I received an e-mail today regarding an audio tribute I put together after September 11th, 2001. I think the timing is right to highlight that again with the release of Universal’s Flight 93 in theaters today (with music by John Powell). The piece is just under eighteen minutes long. If you haven’t [...]

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention SoundtrackNet now features a review and even more soundclips from Hans Zimmer’s The Da Vinci Code album.
Paul Cote’s review of Tilton/Giacchino’s Black is also now on this very site. This is the first of the slightly revised review page styling. Gone are the “notes” ratings. [...]

Summer is ramping up, which means film score nerds are spoiled for previews of the blockbuster soundtracks set for release in the next few weeks. Here are two to start…
Preview Hans Zimmer’s The Da Vinci Code here and here.
Extended clips from Michael Giacchino’s Mission: Impossible III can be heard at the film’s official website. [...]

Continuing their extensive coverage of Michael Giacchino’s Mission: Impossible III, SoundtrackNet has added a first listen feature of Giacchino’s forthcoming score album. There’s clips from every track, complete with comments by Dan Goldwasser for your perusal.
Check back tomorrow when SoundtrackNet caps things off with a remote podcast from Giacchino’s home, where the composer discusses [...]

SoundtrackNet has a new remote podcast, this time with John Ottman (played by Jeff Daniels? Dead-ringer voices!) recording his score for Superman Returns. The composer touches on Williams’ original score, themes new and old, temp tracks and editing the picture but never mentions the film’s completely bland lead actor. Zing!
Listen to the [...]

More on the John Scott, Hollywood Symphony Orchestra concert (what’s that? Click here)– details on how you can save some of your precious CD-buying cash when getting tickets for the event:
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More film music fest news:
Soncinemad organizing committee are particularly excited to announce the presence of Hans Zimmer at the Soncinemad filmmusic festival in Madrid, Spain, June the 30th – July the 2nd, 2006.
The German composer is the head of Remote Control studios and also leader of the music department at DreamWorks SKG. With over a [...]

More news from the film music folks in Spain:
Jerry Goldsmith Remembered: Live performances and other activities in the II International Film Music Conference, City of Úbeda (Spain) – 20-23 July 2006
21 July 2006 will mark the 2nd Anniversary of Jerry Goldsmith passing away. Surely one on the most influential and beloved film music composers of [...]

Confirming sources at the IMDb (when’s the last time they were right over there?), Dan Goldwasser of SoundtrackNet has told me that Danny Elfman will score Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black and directed by Jared (Napolean Dynamite) Hess. The film is in theaters June 16th. E-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e.

Okay, I couldn’t resist posting this. For all you folks who take The Lord of The Rings so seriously, check out American television station TBS’ ads for their upcoming airing of the trilogy.