Tanggal 2 Mei kemarin, situs Soundtrack Express me-review score The Next Three Days, berikut kutipannya:
The most striking thing is how little of it sounds like Elfman. Even outside of his most obvious mannerisms through the years, he has plenty of other musical fingerprints that give him away, but here I'd be hard pressed to identify the composer aside from on a couple of occasions. Indeed, the percussive suspense/action passages sound more like John Powell (perhaps a touch less percussion and more low key) than the tick-tick rhythms of Mission: Impossible.
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Kamis, Mei 05, 2011
Cirque du Soleil prepares for first L.A. rehearsals of 'Iris' at Kodak Theatre
LA Times mem-publish artikel mengenai persiapan Cirque du Soleil untuk menampilkan Iris yang musiknya dibuat oleh Danny Elfman, berikut kutipannya:
"Iris," which is written and directed by French choreographer Philippe Decouflé, will showcase Cirque's signature acrobatics and aerial stunts. The production is inspired by the invention of cinema and will feature a love story between two fictional characters. The original music is by Danny Elfman, the film composer who has worked frequently with Tim Burton
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"Iris," which is written and directed by French choreographer Philippe Decouflé, will showcase Cirque's signature acrobatics and aerial stunts. The production is inspired by the invention of cinema and will feature a love story between two fictional characters. The original music is by Danny Elfman, the film composer who has worked frequently with Tim Burton
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Sabtu, April 30, 2011
The 2011 Top Forty Composer
Scott Bettencourt merilis daftar tahunannya, berikut ini top 10-nya:
1. Hans Zimmer
2. Danny Elfman
3. Michael Giacchino
4. Alexandre Desplat
5. John Powell
6. James Newton Howard
7. James Horner
8. John Williams
9. Thomas Newman
10. Carter Burwell
Berikut kutipannya:
As fans of Danny Elfman and Tim Burton eagerly await the release of Warner Bros. Records' 15-disc "Music Box" compilation of their quarter-century collaboration (complete with DVD, book and working zoetrope), it might be a good time to ponder the enigma of their latest collaboration, the 3D film version of Alice in Wonderland (which might more accurately be termed Alice Through the Studio Development System), which is simultaneously one of the director's least respected films and his greatest box-office success. As always with Burton, the film's visuals were outstanding, winning Oscars for Art Direction and Costume Design, and Elfman's "Alice" theme was one of the most memorable movie melodies of the year. Many film music fans were distressed to learn that Elfman's score for the lavish Wolfman remake was to be rejected in favor of a new score by Paul Haslinger, but ultimately Elfman's score won out, and his brooding music was a fitting accompaniment for the gorgeously mounted but ultimately disappointing monster movie. Elfman took the assignment of scoring Paul Haggis's jailbreak thriller The Next Three Days after Haggis had a falling out with his usual composer, Mark Isham, and Elfman's edgy score was in a different sonic world than the orchestral Alice and Wolfman, but the film was a boxoffice disappointment. Upcoming are two typically varied projects, the futuristic drama Real Steel, an expansion of the classic Twilight Zone episode "Steel," and Gus Van Sant's youthful romance Restless.
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1. Hans Zimmer
2. Danny Elfman
3. Michael Giacchino
4. Alexandre Desplat
5. John Powell
6. James Newton Howard
7. James Horner
8. John Williams
9. Thomas Newman
10. Carter Burwell
Berikut kutipannya:
As fans of Danny Elfman and Tim Burton eagerly await the release of Warner Bros. Records' 15-disc "Music Box" compilation of their quarter-century collaboration (complete with DVD, book and working zoetrope), it might be a good time to ponder the enigma of their latest collaboration, the 3D film version of Alice in Wonderland (which might more accurately be termed Alice Through the Studio Development System), which is simultaneously one of the director's least respected films and his greatest box-office success. As always with Burton, the film's visuals were outstanding, winning Oscars for Art Direction and Costume Design, and Elfman's "Alice" theme was one of the most memorable movie melodies of the year. Many film music fans were distressed to learn that Elfman's score for the lavish Wolfman remake was to be rejected in favor of a new score by Paul Haslinger, but ultimately Elfman's score won out, and his brooding music was a fitting accompaniment for the gorgeously mounted but ultimately disappointing monster movie. Elfman took the assignment of scoring Paul Haggis's jailbreak thriller The Next Three Days after Haggis had a falling out with his usual composer, Mark Isham, and Elfman's edgy score was in a different sonic world than the orchestral Alice and Wolfman, but the film was a boxoffice disappointment. Upcoming are two typically varied projects, the futuristic drama Real Steel, an expansion of the classic Twilight Zone episode "Steel," and Gus Van Sant's youthful romance Restless.
