AWARDS WATCH: Very interesting article about this year's best original score / songs' awards.

Click HERE to read the entire article.

ALAN SILVESTRI's "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" (recording session photographic material)

Earlier this year, Alan Silvestri recorded his score for his thirteenth feature film with director Robert Zemeckis, A Christmas Carol. The film came out last month, and scoringsessions.com are excited to bring their readers the exclusive photos from the scoring session, just in time for the holidays.

Check out the article here: http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/204/

CLIFF MARTINEZ's "A L'origine" [CD]

New release for the Solaris minimalist composer, which got out November the 9th, 2009.

The Xavier Giannoli directed movie is set in France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the road will go through. She intrigues and unsettles him, before revealing to him a world he never knew: feelings. How far will he go now to save his victims and save himself from his own lies? (imdb)

Click HERE to be redirected at amazon.com and listen to the SOUND CLIPS from the score.

"Tannöd " composed by Johan Söderqvist

Taking the opportunity to recommend this beautiful score by Johan Soderqvist, a very talented and genuine voice in the vast area of film music business.

Here's info about the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234554/

To listen to SOUND CLIPS from the score, visit amazon.com's page, by clicking HERE.

CHRISTOPHER GORDON's "DAYBREAKERS" on [CD]

Daybreakers [SOUNDTRACK]
Various Artists (Artist), Christopher Gordon (Artist), Placebo (Artist)


Product Details

* Audio CD (January 5, 2010)
* Original Release Date: 2010
* Number of Discs: 1
* Format: Soundtrack
* Label: Lionsgate Records


Track Listings
1. Immolation
2. Nightfall
3. Humans
4. Subsider
5. On the Run
6. Blood Lust
7. The Winery and the Cafe
8. Fermentation Tank
9. Ambush
10. Resurrection
11. Drought
12. In the Sun
13. Blood Brothers
14. Spreading the Cure
15. Daybreak
16. Running Up That Hill (Placebo)


Product Description

In stores January 5, 2010
Daybreakers in theatres everywhere January 8, 2010

In 2019 Vampires rule, humans fight for survival in a world literally bleeding itself dry. It s a world full of contrast, of hope and despair, light and darkness, a vivid world brought to life (and death) through Christopher Gordon s evocative score.
- Peter & Michael Spierig

Soundtrack features the bonus track:
RUNNING UP THAT HILL BY PLACEBO
AS FEATURED IN THE MOVIE TRAILER
(Writers/Directors)

MOVIESCOREMEDIA releases DAVID JULYAN's "THE DESCENT 2" on Jewel Cased [CD]

MovieScore Media announces that their CD featuring "The Descent: Part 2" by David Julyan is now available for pre-order. Also, from now on all of their CDs will be jewel cases - by public demand!

Composer David Julyan returns to the claustrophobic mines of the hugely successful 2005 horror film The Descent and develops the ominous and powerful musical landscape he created for the first film. The Descent scores are both great examples of Julyan’s very ambitious and detailed meld of acoustic and electronic music and the second score is exciting in its use of modern, aleatoric techniques within the orchestra in conjunction with eerie “under-your-skin” sound design. Anyone who enjoyed the score for the first Descent movie will undoubtedly love the music for Part 2.

1. Mountain Opening 0:54
2. Sarah Freaks Out 3:31
3. What Happened 1:56
4. Cath and the Crawler 2:54
5. Drive to Chapel Mine 1:08
6. Exploring the Mine 3:14
7. Pursuing Vaines 3:36
8. Cath Is Trapped 2:16
9. Attack and Fall 2:31
10. Alone in the Cave 1:10
11. Juno Returns 1:40
12. Rios Leaves a Message 2:09
13. The Pit 3:51
14. The Rock Bridge 3:06
15. The Feeding Chamber 2:59
16. The Descent: Part 2 4:03

Click HERE to be transferred to sae's page and listen to SOUND CLIPS from the score.

HANS ZIMMER's new AUDIO interview on ON THE SCORE

"In a holiday season where the phrase “game-changer” is bandied about like no one’s Hollywood business, few composers truly fit the term like Hans Zimmer. Ascending as an assistant to composer Stanley Meyers on such scores as “Moonlighting” and “My Beautiful Launderette,” the German-born Zimmer now commands the massive, art-filled domain of Remote Control in Santa Monica. In this workaholic studio, the composer and his team have created a distinctly melodic, Oscar-winning sound that’s changed the sound of movies big and small with the diversely numerous likes of “Backdraft,” “The Lion King” “The Dark Knight,” “Black Hawk Down,” “The Last Samurai” and “Spanglish.” In the collaborative process, Zimmer has helped sent out such talent into the scoring world as John Powell (“The Bourne Identity”), Trevor Rabin “(“Armageddon”), Ramin Djawadi (“Iron Man”) and Harry Gregson-Williams (“The Chronicles of Narnia”)."


Visit the original article source to find out more, listen or download the interview in audio format: http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=4471

HANS ZIMMER's "it's complicated" [CD]

Product Details

* Original Release Date: December 22, 2009
* Label: Back Lot Music, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc.
* Copyright: 2009 Back Lot Music, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc.
* Total Length: 16:52
* Genres: Soundtracks/General

Digital only release, check it out on amazon.com

Zigman returns to ‘Sex and the City’ duties

"Aaron Zigman, who wrote the score for the first theatrical feature film based on the popular TV series Sex and the City, is returning as the score composer on the upcoming sequel, which is scheduled to be released in May next year. All the stars from the first film return as well as the director, Michael Patrick King. Other key members in the musical team on Sex and the City 2 are music supervisor Julia Michels and producer Salaam Remi."

