90-second samples of Danny Elfman’s score for Dark Shadows can be heard at Warner Bros’ WaterTower music site. As always, Elfman’s music elevates even the worst of Burton’s indulgences. I like how some of these tracks pay direct tribute to the memorable swooping glissando synth of the TV series’ music. Listen and compare track 4, Deadly...
2011 Film Categories FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR • THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams • THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource • THE GREATEST MIRACLE, music by Mark McKenzie • HUGO, music by Howard Shore • WAR HORSE, music by John Williams FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR • LUDOVIC BOURCE • ALEXANDRE DESPLAT • MICHAEL GIACCHINO •...
SoundWorks Collection: The Sound and Music of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo from Michael Coleman on Vimeo. Soundworks Collection talks with Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Sound Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick, and Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Supervising Sound Editor Ren Klyce. Dragon Tattoo is a film you experience with your senses, like many...
“The Adjustment Bureau,” Thomas Newman, composer “The Adventures of Tintin,” John Williams, composer “African Cats,” Nicholas Hooper, composer “Albert Nobbs,” Brian Byrne, composer “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer “Anonymous,” Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, composers “Another...
Just a brief supplement to Sasha’s post about Reznor & Ross below. Different enough to merit a second headline. First, you can download 6 free tracks from the Dragon Tattoo soundtrack at this link. On that page you’ll also find a portal for ordering the full album in a variety of formats, both digital and disc. (thanks to glimmer for the link) Next,...
You might as well know now that I think what they’re going to be putting out there is unlike anything I’ve ever seen a composer do with a film score, at least in my lifetime. I really do think that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ score for The Social Network stands on its own as a brilliant album. The music tells a story. With Dragon Tattoo it’s...