Uni 306 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Here are some 20 minute "primers" you can try out for some of my favorite Giacchino scoresA great idea, Jay, and much appreciated—though I never find it a burden to sit through the whole "concert" to get a bird's-eye view and find the material that appeals to me.For instance . . . I enjoy some of the guy's softer moments as well, and would've included "Mom's Necklace" and "Alice Projects on Joe" on the Super 8 list. I think both Star Trek scores are great, and best enjoyed in their expanded/complete versions.I've picked up John Carter (haven't had a chance to listen to it yet), and I'll start with the pieces you suggested . . . mostly because I'm curious now to compare them to the rest of the score, and get some inkling on what it is that makes Jay tick. Completely identify with his inability to constantly write write write. Composing isn't one's whole life, it's just a very important part of it. Of course, when I was younger, the midnight oil burning, tortured artiste waiting for inspiration bullshit seemed like the natural mode of creative existence to me. Luckily it doesn't take long to get to know better.Definitely. The starry-eyed notions amateurs cultivate about the creative process are always filled with mental fluff about inspiration, starving for the craft, living in a hut somewhere, etc.—whether it's composing, or writing, or painting, or whatever. If you want to "behave" like your ideal of an artist, you can chase visions like this and get very little done (but hey, at least you can claim you're "misunderstood"). If you want to be an artist, you'll develop a discipline, stop making excuses, and get it done. It's not about a lifestyle. It's about the craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It was pretty damn hard to diffuse a score down to only 20 minutes. 30-40 would have been radically easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Exactly. Just imagine trying to do that with a Williams classic like E.T. or Close Encounters—or even one of the SW movies. Sure, you could get it down to 20 minutes, but you'd be gritting your teeth over the stuff you'd have to leave out.Nah . . . while I sincerely appreciate the effort you made, Jay, in the end I'm a whole-score person myself, examining the use of themes and motifs, looking for the subtle stuff in less prodigious pieces, all of that.Thanks again, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Interview with Giacchino at Empire Online: Michael Giacchino on Being a Composer - The Star Trek and Up composer talks us through his day A Giacchino article posted by Ricard? Am I dreaming? Thanks for the link, nice article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Giacchino and Matt Reeves (director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) are doing an AMA on Reddit on July 9 at 8pm ET. https://twitter.com/m_giacchino/status/484423411167289344 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Great news for all Giacchino fans! Dan Wallin has retired. Joel Iwataki records Giacchino's scores now. -Erik- http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=96266&forumID=1&archive=0&pageID=3&r=990#bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,989 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Yeah he said that in London. He loved Wallin's work, though.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 One of Giacchino's recent Twitter posts suggests (at least I think so) that he's scoring the Pixar TV-special Toy Story That Time Forgot. https://twitter.com/m_giacchino/status/491417532721418240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I have to imagine he's scoring it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Yep, Giacchino is set to score Toy Story That Time Forgot!Composer Michael Giacchino is set to score this special. Giacchino revealed a cool nerdy tidbit: his horn player owns the horn used to create the iconic sound in the original Planet of the Apes, and they plan to use that horn in the Toy Story That Time Forgot score.Source: http://www.slashfilm.com/toy-story-time-forgot-comic-con-2014/This could be a really cool project! The whole Battlesaurs concept sounds like it will provide some interesting material for Giacchino to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 This Is Where I Leave You soundtrack announced - no Giacchino score cutshttp://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/08/25/this-is-where-i-leave-you-soundtrack-details/Maybe Varese or LLL can save us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Could WaterTower still release a score album for This Is Where I Leave You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Photos from the scoring sessions of This Is Where I Leave You, which was apparently recorded in 2013!http://scoringsessions.com/news/278/Love me that Andrea DatzmanOh hey, I have the same orange shirt Joel Iwataki does!Also we know one slate number: 5m28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I think this was recorded in October 2013, if I remember correctly. I remember Giacchino Instagramming a mute video of the strings playing, followed by a picture of a cue sheet with "Cake Walk of Shame" on it.In this interview, director Shawn Levy talks about how he managed to land Giacchino for the score.I'm still hoping for an eventual release for this! Even though it has happened before, I can't believe that someone wouldn't release a Giacchino score, especially after they went to lengths to have him score the film to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 According to Giacchino's Twitter, they are currently recording Tomorrowland!Source: https://twitter.com/m_giacchino/status/515234417388695552 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Really can't wait for that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm at work and can't listen, any new Giacchino music in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 It sounds like regular trailer music to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Found this on YouTube: a clip from the unreleased This Is Where I Leave You score Jonesy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Probably the end credits suite I mentioned before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,989 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 It's a nice clip.