Read the rest over at: http://moviescoremagazine.com/2009/12/zigman-returns-to-sex-and-the-city-duties/

JOHN MURPHY to score 'KICK ASS'

The well-known British composer of the dark alternative and rock-oriented ambient scores for 28 days later and 28 weeks later as well as the highly successful Sunshine, is back with more work.

This time is the movie Kick Ass. Kick-Ass is an upcoming 2010 superhero film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn.

The plot of Kick-Ass concerns a lonely teenage boy, Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), who decides to become a real-life superhero after being inspired by the heroes of comic books. He soon encounters a mysterious vigilante called Big-Daddy (Nicolas Cage), and his daughter Hit Girl (Chloë Moretz), who are working to bring down the drug baron Frank D'Amico.

(last 2 paragraphs taken from wikipedia)

For more, check out the original source over at http://moviescoremagazine.com/2009/12/third-composer-on-board-to-kick-ass/

Exclusive Audio Interview with Hans Zimmer on Sherlock Holmes

(Quoting from the original source:)

Today, HeyUGuys was able to interview a true legend when it comes to movies. Examples of films he has scored include True Romance, Thelma & Louise, Black Hawk Down, more recently the likes of Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and his latest being that of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes. On his first ever assignment for HeyUGuys, Adam Farina was given over 30 minutes to talk with the composing icon and you can listen to the full interview audio below. Read the whole article over at the original source:
http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/12/16/exclusive-interview-with-music-maestro-hans-zimmer-for-sherlock-holmes/

JEFF AND MYCHAEL DANNA's "IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS" on [CD]

From the press release:

“In writing the score for Terry Gilliam’s Doctor Parnassus we sought to create music as timeless and archaic as the immortal Doctor himself.” - Mychael Danna

Director Terry Gilliams’ Worlds of candy canes, mile high ladders, giant cobras come and go
and transform into other wonders. To underline the dream-like states and fantastical elements
of Gilliam’s cinematography, Jeff and Mychael produced a breathtaking and surprising
post-modern score. Tangos, Waltzes, Tibetan monastic chant, Mediaeval Music and a greasy
noir-ish saxophone tune for Tom Wait's characterization of Satan all mix together with a full
orchestra and a couple of show-stopping songs.

The brothers last collaborated with Terry Gilliam on his 2005 film Tideland. As Michael Danna
remarks: “This is our second collaboration with Terry, and so we were prepared for the
madness, mayhem and just plain fun that comes with working with his boundless creative
spirit.”

The Budapest Film Orchestra The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus Silva Screen Records (SILCD1303) Release Date: 18.01.2010

A special note on ABEL KORZENIOWSKI's "A SINGLE MAN"

There's been much talk for a score from this year which has been described as particularly beautiful and very inspired. With his most recent nomination for an award in the best original score category at Golden Globes awards this year for the film A Single Man, Korzeniowski is bound to attract attention from the film music community and other music lovers.

Listen to the score A Single Man at his site (a few cues from the movie and other movies also)

http://www.abelkorzeniowski.com/


and also at the official film site: http://www.asingleman-movie.com/#/home

There are 10 cues streaming. By clicking on the pause button of the film, it won't be interrupted.

Additionally, at Korzeniowski's site, you can listen for his music from the film Battle for Terra

There is about 17 minutes of the score presented at this link:

http://www.abelkorzeniowski.com/archives/58


Thanks to Martin Provost

ANGELO BALAMENTI - 44 INCH CHEST

Varese Sarabande announced today the following new release:

44 INCH CHEST Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music Composed by Angelo Badalamenti Additional Music by 100 Suns

Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane, and Joanne Whalley star in 44 Inch Chest, first-time feature filmmaker Malcolm Venville’s darkly comic tale of a man who rallies his friends in order to seek revenge against the French waiter who recently slept with his wife. Sexy Beast scribes Louis Mellis and David Scinto penned the screenplay for this film produced by Richard Brown and Steve Golin.

The mysteriously beautiful score is from famed composer Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks).

An international rollout of 44 INCH CHEST will begin on January 22, 2010.

Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 066 992 2 Release Date: 1/26/10

Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS 2009 (Original Score)

Best Original Score - MOTION PICTURE: Nominations

Michael Giacchino's UP
Marvin Hamlisch's THE INFORMANT
James Horner's AVATAR
Abel Korzeniowski's A SINGLE MAN
Karen O, Carter Burwell - WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

For more info, click HERE to follow the official page.

FIRST LISTEN of 'SHERLOCK HOLMES' by HANS ZIMMER

Click here to be re-directed to CINEMA MUSICA and preview the whole score albume of Hans Zimmer's "SHERLOCK HOLMES", at their 'first preview' article.

HANS ZIMMER's "SHERLOCK HOLMES" - preview the [CD]

Just follow this link HERE leading to amazon.com's page of the original score CD to preview all the tracks via sound clips.

Listen to the entire HORNER'S "AVATAR"

Listen to the entire AVATAR album composed by James Horner on MusicMe, by clicking HERE.

