Ryan Gosling movies released in the last couple of weeks. The score is slinky and synthy and as suitably cool as the film itself (so I’m told). There’s also a quintet of songs used in the film by artists such as Chromatics, Desire and Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx who offer the album’s opening salvo, the unsettling...
Next is Cliff Martinez’s music from Drive, one of about 3,294 Ryan Gosling movies released in the last couple of weeks. The score is slinky and synthy and as suitably cool as the film itself (so I’m told). There’s also a quintet of songs used in the film by artists such as Chromatics, Desire and Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx who offer the album’s opening salvo, the unsettling...
- 11/1/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Michelle Williams Sings On 'My Week With Marilyn' Soundtrack; Also Dean Martin, Nat King Cole & More
Not only has Michelle Williams put on the platinum blonde hair to play to the legendary (and curvaceous) Marilyn Monroe, she's trying out her singing voice as well in the upcoming "My Week With Marilyn." As you already know, the movie centers around the actress' trying time on the set of Laurence Olivier's "The Prince And The Showgirl" and in addition to singing "I Found A Dream" that was featured in the movie, Williams tries Monroe's breathy voice on in a few other selections as well. Spanning twenty-four tracks the soundtrack is a mix of Conrad Pope and Alexandre Desplat's…...
- 10/25/2011
- The Playlist
Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack release for the drama My Week with Marilyn. The album includes the original score by Conrad Pope. Alexandre Desplat has written Marilyn’s Theme for the film and pianist Lang Lang is performing on the score. Also featured on the album are several period songs by Nat King Cole, a medley of When Love Goes Wrong and Heat Wave, as well as the end title song That Old Black Magic performed by lead actress Michelle Williams. Audio clips are available after the jump. The album will be released digitally on November 1, 2011 on Amazon and iTunes and a physical release is planned for later in the month. Check back on this page for the CD release date. My Week with Marilyn is directed by Simon Curtis and stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond, Derek Jacobi and Dougray Scott.
- 10/21/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
*full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Lionsgate.
Director/writer: Tom Provost.
Tagline: "Don't believe everything your hear."
Lionsgate is distributing Tom Provost's The Presence on DVD today and appropriately, here is a review on this, sometimes romantic, thriller.The Presence stars Mira Sovino as "The Woman." She vacations to a nearby cabin to deal with some emotional pain. Here, there is only more suffering with a duo of ghosts tormenting her at various points in the film. "The Man" is played by Justin Kirk in a somewhat awkward style. Other film messages might also seem awkward. The film is really centered on some elements of Christian mythos including temptation to sin, the Devil and reaching a higher power through good deeds. Other viewers might find something different in theme, but this was the central message seen by this reviewer.
One could also say that the...
Director/writer: Tom Provost.
Tagline: "Don't believe everything your hear."
Lionsgate is distributing Tom Provost's The Presence on DVD today and appropriately, here is a review on this, sometimes romantic, thriller.The Presence stars Mira Sovino as "The Woman." She vacations to a nearby cabin to deal with some emotional pain. Here, there is only more suffering with a duo of ghosts tormenting her at various points in the film. "The Man" is played by Justin Kirk in a somewhat awkward style. Other film messages might also seem awkward. The film is really centered on some elements of Christian mythos including temptation to sin, the Devil and reaching a higher power through good deeds. Other viewers might find something different in theme, but this was the central message seen by this reviewer.
One could also say that the...
- 10/5/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Screamworks Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie horror thriller The Presence. The album features the original score by Conrad Pope (Pavilion of Women, the upcoming My Week with Marilyn). The soundtrack will be released both on CD and digitally on October 4, 2011. The Presence is written and directed by Tom Provost and stars Mina Sorvino, Shane West and Tony Curran. The movie centers on a woman who travels to an isolated cabin where she finds herself stalked by an apparition who has come to inhabit her space as his own. The film will be released in the Us on DVD on October 4 by Lionsgate. To learn more about the picture, visit the official movie website.