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2010 Goldspirits Award
Danny Elfman mendapatkan Goldspirits Award untuk lagunya "Alice" dari Alice in Wonderland di kategori Best Original Song. Berikut kutipannya:
BEST OST
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
BEST COMPOSER
John Powell
BEST TERROR/THRILLER OST
La herencia Valdemar (Arnau Bataller)
BEST DRAMATIC OST
The Ghost Writer (Alexandre Desplat)
BEST ADVENTURE/ACTION OST
Iron Man 2 (John Debney)
BEST COMEDY OST
Leap Year (Randy Edelman)
BEST ANIMATION OST
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
BEST FANTASY/SCIENCE-FICTION OST
Inception (Hans Zimmer)
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BEST OST
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
BEST COMPOSER
John Powell
BEST TERROR/THRILLER OST
La herencia Valdemar (Arnau Bataller)
BEST DRAMATIC OST
The Ghost Writer (Alexandre Desplat)
BEST ADVENTURE/ACTION OST
Iron Man 2 (John Debney)
BEST COMEDY OST
Leap Year (Randy Edelman)
BEST ANIMATION OST
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
BEST FANTASY/SCIENCE-FICTION OST
Inception (Hans Zimmer)
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Movie Music UK Awards 2010
Bulan lalu situs Movie Music UK mengumumkan para pemenang awards-nya. Danny Elfman mendapat nominasi untuk Composer of the Year dan Best Score - Fantasy, Science Fiction or Horror untuk Alice in Wonderland. Berikut kutipannya:
Danny Elfman had a great year too, writing a lively and appealing score for Tim Burton’s re-imagining of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, channeling Wojciech Kilar for the ill-fated horror remake THE WOLFMAN, and adding an emotional core to the powerful Russell Crowe action-drama THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
Rounding out the top five is Danny Elfman’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND, which had an absolutely wonderful main theme that recalls the best Elfman work from the 1980s, superbly magical lyrics, and a great deal of powerful and potent action music in the score itself
Berikut beberapa kategorinya:
SCORE OF THE YEAR
JOHN POWELL for How To Train Your Dragon
DAFT PUNK for Tron: Legacy
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows Part I
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The King’s Speech
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for The Last Airbender
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
DANNY ELFMAN
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ
JOHN POWELL
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Danny Elfman had a great year too, writing a lively and appealing score for Tim Burton’s re-imagining of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, channeling Wojciech Kilar for the ill-fated horror remake THE WOLFMAN, and adding an emotional core to the powerful Russell Crowe action-drama THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
Rounding out the top five is Danny Elfman’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND, which had an absolutely wonderful main theme that recalls the best Elfman work from the 1980s, superbly magical lyrics, and a great deal of powerful and potent action music in the score itself
Berikut beberapa kategorinya:
SCORE OF THE YEAR
JOHN POWELL for How To Train Your Dragon
DAFT PUNK for Tron: Legacy
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows Part I
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The King’s Speech
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for The Last Airbender
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
DANNY ELFMAN
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ
JOHN POWELL
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HOTEL HORROR AIMS TO “DISTURB” YOU
Situs Fangoria bulan lalu mem-publish artikel mengenai film Do Not Disturb, berikut kutipannya:
DO NOT DISTURB was the brainchild of Mali Elfman, who produced the movie with Maureen Flannigan (and is the daughter of composer Danny Elfman, who scored it along with Mike Einziger and Oliver Hecks). Each of the quintet of filmmakers was given a brief synopsis, eight rules to follow and just one day on set during which to shoot their contribution, and the results range from actor Eric Balfour’s dark drama “Duccio’s Madonna” to Petro Papahadjopoulos’ science-fiction opus “Rocketman” to Laura Henry’s teen romance “Prom” to Jon Mann-Krieger’s noir thriller “Intrinsic” to Brandon Nichols’ spooky entry “Death Takes a Holiday Inn” (pictured below), in which a maid (Diva Zappa) has a ghostly mess to clean up. Mali Elfman and Jason Alan Smith also appear in this story.
DO NOT DISTURB is being distributed by Gravitas Ventures and will be available May 1 via VOD, iTunes, Amazon VOD, Blockbuster, Cinema Now and numerous other services.
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DO NOT DISTURB was the brainchild of Mali Elfman, who produced the movie with Maureen Flannigan (and is the daughter of composer Danny Elfman, who scored it along with Mike Einziger and Oliver Hecks). Each of the quintet of filmmakers was given a brief synopsis, eight rules to follow and just one day on set during which to shoot their contribution, and the results range from actor Eric Balfour’s dark drama “Duccio’s Madonna” to Petro Papahadjopoulos’ science-fiction opus “Rocketman” to Laura Henry’s teen romance “Prom” to Jon Mann-Krieger’s noir thriller “Intrinsic” to Brandon Nichols’ spooky entry “Death Takes a Holiday Inn” (pictured below), in which a maid (Diva Zappa) has a ghostly mess to clean up. Mali Elfman and Jason Alan Smith also appear in this story.
DO NOT DISTURB is being distributed by Gravitas Ventures and will be available May 1 via VOD, iTunes, Amazon VOD, Blockbuster, Cinema Now and numerous other services.
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Sabtu, April 02, 2011
Things That Go Boom In The Night
Film Music Magazine mewawancarai Ron Aston, berikut kutipannya:
I know you were working on one of Danny Elfman’s projects recently and he is one of the most ‘A’ level of ‘A’ level composers so I would assume he can get a fair amount of time.
