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One of the most successful British film composers of recent years, David Arnold, talks extensively about his work in conversation with Tommy Pearson. In Part 1, Arnold talks about how he got started, his student films with director Danny Cannon and going global with Stargate, Independence Day and Godzilla. [Length : 43 mins / Recorded Nov 2007]
WE OWN THE NIGHT ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED BY LAKESHORE RECORDS Soundtrack Features Original Music Composed by Wojciech Kilar
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON THREE SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED BY LA-LA LAND RECORDS ON OCTOBER 23RD CONSUMER INFORMATION Soundtrack includes a new interpretation of the classic "All Along The Watchtower" The soundtrack from the standout third season of the SciFi Channel's critically acclaimed television series, Battlestar Galactica, will be released by La-La Land Records on October 23, 2007. Composer Bear McCreary, who scored the first and second seasons of the show, composed the score for the third season as well. In addition to McCreary's score, the album also features McCreary's new interpretation of the classic Bob Dylan song, "All Along the Watchtower," whose themes featured prominently in several episodes and in McCreary's score. Available at Amazon.com
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED BY LAKESHORE RECORDS Soundtrack Features Original Music Composed by Philip Sheppard (October 16, 2007- Los Angeles, CA) - Lakeshore Records celebrates the theatrical release of IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON on October 23, 2007. The soundtrack features original music by Philip Sheppard is currently available in stores. Between 1968 and 1972, nine American spacecraft voyaged to and 12 men walked on the moon. IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON is documentary celebrating one of man's greatest accomplishments: walking on the moon. The film features first hand testimony bringing together the surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the Moon. Interwoven with visually stunning archival material, re-mastered from the original NASA film footage, the result is an awe-inspiring look back an unforgettable moment in time, when Americans literally dreamed of going to the moon. The astronauts who participated in the film include Jim Lovell (Apollo 8 and 13), Dave Scott (Apollo 9 and 15), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), and Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and 17). Philip Sheppard is a composer, cellist, and a pioneer of the electric cello. A professor at the Royal Academy of Music, Sheppard has appeared as an improvising soloist on the soundtracks of HARRY POTTER: THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HOTEL RWANDA, and THE VIRGIN QUEEN. He has recently written and recorded with Scott Walker, David Bowie, Damien Hirst, Oasis and Unkle.
(October 16, 2007- Los Angeles, CA) - Lakeshore Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for RESERVATION ROAD on October 16, 2007. The soundtrack features original music by Mark Isham. Emmy and Grammy Award winning composer Mark Isham has composed over 50 film scores and several albums of electric jazz, classic acoustic jazz, and New Age music. Born in New York, Isham began his career as a trumpet player for the Oakland and San Francisco Symphonies and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. He went on to play in jazz and rock bands and in his 20s explored electronic music.
SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY TO BE RELEASED BY LA-LA LAND RECORDS ON OCTOBER 23TH
Based on the Death of Superman Comic Book Trilogy, Superman: Doomsday Offers a Fresh New Look At The Legendary Hero (October 8- Burbank, CA) - La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Superman: Doomsday on October 23, 2007. Superman: Doomsday is an all-new animated feature film based on the award-winning Death of Superman comic book trilogy. Composer Robert J. Kral (TV's Angel, The Dresden Files and The Lost Room) brings the Man of Steel to spectacular new heights with a score bursting with thrills, chills and emotional drama.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE DECCA SOUNDTRACK FOR THE EPIC DRAMA ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE FEATURES ORIGINAL MUSIC BY CRAIG ARMSTRONG AND A.R. RAHMAN ** BUY IT HERE
- Decca Records announces the exciting October 9th release of the soundtrack for Elizabeth: The Golden Age featuring original score by Craig Armstrong and A.R. Rahman. The movie was directed by Shekar Kapur and welcomes back the Award-winning, star-studded cast from the first installment of the historical adventure including Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Clive Owen. The Universal Pictures film opens nationwide to theaters on October 12th.
The Jazz Singer isn't the greatest film ever made. It isn't even the first all-talking motion picture. But when the Warner Bros. production opened in New York on Oct. 6, 1927, the drama, which stars Broadway-musical superstar Al Jolson and features synchronized sound and musical sequences, brought down the curtain on silent cinema and ushered in the sound era. "It's difficult if not impossible to picture what a moviegoer's reaction would have been back then," film historian Leonard Maltin said. Jolson had regularly toured the country in his latest Broadway hit, but up on the big screen "you could now see him larger than life."
