La-La Land has announced two new soundtracks which will begin shipping next week -- an expanded, two-disc version of Elliot Goldenthal's score for David Fincher's feature directorial debut, 1992's ALIEN 3, featuring the complete Goldenthal score, alternates, the original LP sequencing, and Goldenthal's memorable arrangement of Alfred Newman's Fox fanfare; and a CD of music from the History Channel's ANCIENT ALIENS, featuring cues from a variety of composers including William Ashford, Allan Paul Ett, Jeffrey Hayat, Michael Keely, Logue Ihn, Kieran Kieley, Dennis McCarthy, Patrick O’Neil and William Pearson.
Intrada plans to release one new CD next week.
This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the updated rules for the 91st Oscars, including this surprisng change in the music rules:
In the Music categories, all members of the Music Branch will view films eligible for Original Score and film clips of eligible Original Songs and vote in a preliminary round to produce a shortlist of 15 titles in each category using the preferential voting system. Five nominees for Original Score and five nominees for Original Song will then be chosen by branch members in a second round of balloting also using preferential voting.
The Academy used to have shortlists for nearly all of its "technical" categories, from roughly 1950 to 1979 -- including Original Score, Original Song, and Music Adaptation/Song Score -- but from 1980 to the present only a handful of categories have had shortlists, mostly specialty film categories such as documentaries, foreign language and shorts, but also a few crafts such as visual effects and makeup & hairstyling. Back when there were score shortlists, the usual suspects tended to figure prominently, particularly Goldsmith, Mancini and Williams, and in 1978 5 of Goldsmith's 6 scores for the year were shortlisted in the two score categories (with The Swarm the redheaded stepchild of the bunch).
The Academy hasn't announced what inspired this change in the process. While as before, there are a group of usual suspects who get nominated regularly -- these days it's Desplat, Thomas Newman, Zimmer, and, of course, still John Williams -- recent years have seen many new, rising composers nominated for the first time, including Nicholas Britell, Jonny Greenwood, Mica Levi, Dustin O'Halloran, Steven Price, and the late Johann Johannsson (who has three final scores expected in theaters this year). My main question is -- how are the branch members planning to view all those eligible movies? (Of course, the paragraph cited above does not mention special screenings of eligible scores/films, so maybe they'll just view those eligible movies the way they always have -- in commercial theaters, at industry screenings, and on screener DVDs)
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Dr. Who: Series 9 - Murray Gold - Silva
Errementari - Pascal Gaigne - Quartet
Jeepers Creepers 3 - Andrew Morgan Smith - Quartet
Kings - Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Milan
The King's Choice - Johan Soderqvist - Quartet
Las Leyes de la Termodinamica - Fernando Velazquez - Quartet
Les Aventures de Spirou et Fantasio - Eric Neveux - Quartet
Loi Bao - Christopher Wong - Quartet
Mathilde - Marco Beltrami - Quartet
Perfectos Desconocidos - Victor Reyes - Quartet
Rain Man - Hans Zimmer - Notefornote
Stronger - Michael Brook - Rambling (import)
Submergence - Fernando Velazquez - Varese Sarabande
White Fang - Bruno Coulais - Quartet
IN THEATERS TODAY
Avengers: Infinity War - Alan Silvestri - Score CD due May 18 on Hollywood
Backstabbing for Beginners - Todor Kobakov
Disobedience - Matthew Herbert
Duck Butter - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
The Escape of Prisoner 614 - Martin Crane
Ghost Stories - Frank Ilfman - Score CD on Varese Sarabande
The House of Tomorrow - Rob Simonsen
Kings - Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Score CD on Milan