He probably could, but the funny thing is, it doesn’t always happen as you would think. I worked on his “The Wolfman” score that he did for Universal and that was an interesting, as well as technically challenging project for me. Danny had already completed the score when it was decided that it needed more ‘energy’. I wasn’t involved with the movie at this point so I’m only repeating what was told to me by others who were involved at the time.
It was decided that a new, more contemporary sounding score should be done by a different composer, keeping in mind that Danny gave them exactly what they asked for. But then they (Universal) thought the new composer’s score might’ve gone too far the other way, and about 8 music editors later, a music editor that I know named Jay Duerr became involved and suggested they they use Danny’s original score and maybe add some additional percussion to it. He presented a temp to the producers that he put together using Danny’s cues, but Jay added some temp percussion and low drum elements of his own, just to get the idea across and that was enough for them to say “OK, well let’s try that.”
At that point I was brought in to add some active drum-percussion programming with an emphasis on big low drums. I also added a number of eerie FX here and there, as well as some sound design in a few spots. As I mentioned earlier, Danny did exactly what they wanted him to do in the beginning. Then they changed their minds and it went through a lot of evolutions. I should also mention that at the time I was brought in, Conrad Pope was also brought in to write new compositional material to bridge together the cues where basically the music editor took bits and pieces of Danny’s score and reworked new cues to accommodate more recent picture changes, whether the music was written for these scene or not. Jay did as he saw fit and Universal was happy with the final product which included additional music by Conrad Pope as well. Conrad, Jay Duerr and myself worked as a team. We spotted a lot of the movie together and I added my elements where they felt that they were needed throughout the score.
Because most of the final score was created from editing together various parts of Danny’s original score, the most challenging part of this project was that there was written music for me, no tempos, no meter maps, no anything so what I had to do first was take the picture and guide tracks that I requested and create a Pro Tools session for each reel. I normally try and get picture and guides if possible because I find it very helpful to actually see what’s happening on the screen as I come up with my sounds and parts. This was particularly a technical challenge because I had to go through and create tempo and meter maps, beat by beat in Pro Tools for each cue of the live orchestra tracks and it really got challenging where there were tempo changes. Not to mention that there were a lot of mixed meters as well. After that process was done, I just went through each reel and did my programming, cue by cue.
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I know you were working on one of Danny Elfman’s projects recently and he is one of the most ‘A’ level of ‘A’ level composers so I would assume he can get a fair amount of time.
He probably could, but the funny thing is, it doesn’t always happen as you would think. I worked on his “The Wolfman” score that he did for Universal and that was an interesting, as well as technically challenging project for me. Danny had already completed the score when it was decided that it needed more ‘energy’. I wasn’t involved with the movie at this point so I’m only repeating what was told to me by others who were involved at the time.
It was decided that a new, more contemporary sounding score should be done by a different composer, keeping in mind that Danny gave them exactly what they asked for. But then they (Universal) thought the new composer’s score might’ve gone too far the other way, and about 8 music editors later, a music editor that I know named Jay Duerr became involved and suggested they they use Danny’s original score and maybe add some additional percussion to it. He presented a temp to the producers that he put together using Danny’s cues, but Jay added some temp percussion and low drum elements of his own, just to get the idea across and that was enough for them to say “OK, well let’s try that.”
At that point I was brought in to add some active drum-percussion programming with an emphasis on big low drums. I also added a number of eerie FX here and there, as well as some sound design in a few spots. As I mentioned earlier, Danny did exactly what they wanted him to do in the beginning. Then they changed their minds and it went through a lot of evolutions. I should also mention that at the time I was brought in, Conrad Pope was also brought in to write new compositional material to bridge together the cues where basically the music editor took bits and pieces of Danny’s score and reworked new cues to accommodate more recent picture changes, whether the music was written for these scene or not. Jay did as he saw fit and Universal was happy with the final product which included additional music by Conrad Pope as well. Conrad, Jay Duerr and myself worked as a team. We spotted a lot of the movie together and I added my elements where they felt that they were needed throughout the score.
Because most of the final score was created from editing together various parts of Danny’s original score, the most challenging part of this project was that there was written music for me, no tempos, no meter maps, no anything so what I had to do first was take the picture and guide tracks that I requested and create a Pro Tools session for each reel. I normally try and get picture and guides if possible because I find it very helpful to actually see what’s happening on the screen as I come up with my sounds and parts. This was particularly a technical challenge because I had to go through and create tempo and meter maps, beat by beat in Pro Tools for each cue of the live orchestra tracks and it really got challenging where there were tempo changes. Not to mention that there were a lot of mixed meters as well. After that process was done, I just went through each reel and did my programming, cue by cue.
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Danny Elfman to compose music for HKDL's Mystic Point & Mystic Manor
Ada banyak situs yang melaporkan mengenai musik Mystic Manor dibuat oleh Danny Elfman, tapi kelihatannya forum Discussion Kingdom yang pertama, berikut kutipannya:
Three-time Academy-Award nominee Danny Elfman will be composing the music for the upcoming land Mystic Point at Hong Kong Disneyland. He'll also be composing the music for Hong Kong Disneyland's version of Haunted Mansion called "Mystic Manor". He claims he wants to keep the same type of feeling from other Haunted Mansions, but it'll be very different musically. He also claims that it's a great honor to be apart of something like this.
