ANTONIO PINTO's new score for "ODYSSEY"

After the much-overlooked but deeply melodic score for "SENNA", Pinto has another release out that if you read the premise of the docu and the collaborating musicians for this one, you'll undoubtedly feel that something very good might come out of this. 

The score comes from Lakeshore Records and it's for Asif Kapadia’s documentary The Odyssey. The album carries the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War) and Dudu Aram. For more info check the movie out here official Facebook movie website and here: http://festival.london2012.com/events/9000966355

Here's the score's cd tracklisting:

01. Orange Town

02. Charles from Brazil

03. Zeus Talk

04. Fly London

05. Yellow Town

06. Doom Town

07. The Riot

08. Futurista

09. British Chaos

10. The Odyssey

11. The End is Near

12. British Chaos (Dubstep version)

MARK ISHAM and BLAKE NEELY to lead the Córdoba Film Music Festival as honorary presidents

Award-Winning Film and TV Composers, Mark Isham and Blake Neely,

Appointed Honorary President and Musical Director

at the International Film Music Festival

In Córdoba, Spain from June 28th to July 1st

(Los Angeles, CA) June 19, 2012— Mark Isham, Honorary President, will be joined by award-winning composer Blake Neely, Musical Director, at the 8th Annual International Film Music Festival this year in Córdoba, Spain (formerly held in Ubeda) from June 28th through July 1st. The Festival will feature recognized international composers, with music performances and screenings, including a viewing of Crash, with a special introduction from Mark Isham, the film’s composer.

Mark Isham’s trumpet performance with Carles Cases’ Band at last year’s International Film Music Festival impacted everyone from fans to the organization, leading to his appointment as Honorary President of the festival. Isham has long been celebrated for his musical contributions to film and television, receiving several awards, including a Grammy and an Emmy as well as Oscar and Golden Globe Nominations. Isham has collaborated with leading directors including Robert Redford and Frank Marshall. Isham’s compositions for notable films include Crash, The Black Dahlia, and A River Runs Through It. Most recently, he scored the family film Dolphin Tale, and the drama Warrior, for which he won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for “Best Score.” Isham’s current projects include ABC’s #1 new drama Once Upon A Time, created by Lost writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, for which he records weekly with a full orchestra and vocalists to achieve the distinguished cinematic vibe. He is also currently scoring the feature Upside Down, and will be returning this fall to score Once Upon A Time, and the new series Beauty and the Beast.

Blake Neely’s contribution to the tribute of Michael Kamen at last year’s International Film Music Festival made for an emotional performance, and he further impressed the organization with his professionalism and interest, making him an obvious choice for Musical Director of the festival. Neely’s accolades include an Emmy Nomination and the 2011 GoldSpirit Award for Best Theme, The Pacific. In addition, Neely’s musical commissions include writing music for the Queen of England and the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. He also conducted at the FIFA World Cup Final Draw to a TV audience of nearly one billion people. Neely recently scored ABC’s period drama Pan Am¸ created by writer Jack Orman and directed by Thomas Schlamme. Neely incorporated a full orchestra to achieve a signature sound for the series. Next month, Neely’s music can be heard on USA Network’s mini-series Political Animals, and this fall on the CW’s new DC Comics series Arrow, both produced by Greg Berlanti, for whom Neely has scored over a dozen of series. He also returns for the sixth season of The Mentalist.

The International Film Music Festival will open with the official inauguration at Palacio de la Merced, followed by workshops, screenings, performances and panel discussions, concluding with a farewell party for guests and attendees. Other composers attending include Oscar winner Ludovic Bource (The Artist), Christopher Young (Spiderman 3), Murray Gold (Dr. Who), and Cliff Martinez (Drive). For more information regarding the Festival, please visit http://festivaldecordoba.com/

HENRY JACKMAN's: ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (2012, CD)

Product Details
http://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Various-Artists/dp/B007TBCSW6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pdT2_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=37FHEQFL7XLQK&coliid=I3O6E2SCSLUQLN

