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Michael Andrews To Score Judd Apatow-Produced, Paul Feig-Directed Comedy 'Bridesmaids'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 23, 2010 5:06 AM
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The name might not be familiar, but you've definitely heard his work. Michael Andrews has been tapped to compose the score for the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced, Paul Feig-directed comedy, "Bridesmaids." While he may not be as instantly recognized as Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer or James Newton Howard (yet) Andrews has composed for a number of notable films including "Donnie Darko," "Me And You And Everyone We Know," "Cyrus," and "Funny People." He most certainly got to know both Apatow and Feig back-in-the-day when he lent his skills to both "Undeclared" and "Freaks & Geeks."
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More: Films, Composers, Bridesmaids, Michael Andrews

Academy Disqualifies Scores For 'Black Swan,' 'True Grit' and Others From Oscar Consideration

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 21, 2010 2:40 AM
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  • 9 Comments
The trouble with the Academy awards, and indeed in putting too much stock in them, is that you're relying on the decisions being made by a relatively small, aging group of people. In many ways, things are improving -- Academy membership is getting younger, and it's starting to show: we can't imagine "The Hurt Locker" winning Best Picture even a decade ago. But in some categories, and some branches, there's still a frustrating conservatism at work; the Foreign Language branch, for instance, have a long history of picking safe choices over other, more worthy films.
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More: Films, Composers, True Grit, Black Swan, Clint Mansell, Carter Burwell

Chris Bacon Replaces Clint Mansell On Scoring Duties For 'Source Code'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 15, 2010 9:16 AM
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Duncan Jones' forthcoming "Source Code" is certainly one we're looking forward to. We were impressed by his brainy, minimal, yet thrilling "Moon" and are eager to see where his talents take him on a much broader scale. And he's certainly surrounded himself with some pretty heavyweight talent. Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan and Jeffrey Wright all star in the upcoming film that follows a man who is part of an experimental government program investigating a terrorist incident. He finds himself in the body of an unknown commuter living and reliving a harrowing train bombing until he can find who is responsible for the attack. But it looks like one man who contributed a vital ingredient to the success of "Moon" won't be back.
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More: Films, Composers, Duncan Jones, Source Code, Clint Mansell, Chris Bacon

Jon Brion Scoring Miranda July's Upcoming Film 'The Future'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • December 13, 2010 7:14 AM
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The Official Synopsis Has Also ArrivedOk, Miranda July's "The Future" heading to Sundance? We maybe should have waited a beat. Earlier today, an IonCinema report said, July's new relationships-in-turmoil drama was heading to Utah, but upon reflection there's no sourcing of that claim. We quickly emailed the writer who said, vaguely, "that's not official." Sigh, ok, whatever. We started our own digging and it turns out a hopeful speculation we made back in 2008 is correct: lauded composer/musician Jon Brion -- known for his beloved "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind," "Punch Drunk Love," and "I Heart Huckabees" scores -- is writing the music to July's latest.
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More: Composers, Films, Miranda July, Jon Brion, The Future

Alexandre Desplat Says "Trance-like" Score For 'Tree Of Life' Will Use Cues From Ligeti & Berlioz

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 13, 2010 4:10 AM
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Also Scoring Chris Weitz's 'The Gardener'So we are just over five months away from the likely Cannes debut and theatrical release of Terrence Malick's "The Tree Of Life." The film, pretty much the closest thing the arthouse world will ever get to a blockbuster, stars heavyweights Brad Pitt and Sean Penn in a decades-spanning tale about a father/son relationship and also the mysteries of the universe. The trailer for the film is currently in theaters playing in front of "Black Swan" but don't expect it go online anytime soon as Fox Searchlight plans to piecemeal stills and info about the project in the run-up to the release. So with that in mind, we'll take whatever info we can and the latest bit of news comes from the film's composer, Playlist favorite Alexandre Desplat.
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More: Films, Composers, Terrence Malick, Chris Weitz, The Tree Of Life, The Gardener, Alexandre Desplat

'True Grit' Score By Carter Burwell Hits Stores December 21st, Album Streaming Now

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 11, 2010 4:03 AM
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Is this the year -- ok, at the least the month -- of the arthouse film? It would certainly seem that way. Big glossy studio pictures like "The Tourist" (opening this weekend), the forthcoming "Tron: Legacy" and "How Do You Know" are arriving with tepid buzz while auteur driven work such as "Black Swan" and the Coens' "True Grit" are riding a huge wave of anticipation. And we are certainly looking forward to it. The film boats the usual pedigree of high talent in front of the camera -- Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld -- and once again, the directors have assigned scoring duties to composer and longtime collaborator Carter Burwell.
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More: Films, Composers, True Grit, Carter Burwell

Portishead's Beth Gibbons Sings On 'The Tempest' Soundtrack

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 10, 2010 10:42 AM
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Composer Elliot Goldenthal Will Make His Directorial Debut Shooting A Video For 'O Mistress Mine'While we didn't particularly care for Julie Taymor's latest visually sizzling take on Shakespeare, "The Tempest," the forthcoming soundtrack is certainly piquing our interest.
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More: Films, Composers, Musicians, The Tempest, Elliot Goldenthal, Beth Gibbons

Hans Zimmer Not Scoring Zack Snyder's 'Superman: Man Of Steel'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • December 7, 2010 2:42 AM
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"It’s A Little Bit Like Guilty By Association," The Composer Says Of False ReportLast week when it was reported that Hans Zimmer was tapped to score Zack Snyder's "Superman: Man of Steel," we knew something was off (hence the fact we didn't report it; it just smelled hinkey).
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More: Films, Composers, Christopher Nolan, Zack Snyder, Super Hero Films, Hans Zimmer, Man of Steel

Composer David Arnold Says 'Bond 23' Is "Back On"

  • By Simon Dang
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  • December 2, 2010 1:54 AM
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It remains to be seen whether reports regarding MGM's post-bankruptcy plans to have the next 'Bond' film out as early as November 2012 will bear out but it certainly sounds like things are picking up.
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More: Films, Actors, Composers, Sam Mendes, Genre Films, Daniel Craig, David Arnold, Peter Morgan, James Bond 23

Neil LaBute May Direct Film Version Of Stephen Sondheim's Musical 'Company'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 25, 2010 2:46 AM
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For a man who's long been a giant in the field of musical theater, it's somewhat surprising that Stephen Sondheim hasn't been more of a feature on the big screen. Sure, there was his score for Alain Resnais' "Stavisky," a few original songs for Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy" and co-writing the script for the cult murder mystery "The Last of Sheila," but adaptations of his work have so far been restricted to the justifiably forgotten 1977 film of "A Little Night Music," and 2007's "Sweeney Todd."
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More: Composers, Broadway Musicals, Neil LaBute, Stephen Sondheim, Company

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