Let the Sunshine In - Stuart A. Staples
The Rachel Divide - Mark Degli Antoni
This Is Our Land - Frederic Vercheval
The Yellow Birds - Adam Wiltzie
Zama - no original score
COMING SOON
May 4
Alien 3 - Elliot Goldenthal - La-La Land
Ancient Aliens - various - La-La Land
Attack of the Clones (re-release) - John Williams - Disney
Bad Samaritan - Joseph LoDuca - Varese Sarabande
Downrange - Aldo Shillaku - Notefornote
The Empire Strikes Back (re-release) - John Williams - Disney
Kodachrome - Agatha Kaspar - Varese Sarabande
The Phantom Menace (re-release) - John Williams - Disney
Return of the Jedi (re-release) - John Williams - Disney
Revenge of the Sith (re-release) - John Williams - Disney
Star Wars (re-release) - John Williams - Disney
Timeless - Robert Duncan - Varese Sarabande
May 11
Alias Grace - Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna - Lakeshore
Life of the Party - Fil Eisler - Varese Sarabande
New Captain Scarlet - Crispin Merrell - Network (import)
A Quiet Place - Marco Beltrami - Milan
May 18
Avengers: Infinity War - Alan Silvestri - Hollywood
Deadpool 2 - Tyler Bates - Sony (import)
On Chesil Beach - Dan Jones - Decca (import)
Rampage - Andrew Lockington - Rambling (import)
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero - Patrick Doyle - Varese Sarabande
May 25
Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Rachel Portman - Varese Sarabande
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Reimagined - John Massari - Varese Sarabande
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon - Akira Ifukube - Cinema-Kan (import)
The Snake and the Silver-Haired Witch - Shinsuke Kikuche - Cinema-Kan (import)
Solo: A Star Wars Story - John Powell - Disney
Star Trek: Discovery, Chapter 2 - Jeff Russo - Lakeshore
June 1
Lost in Space - Christopher Lennertz - Lakeshore
June 8
Hereditary - Colin Stetson - Milan
7 Days in Entebbe - Rodrigo Amarante - Lakeshore
June 15
Fahrenheit 451 - Matteo Zingales, Antony Partos - Milan
June 22
Under the Silver Lake - Disasterpeace - Milan
July 6
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot - Danny Elfman - Sony (import)
Date Unknown
Azul Y No Tan Rosa - Sergio De La Puente - Rosetta
Edie - Debbie Wiseman - Silva
Fatima: El Ultimo Misterio - Oscar Martin Leanizabarrutia - Rosetta
Keoma/Il Cacciatore di Squali - Guido & Maurizio DeAngelis - CSC
The Kronos Files - various - Kronos
The Mark Snow Collection vol. 2: Femme Fatales - Mark Snow - Dragon's Domain
Raul - Diritto di Uccidere - Andrea Morricone - Kronos
Seis Hermanas - Sergio Moure - Rosetta
Solamente Nero - Stelvio Cipriani - CSC
The Verdict/The Seven-Ups/M*A*S*H [tv] - Johnny Mandel - Kritzerland
Viking - Dean Valentine - Kronos
Windwalker - Merrill Jenson - Dragon's Domain
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
April 27 - Christopher Komeda born (1937)
April 27 - Miklos Rozsa begins recording his score for The Lost Weekend (1945)
April 27 - Christopher Young born (1954)
April 27 - Federico Jusid born (1973)
April 27 - Scott Bradley died (1977)
April 27 - Dennis McCarthy records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Explorers” (1995)
April 27 - Henry Brant died (2008)
April 28 - Lyn Murray records his score for the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “Who Needs an Enemy?” (1964)
April 28 - Blake Neely born (1969)
April 28 - Billy Goldenberg records his score for High Risk (1976)
April 28 - Christopher Young records orchestral passages for his Invaders from Mars score (1986)
April 28 - Alan Silvestri begins recording his score for Judge Dredd (1995)
April 28 - Paul Baillargeon records his score for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “Children of Time” (1997)
April 29 - Duke Ellington born (1889)
April 29 - Toots Thielemans born (1922)
April 29 - Waldemar Kazanecki born (1929)
April 29 - Rod McKuen born (1933)