Forza motorsport 3 original soundtrack

SUMTHING ELSE MUSIC WORKS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF FORZA MOTORSPORT® 3 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Ambient Electronica Score Composed and Produced by

Lance Hayes aka DJ Drunken Master

New York - December 7th, 2009 - Sumthing Else Music Works, through its licensing relationship with Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Forza Motorsport® 3 Original Soundtrack featuring the original music from the critically acclaimed racing game developed exclusively for Xbox 360. Created by the veteran team at Turn 10 Studios of Microsoft Game Studios, Forza Motorsport 3 unites the racing game genre, making it possible for everyone to experience the thrill of the world's most exotic and exquisite cars. Forza Motorsport 3 Original Soundtrack will release on Dec. 8 to retail outlets through Sumthing Else Music Works www.sumthing.com, and will be available for digital download on Sumthing Digital www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes®.

Forza Motorsport 3 Original Soundtrack includes 90 minutes of ambient electronica music created by award-winning composer and producer Lance Hayes aka DJ Drunken Master. The soundtrack features a broad range of music styles and overall chill demeanor encompassing primarily electronica, ambient and downtempo with forays into ambient breaks, illbient and acid jazz.

Composer Lance Hayes said, "This was truly a rare and amazing project to work on. I knew it had to be perfect because this was Forza but we also agreed that it had to be music that could stand on its own. We were looking for the right balance of listen-ability and edge."

With breathtaking high-definition graphics and the most advanced vehicle performance modeling in a video game, Forza Motorsport 3 includes a host of driving assists and adjustable skill levels to make the game a gripping pick-up-and-play experience for audiences of all ages and skill levels. For more information on Forza Motorsport 3, please visit www.forzamotorsport.net.

For more information on Sumthing Else Music Works and its complete catalog of video game soundtracks, please visit www.sumthing.com and www.sumthingdigital.com.

[author: Sumthing Else Music Works]

Listen to one entire piece from HANS ZIMMER's "SCHERLOCK HOLMES" [CD] release details

Click HERE.

More info on the official release of [CD] for 'SHERLOCK HOLMES' cd by Hans Zimmer

Hans' official Facebook page says the score will be released as a digital download on the 22nd, and the physical CD will be released on January 12.

More info, on amazon.com HERE.

UPCOMING SCORES - NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2009

List of upcoming scores, November 2009 / December, from MoviescoreMagacine.zom, original link HERE.

Alan Silvestri: The A-Team.
Mathias Weber: Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Eef Barzelay: Janie Jones.
Terence Blanchard: Red Tails.
Edmund Butt: Garrow’s Law.
Jeff Cardoni: See You in September.
Carles Cases: Negro Buenos Aires.
Bruno Coulais: Tête de turc.
Charles Denler: Henry and Me • Counterswirl.
Pino Donaggio: Sisi (tv).
Justin R. Durban: The Way to Dance.
Lucio Godoy: El corredor nocturno.
Andrea Guerra: Extraordinary Measures.
Paul Haslinger: The Wolfman.
Andrew Hollander: An Invisible Sign of My Own.
Mark Kilian: Legacy.
Daniel Licht: The Deep End (tv) • Romantically Challenged (tv) • Single White Millionaire (tv).
Dario Marianelli: Eat, Pray, Love.
Alan Menken: Rapunzel.
Nicola Piovani: L’uomo nero.
John Powell: Rio (with will.i.am and Sérgio Mendes).
Theodore Shapiro: Diary of a Wimp Kid.
Michael Wandmacher: Point Break Indo.
Alex Wurman: Overnight.

GRAMMY AWARDS 2009 - Nominees' Announced

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
CADILLAC RECORDS QUENTION TARANTINO’S INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE TRUE BLOOD TWILIGHT


Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Disc 1), Alexandre Desplat HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, Nicholas Hooper MILK, Danny Elfman STAR TREK, Michael Giacchino UP, Michael Giacchino


In other categories, Michael Giacchino picked up two other nominations from his UP score

“Married Life” is nominated for Best Instrumental Composition
“Up With End Credits” is nominated for Best Instrumental Arranging

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

The Climb (From HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE) Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe, songwriters (Miley Cyrus) Decode (From TWILIGHT) Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore) Jai Ho (From SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash) Once In A Lifetime (From CADILLAC RECORDS) Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé) The Wrestler (From The Wrestler) Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)



List compiled from this article HERE (which you can visit for more info) and HERE.

MICHAEL GIACCHINO scoring animated tv christmas special, DISNEY'S "PREP AND LANDING"

Prep and Landing (Official title: Disney's Prep and Landing) is a computer animated television special, based on an idea by Chris Williams at Walt Disney Animation Studios and developed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers into a half-hour Christmas special for December 8th, 2009 to air at 8:30 PM ET/PT on ABC.

The film tells the story of two inept Elves, Wayne (Dave Foley) and Lanny (Derek Richardson), sent by Christmas Eve Command Center coordinator Magee (Sarah Chalke) to prepare houses for Santa's visits. The original premiere date was scheduled for December 1st; however, a speech at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York on military strategy by President Barack Obama delayed the special's debut one week. The special will also air on ABC Family at 7 PM ET/PT December 18th as part of the network's annual "25 Days of Christmas" programming stunt, and will air on Disney Cinemagic in the UK starting December 13th 2009.

(source: wikipedia)

Check out this VIDEO SPECIAL, including references on Giacchino's music for the tv special.

Alan Silvestri slated to score ‘The A-Team’

Veteran composer Alan Silvestri has just announced a new major film scoring assignment on his newly opened official web site. According to the site, Silvestri “has been slated” to compose the original score for The A-Team, the feature film version of the 1980s television series.