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 That sounds lovely. It's a pity that the score is unreleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 It sounds like the kind of music you'd expect from this kind of film. Pleasant enough, but nothing exceptional.And that cue does play during the film, from what I could remember, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Just stumbled upon this by accident. From a local Philly morning show over the summer. In case anyone's interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Michael and Gloria playing through "Composition 430".https://www.facebook.com/MontageFilmComposers/photos/a.311226809044672.1073741828.308140492686637/372489476251738/?type=1&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Giacchino has started recording Inside Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Jim Ware Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Twitter. https://twitter.com/scorecordist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Inside Out - Michael Giacchino pic.twitter.com/qY9MiFhZid— scorecordist (@scorecordist) November 10, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Thanks for applying some embedding mojo Mr. LeBlanc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Is that Tim Simonec conducting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Looks like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Tomorrowland recording sessions already happened too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I hope that Disney/Pixar announces a soundtrack for Giacchino's Toy Story That Time Forgot score soon. The TV special airs tomorrow night, but so far there hasn't been any word on a soundtrack release--which is strnage, since Toy Story of Terror!'s soundtrack was announced almost two weeks in advance. Anyway, some of the reviews for the special have had positive things to say about the score. For instance, Speaking of what makes the movie so amazing (and heart-tugging), Michael Giacchino contributes an absolutely wonderful score. It goes from being adventurous and militaristic (he actually used the same horns from the original "Planet of the Apes") to being very sweet and cuddly, and there isn't a false note in the entire score. Giacchino has become an all-star member of the Pixar team and his work here is some of the very best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Kaya Savas interviews Giacchino!! Trent B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 And here's an all new hour-long audio interview with Giacchino!http://w186.wrzuta.pl/audio/9giQIadC6Ya/michael_giacchino_interviewHere's a direct link if you want to save ithttp://c.wrzuta.pl/waht3097/90bb40ba0013665454a0c720?Expires=1420138584&SDSAccessKeyId=rYqalswZ&Signature=h%2BGnIiZBNHqLbF0tpP7YmsdOZgg%3D&rnd=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Kaya Savas interviews Giacchino!! I'm telling you. We have the wrong Savas! Can't we ditch him and get the better one instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I've been saying his name wrong all this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Nice shout out to Giacchino in the first entry in this listhttp://www.avclub.com/article/ones-after-super-bowl-10-shows-capitalized-tvs-bes-214120Man, I need to watch Alias all the way through againThat first season and a half was amazing. The Super Bowl episode really changed everything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I haven't been able to find anything else about this online, but Wikipedia lists Giacchino as the composer for David O. Russell's film Joy.I know it's just Wikipedia, but I wonder if this might actually happen. The film doesn't come out until December 25, so Giacchino's schedule would be clear in time for him to work on it. I think it could be an interesting score for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Looks like some wikipedia editor just doing wishful thinking. His agency hasn't confirmed ithttp://www.gsamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/bios/Giacchino.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Does anyone know what happened to michaelgiacchinomusic.com? The last few times I've tried to go there, I've been redirected to Giacchino's Twitter page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Huh. Weird! I'll email Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Boy, what a time to be a Michael Giacchino fan!Tue Feb 3 - Jupiter Ascending (Sony OST)Fri Feb 6 - Jupiter Ascending (film)Tue Mar 17 - Jupiter Ascending (Varese OST)Fri May 22 - Tomorrowland (film)Tue June 2 - Tomorrowland (OST)Tue June 9?- Jurassic World (OST) SPECULATIONFri June 12 - Jurassic World (film)Tue June 16 - Inside Out (OST)Fri June 19 - Inside Out (film)And he might score one/some Q3/Q4 2015 films also!Wait, I just thought of something: Every PIXAR film has a short in front of it in theaters. What shorts are playing in front of Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur? Could Giacchino score either of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 The short in front of Inside Out is a musical short called Lava, and Giacchino isn't scoring that one.They haven't announced the short film for The Good Dinosaur yet. Do we even know who is scoring the film anymore?I hope Giacchino scores another film later this year (like The Good Dinosaur, maybe), but given all he's done this year so far, I can understand if he takes a break until next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max 141 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Pixar's short film in front of The Good Dinosaur will be called Sanjay's Super Team. Mychael Danna is scoring the short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 That's true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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