Three-time Academy-Award nominee Danny Elfman will be composing the music for the upcoming land Mystic Point at Hong Kong Disneyland. He'll also be composing the music for Hong Kong Disneyland's version of Haunted Mansion called "Mystic Manor". He claims he wants to keep the same type of feeling from other Haunted Mansions, but it'll be very different musically. He also claims that it's a great honor to be apart of something like this.
Jumat, Maret 11, 2011
Josh Brolin, Tim Burton Teaming to Develop 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' for Warner Bros.
Tanggal 28 Februari 2011, The Hollywood Reporter mem-publish artikel mengenai film yang mungkin akan dikembangkan oleh Tim Burton yang artinya musiknya akan dibuat oleh Danny Elfman. Berikut kutipannya:
Hunchback, an 1831 novel by Victor Hugo, tells the story of Quasimodo, a deformed and hunchbacked bell-ringer of the Norte Dame cathedral who tragically falls in love with beautiful gypsy named Esmerelda.
The book features Quasimodo fighting off troops, love and betrayal, a hanging, a swing off a belltower and bodies and graves galore; in short, stuff that seems tailor-made for Burton.
But the project, being spearheaded by Brolin, who would also produce as well as star, is in the nascent stages. Burton, who is in preproduction on Dark Shadows for Warners, is interested, but his commitment is dependent on the outcome of the script.
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Hunchback, an 1831 novel by Victor Hugo, tells the story of Quasimodo, a deformed and hunchbacked bell-ringer of the Norte Dame cathedral who tragically falls in love with beautiful gypsy named Esmerelda.
The book features Quasimodo fighting off troops, love and betrayal, a hanging, a swing off a belltower and bodies and graves galore; in short, stuff that seems tailor-made for Burton.
But the project, being spearheaded by Brolin, who would also produce as well as star, is in the nascent stages. Burton, who is in preproduction on Dark Shadows for Warners, is interested, but his commitment is dependent on the outcome of the script.
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2010 Filmtracks Awards
Jauh lebih menarik penghargaan dari Filmtracks, berikut pemenang dan nominees untuk score 2010 terbaik, top composer 2010 dan 2010 best cues:
Top Film Scores:
Space Battleship Yamato (Naoki Sato)
Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (David Arnold)
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
The Last Airbender (James Newton Howard)
Top Composers:
John Powell
Danny Elfman
Harry Gregson-Williams
James Newton Howard
Christopher Lennertz
Top Film Cues:
"Alice's Theme" Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman)
It's difficult to argue with the merit of "Alice's Theme" from Alice in Wonderland, a return to the spirit of vintage Danny Elfman and one of the catchiest soundtrack melodies to exist in years.
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Top Film Scores:
Space Battleship Yamato (Naoki Sato)
Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (David Arnold)
How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
The Last Airbender (James Newton Howard)
Top Composers:
John Powell
Danny Elfman
Harry Gregson-Williams
James Newton Howard
Christopher Lennertz
Top Film Cues:
"Alice's Theme" Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman)
It's difficult to argue with the merit of "Alice's Theme" from Alice in Wonderland, a return to the spirit of vintage Danny Elfman and one of the catchiest soundtrack melodies to exist in years.
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Trent Reznor: 'I Am Truly Stunned' to Win an Oscar
Pada tanggal 27 Februari 2011 (28 Februari kalau di Indonesia) di acara pengumuman pemenang 83rd Academy Awards, Trent Reznor dan Atticus Ross mendapatkan Oscar untuk score mereka di The Social Network, menyisihkan A. R. Rahman (127 Hours), John Powell (How To Train Your Dragon), Hans Zimmer (Inception) dan Alexandre Desplat (The King's Speech). Berikut kutipan dari The Hollywood Reporter:
“[Inception] composer, Hans Zimmer, who I’ve been battling at awards shows all year, told me, ‘In a lot of ways, I hope you win because it’s helped open up the field a bit for texture of what film scores can be,’ ” Reznor told reporters backstage. “I am truly stunned by this.David [Fincher] bugged us to do it. I’m very glad we did. It’s been the best experience I’ve ever had from start to finish.”
"Thankfully David had a very clear idea of what he wanted,” said Reznor. “The only immediate direction he gave us was that there be no orchestra, be similar to Bladerunner -- inhabit the same iconic quality -- but not sound dated. It was definitely difficult to score for a bunch of people talking in rooms. There were no landscapes, or battles scenes. It wasn’t obvious to us what shape it would have."
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“[Inception] composer, Hans Zimmer, who I’ve been battling at awards shows all year, told me, ‘In a lot of ways, I hope you win because it’s helped open up the field a bit for texture of what film scores can be,’ ” Reznor told reporters backstage. “I am truly stunned by this.David [Fincher] bugged us to do it. I’m very glad we did. It’s been the best experience I’ve ever had from start to finish.”
