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approaching the Oscars, take the opportunity to recall some soundtracks composers had not mentioned earlier.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Firstauditions No More Groping Hands
The favorite this year for the category of "Best Score" of the Oscars is the American Michael Giacchino , which I recommend (especially Juan ) in the first post I wrote about theme. Very close to the producer JJ Abrams and partner Pixar, Giacchino has been nominated this year for his work in the animated "UP" repeating a nomination she received two years ago by another animated film (Ratatouille). However, many fans of the series may recognize his stamp on "Alias" and, especially, in "Lost" (Lost). Since gaining Up to 5 awards for his work in "The Incredibles" has had a promising career weighs just more than 40 years. One
Giacchino's competitors in bidding for the American Academy Award is James Horner, composer of "Avatar" (Cameron, 2009) of which I spoke earlier. However, part of the award should belong to another young songwriter yankee: Steve Jablonsky . Like his compatriot, Jablonsky has been known for producing music for video games, even in films has opted more for action movies, where it has become partner of gimmicky director Michael Bay. Moreover, the choice Jablonsky as head of the music is very much brighter than the Bay makes its writers. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Transformers (2007) and The Island (2005) is proof of that. Besides
youth both composers share something: they recognize to be inspired, especially Giacchino, another well-known musician from New Jersey: Randy Edelman . Edelman was not only for a few years, musical composer of sports: he is owed the familiar melody of the series "MacGyver." However, I think we must thank two great jewels that has left the world of cinema: the epic melodies Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (Rob Cohen, 1993) and Dragonheart (Rob Cohen, 1996), especially the song "To the Stars" for the latter.
A little Lebanese veteran is Gabriel Yared, a composer very much present in the French cinema of the 80. The recognition he had when he won his first César Award (The Lover, 1992) led him to take things more calmly until, in a year where heavily stressed independent productions (1996), director Anthony Minghella will be offered music by The English Patient, which earned him make a name United States. In one year he won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. City of Angels (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Cold Mountain (2003) or to Troy (2004) served to consolidate his reputation, though some years not be seen both in Hollywood.
A year before Yared had his big year in the United States announced another composer specializing in orchestral music. Before the Lebanese, Argentine pianist Luis Bacalov consolidated and entered a long career in musical history with his memorable film work for The Postman (and Pablo Neruda, 1995) , who represented him recognition in Hollywood (she won the Oscar), and served so that after many years, an Italian film had a considerable global projection (all a prelude to what would occur two years after the success of "La Vida es Bella"). Although his work is not enough to know, his style has made school. To the extent that a director like Quentin Tarantino hired him for some parts of Kill Bill ...
And if a composer of orchestral Bacalov noted as a pianist, another famous composer, closely linked to Clint Eastwood, was saxophonist: Lennie Niehaus. The arranger of Saint Louis began working for the cinema quite old, but 20 years was quite intense, in which he took over, among others, soundtracks white hunter, black heart (1989), Sin Forgiveness (1992), A Perfect World (1993), The Bridges of Madison (1995), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), Blood Work (2002) and Mystic River (2004). No wonder that many consider cult films that Clint Eastwood and a share of the blame, the veteran has Niehaus.
To finish, just to mention one of the first celebrities in the music categories at the beginning of the Oscars: Bernard Herrmann . In common with the above mentioned, was an instrumentalist, had a good curriculum in music series, was brilliant career start y. .. collaborated on the soundtrack of Kill Bill, as Taratino also recovered from oblivion. Herrman was twice nominated in 1941 and, despite being best known his work on Citizen Kane , was honored for his other work: The Man who sold his soul. All movie fans know Alfred Hitchcock Herrman, whether they know or not know. He is the creator of music Vertigo and The Birds, the same one who ripped ears and nerves in Psychosis . Has in its repertoire many classic films (Sinuhe the Egyptian, El Cabo del Terror) included the fantastic (The Day the Earth, Fahrenheit 451, Journey to the Center of the Earth). And once deceased, was again posthumously nominated twice for Fascination and Taxi Driver. After all, to enter only in the history when you can also legend ...
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