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Orchestrations: Greig McRitchie, Art Kempel, Don Davis, Tom Pasatieri, James Horner

Sound engineer: Shawn Murphy

Music contractor: Sandy DeCrescent

Music preparation: Steven L. Smith

Supervising music editor: Jim Henrikson

Music editor: Joe E. Rand

Vocal contractor: Sally Stevens

Orchestra: Hollywood Studio Symphony

Studio: 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 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[...]

DVD / BLU-RAY

[divider]ALIENS (1986)[/divider] 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 Fox [divider]THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012)[/divider] The Amazing Spider-Man - Four-Disc Combo [BLU-RAY 3d / Blu-Ray / Dvd / Ultraviolet Digital Copy] (2012) The[...]

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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