"Thankfully David had a very clear idea of what he wanted,” said Reznor. “The only immediate direction he gave us was that there be no orchestra, be similar to Bladerunner -- inhabit the same iconic quality -- but not sound dated. It was definitely difficult to score for a bunch of people talking in rooms. There were no landscapes, or battles scenes. It wasn’t obvious to us what shape it would have."
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SCL Oscar Nominees Reception
Pada hari Sabtu tanggal 26 Februari 2011, The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) mengadakan resepsi rutin untuk para 83rd Academy Award nominees. Jonathan Broxton dari situs Movie Music UK melaporkan acara tersebut dan menampilkan foto-fotonya. Berikut kutipannya:
The six nominees for Best Original Score –Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech), John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon), A.R. Rahman (127 Hours), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network) and Hans Zimmer (Inception) – were all in attendance, as were Best Original Song nominees Alan Menken and Glenn Slater (Tangled), and Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey (Country Strong).
In addition to the nominees, those present at the event included composers Neal Acree, Mark Adler, Bruce Broughton, Russell Brower, Charles Fox, Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Mark Kilian, Penka Kouneva, Michael McCuistion, Eimear Noone, Atli Orvarsson, Stu Phillips, Garry Schyman, Richard B. Sherman, Ryan Shore, and Pinar Toprak; legendary lyricist Hal David; industry veterans Jon Burlingame, Dan Goldwasser, Julie Kirgo, Leonard Maltin, Nick Redman, and Daniel Schweiger; film music agent Laura Engel of Kraft-Engel Management...
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The six nominees for Best Original Score –Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech), John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon), A.R. Rahman (127 Hours), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network) and Hans Zimmer (Inception) – were all in attendance, as were Best Original Song nominees Alan Menken and Glenn Slater (Tangled), and Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey (Country Strong).
In addition to the nominees, those present at the event included composers Neal Acree, Mark Adler, Bruce Broughton, Russell Brower, Charles Fox, Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Mark Kilian, Penka Kouneva, Michael McCuistion, Eimear Noone, Atli Orvarsson, Stu Phillips, Garry Schyman, Richard B. Sherman, Ryan Shore, and Pinar Toprak; legendary lyricist Hal David; industry veterans Jon Burlingame, Dan Goldwasser, Julie Kirgo, Leonard Maltin, Nick Redman, and Daniel Schweiger; film music agent Laura Engel of Kraft-Engel Management...
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Jumat, Februari 25, 2011
IFMCA announces its 2010 Winners for scoring excellence
Tanggal 24 Februari, International Film Music Critics Association telah mengumumkan para pemenangnya, berikut kutipannya:
The International Film Music Critics Association announces the winners of its seventh annual awards for excellence in musical scoring in 2010 with John Powell’s score for the animated film HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON topping the list, winning both Film Score of the Year and Best Score for an Animated Film. Alexandre Desplat receives three awards: Best Score for a Drama Film (THE KING’S SPEECH), Best Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film (THE GHOST WRITER) and Composer of the Year.
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, music by John Powell
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR• ALICE IN WONDERLAND – “Alice’s Theme” (Danny Elfman)
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The International Film Music Critics Association announces the winners of its seventh annual awards for excellence in musical scoring in 2010 with John Powell’s score for the animated film HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON topping the list, winning both Film Score of the Year and Best Score for an Animated Film. Alexandre Desplat receives three awards: Best Score for a Drama Film (THE KING’S SPEECH), Best Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film (THE GHOST WRITER) and Composer of the Year.
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, music by John Powell
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR• ALICE IN WONDERLAND – “Alice’s Theme” (Danny Elfman)
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Rabu, Februari 23, 2011
Danny Elfman
Situs TimeOut Hong Kong merilis artikel mengenai pembuatan musik atraksi Mystic Manor (bukan Mystic Point) oleh Danny Elfman, berikut kutipannya:
Depending on your viewing habits, it’s quite possible that you’ve heard Danny Elfman’s work more often than any other composer. Not only has he scored more than 70 films (including all but two of Tim Burton’s and many of Sam Raimi’s), but he’s also the musical dynamo behind the iconic TV theme tunes of The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives. Away from the screen, Elfman created the music for Cirque du Soleil’s forthcoming LA show Iris and is developing a Broadway musical based on the life of escapologist supreme Harry Houdini with The Social Network uber-scribe Aaron Sorkin. We caught up with the amiable Californian on a recent flying visit to Hong Kong Disneyland, where Elfman is composing the score for one of the park’s new rides, the playfully spooky ‘Mystic Manor’, which is due to make its debut in early 2013.
This is the first time you’ve scored a theme park ride. What attracted you to the project?
Well, growing up as a young adult, going to Disneyland in LA, the Haunted Mansion was my favourite ride. So, being asked to participate in something like this, something that maybe our children, grandchildren might be part of – I love the idea of how long it could potentially be around. That even after I’m gone, there’ll still be generations enjoying this work. That to me is a great thing and an honour.
How do you keep your creativity?Well, [laughs] I don’t know. I hope that I do keep my creativity. I don’t have any magic formula. I was recently a juror at the Venice Film Festival. I’m having drinks with the president of the jury, who’s Quentin Tarantino, and we were discussing that problem, that dilemma of the terrifying feeling that every time you start a piece of work is like lowering a bucket into a well and you have no idea if you’re going to find water, because you don’t know if that well is ten feet deep or a mile. There’s no answer to that except keep lowering that bucket until you hear a splash.
