HOWARD SHORE's "EDGE OF DARKNESS " - Preview the score

Hear, you can preview the original score composed by HOWARD SHORE, composer of the LORT OF THE RINGS trilogy, which is soon to be released.

Check it out and stay tuned or more info as it becomes available: http://edge-of-darkness.warnerbros.com/index-soundtrack.html

HOWARD SHORE replaces John Corigliano on "THE EDGE OF DARKNESS"

Sadly, John Corigliano’s film outcome is - although brilliant, very limited as he’s primarily a concert / chamber / orchestral music composer who’s rarely dealt with our beloved medium. However, when the opportunity to score Martin Campbell’s new movie – The Edge of Darkness presented itself, the whole community was rejoiced. Rarely does one hear scores gifted with the graces of – say, The Red Violin (Corigliano’s famous Oscar-winning musical work for the same-titled movie) and the announcement of another film assignment for the composer after all these years brought excitement and anticipation in the entire community.

However, (and I quote from moviescoremagazine.com), John Corigliano’s score for the upcoming Mel Gibson thriller Edge of Darkness, directed by Martin Campbell, will be replaced by a new score by Howard Shore. The switch of composers was first indicated when the theatrical poster for the film appeared online this week, showing a credit block that makes no mention of Corigliano but lists Howard Shore under the “music by” tag. Warner Bros. has confirmed to MovieScore Magazine that Howard Shore is replacing the score but did not comment on the reasons behind the replacement. The film is produced by GK Films and Warner Bros. is distributing with a release date set to January 29.

Movie details from wikipedia:

Edge of Darkness is an upcoming film adaptation of Edge of Darkness, a 1985 BBC television series. The film stars Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone, and is directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael Wearing, who also directed and produced the series respectively. Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.

As homicide detective Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) investigates the death of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

For more, stay tuned and read into the original link (found HERE) for the whole article.

MTV interview with Shore on ‘The Hobbit’

MTV recently interviewed composer Howard Shore about his involvement in Guillermo del Toro’s and Peter Jackson’s Hobbit prequels to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Shore confirmed that he has indeed started composing – as was the case with Lord of the Rings, a lot of the musical elements is being sketched out even before there is any footage available. Right now, according to Shore, much of the focus is on the on-screen source music that needs to be created for the films. About scoring The Hobbit as a part of a larger piece of art and referncing music that has already been established in the trilogy, Shore said: “Certain things will have to be referenced really, possibly in a more simple way, a less complicated way. So that you feel that The Hobbit is a part of this [larger] story.”

For more info please visit moviescoremagazine.com, here.

HOWARD SHORE - The betrayal [SOUND CLIPS]

SOUND CLIPS from the new Howard Shore release are available at amazon.com.

HOWARD SHORE - The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) on CD

Howard Shore's latest CD release is his original music for the awarded documentary, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon.

Dir.: Ellen Kuras; Co-Dir.: Thavisouk Phrasavath; Prod.: Flora Fernandez-Marengo
The Cinema Guild

Filmed over the course of 23 years, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) is the epic story of a Lao soldier family's journey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York. Thavisouk Phrasavath tells his own deeply personal story as a young man struggling to survive a war and the later hardships of immigrant life, counterpointed by his mother's astonishing tale of perseverance. Renowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras' directorial debut is a remarkable collaboration with Phrasavath-a poetic, cinematically resonant film about the hidden, human face of war's "collateral damage."

Web: http://www.thebetrayalmovie.com/

http://www.thebetrayalmovie.com/

The score CD comes from Howe Records on February 24, 2009 and carries 17 tracks.

Here's the tracklisting:

1.	The Prophecy
2.	A Soldier’s Wife
3.	The Kingdom of Laos
4.	Between Heaven and Hell
5.	We Are Travelers
6.	The Eagle Will Come
7.	A Million Bees
8.	Free the Animals
9.	War
10.	The Wisdom and Value of Human Life
11.	Crossing the Mekong
12.	The Funeral
13.	Family
14.	To the Streets of Civilization
15.	Father
16.	Water Buffalo
17.	Reunion

Featuring Sophie Shao

And the amazon.com product description:
Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore's original score to Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath's debut film, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), tells the story of the Phrasavath family's epic journey from war-torn Laos to the streets of New York. Filmed over the course of 23 years, The Betrayal movingly chronicles the family's struggle to reckon with that which was left behind while forging a new and difficult life in a foreign land. Thavisouk's unforgettable journey reminds us of the strength necessary to survive unthinkable conditions, and of the human spirit's inspiring capacity to adapt, rebuild, and forgive. Shore's score features solo cello (Sophi Shao), chamber orchestra and chamber choir. 2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary 2009 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature PBS P.O.V. will air The Betrayal in 2009.

HOWARD SHORE'S "DOUBT" on [CD]

Howard Shore, the celebrated composer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is back with another new project, after a relatively long absence.

The movie, entitled Doubt, is directed by John Patrick Shanley and is set in 1964. It's plot centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him of abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality, and authority.

This is the information on the CD RELEASE, as carried by amazon.com

DOUBT


TRACKLISTING:
1. Main Title
2. Sacristy
3. Daybreak
4. Be Alert
5. I am Concerned
6. The Locker
7. The Rose Garden
8. Porch
9. The Storm
10. Sister James
11. Accused
12. Feathers
13. The Crow
14. Donald
15. Range
16. Mrs. Miller
17. Confrontation
18. Goodbye Sermon
19. Doubts

INFO:
Product Details

* Audio CD (February 24, 2009)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Howe Records

Product Description
Academy Award -winning composer Howard Shore's orginal score to John Patrick Shanley's film Doubt starring Meryl Streep, Philip Symour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. Doubt, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play brought to screen, is a story about the quest for truth, the forces of change, and the devastating consequences of blind justice in an age defined by moral conviction. The score, written for a 17 piece chamber orchestra, features hammered dulcimer, Appalachian dulcimer, harmonium, recorder, Celtic harp, mandolin and Irish bouzouki. "As the winds of political change seep through St. Nicholas in the Bronx, I hope to place you in this cloistered life and ask the question - did he or didn't he?"