Michael Giacchino's Jupiter Ascending (2015)

[luke905 18]

YES!!!

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/03/05/michael-giacchino-to-score-jupiter-ascending/

[Koray Savas 2,256]

Excellent news. Speed Racer is one of my favorite Giacchino scores.

[Jay 42,494]

Wow, great news!

[Max 153]

Wonderful! The more Giacchino, the better. I still have my fingers crossed for Brad Bird's Tomorrowland.

[Koray Savas 2,256]

Why would he not score it?

[Max 153]

Exactly. There just hasn't been an "official" confirmation yet...has there?

I was actually hopeful that he would score Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, given his past history with Matt Reeves (Cloverfield and Let Me In), but with this and Tomorrowland, he would have a pretty busy 2014.

[Koray Savas 2,256]

It's not like he hasn't done a bunch of stuff before. The whole reason why he sort of receded for the past year and a half is because he did 4 scores back to back. He's done all of Bird's films sans The Iron Giant, I have no doubt he'll do Tomorrowland. Apes is another story. It seems likely since it's Reeve but it also seems like the most likely he'd drop if he had to choose between that and Bird.

[Brónach 1,318]

So:

-Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) (Abrams)

-Jupiter Ascending (2014) (Wachowskis)

Hypothetical scores:

-Tomorrowland (2014) (Bird)

-Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) (Reeves), or Patrick Doyle.

-The Good Dinosaur (2014) (Bob Peterson)

-Inside Out (2015) (Pete Docter)

-Star Wars Episode VII (2015) (Abrams)

[Jay 42,494]

[Ollie 1,291]

I'd love to see his name attached to Godzilla, but given Legendary's history they'll go with Zimmer or one of his factory clones.

[Brónach 1,318]

I'd love to see his name attached to Godzilla, but given Legendary's history they'll go with Zimmer or one of his factory clones.

I wanted to see his name attached to Pacific Rim, but no luck

[Jay 42,494]

Here are the release dates for all the 2014 confirmed/potential Giacchino scores

May 23 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

May 30 - The Good Dinosaur

? - Jupiter Ascending

Dec 19 - Tomorrowland

Could be tough squeezing all that in. Good Dinosaur seems the least likely

[Matt C 541]

Here are the release dates for all the 2014 confirmed/potential Giacchino scores

May 23 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

May 30 - The Good Dinosaur

? - Jupiter Ascending

Dec 19 - Tomorrowland

Could be tough squeezing all that in. Good Dinosaur seems the least likely

Don't composers usually record the scores for animated films well ahead of time, then do pick-up sessions for the finished product? I think he could fit in The Good Dinosaur...

[Jay 42,494]

I think if Jupiter Ascending is a summer release, it'd be pretty hard to complete 3 scores in time, even with an animated one allowing him to do it earlier than the other too. If Jupiter Ascending is a Nov/Dec release, it's possible he'd have time to do both it and Tomorrowland, but he'd likely have to work on both at the same time, and start as soon as he was done with the summer scores.

I dunno, this is a schedule Williams has done before more than once, and Giacchino has an even larger team at his disposal, so who knows!

[Max 153]

Here are the release dates for all the 2014 confirmed/potential Giacchino scores

May 23 - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

May 30 - The Good Dinosaur

? - Jupiter Ascending

Dec 19 - Tomorrowland

Could be tough squeezing all that in. Good Dinosaur seems the least likely

I don't think it's been confirmed or anything, but a Google search seems to indicate that John Powell is doing The Good Dinosaur. If that's the case, then I think three films, spread out across 2014, is totally doable for Giacchino. It's really just a matter of if he wants to do it, I suppose. As Koray mentioned above, he receded after doing so many scores in 2011. He might not want to be that busy again.

[crocodile 9,211]

I'd prefer Wachowski's to reunite with Don Davis. Now that would have been something to get excited about.

But it's not bad news.

Karol

[Jonesy 55]

Hypothetical scores:

-Tomorrowland (2014) (Bird)

-Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) (Reeves), or Patrick Doyle.

-The Good Dinosaur (2014) (Bob Peterson)

-Inside Out (2015) (Pete Docter)

-Star Wars Episode VII (2015) (Abrams)

I think two or three of those films will be scored by Gia.

[Romão 2,428]

I'd prefer Wachowski's to reunite with Don Davis. Now that would have been something to get excited about.

But it's not bad news.

Karol

Indeed

[KK 3,310]

I'd prefer Wachowski's to reunite with Don Davis. Now that would have been something to get excited about.

But it's not bad news.

Karol

+1

[Marian Schedenig 10,165]

+2

[Matt C 541]

It appears Jason's guess that Jupiter Ascending will be a summer release was correct. It'll hit theaters July 25, 2014.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jupiterascending.htm

[Jay 42,494]

Well, that means it's unlikely Giacchino will be able to do The Good Dinosaur or Dawn of the POTA, but opens up the possibility he'll be able to do Tomorrowland!