Have you ever had a supernatural experience?I’ve tried and I’ve tried and I’ve tried. The director Guillermo Del Toro and myself, we even rented a haunted room in London that was sure to provide ghosts. And we took turns sitting in a room alone with the lights off as part of the dare, waiting for something to happen... and nothing did. I keep hoping though.
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Depending on your viewing habits, it’s quite possible that you’ve heard Danny Elfman’s work more often than any other composer. Not only has he scored more than 70 films (including all but two of Tim Burton’s and many of Sam Raimi’s), but he’s also the musical dynamo behind the iconic TV theme tunes of The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives. Away from the screen, Elfman created the music for Cirque du Soleil’s forthcoming LA show Iris and is developing a Broadway musical based on the life of escapologist supreme Harry Houdini with The Social Network uber-scribe Aaron Sorkin. We caught up with the amiable Californian on a recent flying visit to Hong Kong Disneyland, where Elfman is composing the score for one of the park’s new rides, the playfully spooky ‘Mystic Manor’, which is due to make its debut in early 2013.
This is the first time you’ve scored a theme park ride. What attracted you to the project?
Well, growing up as a young adult, going to Disneyland in LA, the Haunted Mansion was my favourite ride. So, being asked to participate in something like this, something that maybe our children, grandchildren might be part of – I love the idea of how long it could potentially be around. That even after I’m gone, there’ll still be generations enjoying this work. That to me is a great thing and an honour.
How do you keep your creativity?Well, [laughs] I don’t know. I hope that I do keep my creativity. I don’t have any magic formula. I was recently a juror at the Venice Film Festival. I’m having drinks with the president of the jury, who’s Quentin Tarantino, and we were discussing that problem, that dilemma of the terrifying feeling that every time you start a piece of work is like lowering a bucket into a well and you have no idea if you’re going to find water, because you don’t know if that well is ten feet deep or a mile. There’s no answer to that except keep lowering that bucket until you hear a splash.
Have you ever had a supernatural experience?I’ve tried and I’ve tried and I’ve tried. The director Guillermo Del Toro and myself, we even rented a haunted room in London that was sure to provide ghosts. And we took turns sitting in a room alone with the lights off as part of the dare, waiting for something to happen... and nothing did. I keep hoping though.
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"A CONVERSATION WITH DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON"- THE DVD
Tanggal 17 Februari, situs BurtonElfman.com merilis video lagi kali ini mengenai DVD yang ada dalam Elfman & Burton Music Box. Berikut keterangannya:
THE DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX- "A CONVERSATION WITH DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON"- THE DVD
The music box is available for preorder at: http://elfmanburton.com
Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and others involved in the its production offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of an hour-long documentary DVD included exclusively in THE DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX.
On September 12, 2010, legendary director Tim Burton and celebrated composer Danny Elfman sat down in the control room of London's renowned Air Lyndhurst Studios to discuss their 25-year collaboration. The results, an exclusive DVD— "A Conversation With Danny Elfman & Tim Burton" —provides a fascinating glimpse into the minds behind the movies and music as they discuss every film and score in their storied collaboration. From the fear and excitement of their first feature Pee-wee's Big Adventure, through the challenges of Batman, through the struggles and ultimate triumph of Alice In Wonderland, these two men reminisce about a partnership that has spanned a quarter century and redefined how we listen to movies.
With humor, candor, and insight, Burton and Elfman remember the creation of classics like Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish and Edward Scissorhands. As an added bonus, the DVD also includes a featurette on the creation of the songs for Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
53rd Grammy Awards
Tanggal 13 Februari yang lalu, pemenang Grammy Awards diumumkan, berikut ini pemenang dan nominees untuk kategori-kategori "Film, TV and other visual media":
81. Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Crazy Heart
Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Tremé
True Blood - Volume 2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
82. Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Toy Story 3 - Randy Newman
Alice In Wonderland - Danny Elfman
Avatar - James Horner
Inception - Hans Zimmer
Sherlock Holmes - Hans Zimmer
83. Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart) - Ryan Bingham
Down In New Orleans (From The Princess And The Frog) - Randy Newman
I See You (From Avatar) - Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner
Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood) - Lucinda Williams
This City (From Tremé) - Steve Earle
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81. Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Crazy Heart
Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Tremé
True Blood - Volume 2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
82. Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Toy Story 3 - Randy Newman
Alice In Wonderland - Danny Elfman
Avatar - James Horner
Inception - Hans Zimmer
Sherlock Holmes - Hans Zimmer
83. Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart) - Ryan Bingham
Down In New Orleans (From The Princess And The Frog) - Randy Newman
I See You (From Avatar) - Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner
Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood) - Lucinda Williams
This City (From Tremé) - Steve Earle
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64th British Academy Film Awards
Tanggal 13 Februari yang lalu telah diumumkan para pemenang BAFTA Awards, berikut pemenang dan nominees untuk kategori musik film:
Original Music
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer - Inception
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Original Music
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon
Hans Zimmer - Inception
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Minggu, Februari 13, 2011
IFMCA announces its 2010 nominees for scoring excellence
Ini dia penghargaan yang lebih valid untuk kategori musik film, nominasi dari International Film Music Critics Association telah diumumkan, berikut kutipannya:
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT RECEIVES 7 INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS’ 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING TWO FOR FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
FEBRUARY 11, 2011 – The International Film Music Critics Association announces its list of nominations for excellence in musical scoring in 2010, with French composer Alexandre Desplat leading the field with 7 nods including THE KING’S SPEECH (3 nominations) and THE GHOST WRITER (4 nominations) for Film Score of the Year. Also nominated in this category are John Powell’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (5 nominations), Daft Punk’s score to TRON: LEGACY (3 nominations) and Hans Zimmer’s INCEPTION (3 nominations).
