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Hans Zimmer Brings His Percussive Style To ‘Man of Steel’

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Superman reboot, Man of Steel, is a very important movie for Warner Bros. and DC. Green Lantern was lackluster and the current successful Batman franchise is coming to an end in just a few weeks. So the Superman reboot needs to … Continue reading →

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The Secret Inspiration For ‘The Dark Knight’ Score

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Dark Knight Rises is one of the most anticipated movies of the year for many reasons, one such reason is the new score by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. The previous movie had one of the more subtle, … Continue reading →

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‘Skyfall’ Adds Academy Award Winning Composer

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The James Bond films are one of the longest and most storied film franchises in the history of cinema. Despite over twenty films and nearly five decades of action, the series has been rather consistent in the score department. For well over … Continue reading →

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Gary Ross’ ‘The Hunger Games’ Swaps Composers

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Hunger Games is shaping up to be one of next year’s most interesting films. Based on it’s source material and fan base it would have been easy for the filmmakers to pump out a cheap looking Twilight cash in, but … Continue reading →

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Alan Silvestri to Compose Joss Whedon’s ‘The Avengers’

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The music in a Super Hero film is one of the most important aspects to making an iconic movie. The characters are larger than life, and that needs to be translated into the music. Going back to Superman, almost all of the … Continue reading →

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Final Space Shuttle Launch To Be Scored By ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Composer

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Bear McCreary, best known for his Emmy -nominated TV composing work, has been commissioned by NASA to write an original fanfare commemorating the final Space Shuttle launch. A recent press release unveiled the plans: “After composing four seasons of music for a television show set … Continue reading →

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