La-La Land plans to release two new TV soundtracks next week, both from composer Blake Neely -- for the DC supehero series LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, and for the mystery series BLINDSPOT.
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
August 26 - Humphrey Searle born (1915)
August 26 - Alan Parker born (1944)
August 26 - Mark Snow born (1946)
August 26 - Ralph Vaughan Williams died (1958)
August 26 - Branford Marsalis born (1960)
August 26 -
John Williams records his score for the
Lost in Space pilot episode "The Reluctant Stowaway" (1965)
August 26 -
Fred Steiner's score for the
Star Trek episode "Spock's Brain" is recorded (1968)
August 27 - Eric Coates born (1886)
August 27 - Sonny Sharrock born (1940)
August 27 - Miles Goodman born (1949)
August 27 -
Bernard Herrmann records his score for
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale" (1963)
August 27 -
Dimitri Tiomkin begins recording his score to
36 Hours (1964)
August 27 -
Jerry Fielding records his score for the
Mission: Impossible episode “The Execution” (1968)
August 27 - John Williams begins recording his score for 1941 (1979)
August 27 -
Geoffrey Burgon begins recording his score for
The Dogs of War (1980)
August 27 - Johnny Mandel records his score for the Amazing Stories episode "One for the Road" (1985)
August 27 - Craig Safan begins recording his score for Remo Williams: the Adventure Begins (1985)
August 27 - John Altman wins the Emmy for RKO 281; Joseph LoDuca wins for the Xena: Warrior Princess episode “Fallen Angel;” W.G. Snuffy Walden wins for The West Wing main title theme (2000)
August 28 - Ustad Vilayat Khan born (1928)
August 28 - Annette Focks born (1964)
August 28 -
Laurence Rosenthal wins his third consecutive Emmy, for
The Bourne Identity;
Lee Holdridge wins his first Emmy, for the
Beauty and the Beast pilot score (1988)
August 28 -
Bruce Broughton wins his sixth Emmy, for
Glory & Honor;
Christophe Beck wins the Emmy for his
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode score “Becoming: Part 1” (1998)
August 28 - Richard Hartley wins the Emmy for his Alice in Wonderland score; Carl Johnson wins for the Invasion America episode score “Final Mission;” Martin Davich wins for his main title to Trinity (1999)
August 29 - Anthony Adverse released in theaters (1936)
August 29 - Victor Young begins recording his score to The Tall Men (1955)
August 29 -
Fred Steiner's score for the
Star Trek episode "Charlie X" is recorded (1966)
August 29 -
James Horner begins recording his score for
Gorky Park (1983)
August 30 - Conrad Salinger born (1901)
August 30 - John Phillips born (1935)
August 30 - Axel Stordahl died (1963)
August 30 -
Sol Kaplan's score for the
Star Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine" is recorded (1967)
August 30 - Emil Newman died (1984)
August 30 - Bruce Broughton wins his fifth Emmy, for O Pioneers!; Bruce Babcock wins for the Matlock episode score “The Strangler” (1992)
August 30 -
Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his replacement score for
The River Wild (1994)
August 30 - Bernardo Bonezzi died (2012)
August 31 - Recording sessions begin for
Bronislau Kaper's score for
The Swan (1955)
August 31 -
Alexander Courage's score for the
Star Trek episode "The Naked Time" is recorded (1966)
August 31 -
Robert Drasnin records his score for the
Lost in Space episode "Forbidden World" (1966)
August 31 -
Walter Scharf records his final
Mission: Impossible score, for the episode “The Bank” (1967)
August 31 - Jeff Russo born (1969)
August 31 -
Lalo Schifrin records his score for the
Mission: Impossible episode “The Killer” (1970)
September 1 -
Franz Waxman begins recording his score for
Sunset Blvd. (1949)
September 1 - Victor Young begins recording his score for Strategic Air Command (1954)
September 1 - Gil Melle begins recording his score for The Organization (1971)
September 1 -
Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for
Magic (1978)
September 1 - Marc Donahue died (2002)
September 1 - Erich Kunzel died (2009)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
COMING HOME - Chen Qigang
"In essence a story about a family undone by state forces beyond their control, 'Coming Home' is every bit the solemn, sad tearjerker, complete with a hankie-necessitating score by Chen Qigang and compositionally emotive cinematography from Zhang’s longtime cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding. You want sorrow? Zhang delivers."