Desplat, who also wrote the nominated score to HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1, is short-listed for Composer of the Year along with John Powell (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON); James Newton Howard (SALT, THE LAST AIRBENDER, NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS); Danny Elfman (ALICE IN WONDERLAND) and Hans Zimmer (INCEPTION).
2010 Film Categories
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
• THE GHOST WRITER, music by Alexandre Desplat
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, music by John Powell
• INCEPTION, music by Hans Zimmer
• THE KING’S SPEECH, music by Alexandre Desplat
• TRON: LEGACY, music by Daft Punk
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
• ALICE IN WONDERLAND – “Alice’s Theme” (Danny Elfman)
• THE GHOST WRITER – “The Truth About Ruth” (Alexandre Desplat)
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – “Forbidden Friendship” (John Powell)
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – “Test Drive” (John Powell)
• THE LAST AIRBENDER – “Flow Like Water” (James Newton Howard)
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• Alexandre Desplat
• Danny Elfman
• James Newton Howard
• John Powell
• Hans Zimmer
Fiuh, The Ghost Writer.. at last ada yang memberi nominasi buat score ini, ini mustinya yang jadi score of the year. Danny Elfman mendapat tiga nominasi, Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film untuk untuk Alice in Wonderland, Film Music Composition of the Year untuk "Alice's Theme" dari Alice in Wonderland lagi dan dan Film Composer of the Year, plus Best Archival Release of an Existing Score untuk Batman Returns, tapi itu penghargaan buat album producers-nya.
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ALEXANDRE DESPLAT RECEIVES 7 INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS’ 2010 AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING TWO FOR FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
FEBRUARY 11, 2011 – The International Film Music Critics Association announces its list of nominations for excellence in musical scoring in 2010, with French composer Alexandre Desplat leading the field with 7 nods including THE KING’S SPEECH (3 nominations) and THE GHOST WRITER (4 nominations) for Film Score of the Year. Also nominated in this category are John Powell’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (5 nominations), Daft Punk’s score to TRON: LEGACY (3 nominations) and Hans Zimmer’s INCEPTION (3 nominations).
Desplat, who also wrote the nominated score to HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1, is short-listed for Composer of the Year along with John Powell (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON); James Newton Howard (SALT, THE LAST AIRBENDER, NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS); Danny Elfman (ALICE IN WONDERLAND) and Hans Zimmer (INCEPTION).
2010 Film Categories
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
• THE GHOST WRITER, music by Alexandre Desplat
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, music by John Powell
• INCEPTION, music by Hans Zimmer
• THE KING’S SPEECH, music by Alexandre Desplat
• TRON: LEGACY, music by Daft Punk
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
• ALICE IN WONDERLAND – “Alice’s Theme” (Danny Elfman)
• THE GHOST WRITER – “The Truth About Ruth” (Alexandre Desplat)
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – “Forbidden Friendship” (John Powell)
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – “Test Drive” (John Powell)
• THE LAST AIRBENDER – “Flow Like Water” (James Newton Howard)
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• Alexandre Desplat
• Danny Elfman
• James Newton Howard
• John Powell
• Hans Zimmer
Fiuh, The Ghost Writer.. at last ada yang memberi nominasi buat score ini, ini mustinya yang jadi score of the year. Danny Elfman mendapat tiga nominasi, Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film untuk untuk Alice in Wonderland, Film Music Composition of the Year untuk "Alice's Theme" dari Alice in Wonderland lagi dan dan Film Composer of the Year, plus Best Archival Release of an Existing Score untuk Batman Returns, tapi itu penghargaan buat album producers-nya.
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Jumat, Februari 11, 2011
Disney’s Buzz Lightyear Battles Sharks in Hong Kong Park Contest
Berita mengenai Hong Kong Disneyland, berikut kutipannya:
Walt Disney and state-owned Shanghai Shendi Group Co. plan to jointly open the first Disneyland Park in China in Shanghai. The Shanghai government is spending 40 billion yuan on infrastructure for the park, expected to open in 2015, in the city’s Pudong area, according to the Shanghai Daily.
“We’ll probably go to Shanghai Disneyland instead of coming to Hong Kong in the future because the commute from Beijing is shorter,” said Zhang Wensheng, 40, who went to the Hong Kong park for the first time last week with his six-year- old son. “I heard the park in Shanghai will be much bigger in size too.”