- 9/3/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Update (August 23, 2011): We have learned that composer Alexandre Desplat has written a theme for My Week with Marilyn. The piece called Marilyn’s Theme will be adapted by Conrad Pope into his score. Pope has been an orchestrator on a number of movies scored by Desplat in the past couple of years. Most recently, he worked with the composer on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Conrad Pope is currently scoring the upcoming drama My Week with Marilyn. The movie directed by Simon Curtis stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond, Derek Jacobi and Dougray Scott. The film chronicles a week in the life of Monroe during the production of Laurence Olivier’s film The Prince and the Showgirl. Screenwriter Adrian Hodges adapted the memoirs of Colin Clark, the assistant who worked with Monroe on the production of the picture.
Conrad Pope is currently scoring the upcoming drama My Week with Marilyn. The movie directed by Simon Curtis stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond, Derek Jacobi and Dougray Scott. The film chronicles a week in the life of Monroe during the production of Laurence Olivier’s film The Prince and the Showgirl. Screenwriter Adrian Hodges adapted the memoirs of Colin Clark, the assistant who worked with Monroe on the production of the picture.
- 8/23/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Just in case anyone was thinking that The Wolfman would suddenly become an uneventful production, MoviesScore Magazine has just reported that Danny Elfman’s previously rejected score for the upcoming Universal remake has been reinstated, and that Paul Haslinger’s (Underworld) replacement score has, itself, been replaced.
Per MovieScore:
The replacement of Elfman’s, reportedly, old-fashioned orchestral score with music by ex Tangerine Dream-member Haslinger, who is best known for his electronic scores, was heavily debated in the film music community. The fact that Elfman’s score is back in the film, and the back-and-forth process of the film’s musical approach, implies that the filmmakers have had a difficult time to decide in what direction to take the film.
Additional scoring is apparently necessary to complete the music for the film, but Elfman is currently working on Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland, so Elfman associate Conrad Pope...
Per MovieScore:
The replacement of Elfman’s, reportedly, old-fashioned orchestral score with music by ex Tangerine Dream-member Haslinger, who is best known for his electronic scores, was heavily debated in the film music community. The fact that Elfman’s score is back in the film, and the back-and-forth process of the film’s musical approach, implies that the filmmakers have had a difficult time to decide in what direction to take the film.
Additional scoring is apparently necessary to complete the music for the film, but Elfman is currently working on Tim Burton’s upcoming Alice in Wonderland, so Elfman associate Conrad Pope...
- 1/21/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
News about The Wolfman has us excited one second and terrified the next. It seems like for every cause for concern there is an equally exciting reason to rejoice. Today there's more news that falls on the side of good.
According to MovieScore Magazine, Danny Elfman's once-jettisoned score is back in place:
The replacement of Elfman’s, reportedly, old-fashioned orchestral score with music by ex Tangerine Dream-member [Paul] Haslinger, who is best known for his electronic scores, was heavily debated in the film music community. The fact that Elfman’s score is back in the film, and the back-and-forth process of the film’s musical approach, implies that the filmmakers have had a difficult time to decide in what direction to take the film. It is scheduled to premiere on February 12. According to Cinemusic.net, additional composers (including Conrad Pope) has been brought in to finish the score in...
According to MovieScore Magazine, Danny Elfman's once-jettisoned score is back in place:
The replacement of Elfman’s, reportedly, old-fashioned orchestral score with music by ex Tangerine Dream-member [Paul] Haslinger, who is best known for his electronic scores, was heavily debated in the film music community. The fact that Elfman’s score is back in the film, and the back-and-forth process of the film’s musical approach, implies that the filmmakers have had a difficult time to decide in what direction to take the film. It is scheduled to premiere on February 12. According to Cinemusic.net, additional composers (including Conrad Pope) has been brought in to finish the score in...
- 1/21/2010
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
Paul Haslinger (former member of Tangerine Dream) is out. Danny Elfman is back in on The Wolfman . That's the word from MovieScore Magazine who reports Universal's remake, directed by Joe Johnston, is indeed going back to the classical score Elfman created for the film. If you recall, Universal announced last November that Haslinger was replacing Elfman for unknown reasons. Although Elfman's score is being put back into the picture, it doesn't mean he's available to complete what he started. He's currently working on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland . To help finish the music in time, Universal has called on composer Conrad Pope (who served as an orchestrator on Elfman's score for Sleepy Hollow ), so the piece is still in good hands!