April 29 - Herbert Stothart begins recording his score to Random Harvest (1942)
April 29 - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek born (1953)
April 29 - Chris Boardman born (1954)
April 29 - Lawrence Shragge born (1954)
April 29 - Craig Armstrong born (1959)
April 29 - James Horner begins recording his score for The Rocketeer (1991)
April 29 - Dennis McCarthy and Kevin Kiner record their score for the final Star Trek: Enterprise episode, “These Are the Voyages…” (2005)
April 29 - Joel Goldsmith died (2012)
April 30 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Host” (1991)
April 30 - Velton Ray Bunch records his score for the Enterprise episode “Desert Crossing” (2002)
May 1 - Heinz Roemheld born (1901)
May 1 - Bill Byers born (1927)
May 1 - Gordon Jenkins died (1984)
May 1 - Bill Byers died (1996)
May 2 - Alan Rawsthorne born (1905)
May 2 - Van Alexander born (1915)
May 2 - Satyajit Ray born (1921)
May 2 - Paul Ferris born (1941)
May 2 - Ondrej Soukup born (1951)
May 2 - Elliot Goldenthal born (1954)
May 2 - Justin Caine Burnett born (1973)
May 2 - Aram Khachaturian died (1978)
May 2 - Recording sessions begin for Danny Elfman's score for Batman Returns (1992)
May 2 - Recording sessions begin for James Newton Howard’s score for Wyatt Earp (1994)
May 2 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Scorpion, Part I” (1997)
May 2 - Recording sessions begin for John Ottman's score for Orphan (2009)
May 3 - Hugo Friedhofer born (1901)
May 3 - James Brown born (1933)
May 3 - Stephen Warbeck born (1953)
May 3 - Les Baxter records his score for House of Usher (1960)
May 3 - David Raksin begins recording his score for Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
May 3 - Elmer Bernstein begins recording his score for Cahill United States Marshal (1973)
May 3 - Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for Baby’s Day Out (1994)
May 3 - Alden Shuman died (2002)
May 3 - Recording sessions begin for Michael Giacchino’s score for Sky High (2005)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
LAND OF MINE - Sune Martin
"Sune Martin’s spare but evocative score adds to the compelling, emotional experience that is 'Land of Mine.' While it is painful to watch the young soldiers face potential doom, the gradual redemption of their superior offers a palpable sense of hope."
Claudia Puig, The Wrap
OLD STONE - Lee Sanders
"No one will take responsibility, and ultimately Shi feels he must stage a fateful confrontation. Now 'Old Stone' shifts from docudrama to black-hearted thriller, powered by a spare, percussive score."
Mark Jenkins, NPR
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, LACMA, Laemmle, New Beverly, Nuart and UCLA.
April 27
THE HITCH-HIKER (Leith Stevens), ON DANGEROUS GROUND (Bernard Herrmann) [UCLA]
SOCIETY (Phil Davies, Mark Ryder) [Nuart]
WEEKEND (Antoine Duhamel), VIVRA SA VIE (Michel Legrand) [Cinematheque: Aero]
April 28
THE DESCENT (David Julyan), MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Tom Holkenborg), ALIENS (James Horner) [Cinematheque: Aero]
April 29
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (Elmer Bernstein), ONE FALSE MOVE (Peter Haycock, Derek Holt, Terry Plumeri) [Cinematheque: Aero]
May 1
SUMMER WITH MONIKA (Erik Nordgren) [UCLA]
May 3
THE DIRTY DOZEN (Frank DeVol) [Laemmle NoHo]
IDIOCRACY (Theodore Shapiro), ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (David Shire) [Cinematheque: Aero]
May 4
BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM (Shirley Walker) [Nuart]
THE SEVENTH SEAL (Erik Nordgren), THE MAGICIAN (Erik Nordgren) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
May 5
PERSONA (Lars Johan Werle), FROM THE LIFE OF THE MARIONETTES (Rolf Wilhelm) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
May 6
WAITING WOMEN (Erik Nordgren), ALL THESE WOMEN [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
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