An Honest Trailer for Disney’s FROZEN!
With singing by the wickedly talented Adele Dazeem! Rated PG! YouTube premiere, March 11, 2014. Honest Trailers: Frozen Directed by Andy Signore Series Created by Andy Signore & Brett Weiner Episode Written by Spencer Gilbert, Marc Muszynski, Daniel Hartley, Dan Murrell & Andy Signore Edited by Dan Murrell Female vocals by Emily Kron Male vocals […]
Ed Sheeran Sees Fire
For the end credits music for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, writer-director Peter Jackson asked songwriter-singer Ed Sheeran to compose-sing “I See Fire.” Posted online November 6, 2013. Enjoy: And here is UK singer Alice Olivia‘s take on the music, published November 9, 2013: LYRICS: Oh, misty eye of the mountain below Keep careful […]
Joe Hisaishi’s Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert
One of Japan’s most talented and prolific composers is Joe Hisaishi. According to People’s Daily (a Chinese paper), he has composed over 100 films and solo albums. To Western audiences, he is perhaps best known as the composer of all of Hayao Miyazaki’s films, from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to The Wind […]
Green Onions, Anyone?
Let’s groove to a snazzy tune by Booker T. & the M.G.’s. From 1962, it’s Green Onions!
Composing Captain Power
Guests at Captain Power Fan Night 2013 included Special Effects Supervisor Robert DeLapp and composer Gary Guttman, who will be plying their talents for the reboot series, Phoenix Rising. In this video, Guttman discusses the challenges of scoring the series: One of the best pieces is the hauntingly evocative Love Theme from Captain Power, which, […]
Smaug’s Theme Music
On October 19, 2013, The New Zealand Herald posted an interview with writer-director Peter Jackson discussing the music for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Yes, the notorious dragon has been given his own theme music, courtesy of Howard Shore and his All-Nurse Band the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Reporter Russell Baille describes the theme […]
Music from Downton Abbey
Enjoy music from the popular British drama Downton Abbey, composed by John Lunn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdY3gWRcl-Y&list=PLAB3A64B7B7F9309A
Superman’s Theme, by John Williams
John Williams’ theme for Superman, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, is the epitome of heroic music. Click and listen: And one of my favorite cues, Luthor’s sonic greeting:
It’s snowing, Charlie Brown!
Here’s some lovely music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, composed by Vince Guaraldi. Perfect playing for a snowy day: