Who Wants a 3 Disc Complete Avatar Score? I Do! *SOLD*

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UPDATE!
The auction is now over and it was sold for… *drumroll* US $3,060.00! Congratulations to the buyer, [...]


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 [...]


Up by Michael Giacchino wins Golden Globe Awards and Critics Choice Awards 2010

Award season is upon us once again and not surprisingly it was Up by Michael Giacchino that opened with two clear wins. Most interesting was the Golden Globe Awards win over James Horner’s Avatar who many thought might get the nod.
First off was the Critics Choice Awards:
Up by Michael Giacchino (WINNER) 40%Sherlock Holmes by [...]


James Horner Nominated For 2010 Golden Globe Awards

Just in. James Horner has received a nomination for Best Original Score at next years Golden Globe awards.
Other nominees were unsurprisingly Michael Giacchino for Up and Marvin Hamlisch for The Informant!. A new name is Abel Korzeniowski for A Single Man and Karen O/Carter Burwell are also nominated for Where The Wild Things Are.
BEST ORIGINAL [...]


Soundtrack Review: Avatar by James Horner (2009)

Movie Soundtrack Review: This is a review of the motion picture score Avatar by James Horner.
“James Cameron has got the perfect score for Avatar, even though the score itself is not perfect.”
Easily one of the most anticipated scores to come out this year amongst some big contenders. James Horner has worked his ass off for [...]