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Maybe the reason for the various artists listing is the collaboration of ballard and silvestri on the songs. Since there must also be a performer, you already have multiple artists contributing to the same thing, which qualifies as various artists. Fingers crossed it will have lots of score! Can't wait to see a tracklisting.
By the way, the official website was given a facelift one more time. It now features more sections as well as more short bits from the score.
check www.beowulfmovie.com
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I dont think the movie or its score/songs will be anything like the trailers. It seems like paramount is trying to re-create the 300 buzz by making beowulf trailers in the same fashion. I don't think there will be a metal song in the movie and I also don't think there will be this 300 speech from beowulf.
To be honest, in my opinion the marketing for this movie is really terrible.
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To be honest, in my opinion the marketing for this movie is really terrible.
Couldn't agree more... whether it's the studio's fault or not, they clearly have no idea what they are selling or how to sell it.
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Hey guys, I just thought I should share this with you: Silvestri expert emile brinkman has just revealed that "there will be definitely a score album"
He would never say that if it would not be a sure thing. Maybe the score album is even the one already listed on amazon.com but thats just a wild guess on my part.
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Hot NEWS on the Beowulf end credits song!
The name of the song is THE HERO COMES HOME and the performer will be IDINA MENZEL!
you can read more on her website: http://www.idina-here.com/
"I definitely wanted to wait until I got this all confirmed before reporting back, but I've been informed that Idina was slated to record a song for the new Robert Zemeckis film, Beowulf, which comes out in theaters in the US on November 16th (worldwide release dates can be found here.) The song is titled "The Hero Comes Home", and it's produced by Glen Ballard specifically for the film. The song will be featured on the movie's soundtrack, which will be released on November 13th.
While at WBR yesterday, I was able to hear the song, and it truly is beautiful and epic - very different from her solo material, but incredible nonetheless (it may well be one of my fav tracks of hers right now - I'm a sucker for songs in movies. wassat) It incorporates the intensity of the film's score, and begins to play at the end of the film through the closing credits. This makes the song eligible for an Academy Award nomination for Best Song (and from what I've heard, both the studio and WBR have high hopes for it in that aspect.)
As a result of Idina's involvement in the film, she will be attending the Los Angeles Beowulf premiere on November 5th, and may be involved in further press junkets for the film. Any further information will be posted once I find out about it."
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I have to agree with morlock here.
And I find it rather funny that the only reason why people like to critic this movie without even having seen it is because it's animated.
Therefore, this movie will have to face a lot of problems. First of all, people are not used to this kind of full cgi-animation for adults. All we know is the kiddie routine done by pixar & co where you can't even tell the difference anymore between ogres, pinguins and all those creatures because they all behave and act along similar patterns. Naturally so, because animators are no actors. It's like telling a car mechanic to built a robot. What is done with beowulf is that the unique performance of a world class actor is recorded in a process that is closer to stage performance and focused on the essence of the performance without any trouble such as light setups, traveling, etc. All the actor does is act and all the animator does is build the surroundings, models and physics. This is by the way not as easy as many like to think, its not like pressing a button and the movie is done. There is still a lot of artistry and creativity, the only difference is that the input is very direct.
As soon as you have the performance, it is also possible to change the appearance of a character completely. With a process like on 300, you still have the need for physical make-up to change the look of an actor. A creature like grendel which resembles crispin glover but is still completely deformed would not be possible. Another advantage is that, no matter what you want to do, it all costs the same.
I also don't get why people can't get over the fact that a few characters look like their actors. I mean this is an animated movie which is a stylized version of reality. It's cool to have angelina jolie doing the voice for an animated character but its even cooler to have an animated character looking alike and acting like jolie. To me, this is more an advantage and the look has really improved since polar express.
This movie is in fact a large experiment that will show if animation for a more adult audience has a future and i hope it will proof just that because i can't stand the pixar routine anymore. Animation can achieve so much more.
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What's really amusing is my initial reaction to the trailer. I was like "jeez, why does the actor playing Beowulf look so pasty and fake?" Jolie looks lifelike etc. Then I realized it was an animated film and laughed at my own stupidity.
I guess I'm getting used to the CGI in films so much that instead of CG looking lifelike, I thin life is looking like CGI.
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The album has been delayed until november 20th.
However, the first, extremely positive review of the movie is up at aintitcool.com and it also mentions the music a couple of times:
"The score was reminiscent of "What Lies Beneath" in its ability to frighten you before the monsters do."
A very interesting comparison.
"Queen Wealthow sings songs to Beowulf to wish him good luck --"
So Robin Wright Penn is singing in the movie. I bet these songs will be on the album as well.
"Beowulf goes into the cave alone, armed only with a sword and the king's golden dragon horn. The horn has significance (that I won't reveal now)"
I am pretty sure now that Silvestri's horn fanfare that was featured extensively in his concert suite is linked to this golden horn and thus the score may very well be a very integral part of the films narrative.
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Agreed with BigMcGuyver, though I still think, even if this is a hit, that it will engender a new wave of adult animation for years to come. It would have to be a massive success to convince the suits.
If only Persepolis could receive the same widespread treatment...
"The score was reminiscent of "What Lies Beneath" in its ability to frighten you before the monsters do."
Harrison Ford is a monster?
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