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- Orchestrations: Greig McRitchie, Art Kempel, Don Davis, Tom Pasatieri, James HornerSound engineer: Shawn MurphyMusic contractor: Sandy DeCrescentMusic preparation: Steven L. SmithSupervising music editor: Jim HenriksonMusic editor: Joe E. RandVocal contractor: Sally StevensOrchestra: Hollywood Studio SymphonyStudio: Todd-AO, Los Angeles
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CASPER EXPANDED EDITION: OUR EXCLUSIVE REVIEW
1995 saw James Horner climbing steadily to the height of his fame. The year yielded first-rate scores for Braveheart, Apollo 13, Casper, Jumanji and Balto – with a dud like Jade thrown in for good measure. Even though Titanic and worldwide recognition were still just around the corner, it was a banner year for James Horner, and in retrospect, Casper got lost in the mix ever so slightly. Partly that’s because the movie was not viewed kindly by critics (although it grossed just over $100 million domestically and just under $288 million worldwide) and partly because the level of excellence[...]
JAMES HORNER’S PLACE IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
0 Introduction and terminologyJames Horner was one of film music’s greats. Understanding his talent requires thorough study of what made him an outstanding and influential individual composer, but also of the changing landscape of film music itself. What is it exactly that drew James Horner to film music back in the seventies? And what had so changed by the 2010s that it made him grow impatient with his trade? This text sets out to answer these questions and serve as an introduction to film music in general and to James Horner’s film music in particular. The first part of this article[...]
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Aliens - Two-Disc Collector's Edition [Dvd 2004]Alien Quadrilogy [Dvd 2004] Documentary title: The Final Countdown Sequence time: 9'22 James Horner reflects on the difficult conditions in which he had to compose and record the soundtrack. He says that when he arrived in London, the film was not completed. He therefore composed 97 minutes of music within 15 days. The aging equipment during recording sessions, sleepless nights and icy relations with producer Gale Anne Hurd, are all explained in this documentary.© 20th Century FoxThe Amazing Spider-Man - Four-Disc Combo [BLU-RAY 3d / Blu-Ray / Dvd / Ultraviolet Digital Copy] (2012)The Amazing Spider-Man - Three-Disc[...]
THE HOLLYWOOD FILM CHORALE
The Hollywood Film Chorale is a choir created by American singer Sally Stevens. Unlike other choirs, the number of members is not set. The smaller number of singers was 16, and the largest formation had 72 people for Snow Falling On Cedars by James Newton Howard. Official site: Hollywoodfilmchorale.com [...]
DON DAVIS
© http://www.dondavis.net/ Donald Romain Davis (born February 4, 1957) is an American composer, conductor and orchestrator. A native from California, he was interested in music very early on, learning to play the trumpet at the age of nine and started to write short pieces by twelve. It was, above all, the jazz and rock genres that attracted him. After high school, he joined the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and continued his studies in composition with Henri Lazarof. Besides this, he learned orchestration with Albert Harris, who, during their sessions, presented him to the composer Joe Harnell (composer of the miniseries[...]
ARTHUR KEMPEL
Arthur Kempel (born August 2, 1945, died March 3, 2004) was an American composer and orchestrator. He participated in projects primarily for American television (The Fifth Dimension, Tiny Toons...) and composed music for Double Impact (1991) with Jean-Claude Van Damme. He only worked with James Horner twice. Source: IMDb [...]
HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SYMPHONY
© Scoring Sessions Hollywood Studio Symphony is a symphony orchestra and is credited on many blockbusters like the Pirates of the Caribbean films, The Bourne Ultimatum, and Jurassic Park 3. They should not be confused with the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra, a more traditional orchestra. Official site : hollywoodstudiosymphony.com Source : wikipedia [...]
STEVEN SPIELBERG
By United States Government [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. In his career, he covered many topics with his movies. His adventure movies were an example of his filmmaking in the early years. However, later he turned into more serious topics, such as the Holocaust and terrorism. He is one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Not to talk about the fact that he is also the co-founder of the successful DreamWorks movie studio. He won an Academy Award in 1993 for Schindler’s list and[...]