    Audio CD (July 3, 2012)
    Original Release Date: 2012
    Number of Discs: 1
    Format: Soundtrack
    Label: SONY MASTERWORKS

With a successful and eclectic career in both the record and film industries, Henry Jackman's musical work has ranged from chart topping collaborations with Mike Oldfield, Marc Almond, Coolio and Seal, to the esoteric as well as summer blockbusters, The Dark Night, Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man s Chest and Puss In Boots, to art house projects. He combines a unique range of skills, which include classical composition, orchestral arrangement, beat programming, sound design, production and mixing. His orchestral compositions have been performed and recorded by musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. His ability to work alongside leading orchestral players and conductors is a vital part of his work.

1. Childhood Tragedy
2. Vampires
3. What Do You Hate?
4. Power Comes from Truth
5. You Are Full of Surprises
6. Mary Todd
7. The Horse Stampede
8. Henry Sturgess
9. Adam
10. Rescue Mission
11. Inauguration
12. All Slave to Something
13. Emancipation
14. Haunted by the Past
15. Battle at Gettysburg
16. Forging Silver
17. 80 Miles
18. The Burning Bridge
19. Not the Only Railroad
20. The Gettysburg Address
21. Late to the Theater

TREVOR MORRIS to attend film music festival in CÒRDOBA, SPAIN

EMMY-WINNING COMPOSER TREVOR MORRIS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SUMMER’S INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL IN CÒRDOBA, SPAIN, 

Morris Will Conduct His Own Music during Two Concerts and Participate in a Workshop for Young Aspiring Musicians

LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2012 – Film and television composer Trevor Morris – fresh off his 2011 Emmy and Gemini award wins – will head to Córdoba, Spain for this summer’s Festival Internacional de Música de Cine, i.e. The Cordoba International Film Music Festival (formerly International Film Music Festival City of Ubeda) at the end of June!  At the Festival, guests and fans from all over the world gather to celebrate music composed for film and television in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.  The Festival will include several symphony concerts featuring last year's best scores and classic scores.  http://festivaldecordoba.com

Additionally, Trevor just finished 2 TV movies/pilots, one called "Gotham" for director Francis Lawrence, who was recently announced as the director of the next "Hunger Games" film, as well as "666 Park Avenue," starring Vanessa Williams, Dave Annable, and Terry O'Quinn.    He is among a select group of prolific composers who earned coveted guest spots in the festival, which runs from June 25 through July 1.  Formerly held in Úbeda, this year marks the festival’s debut in its new home of Córdoba.

Morris will conduct his music live during two concerts – “The Best of the Year” on Friday, June 29, and “The Best of the Best,” on Saturday, June 30. He will also participate in a guest lecture for young musicians, a panel followed by a Q&A for fans, and an exclusive CD signing.

“I’m honored to be a part of this cultural event that celebrates what I love to create most, film music,” Morris said. “Having enjoyed the chance to work on several international-based projects in my career, Spain will be an ideal place to celebrate with colleagues and teach those eager to learn how to score for film and television.”

Otherwise known as the International Film Music Festival of Córdoba, the weeklong event has become the largest European conference for film music festivals, held for its former seven years in Úbeda, Spain. To date, this year’s guests will also include composers Mark Isham (ABC’s “Once Upon A Time”); Blake Neely (ABC’s “Pan Am”); Chris Young (New World Pictures’ “Hellraiser”); Roque Baños (Paramount Classics’ “The Machinist”); Lucas Vidal (Rogue’s “The Raven”); Carles Cases (Miramax’s “The Nameless”); and Richard Bellis (ABC’S miniseries “It”).

Morris is a multiple Emmy and Gemini Award winner for his work on Showtime’s “The Borgias,” “The Tudors,” and Starz Entertainment’s “The Pillars of the Earth.” He is once again scoring music for “The Borgias,” currently in its second season. His scores can also be heard on NBC’s “The Firm”; Relativity’s action-packed film, “Immortals”; Fox Atomic’s “The Hills Have Eyes”; Columbia and Warner Bros pictures’ “Something’s Gotta Give”; Anchor Bay’s “Beautiful Boy”; NBC’s “The Chase”; and CBS’ “Moonlight” and “Miami Medical,” among many others.