- 1/20/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
As you probably know, composer John Williams goes back a long time with Steven Spielberg. He has written some of the most memorable scores of all time - Jaws, Raider of the Lost Ark, Superman, and Star Wars leap to mind - and some of his most successful pieces are for Spielberg films.
They're working together again on Tintin, and Williams' orchestrator, Conrad Pope, recently talked to the John Williams Fan Network about the film's score. He leaves very little doubt about his feelings toward the new project, either.
"It will become a classic, I think," admitted Pope. "To give more information would be to reveal things that I don't think Jw would want to say."...
They're working together again on Tintin, and Williams' orchestrator, Conrad Pope, recently talked to the John Williams Fan Network about the film's score. He leaves very little doubt about his feelings toward the new project, either.
"It will become a classic, I think," admitted Pope. "To give more information would be to reveal things that I don't think Jw would want to say."...
- 9/5/2009
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Penka Kouneva was born in Bulgaria, but she's been living in the United States since 1990. During this time, she estabilished herself as one of the most reliable orchestrators in the business. She worked extensively with Patrick Williams and now she's one of the regular orchestrators of Cliff Eidelman, Alfons Conde and Steve Jablonsky. Apart from orchestrating, Penka also started a film scoring career which currently includes titles like Chupacabra Terror, The Third Nail and most recently Midnight Movie.
What could you tell us about your musical education?
My mother was a professor of music theory and analysis at the Bulgarian Conservatory of music. I went to a High School of Music, then to the Bulgarian Conservatory (with a degree in Theory). In 1990, I received Mary Duke Biddle Fellowship for Master's degree in composition at Duke.
I got Masters and Doctorate at Duke University where my teacher Stephen Jaffe was exceptonally supportive and encouraging.
What could you tell us about your musical education?
My mother was a professor of music theory and analysis at the Bulgarian Conservatory of music. I went to a High School of Music, then to the Bulgarian Conservatory (with a degree in Theory). In 1990, I received Mary Duke Biddle Fellowship for Master's degree in composition at Duke.
I got Masters and Doctorate at Duke University where my teacher Stephen Jaffe was exceptonally supportive and encouraging.
- 4/1/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
Actress Anne DeSalvo has corralled a swell cast for her behind-the-camera feature debut, but heavy-handed scripting and unsteady di-rection make "The Amati Girls" a considerably uphill battle.
There's no shortage of heart-ache or humor in her slice of Italian-American family life, but more often than not, the portions are dished out in heaping melodramatic hunks that allow her capable performers little breathing room.
Distributed by Providence Entertainment, which had success with "The Omega Code", the picture won't make much noise in theaters before its scheduled airing on Fox Family Channel this year.
DeSalvo has obviously drawn from elements of her Philadelphia family background for her portrait of the four sisters and their widowed mother who comprise the Amati famiglia.
There's Grace (Mercedes Ruehl), the eldest, who's constantly being taken for granted by her demanding husband, Joe Paul Sorvino), much to the aggravation of sister Denise (Dinah Manoff), who always seems to be chasing another dead-end dream.
Sibling Christine (Sean Young -- yes, that Sean Young, and she appears every bit as self--conscious about trying to pass for ethnic as one would think) has separated from her workaholic hubby, Paul (Jamey Sheridan), and it's a move that doesn't sit well with widowed matriarch Dolly (Cloris Leachman), who believes in the concept of quietly accepting the cards one is dealt even as she begins making plans for her unlikely imminent funeral.
They all form an overly protective circle around the mentally challenged baby of the family, Dolores (Lily Knight), who forces them to re-examine their ap-proach when she meets her first boyfriend (Doug Spinuzza).
As one would expect from a cast that includes the likes of Ruehl, Sorvino and Leachman, there are some fine performances to be found, and it's very apparent that DeSalvo's experience as an actress points to her greatest strength as a director.
Good, too, are Knight and Manoff, while Mark Harmon does sympathetic work as Manoff's attentive beau. Manoff's real-life mom, Lee Grant, also is on hand as the colorful Aunt Splendora.
With that able a group, De-Salvo's scripting needed a much lighter touch than the weighty significance that threatens to sink every other scene.