[Once 916]

I thought it was confirmed that The Good Dinosaur was John Powell?

[Jay 42,494]

Hmm, google confirms what you say

Hopefully Gia scores Tomorrowland

I wonder who will score Dawn of the POTA?

[Muad'Dib 1,946]

Hmm, google confirms what you say

Where?

[Matt C 541]

I thought it was confirmed that The Good Dinosaur was John Powell?

No, it's Thomas Newman.

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/03/15/thomas-newman-to-score-pixars-the-good-dinosaur/

Guess that leaves room for Gia to tackle both Dawn of the Apes and Jupiter Ascending.

[Jay 42,494]

It will be very hard to score both Dawn Of The POTA (May) and Jupiter Ascending (July). Yes, I know he's done it before, but I think it's more likely he'll score Jupiter Ascending (July) and Tomorrowland (Dec) before focusing on Star Wars 7 for May 2015.

[Koray Savas 2,256]

If Giacchino doesn't do the next Apes flick I hope they get Doyle again. His score was fantastic.

[Jay 42,494]

Where do you rank it compared to Doyle's other output?

[Koray Savas 2,256]

I'm not hugely familiar with his whole output, mainly just a bit of his work for Branagh. I thought it was one of the better action scores from Summer 2011.

[Matt C 541]

Filming begun April 3 at Warner Brothers Studios Leavesden and will move to Chicago in June for completion.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/176185-the-wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-starts-filming

No mention of Giacchino in the press release, though.

[Max 153]

I don't think this has been mentioned yet (though I'm sure most of you have noticed), but Michael Giacchino is currently recording Jupiter Ascending at Abbey Road.

https://twitter.com/m_giacchino/status/344048295557074944

http://instagram.com/p/aX5JvYFdso/

[Jonesy 55]

Wow

[Jay 42,494]

Wow, Ludwig Wicki is conducting instead of Tim Simonec!

I wonder who the recording engineer is?

[Max 153]

Is this the first time Giacchino has scored a film without seeing a completed version?

I wonder how different this score will be as a result.

[A24 4,814]

The film is still a year away from its release, a lot of post-production still needs to be done, and the composer is already recording his score?!

[Maurizio 5,893]

He's probably recording stuff to be used on-set or something like that.

[Jay 42,494]

I'm sure there will be more to record next year as the final edit of the film comes together

[Koray Savas 2,256]

The film is still a year away from its release, a lot of post-production still needs to be done, and the composer is already recording his score?!

Morricone and Zimmer have been doing it for decades...

[A24 4,814]

Odd. Not to long ago, I read an interview where the composer (don't remember who) said he only starts composing when everything is finished so that he fully connects with the texture and atmosphere of the film. That made sense to me. I guess the Hollywood system doesn't care for that anymore.

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,261]

The film is still a year away from its release, a lot of post-production still needs to be done, and the composer is already recording his score?!

Morricone and Zimmer have been doing it for decades...

It's kind of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, recording or at least mocking-up music early on during the production might eliminate the filmmakers' desire to use other temp music, which might allow for a more original and organic score. But you also run the risk of forming a totally wrong concpet for the score because you haven't actually seen and experienced the film and neither has the director.

That being said, Morricone and Zimmer obviously have the method down, and the Wachowskis do as well. I know that's how they worked on Cloud Atlas; not sure about The Matrix.

[Jay 42,494]

Everyone works differently.

[KK 3,310]

But with Cloud Atlas, the music was integral to the plot, so they needed it beforehand. Giacchino is probably providing music that's needed in context and will record the underscore stuff later. Corigliano did the same thing with The Red Violin.

[BloodBoal 7,544]

[Koray Savas 2,256]

I was importing The Matrix Revolutions into my iTunes the other day and I had to pause for a second when I saw a cue by Tykwer and his buddies on there lol

[Trent B 347]

I was importing The Matrix Revolutions into my iTunes the other day and I had to pause for a second when I saw a cue by Tykwer and his buddies on there lol

What? o.O

[Jay 42,494]

Yea, what are you talking about?

EDIT: Just grabbed the CD off my shelf, the Pale 3 song says "Written by Tom Twyker, Johnny Kilmek, and Reinhold Heil"

[KK 3,310]

Damn...

[A24 4,814]

Everyone works differently.

Really, I think most film composers want to see the finished scene. Not only does it contain the right emotion, it also tells them the exact length the cues need to be, so that the music perfectly matches the film. I'm going to presume that the Wachowskis needed a few tracks for specific reasons.

Alex

[Koray Savas 2,256]

Uh you do realize that films are edited to music most of the time, right? A composer doesn't need a final cut to write anything, particularly themes.