Soundtrack Review: A Single Man (2010)

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Movie Soundtrack Review: This is a review of the motion picture score A Single Man by Abel Korzeniowski & Shigeru Umebayashi.

“This is the type of score that can make you fall in love with film music.”

A Single Man, starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore is the story of a man (Colin Firth) who loses everything when his partner suddenly dies. His world  is turned upside down and in this set-up there lies the potential for a powerful movie and performance (which it is). The movie is based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood and directed by noted fashion designer Tom Ford. It has already been tipped for awards, although while nominated 3 times for the Golden Globes, including Best Score, it didn’t win a single one. The score is written by Abel Korzeniowski with additional score by Shigeru Umebyashi.

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BAFTA Awards Nominations: Up Vs. Avatar?

…or should I say Michael Giacchino vs. James Horner? Well maybe, but it sure looks like the only two contenders to me.

Michael Giacchino has already won two awards so far, including the Golden Globe so he is favorite, but you never know with the hugely succesful Avatar. Will its momentum finally catch up?

There’s an outsider in Alexandre Desplat who is nominated for Fantastic Mr. Fox. He is always dangerous when the award season comes around and given the amount of films he scored in 2009, I would be surprised if he didn’t get at least one award this year.

Still it is the BAFTA awards and they do favor the underdog at times. Could Crazy Heart by T-Bone Burnett & Stephen Bruton or Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll by Chaz Jankel be victorious?

Here are the nominees:

MUSIC

AVATAR - James Horner

CRAZY HEART - T-Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton

FANTASTIC MR FOX - Alexandre Desplat

SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL - Chaz Jankel

UP - Michael Giacchino

Who will win?

Soundtrack Review: The Spy Next Door (2010)

Movie Soundtrack Review: This is a review of the motion picture score The Spy Next Door by David Newman.

“David Newman’s still got the energy to do it right”

The Spy Next Door is directed by Brian Levant and stars Jackie Chan as the former CIA spy Bob Ho who takes on his toughest assignment to date, looking after his girlfriend’s three children. One of the kids accidentally downloads a top secret formula and before you know it, they have some angry Russian terrorists at their doorstep. You know the story, nothing new. If you have seen The Pacifier, you have seen this. Still Jackie Chan is quite funny and David Newman is on scoring duties. Needless to say, it’s a comedy and a kids movie so you know what to expect. Has David Newman brought something new to the genre? Let’s find out.

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Alexandre Desplat Signs On For Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1?

Well this is interesting don’t you think? If it1s true that is. It isn’t quite official yet, but Scott Bettencourt of FSM broke the news today. Here’s what he had to say:

“(Alexandre Desplat) …has signed for one his most challenging and highest-profile assignments yet, the penultimate entry in the Harry Potter saga.”

He says in the FSM forum that his source is reliable, but we’ll have to wait for further confirmation. If true, then honestly, who saw this coming? Actually in retrospect it’s weird no one mentioned him at all.

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The Wolfman Is Pleased. Danny Elfman Is Back In (Sort Of)

Well ok, so he is he Wolfman and only has one expression, but if you look carefully, he smirks on the inside. In November I reported that Danny Elfman had left the project and Paul Haslinger was brought in to replace him.

It is now clear that The Wolfman is a good and proper mess and latest news is that Danny Elfman’s rejected score is re-instated and Haslinger is out.

WAIT WHAT!?
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