Upcoming projects for Morris include: Lionsgate’s “Fire with Fire,” starring Bruce Willis, Josh Duhamel, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rosario Dawson and 50 Cent; and Universal 1440 Entertainment’s “Death Race 3,” starring Danny Trejo and Ving Rhames.

For more information on Trevor Morris, visit www.trevormorris.com.

JAVIER NAVARRETE - HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN (2012, cd)

HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN

Music Composed by 

Javier Navarrete

(Pan’s Labyrinth, Cracks)

http://www.varesesarabande.com/servlet/the-1040/Hemingway-%26-Gellhorn/Detail

Very, very interesting and promising project. Look at the premise, the stars and...the score. Looking forward to the new Navarrete.

Info from Varese: 

Music From The HBO® Film

HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN

Music Composed by 

Javier Navarrete

(Pan’s Labyrinth, Cracks)

Includes the song 

Ay Carmela

performed by 

Voces Del Pueblo

and  

Alarcon

HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN recounts one of the greatest romances of the last century — the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage of literary master Ernest Hemingway and the beautiful, trailblazing war correspondent Martha Gellhorn — as it follows the adventurous writers through the Spanish Civil War and beyond. As witnesses to history, they covered all the great conflicts of their time; but the war they couldn’t survive was the war between themselves.

Directed by multiple Academy Award® nominee Philip Kaufman (The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Right Stuff) from a script by Jerry Stahl (Permanent Midnight) and Barbara Turner (The Company, Pollock), the film stars Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe winner Clive Owen (Closer, Children Of Men) and Academy Award® and three-time Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours, Rabbit Hole), and co-stars Academy Award® nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck, Emmy® Award winner for HBO Films' Temple Grandin), Molly Parker, Rodrigo Santoro, Parker Posey, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker and Tony Shalhoub.

The beautiful and adventurous score is by Academy Award® nominee Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth).  Also featured prominently in the film is the song “Ay Carmela,” performed by both Voces Del Pueblo and Alarcon.

HBO will premiere HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN on May 28.

Varese Sarabande Catalog # 302 067 151 2

Release Date: 06/12/12

Track List:

1. Real Honeymoon (:32)  

2. Love Story Written In Blood (1:17)

3. Ay Carmela 

Performed by Antoine Ciosi (3:15)

4. Red River Valley 

Performed by Eric Schneider (2:24)

5. I Am Resourceful (1:56)  

6. The Joy of Irrigation (2:52)

7. Fumando Espero 

Performed by Valerie Pintado & David Guiterrez (2:26)

8. El Cuervo (1:59)  

9. Bravest Woman (1:22)

10. Try To Get Out (1:44)  

11. This Is What I Need (2:00)

12. Ay Carmela 

Performed by Rolando Alarcón (3:08)

13. Jarama Valley 

Performed by Eric Schneider (1:49)

14. Cachita 

Performed by Felix Samuel (3:23)

15. Y Tu Que Has Hecho 

Performed by Marina LaValle & Felix Samuel (3:01)

16. Amado 

Performed by Marina LaValle (2:21)

17. One Thing You Must Know (1:24)

18. Life Shouldn’t Be This Perfect (1:09)  

19. Finland (1:46)  

20. China (2:00)  

21. Sampan (1:55)  

22. How To Be There (:40)

23. Normandy (1:58)  

24. Dachau (2:13)

25. Pages (1:25)

26. Not Dead Yet (1:38)

RAMIN DJAWADI - Game of Thrones season 2 (2012, cd)

Let's face it: the first score was a huge success mostly the lovers of the hit-HBO tv series but for those outside, it was just a nice main theme. Let's see what this, 2nd installment, will musically hold in it.