For more info, check out this link HERE.

The A-Team is an upcoming feature film based on The A-Team television series. Its release is planned for June 11, 2010, and is produced by 20th Century Fox. As of January 28, 2009, director Joe Carnahan is set to direct and Ridley and Tony Scott are set to produce.The plot will involve a shift from Vietnam to the Middle East, and both Jules Daly and series creator Stephen J. Cannell are involved in the project.

According to writer Michael Brandt, the adaptation will be more in vein of Die Hard, The Bourne Identity, and Casino Royale.

[wikipedia]

ANNIE AWARDS 2009

Music in a Television Production
• Michael Giacchino Prep and Landing — Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Kevin Kiner Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Weapons Factory — Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
• Guy Moon The Fairly OddParents: Wishology-The Big Beginning — Nickelodeon

Music in a Feature Production
• Bruno Coulais Coraline — Laika
• Michael Giacchino Up — Pixar Animation Studios
• Joe Hisaishi Ponyo — Studio Ghibli
• John Powell Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs — Blue Sky Studios

More at the official site, HERE.

More AVATAR goodies!

Check out a FULL MINUTE OF EACH TRACK in audio samples, HERE.

Tracktimes for the score CD:


1. "You Don't Dream In Cryo...." 6:09
2. Jake Enters His Avatar World 5:24
3. Pure Spirits Of The Forest 8:49
4. The Bioluminescence Of The Night 3:37
5. Becoming One Of "The People", Becoming One With Neytiri 7:43
6. Climbing Up "Iknimaya - The Path To Heaven" 3:18
7. Jake's First Flight 4:50
8. Scorched Earth 3:32
9. Quaritch 5:01
10. The Destruction Of Hometree 6:47
11. Shutting Down Grace's Lab 2:47
12. Gathering All The Na'vi Clans For Battle 5:14
13. War 11:21
14. I See You [Theme from Avatar] 4:20

Also check out this new 25-minute interview with James Horner about AVATAR, hosted HERE.

And also check out this very interesting article on Horner scoring Avatar, quoting "his most difficult job to date", clicking HERE.

THE GOLDEN SATELLITE AWARDS 2009

Here's this year's list of Best Original Score noms -

Amelia (Gabriel Yared)
The Informant! (Marvin Hamlisch)
Public Enemies (Elliot Goldenthal)
Up (Michael Giacchino)
Up in the Air (Rolfe Kent)
Where the Wild Things Are (Carter Burwell & Karen O.)

More info on the awards, HERE.

James Horner ‘Avatar’ radio interview up

An extensive radio interview with composer James Horner on his score for James Cameron’s Avatar is now available for streaming and download at Film Music Magazine. The nearly 30 minute interview is the most in-depth look at the score available so far.

Tune into moviescoremagazine.com, HERE for the whole article.

‘Eat, Pray, Love’ gets Dario Marianelli score

Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, will be scored by Dario Marianelli, the Academy Award-winning composer of Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, The Brothers Grimm, The Soloist and the current Agora and Everybody’s Fine. The film, which tells the story of a woman who embarks on a journey around the world when she realizes that she needs a change of direction in life, stars Julia Roberts, James Franco, Javier Bardem and Viola Davis and is produced by Columbia Pictures for release next year.

Tune in moviescoremagazine.com's link here for more.

Tracklisting announced for DARIO MARIANELLI's "EVERYBODY'S FINE" [CD]

Tracklist of Everybody's Fine is up

1. Frank’s Journey Begins (1:51)

2. Trains (1:05)

3. You Will Become an Artist (2:07)

4. Leaving New York (1:50)

5. Hole in One (:52)

6. Telephone Poles (3:08)

7. Robert’s Rehearsal (3:33)

8. Some Nightmares (3:29)

9. Why Did You All Lie to Me? (4:22)

10. A Hospital Visit (3:48)

11. David’s Painting (5:54)

12. Christmas Together (2:08)

HANS ZIMMER's "SHERLOCK HOLMES' on [CD]

Tracklisting

1. Discombobulate

2. Is It Poison, Nanny?

3. I Never Woke Up In Handcuffs Before

4. My Mind Rebels At Stagnation

5. Data, Data, Data

6. He's Killed The Dog Again

7. Marital Sabotage

8. Not In Blood, But In Bond

9. Ah, Putrefaction

10. Panic, Shear Bloody Panic

11. Psychological Recovery... 6 Months

12. Catatonictes

More info at play.com

HANS ZIMMER's "it's complicated" [CD] release gets cancelled

IT'S COMPLICATED

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira

Due to insufficient music in the final cut of the film, this release has now been canceled.