Mark Savlov, The Austin Chronicle
"There are some problems with 'Coming Home' -- for me, the big one is the score. (It's built on a pale, wan piano motif that too closely resembles 'My Heart Will Go On.') But I cringe at the word 'tearjerker,' perhaps because I'm never fully sure what it indicates: that it's bad or stupid to cry at movies? That movies that make us cry are cheaply manipulative and thus automatically suspect?"
Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice
"Less effective is the newcomer playing Dan Dan, whose performance sometimes verges on shrill, even in the context of a teenage girl brainwashed by a repressive regime. And Chen Qigang’s syrupy score is just overkill. But it’s good to see Zhang put the pageantry aside for a moment and provide a reminder -- even if it’s a relatively sappy one -- of what he and Gong can do."
Mike D'Angelo, The Onion AV Club
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films, at the following L.A. movie theaters: AMPAS, American Cinematheque: Aero, American Cinematheque: Egyptian, Arclight, Crest, LACMA, New Beverly, Nuart, Silent Movie Theater and UCLA.
August 26
A CAT IN THE BRAIN (Fabio Frizzi) [Silent Movie Theater]
KILL BILL VOL. 2 (The RZA, Robert Rodriguez) [New Beverly]
THE KNACK (John Barry), PETULIA (John Barry) [New Beverly]
THE MUMMY (Jerry Goldsmith) [Nuart]
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (Walter Scharf), THE LADIES MAN (Walter Scharf) [Cinematheque: Aero]
August 27
THE JUGGLER (George Antheil), PATHS OF GLORY (Gerald Fried) [UCLA]
THE KING OF COMEDY (Robbie Robertson), FUNNY BONES (John Altman) [Cinematheque: Aero]
THE KNACK (John Barry), PETULIA (John Barry) [New Beverly]
SAFETY LAST! [New Beverly]
TITICUT FOLLIES [Silent Movie Theater]
THE WICKER MAN (Angelo Badalamenti) [New Beverly]
A WOMAN OF THE WORLD [Silent Movie Theater]
August 28
ARTISTS AND MODELS (Walter Scharf), HOLLYWOOD OR BUST (Walter Scharf) [Cinematheque: Aero]
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Maurice Jarre) [Arclight Hollywood]
ROBIN AND MARIAN (John Barry), BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (Patrick Williams) [New Beverly]
SAFETY LAST! [New Beverly]
TITICUT FOLLIES [Silent Movie Theater]
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (Paul Smith), THE VIKINGS (Mario Nascimbene) [UCLA]
August 29
PURPLE RAIN (Prince, Michel Colombier)[AMPAS]
ROBIN AND MARIAN (John Barry), BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (Patrick Williams) [New Beverly]
TITICUT FOLLIES [Silent Movie Theater]
August 30
BULLITT (Lalo Schifrin) [Arclight Hollywood]
DEATH RAGE (Guido & Maurizio De Angelis), BARE KNUCKLES (Vic Caesar) [New Beverly]
TITICUT FOLLIES [Silent Movie Theater]
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY [Arclight Sherman Oaks]
August 31
TITICUT FOLLIES [Silent Movie Theater]
September 1
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Bernard Herrmann)[Arclight Hollywood]
September 2
CASABLANCA (Max Steiner), CHINATOWN (Jerry Goldsmith) [Cinematheque: Aero]
HIGH SCHOOL [Silent Movie Theater]
UNDER THE CHERRY MOON (Prince) [Nuart]
September 3
HIGH SCHOOL [Silent Movie Theater]
THE KILLING OF AMERICA (W. Michael Lewis, Mark Lindsay) [Silent Movie Theater]
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Howard Shore), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (Howard Shore), THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Howard Shore) [Cinematheque: Aero]
September 4
LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF [Cinematheque: Aero]
ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS [Silent Movie Theater]
ZOUZOU (Alain Romans,Vincent Scotto, Georges Van Parys) [Silent Movie Theater]
