The latest release from Intrada is the first ever score CD release of one of Michael Giacchino's first feature scores, the 2005 superhero comedy adventure SKY HIGH, starring Michael Angarano, Kelly Preston and Kurt Russell.
Music Box is releasing an expanded version of Georges Delerue's typically beautiful score for the 1988 period romance A SUMMER STORY, starring James Wilby and Imogen Stubbs.
This month, along with their previously announced expansion of Mark Mancina's Twister, La La Land plans to release the score for the documentary AN ACT OF LOVE, composed by animation veterans Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion and Kristopher Carter, and a two-disc expanded/remastered version of Trevor Jones' CLIFFHANGER.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced this year's nomination for their film awards, including Original Music:
ARRIVAL - Jóhann Jóhannsson
JACKIE - Mica Levi
LA LA LAND - Justin Hurwitz
LION - Dustin O'Halloran, Hauschka
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS - Abel Korzeniowski
Justin Hurwitz and La La Land won the Golden Globes for original score and original song ("City of Stars," lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul).
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
A Doggone Christmas - Chuck Cirino - Dragon's Domain
Fences - Marcelo Zarvos - Sony
Hans Zimmer: The Classics - Hans Zimmer - Sony
Second Time Lucky - Garry McDonald - Dragon's Domain
Sky High - Michael Giacchino - Intrada Special Collection
Sleepless - Michael Kamm - Score CD on Varese Sarabande
Two Concerti - Howard Shore - Sony (import)
IN THEATERS TODAY
The Ardennes - Hendrik Willemyns
The Book of Love - Justin Timberlake, Mitchell Owens
The Bye Bye Man - The Newton Bros. - Score CD-R on Sony
Claire in Motion - Xander Duell
The Crash - Guy Moon
Monster Trucks - David Sardy
100 Streets - Paul Saunderson
Reset - Pierre Aviat
Sleepless - Michael Kamm - Score CD on Varese Sarabande
COMING SOON
January 20
An Act of Love - Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, Kristopher Carter - La-La Land
Planet Earth II - Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha Klebe - Silva
Twister - Mark Mancina - La-La Land
Underworld: Blood Wars - Michael Wandmacher - Lakeshore
January 27
The Man from Snowy River and Other Themes for Piano - Bruce Rowland - Varese Sarabande
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter - Paul Haslinger - Milan
The Space Between Us - Andrew Lockington - Sony (import)
A Summer Story - Georges Delerue - Music Box
February 3
Cliffhanger - Trevor Jones - La La Land
Westworld: Season 1 - Ramin Djawadi - WaterTower
February 10
Billions - Eskmo - Milan
February 17
A Cure for Wellness - Benjamin Wallfisch - Milan
Gears of War 4 - Ramin Djawadi - Sumthing Else
The Great Wall - Ramin Djawadi - Milan
March 17
Beauty and the Beast - Alan Menken - Disney
Date Unknown
Contratiempo - Fernando Velazquez - Quartet
Guy Farley Film Music Collection - Guy Farley - Caldera
L'Insegnante - Piero Umiliani - Digitmovies
Scuola di Ladri - Bruno Zambrini - Beat
2 Samurai Per 100 Geishe/Franco E Ciccio E Le Vedove Allegre - Carlo Savina, Luis Bacalov, Nico Fidenco - Digitmovies
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
January 13 - Richard Addinsell born (1904)
January 13 - Bruno Coulais born (1954)
January 13 - Trevor Rabin born (1954)
January 13 - Frederick Hollander begins recording his score for Sabrina (1954)
January 13 - Richard Hazard records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Kitara” (1971)
January 13 - John Frizzell records his score for the Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Proving Ground” (2004)
January 14 - Hans J. Salter born (1896)
January 14 - Mark Lawrence born (1921)
January 14 - Lex de Azevedo born (1943)
January 14 - T Bone Burnett born (1948)
January 14 - Elmer Bernstein begins his recording score to The Great Escape (1963)
January 14 - Dave Grohl born (1969)
January 14 - Maurice Jarre begins recording his score for Plaza Suite (1971)
January 14 - Harry Nilsson died (1994)
January 14 - Fred Myrow died (1999)
January 14 - Harvey R. Cohen died (2007)
January 14 - Angela Morley died (2009)
January 15 - Alessandro Cicognini born (1906)
January 15 - Cy Feuer born (1911)
January 15 - Kenyon Hopkins born (1912)
January 15 - Fonce Mizell born (1943)
