To mark composer Michael Giacchino’s triumphant return with Star Trek Beyond, Sean Wilson explores the extraordinarily rich legacy of music from the Star Trek movies… From being initially written off on the basis of the underwhelming trailers to its emergence as a funny, fast-paced and fan-pleasing summer blockbuster, Star Trek Beyond has according to most […]
Movie Score Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Tony Black reviews the Star Trek Beyond score… If there is one composer who in the last decade has truly risen to be one of the greats in cinema, it’s Michael Giacchino, and his scores for the J.J. Abrams spearheaded Star Trek reboot series have been among his glittering achievements. He managed to blend for […]
Michael Giacchino to score the Jurassic World sequel
Fresh from his work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Michael Giacchino has confirmed to THR that he’s set to return to the Jurassic Park franchise and will compose the score for director J.A. Bayona’s hotly-anticipated Jurassic World sequel. Jurassic World 2 becomes the latest high profile movie on Giacchino’s slate; next year, he has […]
Michael Giacchino to compose Doctor Strange score
Despite getting many things right, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has long struggled with one thing: its film scores. While Alan Silvestri managed to make an alright theme for The Avengers, it didn’t stick around after Phase One of the MCU, and was nowhere near as iconic as the superhero themes from composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams […]
Michael Giacchino returning for The Incredibles 2
Brad Bird has taken to Twitter to officially announce that he’ll be reuniting with composer Michael Giacchino on the upcoming Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, tweeting out a video of Giacchino signing the actual contract… @m_giacchino signs to do the music for INCREDIBLES 2.Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! pic.twitter.com/9Ipo2urPvD — Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) November 25, 2015 The Incredibles […]
Incredibles 2 gets new teaser posters as Michael Giacchino begins his score
With a sneak peek of Incredibles 2 set to air during the Winter Olympics this Wednesday, Disney-Pixar has whet our appetites with the release of a new teaser poster featuring the Parr family’s washing basket. Meanwhile Michael Giacchino has taken to social media to announce that he is beginning work on recording the score for […]
The Best Movie Action Scenes of 2017
Harrison Abbott on the best movie action scenes of 2017… It’s that time again. That’s right, it’s time for arbitrary lists that subjectively rank the best/worst things of the year! This one is about 2017’s decent catalogue of cinematic action scenes, which means there’s likely a lot of omissions to piss you off. With that in […]
How the film score has entered the mainstream
Sean Wilson looks at the rise in popularity of soundtrack concerts… It’s Friday October 20th 2017. I step into the crowded, expectant Royal Albert Hall to witness Rogue One composer Michael Giacchino’s 50th birthday celebration. Within the comforting circular space so famous from the BBC Proms, the sense of excitement is palpable. And, as is always […]
