Archive for February, 2010

From Elfman’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ score: ‘Alice’s Theme’ lyrics

A sneak peek at “Alice’s Theme”, Danny Elfman’s original song from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland soundtrack.


Composer denied credit on ‘Stargate SG-1′, Joel Goldsmith culprit?

Joel Goldsmith’s career may not have caught fire like his father Jerry’s, but the composer now finds himself, er, under fire. Composer Alex Wilkinson, who has co-composed music with Goldsmith on several features, now claims he composed original music for the TV series Stargate SG-1, but was denied credit and ultimately the cash windfall of royalties.


La-La Land trots out a ‘Flash’ of Walker, Elfman brilliance

La-La Land Records will release music from The Flash television series by Shirley Walker and Danny Elfman on February 9, 2010.


L.A. Times: Danny Elfman Searches for sound of ‘Wonderland’

Danny Elfman talks to the L.A. Times about his score for Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland.


Oscar nods for Best Music include ‘Up’, ‘Avatar’, ‘Sherlock Holmes

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards way too frigging early this morning. Here then are the nominees for the music categories (i.e. the only ones you give a damn about).


IFMCA has no problem pronouncing “Giacchino”, continues to mop up

While considerably less star-studded than the Grammys (there is no film music equivalent to Lady Gaga), the International Film Music Critics Association has piled on the Giacchino love, having recently announced their nominations for the best in film, television and videogame music in 2009. Michael leads with 9 nominations (including multiple nods for Up, Star Trek, a nod for the doc Earth Days, and for Composer of The Year).


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