January 15 - Don Caron born (1955)
January 15 - David Raksin begins recording his score for The Vintage (1957)
January 15 - John Cavacas begins recording his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “Journey to Oasis” (1981)
January 15 - Georges Delerue records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Dorothy and Ben" (1986)
January 15 - Georges Delerue records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Without Diana" (1987)
January 15 - Les Baxter died (1996)
January 16 - Kenyon Emrys-Roberts born (1923)
January 16 - Alain Jessua born (1932)
January 16 - John Carpenter born (1948)
January 16 - Nicholas Carras records his score for Date Bait (1959)
January 16 - Atticus Ross born (1968)
January 16 - John Williams begins recording his score to The Fury (1978)
January 17 - Ryuichi Sakamoto born (1952)
January 17 - Charles Bernstein begins recording his score for Love at First Bite (1979)
January 17 - Harry Robinson died (1996)
January 17 - Rolf Wilhelm died (2013)
January 18 - W. Franke Harling born (1887)
January 18 - Richard LaSalle born (1918)
January 18 - Jonathan Davis born (1971)
January 18 - Cyril J. Mockridge died (1979)
January 18 - Johnny Harris records his score for the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode “Ardala Returns” (1980)
January 18 - George Stoll died (1985)
January 18 - Joseph Gershenson died (1988)
January 19 - Gerard Schurmann born (1924)
January 19 - Stu Phillips born (1929)
January 19 - Michael Boddicker born (1953)
January 19 - Jerome Moross begins recording his score to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
January 19 - Recording sessions begin for Cyril Mockridge’s score to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
January 19 - John Williams records his score for The Ghostbreaker (1965)
January 19 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording electronic cues for Logan's Run (1976)
January 19 - David Shire records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "Moving Day" (1987)
January 19 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Life Support” (1995)
January 19 - Bjorn Isfalt died (1997)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
THE ASSASSIN - Lim Giong
"Mood is key here, because though 'The Assassin' has just about everything a viewer would expect in a martial-arts fantasy (outrageous fake beards, wire-assisted leaps, black magic, etc.), it’s all muted and subsumed by a poetic atmosphere that’s radical even by Hou’s standards. At once ravishingly lush and starkly minimalist, shot almost entirely in boxy Academy ratio and scored to martial drums and birdsong, the movie seems to come from no time except the one it’s invented for itself."
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, The Onion AV Club
"Extreme wide shots place the characters against stunning mountain terrains and inside wild forests, recalling the crystalline detail of classical Chinese paintings; interior scenes unfold in a golden glow, gauzy curtains drifting back and forth over the action, while crickets chirp and tribal drums sound periodically, the hushed tone making the eruptions of swordplay seem even more clangorous. The dazzling 35-millimeter photography is by Mark Lee Ping Bing."
J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader
"The score by Giong Lim ('A Touch of Sin') remains spare and period-sounding -- except for one action scene in which it suddenly takes a turn into 1980s action-movie synth territory -- and the spare, precise editing from Liao Ching-Sung and Huang Chih-Chia balances Hou’s long takes and the relatively fast-paced action moments with graceful skill."
Alonso Duralde, The Wrap
"Lim Giong’s score, making use of menacing drumbeats and delicate zither strumming, is deployed with particular subtlety."
Justin Chang, Variety
"Among the film’s superlative tech work, major credit goes to production and costume designer Hwarng Wern-ying and composer Lim Giong for a highly original use of music, drumbeats and other effects to convey an unsettling modern mood."
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films, at the following L.A. movie theaters: AMPAS, American Cinematheque: Aero, American Cinematheque: Egyptian, Arclight, Crest, LACMA, New Beverly, Nuart, Silent Movie Theater and UCLA.