Amazon says

Audio CD (June 19, 2012)

Original Release Date: 2012

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Soundtrack

Label: Varese Sarabande

ASIN: B007TKBDTQ

In-Print Editions: Audio CD

http://www.amazon.com/Game-Of-Thrones-Season-Two/dp/B007TKBDTQ/ref=zg_bsnr_42_27

Listen to the first samples from JAMES NEWTON HOWARD's - SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (2012)

The movie could be a total win or total loss, with the Twilight babe going all-Gladiator on us, but surely the scoring aspect is more interesting, at least on paper: James Newton Howard. His last 2 years might not be exactly the best, but the samples are promising. Listen and judge for yourself:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/SESSIONID/e023304b7a5c3ac46c298315f10e396d/poprock/detail/-/art/Ost-various-Snow-White-The-Huntsman/hnum/2689391

JESPER KYD doing the score for DARKSIDERS II - Listen for yourself!

Whilst the first DarkSiders got a very, ehem, dark and agressive score by the likes of Michael Reagan and Chris Velasco, the 2nd installment in the series of video games seems to be getting the more ethereal, atmospheric and at parts - melodic, treatment by Jesper Kyd (Hitman, Assasin's Creed, etc). Read the press release and listen for yourself at:

And at his official page:
http://www.jesperkyd.com/music/darksiders-2/

Jesper Kyd has crafted the original score for DARKSIDERS II, the sequel to the critically acclaimed action/adventure title developed by THQ’s in-house studio Vigil Games. Kyd’s emotionally dynamic score for DARKSIDERS II combines dark ethereal themes and melodic fantasy that enrich the player’s cinematic journey through each of the game’s unique realms. Jesper Kyd commented, “DARKSIDERS II is an awesome game and one of the most fun and creatively satisfying projects I have scored. I had a blast working with the team at Vigil.”
“It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Jesper,” said Jeremy Robins, Audio Director at Vigil Games. “He’s an extremely talented composer and an avid gamer, who not only created an amazing soundtrack for DARKSIDERS II, but intuitively knew how to cater each composition to achieve maximum musical impact for players.”
Darksiders II follows the exploits of DEATH, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels DEATH through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother WAR, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders. Darksiders II is set for release in August 2012. For more information on DARKSIDERS II visit www.darksiders.com.

Howard Shore: Cosmopolis (2012)

The sparkling, not-so-manly, vampire from Twilight is doing his best (and hardest) to escape from the afore-mentioned franchise's hell so this time he works with...wait for it.....David Cronenberg! Cosmopolis is their new project together and (not surprisingly for Cronenberg), HOWARD SHORE composers. Here's some info on the upcoming score CD release, from amazon: 

The soundtrack for Cosmopolis reunites composer Howard Shore and the band METRIC for another cinematic collaboration. While writing the score for David Cronenberg's film adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel Cosmopolis, Shore conceived of a particular live sound to achieve his vision and invited METRIC to perform the score and co-write three songs. The music was recorded in November 2011 at the band's own Giant Studios in Toronto, produced by Howard Shore and METRIC guitarist Jimmy Shaw, and mixed by John O'Mahony at Liberty Studios in Toronto and Electric Lady Studios in NYC. The result is an atmospheric, urban soundscape of analog synths and layered guitars featuring the hypnotic vocals of METRIC lead singer Emily Haines. The Cosmopolis soundtrack also features Mecca by Somali Singer/Rapper K'NAAN with lyrics by the artist and Don DeLillo.

COSMOPOLIS 

A Film by David Cronenberg

Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric, Samantha Morton, and Paul Giamatti

Find out more about it here and stay tuned for more:

http://www.amazon.com/Howard-Shore-Cosmopolis-Metric/dp/B007NM8DLQ/ref=zg_bsnr_42_54

Listen to the new DESPLAT - Rust and Bone (2012)

Some info from amazon.fr and filmmusicreporter: 

Score comes out 14th of May, 2012

The album features 18 tracks from the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat. Also included are various songs from the movie by Bon Iver, Azari, John Cooper Clarke, The B-52′s, Lykke Li, Carte Blanche and Colin Stetson. The soundtrack will be released in France both digitally and physically on May 14, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out on Amazon.fr.

