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• Orchestrations: James Horner
  Sound engineer: Simon Rhodes
  Music preparation: Bob Bornstein
  Supervising music editor: Jim Henrikson
  Music editor: Ramiro Belgardt
  Music contractor: Sandy DeCrescent and Peter Rotter
  Synthesizers: Ian Underwood, Randy Kerber
  Orchestra: The Hollywood Studio Symphony
  Studio: Todd-AO Scoring Stage, Studio City

  Oscar nomination in 2004
  First collaboration with director Vadim Perelman 
   

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  STANDOUT SET PIECES #6: THE THIRD ACT FROM HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

  6.0 Bringing you up to speed Spoiler alert: since the focus of this article is the music James Horner wrote for the movie’s concluding third act, everything down to the third-act twists is explored at great length here. Since House of Sand and Fog is both visually accomplished and a story of profound humanity, I recommend you watch the movie before you read this article. Andre Dubus III’s novel House of Sand and Fog puts forward two characters who each in their own justified way lay claim to a house. At the start of the story, it is owned by Kathy Nicolo[...]

  

  JAMES HORNER’S PLACE IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY

  0 Introduction and terminology James 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[...]

  

  AWARDS / NOMINATIONS

    ACADEMY AWARD (1997) Best Original Score Titanic   ACADEMY AWARD (1997) Best Original Song My Heart Will Go On from Titanic   AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD (1998) Favorite Soundtrack Album Titanic   GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD (1997) Best Original Score Titanic   GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD (1997) Best Original Song My Heart Will Go On from Titanic   GOLDEN SATELLITE AWARD (2002) Best Original Song All Love Can Be from A Beautiful Mind   GRAMMY AWARD (1998) Song of the Year My Heart Will Go On from Titanic   GRAMMY AWARD (1998) Record of the Year My Heart Will Go On from Titanic   GRAMMY AWARD (1998) Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television My Heart Will Go On from Titanic   GRAMMY AWARD (1990) Best Instrumental Composition[...]

  

  IAN UNDERWOOD

  © keiko matsui Ian Robertson Underwood (born May 22, 1939) is an outstanding multi-instrumentalist, best known for being a member of The Mothers of Invention after being drafted by Frank Zappa. He is a graduate of Yale University with a degree in composition in 1961, and an MA in composition of the University of Berkeley in 1966. He began his career playing in San Francisco cafes and bars in the Bay Area with his group of jazz improvisation. In 1967 he became a member of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention for their third solo album. In 1973 he pursued a career as[...]

  

  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           [...]

  

  VADIM PERELMAN

  http://oiff.com.ua/old/ [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Vadim Perelman (born in 1963 in Kiev (Ukraine)) is a Russian-American director and producer. He studied at the prestigious Ryerson University for two years before starting his own production company in Toronto. (Canned films). He arrived in California early in 2003 and he directed House of Sand and Fog. The film received three Oscar nominations. He is at the origin of the scenario, which he set up from his own immigrant experience. His second film, The Life Before Her Eyes (2006) was funded by the independent productions studio 2929, and starred Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. It is[...]

  
  

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