Source: varesesarabande.com

ALAN SILVESTRI's "BACK TO THE FUTURE" coming from Intrada as a 2CD SET

BACK TO THE FUTURE (2 CD SET)

Label: Intrada Special Collection Volume 116

Date: 1985

Tracks: 39

Time = 89:08

QUOTING FROM INTRADA.COM

Wow! At last! Alan Silvestri's complete orchestral soundtrack for legendary Robert Zemeckis movie, released by Universal, produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. Spectacular 2-CD set offers every cue Silvestri fashioned for landmark movie, presented from complete multi-track scoring session masters. CD 1 features now-iconic score used in movie. (Songs can be found on MCA label release.) But there's more! Many film fans know movie underwent changes in lead actor & serious tone of initial production. Find out now how Silvestri made changes as well! CD 2 presents early sessions featuring entire score Silvestri recorded before re-scoring with now-familiar one. Early version features darker, more serious tone in music than final version. Cool alternate scoring highlight: powerful trombone chords for initial version of Marty arriving in "Peabody Barn". Another powerful highlight: lengthy, intense action music for "George To The Rescue". Highlighting both discs, of course: early and final versions of complete "Clocktower" sequence, a genuine cinema-scoring milestone. Authoritative notes by Michael Matessino on background of production, scoring details, session dates plus great color stills complete package. Both early version and familiar "famous" version of score offer non-stop excitement! Alan Silvestri conducts. Note: While this is a limited release, we don't want anyone to miss out on this important album. For that reason, we are electing not to specify a quantity, but our Agreement allows us to exceed the usual 3000 limit. There should be more than enough to go around!

Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

01. Logo 0:20

02. DeLorean Reveal 0:46

03. Einstein Disintegrated 1:22

04. ’85 Twin Pines Mall 4:43

05. Peabody Barn; Marty Ditches DeLorean 3:09

06. ’55 Town Square 1:18

07. Lorraine’s Bedroom 0:47

08. Retrieve DeLorean 1:15

09. 1.21 Jigowatts 1:37

10. The Picture 1:09

11. Picture Fades 0:17

12. Skateboard Chase 1:39

13. Marty’s Letter 1:20

14. George To The Rescue – Pt. 1 0:50

15. Marvin Be-Bop 2:25

16. George To The Rescue – Pt. 2 2:34

17. Tension; The Kiss 1:33

18. Goodnight Marty 1:31

19. It’s Been Educational; Clocktower 10:30

20. Helicopter 0:19

21. ’85 Lone Pine Mall 3:46

22. 4 x 4 0:40

23. Doc Returns 1:14

24. Back To The Future (End Credits) 3:16

CD 1 Total Time 49:24

The Creation Of A Classic... Alternate Early Sessions

01. DeLorean Reveal 0:40

02. Einstein Disintegrated 1:25

03. Peabody Barn 2:17

04. Marty Ditches DeLorean 1:56

05. ’55 Town Square #1 (Trumpet Open) 1:35

06. ’55 Town Square #2 (Trumpet Mute) 1:35

07. Retrieve DeLorean 1:16

08. 1.21 Jigowatts 1:36

09. The Picture 1:08

10. Skateboard Chase 1:40

11. George To The Rescue 4:13

12. Tension; The Kiss 1:42

13. Clocktower 11:02

14. ’85 Lone Pine Mall 3:50

15. Doc Returns 1:19

Alternate Scoring Session Time = 37:41

Bonus Tracks

Unused Source Cue From The Scoring Sessions

16. Ling Ting Ring 2:01

CD 2 Total Time = 39:44

Click HERE to visit INTRADA's store and listen to the whole CD's.

MASSIVE MIKLÓS RÓZSA TREASURY OF M-G-M SCORES TO ARRIVE ON 15-CD BOX SET

Complete scores to Quo Vadis, Madame Bovary and The Power highlight

Film Score Monthly’s magnificent collection celebrating a true giant of film music

Linden, VA – November 23, 2009 – An upcoming release from Film Score Monthly is destined to become one of the most essential soundtrack collections of all time.

FSM presents the Miklós Rózsa Treasury (1949-1968), a 15-CD set celebrating one of the giants of film music. In this single package FSM makes available virtually every surviving, as-yet-unreleased note from the composer’s fertile and productive association with M-G-M.

At the core of the set are the first-ever complete releases of Madame Bovary and Quo Vadis (reconstructed with sound effects), two of the most sought-after titles in the composer’s filmography. Scores that have previously circulated in pirated editions – Young Bess, The Story of Three Loves and All the Brothers Were Valiant – are included with professional mastering and comprehensive bonus tracks. There are also complete (or near-complete) scores that have never appeared in any prior format, such as The Light Touch, Crisis, The Asphalt Jungle, Tip on a Dead Jockey, Something of Value and Crest of the Wave, plus surviving cues from The Red Danube, The Miniver Story and East Side, West Side. All this – and more: the U.K. recording of Knights of the Round Table is included for the first time complete (an abridged version was released by Varèse Sarabande), and Rózsa’s uncredited contribution to Beau Brummell is presented alongside the full original score by Richard Addinsell.

Extensive bonus tracks throughout the set shed light on both the filmmaking and composing processes, allowing fans to see how certain ideas were developed and changed over time.

The Treasury “closes the book” on previous FSM releases Knights of the Round Table and Lust for Life with additional bonus tracks; and also includes bonus tracks from King of Kings and Ivanhoe for which there was not room on their earlier Rhino editions.

This amazing set also makes available several score re-recordings conducted by Rózsa himself, including El Cid, The V.I.P.s and the first genuine stereo CD release of King of Kings. And for the first time ever on CD, listeners can hear the “greatest hits” album Rózsa recorded for MGM Records in 1963: Great Movie Themes Composed by Miklós Rózsa.

Crowning this magnificent achievement is the premiere release of the complete score to The Power – previously available only in abridged form, now with extensive bonus tracks and mastered for the first time from the newly discovered, original 35mm scoring masters.