Here's the link for you to audition the upcoming release:

http://www.amazon.fr/rouille-dos-Bande-originale-film/dp/B0081GOQ0K/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336724216&sr=301-1

MARC STREITENFIELD's PROMETHEUS (score CD, 2012)

Whilst he hasn't quite proven himself so far and to be honest, besides the incredibly and surprisingly good THE GREY, none of his previous works were of any particular interest (well except for BODY OF LIES, maybe), still this is perhaps the most awaited film of the year and the score that accompanies it couldn't get any less attention. For a moment there, some weeks back, there was a slight confusion (and some happiness for some fans, despair for others) that Harry Gregson Williams was to take over and replace Marc on the job; at the end, HGW only provides additional music for the feature. Fortunately? Time will tell. We cannot wait to hear it however! 

Here are the album details from amazon.com

Audio CD (June 12, 2012)

Original Release Date: 2012

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Soundtrack

Label: SONY MASTERWORKS

Track Listing

1. A Planet

2. Going In

3. Engineers

4. Life*

5. Weyland

6. Discovery

7. Not Human

8. Too Close

9. Try Harder

10. David

11. Hammerpede

12. We were right

13. Earth

14. Infected

15. Hyper Sleep

16. Small Beginnings

17. Hello Mommy

18. Friend From The Past

19. Dazed

20. Space Jockey

21. Collision

22. Debris

23. Planting the Seed

24. Invitation

25. Birth

Since working as music supervisor on Ridley's Scott's 2005 film, Kingdom Of Heaven, Scott has called on Marc Streitenfeld to score all of his subsequent movies including A Good Year, Body Of Lies, Robin Hood and American Gangster, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA. Prior to his work as a composer, Streitenfeld had collaborated with Scott as music editor, music supervisor and technical score advisor on several projects, including Matchstick Men, Black Hawk Down and Gladiator.

Great addition to Krakow Film Music Festival - ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL

The Music of Oscar-Winning Composer Elliot Goldenthal To Be Celebrated In Concert At The Film Music Festival in Krakow

Oscar winning composer Elliot Goldenthal will be celebrated in concert at the Film Music Festival in Krakow on Saturday, May 26th at the Tinning Plant of ArcelorMittal Poland in Krakow.  The concert will include a special appearance by Oscar-nominated film and Tony-winning theatre director Julie Taymor. The concert will be performed by the well-known Polish Orchestra Sinfonietta Cracovia accompanied by Pro Musica Mundi Choir and the boys’ choir Pueri Contores Sancti Nicolai and conducted by composer Diego Navarro.

The first part of the concert program - Alien – The Biomechanical Symphony - will be devoted to music from all four Alien films in the celebrated science-fiction saga in which Goldenthal composed the music for Alien 3.  The second part of the program – Elliot Goldenthal’s Cinema of Art & Blood - will feature music from some of Goldenthal and Taymor’s collaborations including Frida and Titus in addition to Goldenthal’s music from Interview with the Vampire directed by Neil Jordan and Batman Forever directed by Joel Schumacher.  Movie clips will be featured with live music during the performance.

Goldenthal, who creates works for orchestra, theater, opera, ballet and film, won an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for his music to Taymor’s movie Frida.  He also received Oscar nominations for his scores for both Interview with the Vampire and Michael Collins as well as for the original song "Burn it Blue" from Frida.  Goldenthal was named one of the two finalists for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in music for his original two-act opera “Grendel” directed by Taymor.  Among Goldenthal’s many other film scores are Public Enemies, Heat, Batman Forever, A Time To Kill, Drugstore Cowboy, The Butcher Boy, Across The Universe and The Tempest.  Additionally, he has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards and three Chicago Film Critics Awards.

During the Festival, Goldenthal and Taymor will also participate in a moderated discussion.

