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comandreas@scorereviews.com60The latest soundtrack and filmmusic news published at scorereviews.com(C) 2007, Andreas Lindahl, scorereviews.

comNews item published at scorereviews.comThe 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place yesterday at The Beverly Hilton and the Golden Globe for best score went to Alexandre Desplat for his score for The Painted Veil. The other nominees in the best score category were Clint Mansell for The Fountain, Gustavo Santaolalla for Babel, Carlo Siliotto for Nomad and Hans Zimmer for The Da Vinci Code.

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aspx?id=150 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:13:03 GMTandreas@scorereviews.comNews item published at scorereviews.

comIn an unassuming San Francisco apartment complex, there is a hidden gateway to the troll universe. When an unsuspecting family moves into the building, a troll named Toruk abducts the family's youngest daughter and assumes her likeness. Free of its ugly appearance, the troll moves from apartment to apartment, transforming tenants into mythical creatures and the rooms within to the enchanted woodlands of the troll world.

It's up to Wendy's older brother and the building's resident witch to save the Potter family and the world at large from the Troll universe taking over our own. Starring Michael Moriarty, Noah Hathaway, June Lockhart, Anne Lockhart, Sony Bono, Shelley Hack, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Jenny Beck, TROLL offers a familiar and likable cast. John Carl Buechler masterminded the creature effects, penned the story, and directed, as well.

Richard Band fashioned several important motifs for TROLL. The most important pair of these ideas range from a serene, major-key melody infused with harp arpeggios, triangle, electronics and other bell effects to a diabolical, rhythmic ostinato for chorus and strings identifying the troll terrorizing the building. When Richard Band prepared his original 1985 soundtrack album, he edited his score into large, cohesive "movements.

" A film music symphony, of sorts. As the score progresses, Band suggests the "troll" motif in "Cantos I", explores it further in "Cantos II", then lets it emerge in full as the dynamic "Cantos Profanae" for full chorus and orchestra. Intrada premieres this exciting and colorful album of music, newly re-mastered directly from the original 15 i.

p.s. two-track master tapes, showing an astonishing degree of detail.

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:33:43 GMTandreas@scorereviews.comNews item published at scorereviews.comComposer Shirley Walker has passed away, after a short illness.

Walker was born in Napa, California in 1945 and composed the scores for movies and TV shows like Final Destination and Batman Beyond. She also worked as orchestrator and conductor for composers such as Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman.http://www.

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id=148 Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:40:01 GMTandreas@scorereviews.comNews item published at scorereviews.comAOL offers surfers a chance to listen to the entire soundtrack for Babel, as part of their a href="http://music.

aol.com/songs/new_releases_full_cds?defaultTab=16 ncid=AOLMUS00050000000014 " Full CD Listening Party /a .

The 2 CD soundtrack includes the score by composer Gustavo Santaolalla (who picked up an Oscar for Brokeback Mountain) as well as several pop songs.http://www.scorereviews.

com/news/default.aspx?id=147 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:29:23 GMTandreas@scorereviews.

comNews item published at scorereviews.comFilm music composer Basil Poledouris has passed away, 61 years old, after a long battle with cancer. Poledouris was born in Kansas City om 1945, studied directing, cinematography, editing, sound and music at USC and wrote classic scores for movies like Conan the Barbarian, Lonesome Dove, Les Misérables, Starship Troopers, Robocop, Farewell to the King and many others.

He will surely be missed by many. To leave your condolences for his family visit the message board at a href="http://basil.poledouris.

com/" basil.poledouris.com /a .

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aspx?id=146 Thu, 9 Nov 2006 08:35:55 GMTandreas@scorereviews.comNews item published at scorereviews.

comIntrada presents Eloise. Eloise is a precocious six-year-old girl who lives at the New York Plaza Hotel. She roams its halls day in and out in search of adventure.

In 2002 and 2004 Handmade Films brought Eloise to the small screen in two live action adventures: Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime. Both were directed by Kevin Lima, who had graduated from such animated fare as Disney's The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Tarzan (which he co-directed). Actress Sofia Vassileva (Medium) brings the energy, sass, and shrewdness of the beloved children's book character to life in both sparkling adventures at the Plaza Hotel.

Julie Andrews plays Nanny, a tolerant, motherlike figure to Eloise's who still appreciates her young charge's exuberance. Composer Bruce Broughton and Lima were on the same page with regards to the musical approach -- the movies' quirky energy and frenetic pace called for high-energy music - much like a cartoon score. In Eloise at the Plaza, Broughton graces the score with 1950s New York sophistication.

He took two approaches to the score: the hotel, city, and romantic scenes are underscored by full orchestra, while the music associated with Eloise is performed by a playful nine-piece ensemble. The score for Eloise at Christmastime takes on even larger orchestral proportions. For a festive holiday feel, Broughton weaves elements of "The Nutcracker" into the score, going so far as to Nutcracker-ize some of his own themes.

The end result are two effervescent, fun-filled scores...

the closest thing to capturing a rambunctious childhood musically on CD. Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:37:30 GMTandreas@scorereviews.comNews item published at scorereviews.

com a href="http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2006/10/james_horner_re.

html" Los Angeles Times /a and a href="http://www.incontention.com/blog/2006/10/horner_is_off_of_the_good_shep.

html" incontention.com /a report that James Horner has been replaced as the composer for Robert De Niro's The Good Sheperd, due to "creative differences". The replacement score is being done pretty much this minute by Marcelo Zarvos - who scored the recent Hollywoodland - and Bruce Fowler.

