Tag: Score
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details Released
Since the third season of Star Trek: Picard began fans have eagerly been awaiting news about when the soundtrack for the season would be released. With new themes like that for the USS Titan-A and also some classic themes referenced in this season’s soundtrack, it has become a popular part of each week’s episode. Today,…
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John Williams Describes Working on ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Score After Its Completion
John Williams recently turned 91. As he continues into his ninth decade, the maestro continues to be busier than ever. Recently he scored The Fablemans for Steven Spielberg for which he earned his 53rd Oscar nomination. Throughout his career he has earned five of Oscars. He also recently recorded the soundtrack for Indiana Jones and…
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Galactic Geeks! – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 949 (#467)
Welcome to a galactic edition of GEEKS CORNER! This week, the episode has a LOT of Star Wars in one form or another in it. From the trailer released at D23 Expo to the man behind the music, the geeks have a lot to talk about from the galaxy far, far away. This includes a…
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John Williams’ Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite Released
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens later this month at the Disneyland Resort and at the end of the summer at the Walt Disney World Resort. As the opening for this new land gets closer at both resorts, more is coming out about it. One of the things that came out this week is the new…
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The Mandalorian Soundtrack to be Composed by Ludwig Göransson
More details continue to trickle out about the upcoming Star Wars television show, The Mandalorian. Acclaimed composer and record producer Ludwig Göransson will be composing the store for the show. Göransson has an impressive resume in the realm of soundtracks. In the movie world, he recently composed the soundtrack for Marvel’s Black Panther. He also was…
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John Williams to Compose Score for Star Wars: Episode IX
John Williams will be returning to compose Star Wars: Episode IX. In a recent interview with Variety, Williams confirmed that he and J.J. Abrams have spoken and he will be writing the music to the next movie in the Skywalker Saga. “I would very much like to complete that,” Williams told Variety. John Williams has…
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Star Wars Legend John Williams is Now Writing a Theme for Solo: A Star Wars Story
As more details come out about Solo: A Star Wars, it just appears to be getting better and better. The movie, which stars Aiden Ehrenreich as a young on Solo, is now being directed by Ron Howard. John Powell is set to write the score for the movie. However, in a recent interview with Variety…
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review
A good soundtrack tells a story. It picks the listener up from where they are at and transports them to somewhere different. Through the notes and melodies it stimulates the imagination and the heart in a way that only music can do. A good soundtrack should make the listener feel something. For decades the music…
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Remembering DisneyQuest – Disney’s Only Indoor Theme Park
DisneyQuest closed its doors on July 2, 2017 after almost 20 years of being an experimental theme park for Disney. The Plan DisneyQuest first opened in Orlando at what was then known as Downtown Disney West Side. The huge cube-like building housed multiple stories of interactive attractions. They weren’t just games, but sometimes ways to…
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Soundtrack Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story continues to make money at the box office and prove that a Star Wars stand alone story can be a success. Rogue One shows the harrowing adventure that a group of Rebel spies went on to obtain the plans to the Death Star that eventually led to the events…
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Michael Giacchino Takes Over Composing Duties for Star Wars: Rogue One
Star Wars: Rogue One continues to stay in the news with its productions adventures. The newest tidbit to come out of this production is that Michael Giacchino will be taking over the scoring duties from Alexandre Desplat. According to the Hollywood Reporter, this is due to a scheduling conflict that has arisen due to much talked-about…
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John Williams Confirmed to Score Indiana Jones 5 and Star Wars Episode VIII
Music geeks around the world can heave a big sigh of relief. John Williams is confirmed to compose the scores to both Indiana Jones 5 and also Star Wars Episode VIII. The news confirming Indiana Jones 5 comes from the American Film Institute’s event honoring John Williams where Steve Spielberg confirmed to Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood that…
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John Williams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens Score to be Recorded in Los Angeles
For the first six Star Wars films, the scores were recorded at Abbey Road Studios (yea, that place The Beatles liked to record) under the baton of John Williams in London, England. He also wrote these iconic works of music. Star Wars: The Force Awakens will still have John Williams writing the music and conducting…
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Thomas Newman to Score Soundtrack to Steven Speilberg's BRIDGE OF SPIES Starring Tom Hanks
Steven Spielberg has partnered with a different musician than normal for his upcoming film Bridge of Spies. If you have followed Spielberg’s career (or just did a quick search of IMDB), you know that generally John Williams writes the scores to Steven Spielberg’s movies. This time will be different though due to a minor health…
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Disney’s Frozen Soundtrack – Deluxe Edition – Review by Mr. DAPs
The soundtrack to the latest Disney animated feature film Frozen has been released. With songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez (In Transit, Winnie the Pooh) and Tony Award-winning songwriter Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon) and a score by Christophe Beck (Paperman) it is a soundtrack that is destined to be a favorite in the Disney catalog.…