The Film Music Festival in Krakow, organised by the Krakow Festival Office and RMF Classic has been entirely dedicated to music created for the needs of picture. The unique combination of the highest quality of interpretation of film music performed by leading musicians and orchestras, in combination with high quality of film picture, decides on the uniqueness of the event. The programme of the venture puts its stakes on genre diversity: from reviews of retrospect and exclusive ceremonial concerts in performance, through monographic concerts of chosen and distinguished composers of film music, and finally at mass shows in the open. Monumental musical and film shows are distinguished by boldness in production and innovativeness in the sphere of sound and picture technology, but also by performance swing, artistic standard of works presented, as well as due to the presence of the most outstanding creators and composers.

For more info contact: Jeff Sanderson

            Chasen& Company

            310-274-4400

            jeff@chasenpr.com

Check out a first listen on TUOMAS KANTELINEN's new score, PURGE (2012)

Click the following link to enjoy some new cues from PURGE (Puhdistus) by composer Tuomas Kantelinen, coming out in September 2012. Violin soli are performed by Viktoria Mullova and here's info about the movie:

Director:
Antti Jokinen
Writers:
Antti Jokinen (screenplay), Marko Leino (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Peter Franzén, Krista Kosonen and Amanda Pilke

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714205/

Click here for the score:
http://kantelinen.net/purge.html

MARC STREITENFIELD - Prometheus (2012, cd)

Much awaited, well wait, perhaps this year's MOST awaited movie is soon out and so is its score which is reportedly co-composed by Harry Gregson Williams. Let's see what Amazon.com has to say about this...and hear!

Product Details

Audio CD (June 5, 2012)

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Soundtrack

Label: SONY MASTERWORKS

Amazon product info:

Since working as music supervisor on Ridley's Scott's 2005 film, Kingdom Of Heaven, Scott has called on Marc Streitenfeld to score all of his subsequent movies including A Good Year, Body Of Lies, Robin Hood and American Gangster, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA. Prior to his work as a composer, Streitenfeld had collaborated with Scott as music editor, music supervisor and technical score advisor on several projects, including Matchstick Men, Black Hawk Down and Gladiator.

http://www.amazon.com/Prometheus-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B007TBCTRK/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_2_dp

The 12th World Soundtrack Awards to Celebrate the Music of Award-Winning Composer James Newton Howard, Composer Pino Donaggio to Receive World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award

Courtesy of Dan Barry @ Chasen PR. Press Release as follows:

The 12th World Soundtrack Awards To Celebrate the Music of Award-Winning Composer James Newton Howard in Concert

Composer Pino Donaggio To Receive World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award

The music of award-winning composer James Newton Howard will be celebrated in concert at the 12^th World Soundtrack Awards, which will be held at the Kuipke Events Centre in Ghent on Saturday, October 20^th.  Howard is one of the most versatile and respected film music composers currently working in film.  A program of his impressive music will be performed by the renowned Brussels Philharmonic and be accompanied by select film clips.  The concert will be conducted by both Howard and Dirk Brossé.

In addition, composer Pino Donaggio will be receiving the World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award at the event.  A selection of his work will also be performed at the concert.

The World Soundtrack Awards was established by the Ghent Film Festival’s World Soundtrack Academy in 2001.  The World Soundtrack Awards has emerged in the last decade as a top honour for film composers.  Known as the world’s premiere festival for celebrating and honouring film music, the Ghent Film Festival is celebrating its 39^th year and runs October 9 – 20.

Howard most recently scored the blockbuster film The Hunger Games. His credits include King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive and Pretty Woman, among many others

James Newton Howard has received eight Oscar® nominations, including six for “Best Original Score” for his work in Defiance (’08), Michael Clayton (’07), The Village (’04), My Best Friend’s Wedding (’97), The Fugitive (’93) and The Prince of Tides (’91). Moreover, he was nominated twice for “Best Original Song” for his work for the films One Fine Day (’96) and Junior (’94).

In 2009, Howard won a Grammy Award along with Hans Zimmer for their score for The Dark Knight.

In 2008 he was crowned “Film Composer of the Year” at the World Soundtrack Awards for his score for Charlie Wilson’s War, Michael Clayton and I Am Legend.