The three clamshell cases come in a deluxe box with a 48-page booklet containing a short essay and complete track listings. Online you will find free extensive notes in the finest FSM tradition by regulars Lukas Kendall and Al Kaplan, plus Rózsa Society members Frank K. DeWald and John Fitzpatrick. There are also original LP notes and a few surprises.

This is a set to be loved and cherished by Rozsaphiles past, present and future. With only 2,000 being pressed, it is sure to become a treasured collector’s item.

More on JAMES HORNER's "AVATAR"

Brief ‘Avatar’ interview with Horner posted

Hollywood Dailies has posted a brief interview with composer James Horner, shot during the last day of scoring sessions for the much anticipated James Cameron sci-fi epic Avatar. The video features several quick glimpses of the big orchestral score, with the 56-year old Horner conducting the orchestra wearing a baseball cap. Horner says that he was allowed to work exclusively on the film for about a year and that Cameron didn’t want him to work on other projects during the time. “He did’t want me to dilute it,” Horner comments.

Click HERE to view the video interview, originally linked at moviescoremagazine.com

Also, check out a first review of the score, hosted on empireonline.com

"As you would imagine — and even on the tiny speakers we heard them on — the music is huge in scope and heart. Mirroring the film’s dynamic of technology vs. the spiritual, the music splits between synthesised and acoustic instruments, the entire orchestra getting a thorough workout: everything from South American instrumentation to solo violin, choral chanting to driving percussion gets a chance to shine."

Read the full article here, at Empire.

Also there are FULL SOUND CLIPS FROM EVERY TRACK of the score CD, by going to this website HERE.

ILAN ESHKERI's "Ninja Assassin" comes on CD on Demand

Track Listings

1. Ninja Assassin - Ilan Eshkeri
2. Training - Ilan Eshkeri
3. Kiriko Runs - Ilan Eshkeri
4. Mika's Apartment - Ilan Eshkeri
5. First Kill - Ilan Eshkeri
6. Skyscraper Rain - Ilan Eshkeri
7. Escape From Safehouse - Ilan Eshkeri
8. Healing - Ilan Eshkeri
9. Soldiers Attack - Ilan Eshkeri
10. Raizo vs Ozuno/Freedom - Ilan Eshkeri
11. Being Boiled - The Human League
12. Helden - David Bowie
13. Shazam! - Spiderbait
14. The MC Remix - Ryuzo
15. Legacy - Raekwon feat. Xzibit & Murs

Product Details

* Audio CD (November 24, 2009)
* ASIN: B002UNMPZI

Product Description
Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them...and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge. The soundtrack includes music from David Bowie, The Human League, Spiderbait, Ryuzo and a new song by Raekwon featuring Xzibit and Murs. The album also includes music composed by Ilan Eshkeri.

This product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

JESPER KYD's "BORDERLANDS" on [CD]

Product Details

* Audio CD (December 8, 2009)
* Original Release Date: November 24, 2009
* Number of Discs: 1
* Format: Soundtrack
* Label: Gearbox/Sumthing Else

Borderlands is a science fiction role-playing shooter (a first-person shooter with RPG elements) that was developed by Gearbox Software for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

AUDIO: On The Score With Alexandre Desplat

ON THE SCORE, original source:

There’s a gift for rich, cinematic melody that seems to be a French birthright, one that such Gallic composers as Georges Delerue to Maurice Jarre have imparted to Hollywood with such scores as “Steel Magnolias” and “Ghost.” And there’s no doubt their successor at imparting American films with lush, magical themes is Alexandre Desplat. The Greek-born composer would have dozens of scores behind him before getting his first English-language outing with the chess drama “The Luzhin Defense,” the first of many art films that came calling for his inventive sense of old-school melody, as his acclaimed and inventively haunting scores for “Girl with the Pearl Earring” and “Birth” would lead Desplat to apply his unique approach to such stalwart American films genres as female-centric comedy (“The Upside of Anger”), political thrillers (“Syriana”), gritty crime drama (“Hostage”), period epics (“The Painted Veil”) and effects-filled fantasy (“The Golden Compass”).


But whatever the musical genre, Alexandre Desplat’s scores have always seemed to take place in another, lushly magical world where ethereal electronic textures and strings reign. It could be heard as he hauntingly regressed Brad Pitt in his Oscar-nominated score for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” or in the emotional romance of this summer’s trio of Gallic girl power movies “Cheri,” “Julie and Julia” and “Coco Before Chanel.” Now for the fall, Desplat finds one of his most eccentric and wondrous scores with his combination of Spaghetti western stylings and rustic barnyard magic for Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” But even the fandom of “Fox”’s original author Roald Dahl can’t compare to the teen legions who follow “The Twilight Saga,” an impossibly romantic world of love struck teens and ageless vampires whom Desplat meets fangs-on with a swooningly romantic score, one that bestows old-school Gothic eroticism to this young adult take on the bloodsucking mythos. It’s a series that Desplat bestows with stunning, dark beauty. And that’s just the tip of a scoring future that includes Terence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” and Roman Polanski’s “The Ghost.”

Now on a new edition of On the Score, Alexandre Desplat reveals what it’s like to be France’s next big import to the Hollywood scoring scene, and how his music has continued to find a universally affecting melodic language for both intimate films and the studio mainstream.

Click HERE to be transferred to the original source and listen to the interview.

DARIO MARIANELLI's "EVERYBODY'S FINE" [CD]

Everybody's Fine is an upcoming remake of the Giuseppe Tornatore film Stanno Tutti Bene that is written and directed by Kirk Jones and stars Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore and Kate Beckinsale. The film is scheduled to be released on December 4, 2009.