January 13
AMERICAN PSYCHO (John Cale) [Nuart]
BULLITT (Lalo Schifrin), THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (Elmer Bernstein)[Cinematheque: Egyptian]
DEEP RED (Goblin) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (Harry Manfredini) [Silent Movie Theater]
FROM THE CLOUDS TO THE RESISTANCE, THESE ENCOUNTERS OF THEIRS [UCLA]
MATADOR (Bernardo Bonezzi) [Silent Movie Theater]
THE PRODUCERS (John Morris) [Cinematheque: Aero]
VOLVER (Alberto Iglesias) [Silent Movie Theater]
January 14
BAD EDUCATION (Alberto Iglesias) [Silent Movie Theater]
CABARET (John Kander, Ralph Burns) [Cinematheque: Aero]
CRACK HOUSE (Mike Piccirillo), VICE SQUAD (George S. Clinton, Michael Montgomery), DEATH WISH II (Jimmy Page) [New Beverly]
CREEPSHOW (John Harrison), DEMON SEED (Jerry Fielding) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
HOMELAND (IRAQ YEAR ZERO) - PART 1 [UCLA]
I'M SO EXCITED (Alberto Iglesias) [Silent Movie Theater]
January 15
DARK HABITS [Silent Movie Theater]
THE FLOWER OF MY SECRET (Alberto Iglesias) [Silent Movie Theater]
HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD (Armando Trovajoli), HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN (Gino Marinuzzi Jr., Armando Trovajoli) [New Beverly]
HOMELAND (IRAQ YEAR ZERO) - PART 2 [UCLA]
IT'S A JOKE, SON (Alvin Levin) [New Beverly]
KIKA [Silent Movie Theater]
LAST TANGO IN PARIS (Gato Barbieri) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
TALK TO HER (Alberto Iglesias) [Silent Movie Theater]
January 16
HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD (Armando Trovajoli), HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN (Gino Marinuzzi Jr., Armando Trovajoli) [New Beverly]
January 17
JEWEL ROBBERY (Leo F. Forbstein) [LACMA]
ROCK ALL NIGHT (Buck Ram), LAST WOMAN ON EARTH (Ronald Stein) [New Beverly]
January 18
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, TEXASVILLE [New Beverly]
January 19
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, TEXASVILLE [New Beverly]
MARATHON MAN (Michael Small) [Cinematheque: Aero]
WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? (Bernardo Bonezzi) [Silent Movie Theater]
January 20
EYES DO NOT WANT TO CLOSE AT ALL TIMES, HISTORY LESSONS [UCLA]
THE GREAT DICTATOR (Charles Chaplin, Meredith Willson) [Cinematheque: Aero]
GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (Jerry Goldsmith) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS [New Beverly]
LABYRINTH OF PASSION (Bernardo Bonezzi) [Silent Movie Theater]
METROPOLIS (Toshiyuki Honda) [Nuart]
THE SKIN I LIVE IN (Alberto Igelsias) [Silent Movie Theater]
THE YAKUZA (Dave Grusin), ROLLING THUNDER (Barry DeVorzon) [New Beverly]
January 21
THE DEATH OF EMPEDOCLES [UCLA]
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (Ennio Morricone) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (Victor Young) [New Beverly]
HIGH HEELS (Ryuichi Sakamoto) [Silent Movie Theater]
LAW OF DESIRE [Silent Movie Theater]
THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE (Bruno Nicolai) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (John Williams), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (John Williams) [Cinematheque: Aero]
SHANTY TRAMP (Frank Linales) [New Beverly]
TIE ME UP, TIE ME DOWN (Ennio Morricone) [Silent Movie Theater]
THE YAKUZA (Dave Grusin), ROLLING THUNDER (Barry DeVorzon) [New Beverly]
January 22
THE BARKER [UCLA]
THE FLOWER OF MY SECRET (Alberto Iglesias) [Silent Movie Theater]
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (Victor Young) [New Beverly]
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Ennio Morricone) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
A PUBLIC AFFAIR (Joe Greene), DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND (Stu Phillips) [New Beverly]
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Richard Rodgers, Irwin Kostal) [Cinematheque: Aero]
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