SALLY STEVENS: A VOICE OF FILM MUSIC
Sally Stevens: her name may look familiar to you. You have already seen it before, but where?If you open a CD leaflet from a soundtrack album with choir (e.g. Edward Scissorhands), chances are great that this rings a bell. Sally Stevens is an American singer from Los Angeles. She is a member of most chorales working in Hollywood film scoring and she has been a vocal contractor for many years. As a contractor, she brings in vocal talent according to the composer's musical and choral needs. As a soprano, she performs in the chorale she founded – the Hollywood Film Chorale, and she[...]
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LIST OF ALBUMS
- 48 HRS
- A BEAUTIFUL MIND
- A FAR OFF PLACE
- ALIENS
- ALL THE KING’S MEN
- AMAZING STORIES ALAMO JOBE
- AN AMERICAN TAIL
- AN AMERICAN TAIL : FIEVEL GOES WEST
- ANOTHER 48 HRS
- APOCALYPTO
- APOLLO 13
- AVATAR
- BACK TO TITANIC
- BALTO
- BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED
- BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS
- BEYOND BORDERS
- BICENTENNIAL MAN
- BLACK GOLD
- BOBBY JONES, STROKE OF GENIUS
- BOPHA!
- BRAINSTORM
- BRAVEHEART
- CAMERA – REFLECTIONS ON FILM MUSIC
- CASPER
- CLASS ACTION
- CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
- COCOON
- COCOON : THE RETURN
- COLLAGE – THE LAST WORK
- COMMANDO
- COURAGE UNDER FIRE
- DAD
- DEEP IMPACT
- ENEMY AT THE GATES
- EXTREME CLOSE UP
- FIELD OF DREAMS
- FILM MUSIC BY JAMES HORNER FILM MUSIC MASTERWORKS
- FLIGHTPLAN
- FOR GREATER GLORY : THE TRUE STORY OF CRISTIADA
- FREEDOM SONG
- GLORY
- GORKY PARK
- HEART OF OCEAN THE FILM MUSIC OF JAMES HORNER
- HOCUS POCUS
- HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS.
- HOUSE OF CARDS
- HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
- HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
- HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP
- IN COUNTRY
- IRIS
- JACK THE BEAR
- JADE
- JUMANJI
- KRULL
- LEGENDS OF THE FALL
- LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES
- MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
- MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS
- ONCE AROUND
- ONCE UPON A FOREST
- PAS DE DEUX
- PATRIOT GAMES
- PROJECT X
- RADIO
- RANSOM
- RASCALS AND ROBBERS
- RED HEAT
- SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER
- SNEAKERS
- SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
- SOUTHPAW
- STAR TREK II
- STAR TREK III
- SWING KIDS
- TALES FROM THE CRYPT: CUTTING CARDS
- TESTAMENT
- THE 33
- THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
- THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS
- THE CHUMSCRUBBER
- THE DEVIL’S OWN
- THE ESSENTIAL JAMES HORNER FILM MUSIC COLLECTION
- THE FORGOTTEN
- THE FOUR FEATHERS
- THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN
- THE KARATE KID
- THE LAND BEFORE TIME
- THE LEGEND OF ZORRO
- THE LIFE BEFORE HER EYES
- THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
- THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE
- THE MASK OF ZORRO
- THE MISSING
- THE MUSIC OF JAMES HORNER
- THE NAME OF THE ROSE
- THE NEW WORLD
- THE PAGEMASTER
- THE PELICAN BRIEF
- THE PERFECT STORM
- THE PURSUIT OF D.B. COOPER
- THE ROCKETEER
- THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
- THE SPITFIRE GRILL
- THUNDERHEART
- TITANIC
- TITANIC AND OTHER FILM SCORES OF JAMES HORNER
- TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY
- TROY
- UNCOMMON VALOR
- UNLAWFUL ENTRY
- VIBES
- WE’RE BACK! A DINOSAUR’S STORY
- WHERE THE RIVER RUNS BLACK
- WILLOW
- WINDTALKERS
- WOLF TOTEM
- WOLFEN