A widower decides on a whim to take a road trip to reconnect with each of his grown kids, discovering that their lives are far from perfect.

The score is composed by DARIO MARIANELLI .Here's the score cd details from varesesarabande.com

Robert De Niro

Drew Barrymore

Kate Beckinsale

Sam Rockwell

Everybody’s Fine, a remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s Stanno Tutti Bene, follows a widower (Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro) who embarks on an impromptu road trip to reconnect with each of his grown children (Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, and Sam Rockwell) only to discover that their lives are far from picture perfect. At the heart of Everybody’s Fine is the theme of family and physical and emotional distances traveled to bring the members back together.

The touching and beautiful score is from Academy Award®-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement).

Miramax Films begins rolling out EVERYBODY’S FINE nationwide on December 4, widening over the holidays.

Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 066 999 2

Release Date: 12/22/09

JEFF BEAL's "JESSE STONE: STONE COLD" TV score from 2005 released on limited edition [CD]

In this Robert Harmon's Tv movie, Jesse Stone (Selleck) is a New England police chief investigating a series of murders, in an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel.

In STONE COLD, based on the best-selling book by Robert B. Parker, Tom Selleck is Jesse Stone, a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise, Massachusetts. Stone's old habits die hard as he continues to indulge in his two favorite things — scotch and women. When a series of murders take place, and a high school girl is raped, he's forced to face his own demons in order to solve the crimes.

The mysterious and bone-chilling score is from Jeff Beal, composer of Appaloosa, Rome, and Monk.

Jesse Stone returned in NIGHT PASSAGE, SEA CHANGE, DEATH IN PARADISE, and THIN ICE — selections from which are also included.

Limited Edition of 1000 copies. No digital release.

SOUND CLIPS can be heard over at colosseum.de, by clicking HERE.

New KLAUS BADELT score, "THE EXTRA MAN"

Andy Brown, the head of the London Metropolitan Orchestra, offers a behind-the-scenes look of the recording sessions for The Extra Man. Score by Klaus Badelt.

The Extra Man is an upcoming comedy film based on a novel by Jonathan Ames. The film is directed and written by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini and stars Kevin Kline and Paul Dano (source:wikipedia).

Click here to watch the related video.

RANDY NEWMAN's "THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG" [CD]

The Princess and the Frog is an upcoming 2009 American animated family feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, which is loosely based on E.D. Baker's novel The Frog Princess and the Grimm brothers' The Frog Prince. It will be the 49th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics and the first theatrically released 2D animated movie by Disney since 2004's Home on the Range.

It is being directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, directors of The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and Treasure Planet, with songs and score composed by Randy Newman and with the voices of Anika Noni Rose (as Princess Tiana), Oprah Winfrey Keith David, Jim Cummings, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Bruno Campos, Michael-Leon Wooley, Peter Bartlett and Terrence Howard.

The film, which began production under the working title The Frog Princess, will be an American fairy tale, Broadway-style musical set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. A prince named Naveen (Bruno Campos) from the land of Maldonia is transformed into a frog by the evil scheming voodoo magician Dr. Facilier (Keith David). The frog prince mistakes a girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) for a princess and has her kiss him to break the spell. However, the kiss doesn't break the spell, but instead turns Tiana into a frog as well. Together, the two of them must reach the good voodoo priestess of the Bayou, Mama Odie, while befriending a trumpet-playing alligator and a hopelessly romantic firefly along the way. The film will open in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009 before expanding into wide release on December 11, 2009.

(source wikipedia)

The collection of magical songs from this amazing soundtrack features Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls), Ne-Yo (R&B music star) and Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman. Set in the great city of New Orleans, the sounds of Jazz, Zydeco, Blues, Gospel and more are all present for an unforgettable musical experience the entire family will enjoy! This soundtrack features 8 new songs including "Almost There" by Anika Noni Rose and "Never Knew I Needed" by Ne-Yo with more original songs and compositions written by Randy Newman (Academy Award® winner for Monsters, Inc. and GRAMMY® Award winner for Toy Story 2 and Cars.

(source amazon.com)

Click HERE to listen to SOUND CLIPS from the score hosted at amazon.com

Click HERE to view the video from the recording sessions, hosted at filmsnmovies.com

Click HERE and HERE to read the new interviews about his work on this movie and also Monsters Inc.

THOMAS NEWMAN's "BROTHERS" [CD] details

Product details

Original Release Date: 30 Nov 2009

Release Date: 30 Nov 2009

Label: Relativity Media Soundtracks

Copyright: 2009 Relativity Media, LLC

Total Length: 24:53

Genres: Soundtracks

Stay tuned for more and for now, you can click HERE to be transferred to amazon.com and listen to SOUND CLIPS from the score, plus find more info.

JAMES HORNER's "AVATAR" score [CD] album details and more sound clips

Atlantic Records has announced the upcoming release of AVATAR: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE, the official score album companion to Oscar®-winning filmmaker James Cameron’s upcoming epic adventure. The album – which features music composed and conducted by Academy Award®-winner James Horner (Titanic) and the film's title song, 'I See You', performed by multiple Grammy® Award-nominated singer Leona Lewis – will be released December 15th (December 14th internationally) and is currently available for pre-order at AvatarScore.com . Twentieth Century Fox releases AVATAR in theatres everywhere on December 18th

Click HERE to find out more about the score CD and listen to the new extended sound clips.