Howard boasts a portfolio with over 100 film scores, including seven films by director M. Night Shyamalan (The Last Airbender, The Happening, Lady in the Water, The Village, Signs, Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense), six films directed by Lawrence Kasdan (Darling Companion, Dreamcatcher, Mumford, French Kiss, Wyatt Earp and Grand Canyon), seven films starring Julia Roberts (Larry Crowne, Duplicity, Charlie Wilson’s War, America’s Sweethearts, Runaway Bride, My Best Friend’s Wedding and Pretty Woman) and three animated films for Walt Disney Studios (Treasure Planet, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Dinosaur).

Howard’s work also includes Green Lantern, Water for Elephants, Gnomeo & Juliet, Salt, King Kong, Batman Begins, Vertical Limit, Snow Falling on Cedars, A Perfect Murder, The Devil’s Advocate, Waterworld, Outbreak, and the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman and The Bourne Legacy.

Donaggio is a frequent collaborator of director Brian De Palma and has scored the filmmaker’s Carrie, Home Movies, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Body Double and Raising Cain.  Donaggio will also be scoring De Palma’s upcoming feature Passion.  His other credits include Don’t Look Now directed by Nicolas Roeg, Trauma directed by Dario Argento and The Howling directed by Joe Dante.  The Italian composer gained early recognition in Italy for his work as a singer and songwriter.

The Ghent Film Festival and its long-lasting partner, the Brussels Philharmonic, have expressed their passion for music organising prestigious film music concerts over the years in collaboration with the in-house composer and Music Director Dirk Brossé. This collaboration has put top-notch composers including Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, John Williams, Howard Shore, Angelo Badalamenti, John Barry and Hans Zimmer in the spotlight.

This collaboration grew into an international success and even resulted in Howard Shore turning to the Brussels Philharmonic for the recording of the score for Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator, which was awarded a Golden Globe. The Oscar-winning recording of the soundtrack of The Artist is another major highlight.

In addition to this, the Ghent Film Festival and the Brussels Philharmonic have recorded five CDs. The “For The Record” series is a collection of the most beautiful film music by composers Craig Armstrong (Romeo + Juliet, Love Actually), Mychael Danna (Little Miss Sunshine, Capote), Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet), Shigeru Umebayashi (2046, House of Flying Daggers) and Gabriel Yared (The Talented Mr. Ripley, The English Patient). In October 2011 a collectors’ box was launched, which is available at www.filmfestival.be and in Fnac stores.

12th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert

Saturday 20 October at 8 p.m. at ’t Kuipke in Ghent

Guest of honour: James Newton Howard

Performance by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé

accompanied by film scenes projected onto a big screen

Tickets for the World Soundtrack Awards & concert cost €29, €39 or €49 and will be on sale at www.filmfestival.be.

For more info feel free to contact Tom Heirbaut (press@filmfestival.be or (+32) (0)9 242 80 79)

Contact: Jeff Sanderson

                Chasen & Company

                310-274-4400

                jeff@chasenpr.com

JAVIER NAVARETTE'S WRATH OF THE TITANS (2012, out on cd)

Product Details

Audio CD (March 27, 2012)

Number of Discs: 1

Label: WaterTower Music

Also available as amazon mp3 download here: http://www.amazon.com/Wrath-Titans-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B007Q0UXC2/ref=mb_oe_o

DANNY ELFMAN - Dark Shadows (2012, cd)

Audio CD (May 8, 2012)

Original Release Date: 2012

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Soundtrack

Label: Water Tower Music

NICK CAVE, ATTICUS ROSS, SHIGERU UMEBAYASHI and others - DAYS OF GRACE (2012)

The new mexican thriller, DAYS OF GRACE, is directed by Everardo Valerio Gout and gets an original score composed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Atticus Ross (The Social Network) and Shigeru Umebayashi (House of Flying Daggers), practically making it a modern film music celebration.

Also included is a cover version of the classic song Summertime performed by actress Scarlett Johansson and produced and arranged by Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack fame and Tim Goldsworthy. 