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aspx?id=144 The late 70s and early 80s were a renaissance period for the science fiction genre, spurred on by the remarkable success of STAR WARS. One such entry was the 1980 film SATURN 3.

The remote Saturn 3 botanical research station, named after its location on Saturn's third mood, finds Adam and Alex (Kirk Douglas and Farah Fawcett) enjoying solitude and romance, until bad guy Benson (Harvey Keitel) shows up to wreak havoc and turns the station's robot, Hector, against them. Soon the thriller switches into high gear as Hector is stalking Adam and Alex through the botanical station's warren-like biomechanical corridors. Composer Elmer Bernstein, who had scored sci-fi early in his career (ROBOT MONSTER, CAT WOMEN ON THE MOON), had not scored a horror film per se.

SATURN 3 plays as much horror as it does sci-fi, a sub genere revitalized the year before with ALIEN. Bernstein's brilliant effort went largely unheard in the final film. He wrote for a massive orchestra including extra brass, divisi string parts, a stunning array of percussion players, large male chorus, solo soprano, piano, xylophone, and harp.

The score ranges from complex, experimental writing for strings to explosive percussion riffs, from delicate harp arpeggios and haunting solo soprano lines to powerful brass fanfares and dynamic hammer-and-anvil rhythms. Saturn 3 was probably the most challenging score in Bernstein?s impressive repertoire.

This INTRADA release features the complete score to SATURN 3 in the original chronological sequence that was intended, mastered from the original stereo two-track masters. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:00:52 GMTandreas@scorereviews.comNews item published at scorereviews.

comLos Angeles – September 12th, 2006 – Film, television and game composer Garry Schyman ( a href="http://www.garryschyman.com" www.

garryschyman.com /a ) has created a new, original score for the upcoming THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) sequel to the widely acclaimed hit Destroy All Humans!

® Developed by Pandemic Studios, Destroy All Humans!® 2 is set in the 1960's and the game’s music is drawn from scoring styles of that period. Schyman’s musical influences for DAH 2 include John Barry's scores for the James Bond films of the 1960's as well as early Jerry Goldsmith and TV scores such as “The Man From U.

N.C.L.

E.” and “The Twilight Zone.” The 60-minute score was recorded with a live orchestra featuring some of the best A-list studio players in Hollywood.

A limited soundtrack album release of Schyman’s music will be available at Target with purchase of the game. A commercial release of the game’s soundtrack including Schyman’s score will also be available through Lakeshore Records. Composer Garry Schyman, who also wrote the score for the first Destroy All Humans!

game (nominated for three G.A.N.

G awards including Best Original Score), commented, “For Destroy All Humans! 2 I immersed myself in the scoring of that period, listening to dozens and dozens of soundtracks from that time of many different genres. However, just as in the original Destroy All Humans!

was set in the 1950's, with Destroy All Humans! 2 I never attempt to intentionally satirize the game experience with the score. Instead the humor comes from playing it dead straight and letting the irony of the 60's images, witty dialogue and straight orchestral scoring from the period create the fun.

” Andrew Cheney, Lead Sound Designer for DAH 2, said, “We were looking for a perfect marriage between the alien theme from the first game and an updated feel of the new decade, the 60’s. Garry hit this mark perfectly. His use of thematic elements throughout the score lends cohesion to the diverse atmospheres of DAH 2, but with unique twists and perfect understanding of the individuality of each site.

Garry’s score has an energy and excitement that truly captures the 60’s without rehashing existing music.” Schyman concludes, “When you score a DAH 2 landing site set in Japan with an alien and a Godzilla-like monster you end up with some very exciting music! It was a blast to write and record this score.

I have to thank Pandemic and THQ for making these amazingly entertaining games and letting me loose in a sandbox to have fun!” Schyman recently signed to the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency and is currently scoring another highly anticipated video game title. For more information on the composer visit a href="http://www.

garryschyman.com" www.garryschyman.

com /a . Destroy All Humans! 2 is scheduled to release for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft on October 17, 2006.

For more information on the game please visit a href="http://www.destroyallhumansgame.com" www.

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id=142 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:41:22 GMTandreas@scorereviews.comNews item published at scorereviews.comGala Concert, October 7, 2006 at UCLA Royal Hall.

Pre-Concert 6:30pm, Concert begins at 8:00pm. On October 7, 2006, the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra follows its highly successful inaugural concert with another evening of exquisite symphonic music from the movies. Over one hundred of Hollywood's top musicians and singers will appear on stage at UCLA's Royce Hall for an exciting gala event and concert program of world premiere and classic film scores performed by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Artistic Director, John Scott, with special celebrity guests.

A pre-concert red carpet event is planned. The concert program will range all the way from Sergei Prokofiev’s classic score for the 1938 film “Alexander Nevsky” to the U.S.

Concert Premiere of a suite from “The Matrix,” by composer Don Davis, the World Premiere of music from Clint Eastwood's "Flags of our Fathers," and the World Premiere of Craig Armstrong's music from Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center." Other composers represented at press time include Elmer Bernstein, Ernest Gold, Dave Grusin, Miklós Rózsa, John Scott, Dimitri Tiomkin, Maurice Jarre and John Williams. The Music: World Concert Premiere of Flags of our Fathers and World Trade Center.

U.S. Concert Premiere of The Matrix.

Havana, Final Countdown, Exodus, The Man with the Golden Arm, The Alamo, Dracula, Lawrence of Arabia, El Cid, Alexander Nevsky (program subject to change).