Hong Kong Disneyland, 47-percent owned by Burbank, California-based Walt Disney, will fight back later this year with the unveiling of “Toy Story Land,” based on the exploits of toy spaceman Buzz Lightyear and his cowboy friend Woody. The latest film in the series was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Disney is hiring musician Danny Elfman to compose music for another attraction “Mystic Point,” which along with “Grizzly Gulch” will be ready by 2014.
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Walt Disney and state-owned Shanghai Shendi Group Co. plan to jointly open the first Disneyland Park in China in Shanghai. The Shanghai government is spending 40 billion yuan on infrastructure for the park, expected to open in 2015, in the city’s Pudong area, according to the Shanghai Daily.
“We’ll probably go to Shanghai Disneyland instead of coming to Hong Kong in the future because the commute from Beijing is shorter,” said Zhang Wensheng, 40, who went to the Hong Kong park for the first time last week with his six-year- old son. “I heard the park in Shanghai will be much bigger in size too.”
Hong Kong Disneyland, 47-percent owned by Burbank, California-based Walt Disney, will fight back later this year with the unveiling of “Toy Story Land,” based on the exploits of toy spaceman Buzz Lightyear and his cowboy friend Woody. The latest film in the series was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Disney is hiring musician Danny Elfman to compose music for another attraction “Mystic Point,” which along with “Grizzly Gulch” will be ready by 2014.
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THE DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25th ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX: DANSE MACABRE - THE BOOK
Hari ini di-upload video baru mengenai Elfman-Burton Music Box, kali ini mengenai bukunya, Danse Macabre, this is a must-see video. Berikut kutipannya:
Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, and others involved in the production of THE DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of DANSE MACABRE, a 264-page book included in this project.
This meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated book features a foreword by Johnny Depp, as well as rare photos, stories, and interviews from the cast and crew, behind-the-scenes of this classic music—from the early days of Elfman's band Oingo Boingo to the recent blockbuster film, Alice In Wonderland.
This comprehensive 10"x10" keepsake, fine linen-wrapped hardbound book with gold foil stamping is produced exclusively for this collection. DANSE MACABRE: 25 YEARS OF DANNY ELFMAN AND TIM BURTON is written by acclaimed film-music journalist Jeff Bond and designed by Grammy-winning designer Matt Taylor.
Over 80 actors, writers, directors, composers, editors, singers, and others were interviewed to paint a compelling picture of this historic teaming of Elfman and Burton.
Interviewed are such collaborators and peers as:
Allison Abbate (producer)
Bill Abbott (music editor)
Jon Amiel (director)
John August (writer)
Bob Badami (music editor)
Rick Baker (makeup artist)
Steve Bartek (orchestrator)
Timur Bekmambetov (director)
Jon Brion (composer)
Paul Broucek (music department)
Jon Burlingame (author)
Tim Burton (director)
Carter Burwell (composer)
Helena Bonham Carter (actress)
Bruce Cohen (producer)
Denise Di Novi (producer)
Guillermo Del Toro (director)
Alexandre Desplat (composer)
Bruce Dukov (concert master)
Danny Elfman (composer)
Laura Engel (agent)
Bobby Fernandez (engineer)
Mike Gerhard (record producer)
Michael Giacchino (composer)
Philip Glass (composer)
Taylor Hackford (director)
Paul Haggis (director)
Don Hahn (producer)
Rick Heinrichs (production designer)
Dan Jinks (producer)
Joe Johnston (director)
Jeffrey Jones (actor)
Tom Jones (singer)
Michael Keaton (actor)
Lukas Kendall (record producer)
Mike Knobloch (music department)
Richard Kraft (agent)
Robert Kraft (music department)
Gary LeMel (music department)
Chris Lebenzon (editor)
Ang Lee (director)
Dan Vebber (writer)
Derek Frey (associate producer)
Deborah Lurie (composer)
John Mauceri (conductor)
Chris Montan (music department)
Erroll Morris (director)
Mark Mothersbaugh (composer)
Shawn Murphy (engineer)
Lennie Neihaus (conductor)
Kathy Nelson (music department)
Thomas Newman (composer)
James Newton Howard (composer)
Catherine O’Hara (actress)
Bobbi Page (singer)
Ken Page (actor)
Jon Peters (producer)
John Powell (composer)
Brett Ratner (director)
Paul Reubens (actor)
Emil Richards (musician)
David Rockwell (architect)
Doreen Ringer Ross (BMI)
Joe Roth (producer)
Deep Roy (actor)
Scott Rudin (producer)
Dennis Sands (engineer)
Ellen Segal (music editor)
Henry Selick (director)
Marc Shaiman (composer)
Edward Shearmur (composer)
Howard Shore (composer)
Alan Silvestri (composer)
Randy Spendlove (music department)
Twyla Tharp (choreographer)
Caroline Thompson (writer)
Suzanne Todd (producer)
Robert Townson (record producer)
Gus Van Sant (director)
Billy Weber (editor)
Bo Welch (production designer)
Taylor White (collector)
Richard Zanuck (producer)
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