The score gets out via LAKESHORE RECORDS May 1, 2012 and you can pre-order it here via amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007F4UHZW/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=filmusrep-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007F4UHZW

The huge CD contains 39 tracks, which are as follows:

1. The Shack (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

2. Mundial de Futbol/Vivir en Mexico (Victim X dialogue) (Carlos Bardem)

3. Wrong Bust (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

4. Hiena (Lupe's dialogue) (Tenoch Huerta)

5. Butcher's Hook/Porcinos Mexicanos (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

6. Días de Gracia (Comandante's dialogue) (José Sefami)

7. Here's a Little Jolt for You (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

8. Criminal Traicionado (Madrina's dialogue) (Verónica Falcón)

9. Bronco (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

10. Burning the Shack (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

11. The Whack (Entering Kitchen) (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

12. Siempre hay alguien (Comandante's dialogue) (José Sefami)

13. Destiny (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

14. Days of Grace (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

15. Buenos dias muchachito/Pecados (Teacher's dialogue) (Tenoch Huerta)

16. Broken Time (Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Leopold Ross)

17. Kidnap (Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Leopold Ross)

18. Drugs (Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Leopold Ross)

19. Fear (Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Leopold Ross)

20. Revelations (Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne & Leopold Ross)

21. Hazla buena (Victim X dialogue) (Carlos Bardem)

22. Quiero la verdad (Susana's dialogue) (Dolores Heredia)

23. Sumado: The Echoes between Stories (Shigeru Umebayashi)

24. Susana's Cello (Shigeru Umebayashi)

25. Talking on the Water (Shigeru Umebayashi)

26. Max's Brother and Susana's Daughter (Shigeru Umebayashi)

27. One Way or Another (Shigeru Umebayashi)

28. Her Emotions of Silent Thought (Shigeru Umebayashi)

29. Not Knowing How Things Will End (Shigeru Umebayashi)

30. Susana and Camila (Shigeru Umebayashi)

31. Sumado: Cast the Shell (Shigeru Umebayashi)

32. Song for Tula (Shigeru Umebayashi)

33. Como dije (Victim X dialogue) (Carlos Bardem)

34. Assault For La Coca (Bot'Ox)

35. The Meat Song (Bot'Ox)

36. Permanent Shade (Tim Goldsworthy, Euan Dickinson & Billy Fuller)

37. Summertime (Scarlett Johansson vs. 3D)

38. Vivir en Me xico (Doroteo's dialogue) (Kristyan Ferrer)

39. Kantele (Shigeru Umebayashi)

 

CLINT MANSELL's latest score, LAST NIGHT (2012, cd)

Info from squidoo:

One of the most compelling songs that most people want to know about on the Last Night Soundtrack is a collaboration with composer Clint Mansell and vocals from "Not at Home" by Peter Broderick on "The Final Movement" of the Last Night O.S.T..

The original version is a bit faster than the re-workedNot at Home on the movie's Soundtrack to Last Night. The tempo on the movie's background music is languidly paced, with Broderick singing his vocals over Mansell's piano track, giving it a kind of lucidity and enhanced melancholy.Previously there was no official soundtrack release for the movie Last Night, but it was reported by Film Music Reporter & The Playlist that a soundtrack of Clint Mansell's Last Night Score will be released March 27, 2012 and Mansell will be performing live with the Sonus Quartet in conjunction with the release. See details below.In the meantime, if you're entranced by the song, download the original Peter Broderick version albeit slightly different or watch the movie now available on DVD.The romantic drama Last Night with the good looking cast of Keira Knightly, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes & Guillaume Canet poses the tantalizing question -- do you love the one you're with? What about re-visiting an old flame? Or a new possibility?Last Night was released worldwide with a splashy Italian premiere followed by a theatrical run across Europe then Asia. Perhaps producers thought European and overseas audiences would be more accepting of a movie about a couple flirting with infidelity before risking a limited release in the U.S. May 6, 2011. The Manhattan based romantic drama directed by Massy Tadjedin is now available to watch instantly online & was released on DVD August 2, 2011.

ALAN MENKEN on usual grounds once again with MIRROR MIRROR (2012, cd)

Audio CD (April 10, 2012)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Relativity Music Group