http://moviescoremagazine.com Your one-stop destination for the latest film music news Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino, who won the Oscar for his Up score a couple of days ago, continues his fruitful relationship with Walt Disney Pictures. The studio has confirmed to MovieScore Magazine that Giacchino will be writing the score for John Carter of Mars, the new film by Andrew ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/giacchino-to-score-john-carter-of-mars/ Screen Gems has confirmed to MovieScore Magazine that horror icon Christopher Young has been hired to compose the original score for their adaptation of the Tokyopop Manga Priest, directed by Scott Stewart (Legion) and starring Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban and Lily Collins. The film was originally ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/young-to-score-mangaadaptation-of-graphic-novel-priest/ Composer John Ottman has updated his filmography on his official web site to include The Losers, a new project with DC Comics for whom he scored Superman Returns in 2006. Ottman, who recently scored the animated Astro Boy, is also doing the music for The Resident, a thriller directed by ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/johnottman-set-to-score-the-losers/ Michael Giacchino won his first Academy Award last night. The Oscar for 'Best Original Score' went to his widely acclaimed score for the Pixar hit Up, a score that previously has been awarded the Golden Globe, the BAFTA and a Grammy among many other honours. Giacchino spoke about the dream ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/giacchino-wins-his-first-oscar-for-up/ The upcoming comedy Furry Vengeance, to be released by Summit Entertainment on April 2, gets an original score by Edward Shearmur. He is best known for his big symphonic scores for films such as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Reign of Fire and The Count of Monte Cristo, ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/furry-vengeance-gets-shearmur-score/ Costa Communications, who handles publicity for composer John Debney, has confirmed that Debney has been hired to compose the original music for Predators, the upcoming sci-fi action adventure written and produced by Robert Rodriguez. Debney has provided music for several of Rodriguez' previous films, including Sin City and Spy Kids. ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/john-debney-on-predators-confirmed/ Polish composer Abel Korzenowski, who was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for his acclaimed score for A Single Man, has a new project on his schedule: Rabbit Hole. It's a drama directed by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as a ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/korzeniowski-to-score-rabbit-hole/ Michael Giacchino is a popular name among film music critics. The International Film Music Critics Association just revealed its winners of the 2010 IFMCA awards and Giacchino received four awards, including "Score of the Year," "Composer of the Year" and "Best Original Score for an Animated Feature" for Up, and ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/03/four-ifmca-awards-to-michael-giacchino/ James Newton Howard is doing the score for the second Nanny McPhee film, replacing Thomas Newman who was originally hired to compose the music for the sequel. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang premieres on March 25 and features, again, Emma Thompson as the title character, and also Ralph Fiennes, ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/02/howard-takes-over-nanny-mcphee-sequel/ Canadian composer Andrew Lockington has been hired to score his second film for director Eric Brevig, following their Journey to the Center of the Earth adventure. Their new film together is Yogi Bear, a live-action/CG hybrid feature based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Shot on location in New Zealand, the film ... http://moviescoremagazine.com/2010/02/lockington-to-score-yogi-bear-for-warne/