Also click HERE for the sound clips which you'll find by going in the box on the left side, under "music". I think you need the latest version of Flash to use that function.

BRIAN TYLER's "KILLING ROOM" on [CD]

The Killing Room

Limited edition of 1000 copies.

CDs expected to begin shipping by Nov. 20

Music by Brian Tyler

Chloë Sevigny

Peter Stormare

Clea DuVall

Timothy Hutton

Nick Cannon

Shea Whigham

With the goal of earning some extra cash, four unwitting volunteers sign up for what they believe is just another paid research study. Instead, they embark upon the worst night of their lives, becoming pawns in a deadly, classified government program that was thought to have been terminated more than 20 years earlier. As a group, they are presented with a series of questions and a finite window of time by which each of them must submit a unique numerical answer. Presumably the subject who is furthest from the correct response will be "removed" from the experiment. They soon come to realize that, in this lethal psychological game, the correct answer is not always the right one. Behind the scenes, the mysterious and brooding Dr. Phillips (Peter Stormare) deviously pulls the strings as the most recent addition to his team, military psychologist Ms. Reilly (Chloë Sevigny), is emotionally torn by her first assignment. Director Jonathan Liebesman takes the viewer on a dark and suspenseful ride into the depths of the human mind, meticulously revealing pieces of the puzzle along the way. The sterile and safe environment he initially creates quickly deteriorates into an unstable madhouse as average civilians must make seemingly impossible choices to survive.

The psychological and disturbing score is from Brian Tyler (Eagle Eye, Fast And Furious).

1. Begin (5:22)

2. Falling (1:22)

3. Liberty (3:18)

4. Memoriam (6:12)

5. Propaganda (5:49)

6. Invocation (7:42)

7. Subversion (2:27)

8. Disinformation (2:15)

9. Providence (3:22)

10. Agenda (4:47)

11. Dissidents (4:21)

12. Ecclesia (2:42)

13. Adagio Spiritiso (9:57)

14. Denouement (3:30)

15. End (6:38)

[source: wikipedia]

HANS ZIMMER's "SHERLOCK HOLMES" on [CD]

Sherlock Holmes is an upcoming 2009 film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional character of the same name. Guy Ritchie will direct the film, while Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin will produce the film. Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg will write the screenplay based on Lionel Wigram's story and Doyle's characters. Robert Downey Jr. will portray Holmes and Jude Law will portray John Watson. The film will be released on December 25, 2009

Premise

The film is set in 1891 and revolves around Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) stopping a conspiracy to destroy Britain.[3] The film opens with Holmes apprehending the murderous cult leader Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), who promises he will return from the dead and exact his revenge as he is being led to the gallows.

In May 2009, Warner Bros. released its official plot summary:

“ In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. ”

The full synopsis released in July included the following:

“ The action-adventure mystery Sherlock Holmes is helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie, for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary detective to life, and Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes. Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood. Kelly Reilly plays Watson's love interest, Mary.

With a screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg, screen story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson, the film is produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin and Steve Clark-Hall. Michael Tadross and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers.

In theaters December 25, 2009, Sherlock Holmes will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in selected territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

(source: wikipedia)

Hans Zimmer is the composer responsible for the original score for the movie, and the CD is getting released 21/12/2009

Richard Marvin's Original Score to "Surrogates" is Available on iTunes and Amazon.com

SURROGATES CREATES 4th COLLABORATION BETWEEN

COMPOSER RICHARD MARVIN & DIRECTOR JONATHAN MOSTOW

The score is available now through Lakeshore Records on iTunes and Amazon.com – in stores Nov. 24

Composer Richard Marvin reunites for the fourth time with Director Jonathan Mostow for the sci-fi thriller "Surrogates," staring Bruce Willis. Marvin and Mostow teamed up in the past on the WWII drama “U-571,” the thriller “Flight of the Black Angel” and the action/crime film “Breakdown.”

For “Surrogates,” Marvin incorporates over 120 musicians, along with electronic elements, to create an epic dramatic score. His greatest challenge composing this score was maintaining the human emotion and isolation portrayed in the film.

The score is available now through Lakeshore Records on iTunes and Amazon Digital and will be in stores November 24.

“Surrogates” describes a near future where humans live in isolation and only interact through robotic bodies that serve as surrogates. When several humans are murdered after their surrogates are destroyed, a cop (Willis) investigates the crimes through his own surrogate. After a near fatal encounter, the cop's surrogate is destroyed and forces him to bring his human form out of isolation and unravel a conspiracy behind the crimes.

Marvin went to school at Indiana University Bloomington, majoring in Jazz Piano. After just two years in Los Angeles, he became a top studio pianist and was playing for composers: Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and Maurice Jarre.

In addition to scoring "Surrogates," Marvin worked closely with director Curtis Hanson to write the music for the new dramatic CBS’ series "Three Rivers." He has also written music for HBO’s “In Treatment” and “Six Feet Under,” as well as the WB’s “The OC,” CBS’ “Without A Trace” and Showtime’s “Dead Like Me.” Marvin has over 100 feature film and TV episodes to his credit. He began his TV composing career working with Mike Post on the classic shows “The A-Team” and “Hardcastle & McCormick.” Marvin’s upcoming projects include the documentary “Street Dogs of South Central” and the comedy “A Fork in the Road.”

[author: Ray Costa Communications]