Even more effective, airier mo-ments barely escape the overzealous attention of Conrad Pope's score, which lays on the goop thicker than a potful of pasta sauce.
THE AMATI GIRLS
Providence Entertainment
Fox Family-Providence Entertainment and Tricor Entertainment
A Triple Axel and Heritage Film Group production
An Anne DeSalvo Film
Director-screenwriter: Anne DeSalvo
Producers: James Alex, Steven C. Johnson
Executive producers: Howard Kazanjian, Craig C. Darian
Producers: Michael I. Levy, Henry M. Shea Jr.
Director of photography: Frank Byers
Production designer: Jane Stewart
Editors: C. Timothy O'Meara, David L. Bertman
Costume designer: Amy Stofsky
Music: Conrad Pope
Casting: Mary Jo Slater, Jean Scocchimarro
Color/stereo
Cast:
Grace: Mercedes Ruehl
Joe: Paul Sorvino
Dolly: Cloris Leachman
Aunt Splendora: Lee Grant
Lawrence: Mark Harmon
Christine: Sean Young
Denise: Dinah Manoff
Paul: Jamey Sheridan
Dolores: Lily Knight
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
There's no shortage of heart-ache or humor in her slice of Italian-American family life, but more often than not, the portions are dished out in heaping melodramatic hunks that allow her capable performers little breathing room.
Distributed by Providence Entertainment, which had success with "The Omega Code", the picture won't make much noise in theaters before its scheduled airing on Fox Family Channel this year.
DeSalvo has obviously drawn from elements of her Philadelphia family background for her portrait of the four sisters and their widowed mother who comprise the Amati famiglia.
There's Grace (Mercedes Ruehl), the eldest, who's constantly being taken for granted by her demanding husband, Joe Paul Sorvino), much to the aggravation of sister Denise (Dinah Manoff), who always seems to be chasing another dead-end dream.
Sibling Christine (Sean Young -- yes, that Sean Young, and she appears every bit as self--conscious about trying to pass for ethnic as one would think) has separated from her workaholic hubby, Paul (Jamey Sheridan), and it's a move that doesn't sit well with widowed matriarch Dolly (Cloris Leachman), who believes in the concept of quietly accepting the cards one is dealt even as she begins making plans for her unlikely imminent funeral.
They all form an overly protective circle around the mentally challenged baby of the family, Dolores (Lily Knight), who forces them to re-examine their ap-proach when she meets her first boyfriend (Doug Spinuzza).
As one would expect from a cast that includes the likes of Ruehl, Sorvino and Leachman, there are some fine performances to be found, and it's very apparent that DeSalvo's experience as an actress points to her greatest strength as a director.
Good, too, are Knight and Manoff, while Mark Harmon does sympathetic work as Manoff's attentive beau. Manoff's real-life mom, Lee Grant, also is on hand as the colorful Aunt Splendora.
With that able a group, De-Salvo's scripting needed a much lighter touch than the weighty significance that threatens to sink every other scene.
Even more effective, airier mo-ments barely escape the overzealous attention of Conrad Pope's score, which lays on the goop thicker than a potful of pasta sauce.
THE AMATI GIRLS
Providence Entertainment
Fox Family-Providence Entertainment and Tricor Entertainment
A Triple Axel and Heritage Film Group production
An Anne DeSalvo Film
Director-screenwriter: Anne DeSalvo
Producers: James Alex, Steven C. Johnson
Executive producers: Howard Kazanjian, Craig C. Darian
Producers: Michael I. Levy, Henry M. Shea Jr.
Director of photography: Frank Byers
Production designer: Jane Stewart
Editors: C. Timothy O'Meara, David L. Bertman
Costume designer: Amy Stofsky
Music: Conrad Pope
Casting: Mary Jo Slater, Jean Scocchimarro
Color/stereo
Cast:
Grace: Mercedes Ruehl
Joe: Paul Sorvino
Dolly: Cloris Leachman
Aunt Splendora: Lee Grant
Lawrence: Mark Harmon
Christine: Sean Young
Denise: Dinah Manoff
Paul: Jamey Sheridan
Dolores: Lily Knight
Running time -- 91 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 1/19/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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