Lorne Balfe Replaces Alexandre Desplat As 'Black Widow' Composer Late In Post-Production
Marvel has replaced original Black Widow composer Alexandre Desplat with Mission: Impossible – Fallout composer Lorne Balfe.
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'Black Widow' To Be Scored By Two-Time Oscar Winner Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat, the two-time Oscar-winning composer behind The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water scores, is now the Black Widow composer.
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'The Shape Of Water' Q&A: Guillermo Del Toro, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones And More Reveal Highlights Of Making The Movie
In a wide-ranging The Shape of Water interview, director Guillermo del Toro and stars Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, & more spoke about making the fantasy film.
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'Score: A Film Music Documentary' Trailer Discusses The Power Of Cinematic Soundtracks
Watch the Score: A Film Music Documentary trailer to see some of the greatest film composers of all time talk about the work they do for the big screen.
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Rogue One, Schmogue One: Alexandre Desplat To Score Luc Besson's 'Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets'
Shortly after leaving Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat has signed on as the new Valerian composer.
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Why I'm Worried And Excited That Michael Giacchino Is Scoring 'Rogue One'
When it was announced that Michael Giacchino is scoring Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, I was filled with excitement and worry. Is this a bad or good sign?
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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story': Michael Giacchino Replaces Alexandre Desplat As Composer
Read about the Rogue One Michael Giacchino news. Giacchino has been set to score the Star Wars movie, replacing the previously announced Alexandre Desplat.
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'Star Wars: Rogue One' Composer Is Alexandre Desplat, Not John Williams
We learn about the creative talent joining the first Star Wars spin-off team: Star Wars Rogue One composer will be Alexandre Desplat, not John Williams.
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'Unbroken' Early Buzz: First Reactions Roll In For Angelina Jolie's WWII Biopic
Get the Unbroken early buzz as the first reactions roll in for Angelina Jolie's WWII epic. Jack O'Connell stars as real-life war hero Louis Zamperini.
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Alexandre Desplat Scoring Gareth Edwards' 'Godzilla'
The composer who worked on two recent Best Picture winners is taking a monstrous leap. Alexandre Desplat, the composer of scores for The King's Speech and Argo, as well as for Moonrise Kingdom and both Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows among others, will be writing the music for next year's big budget remake of Godzilla. Film…
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Soundtrack Bits: Listen To A Track From M83's 'Oblivion' Score, Michael Giacchino Reunitings With Wachowskis For 'Jupiter Ascending'
Universal recently revealed that plans to open Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion early in IMAX theaters has been scuttled, but other plans for the movie are going forward at full speed. Anthony Gonzalez of the electronic/dance band M83 has been recording the score for the film with Joseph Trapanese, and the first track from that effort is…
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/Film Interview: Wes Anderson Talks About 'Moonrise Kingdom's' Themes, End Credits, His Dark Next Movie, Fan Art And More
Wes Anderson sits on a short list of filmmakers who, no matter what they put in theaters, we'll go see it. His latest, Moonrise Kingdom, is only his seventh feature film but with each and every movie, Anderson's unique vision evolves and focuses telling original, beautiful stories that are wholly his own, even when they're…
Read MoreThomas Newman And Michael Giacchino Each Have Four Of The 97 Scores Eligible For Best Original Score
Of the 265 films eligible for Oscars at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in February, 97 of them have been deemed worthy to be nominated for Best Original Score. Thomas Newman (The Adjustment Bureau, The Debt, The Help, The Iron Lady) and Michael Giacchino (Cars 2, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Monte Carlo, Super 8)…
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Soundtrack Bits: Listen To 10 Minutes Of Michael Giacchino's 'John Carter' Score, Plus: 'Django Unchained', 'Moonrise Kingdom', 'The Artist'
Yup, that's Michael Giacchino striking the goofy pose in the header image, but don't let the silliness fool you -- he's one of the hottest film and TV composers working today, and one of the main reasons you should be excited about the rest of this post. After the jump: Listen to ten minutes of…
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'Carnage' Trailer: Kate Winslet Loses It, Hilariously
We've been highlighting images from Roman Polanski's upcoming film Carnage for the past few weeks. The film adapts Yasmina Reza's play God of Carnage, with John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Chrisoph Waltz starring as two NYC couples who meet to discuss the aftermath of an encounter between their kids. For some, that…
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New Poster And Images From Roman Polanski's 'Carnage'
Roman Polanski's new film Carnage, an adaptation of Yasmina Reza's play God of Carnage, will soon premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and then open the New York Film Festival. We know the basics -- Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly play two couples who spend an evening... let's say 'interacting,'…
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'The Tree Of Life:' See A New Clip, Sample Tracks From The Score
The premiere of Terrence Malick's new film The Tree of Life is only days away. (May 16 in Cannes; it opens for real on May 27.) This is only his fifth feature in a career that spans forty-plus years, so forgive us for being a little bit (ok, extremely) excited. All involved have been quite…
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LOL: IMDb Prematurely Awards "Best Original Score" Oscar To 'The King's Speech'
A couple /Film readers (notably Andrew G and Luis MG) have pointed out that the Internet Movie Database's Academy Award nomination/winners page lists composer Alexandre Desplat's score for The King's Speech as the winner of the "Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score" Oscar. There is no way IMDb has an advance…
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Movie Score News: Transformers 2, Sherlock Holmes, Funny People, New Moon, Centurion And How To Train Your Dragon
If you're a regular reader of /Film, then you know that we're big fans of movie soundtracks and film scores (if you haven't yet, listen to the bonus /Filmcast movie score episode). So I thought I'd fill you in on some of the latest cinematic music developments. After the jump we'll tell you about how…
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Listen To The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Score
Warner Bros has put Alexandre Desplat's entire score for David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button online on their For Your Consideration Awards site. Here is the complete tracklisting: 1. Postcards 2. Mr. Gateau 3. Meeting Daisy 4. A New Life 5. Love in Mourmansk 6. Meeting Again 7. Mr. Button 8. Little Man…
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