Author Archives: Jonathan Weilbaecher

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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Pixar’s Next Film ‘Brave’ Will Be Scored By A ‘Harry Potter’ Series Alum

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Film composers for the Pixar films have been a pretty exclusive club up to this point. It began with Randy Newman, then stayed in the family when Thomas Newman came over to work with Andrew Stanton,. Finally Michael Giacchino came … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Game of Thrones” By Ramin Djawadi

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

I have a horrible confession to make. It’s something that eats away at me everyday. I have yet to watch Game of Thrones. Now, this hurts for many reasons, but chief among them is the fact that I am such a fan … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Cars 2’ by Michael Giacchino

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

PIXAR began taking the cinematic world by storm in 1995 with the original Toy Story. Part of what made that film so good was the songs and score by Randy Newman, who would go on to write music for the … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Green Lantern’ by James Newton Howard

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

UGH! Allow me to start my review with a bit of onomatopoeia that demonstrates my frustration with this score. Green Lantern is supposed to be an epic space sci-fi adventure. This score does a poor job of relaying that message. … Continue reading →

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The Newest ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2’ Trailer Promises Epicness

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Harry Potter has been a generation defining cinematic event. Never before has a film franchise gripped the collective imaginations of so many for nearly an entire decade. Since 2001 there have been 8 Harry Potter movies, all of them have … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ By Hans Zimmer

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Pirates of the Caribbean film series is a great many things. It has covered four long, epic films and has captured the imagination of a generation of movie fans excited to embrace adventure. One of the aspects of the … Continue reading →

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Film Score Friday: ‘X-Men: First Class’ By Henry Jackman

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Big summer super-hero movie scores carry with them a certain set of expectations. The broadness of the source material opens the doors for large and exciting music that should play with the imagination and enhance the very feel of the … Continue reading →

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