Orchestral performances are typically reserved for more formal occasions… with some etiquette implied. An audience member is expected to dress nicely and sit still, only applauding at the end of a number.
Well, what if we scrapped all the formalities and treated orchestral performances like heavy metal concerts?
The audience at the recent Truck Festival in Oxfordshire did just that. While the Oxford Symphony Orchestra was onstage, the large crowd organized a series of mosh pits, and the surreal clips have been making the rounds on TikTok.
In one video, we see the crowd moshing to John Williams’ “Indiana Jones Theme,” and in another the crowd jumps up and down to Gioachino Rossini’s “William Tell Overture.”
And it’s not just brutes randomly smashing into each other. Rather, the crowd became a physical orchestra of its own, collaborating as a group so that the pit started churning right as the music hit a turnaround.
Well, what if we scrapped all the formalities and treated orchestral performances like heavy metal concerts?
The audience at the recent Truck Festival in Oxfordshire did just that. While the Oxford Symphony Orchestra was onstage, the large crowd organized a series of mosh pits, and the surreal clips have been making the rounds on TikTok.
In one video, we see the crowd moshing to John Williams’ “Indiana Jones Theme,” and in another the crowd jumps up and down to Gioachino Rossini’s “William Tell Overture.”
And it’s not just brutes randomly smashing into each other. Rather, the crowd became a physical orchestra of its own, collaborating as a group so that the pit started churning right as the music hit a turnaround.
- 7/27/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Ten years ago, Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” galloped into theaters everywhere.
An updated and deconstructed version of the character known primarily for his black mask and white horse (named Silver), the movie was a big-budget, high-concept adventure film from the same team behind Disney’s lucrative “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise – director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Johnny Depp, who would star as Tonto.
The last time the character had graced the big screen was in 1981 with “The Legend of the Lone Ranger,” a project that went through a similarly troubled production and suffered similar critical and commercial indifference.. But Disney had hoped that the combination of the “Pirates” veterans and the more modern take on the material (with the story told from Tonto’s point-of-view) would be enough to lure contemporary audiences to the Western.
But, of course, that didn’t happen. The movie didn’t...
An updated and deconstructed version of the character known primarily for his black mask and white horse (named Silver), the movie was a big-budget, high-concept adventure film from the same team behind Disney’s lucrative “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise – director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Johnny Depp, who would star as Tonto.
The last time the character had graced the big screen was in 1981 with “The Legend of the Lone Ranger,” a project that went through a similarly troubled production and suffered similar critical and commercial indifference.. But Disney had hoped that the combination of the “Pirates” veterans and the more modern take on the material (with the story told from Tonto’s point-of-view) would be enough to lure contemporary audiences to the Western.
But, of course, that didn’t happen. The movie didn’t...
- 7/7/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Have you ever wondered who the musical genius behind some of the most beautiful melodies of the 19th century was? Look no further than Vincenzo Bellini.
Bellini was a celebrated composer and musician whose music has been performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. He created some of the most beloved operas of all time, including “La sonnambula,” “I puritani,” and “La Norma.” Bellini’s influence can still be heard in modern operas today, as his intricate compositions perfectly capture the emotive and romantic side of human nature with their sweeping melodies and lush orchestrations.
In this article, we’ll explore Bellini’s life and music, from his early years to his mastery of opera. We will also discuss his unique influence on the world of classical music and the way it has shaped our understanding today. So join us as we journey through Bellini’s remarkable life in music!
Bellini was a celebrated composer and musician whose music has been performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. He created some of the most beloved operas of all time, including “La sonnambula,” “I puritani,” and “La Norma.” Bellini’s influence can still be heard in modern operas today, as his intricate compositions perfectly capture the emotive and romantic side of human nature with their sweeping melodies and lush orchestrations.
In this article, we’ll explore Bellini’s life and music, from his early years to his mastery of opera. We will also discuss his unique influence on the world of classical music and the way it has shaped our understanding today. So join us as we journey through Bellini’s remarkable life in music!
- 3/14/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Gioachino Rossini is widely regarded as one of the greatest opera composers of all time. He created some of the most beloved masterpieces, such as “The Barber of Seville” and “The Italian Girl in Algiers.” While the plays may have achieved fame, Rossini himself is often overlooked.
We’d like to give a closer look into his life and music. Come explore Rossini’s works and learn about his background, style, and influence on classical music. We will take you on a journey through his life, from his humble beginnings in Pesaro to his rise to fame as a renowned composer.
You’ll discover why this composer was so prolific—he wrote 39 operas from 1806-1829—and why his work continues to be celebrated more than two centuries after its composition. Hold onto your seats folks; it’s time for a musical journey!
Biography of Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini was an Italian composer,...
We’d like to give a closer look into his life and music. Come explore Rossini’s works and learn about his background, style, and influence on classical music. We will take you on a journey through his life, from his humble beginnings in Pesaro to his rise to fame as a renowned composer.
You’ll discover why this composer was so prolific—he wrote 39 operas from 1806-1829—and why his work continues to be celebrated more than two centuries after its composition. Hold onto your seats folks; it’s time for a musical journey!
Biography of Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini was an Italian composer,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
In the hours immediately following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral on Thursday (8 September), the crowds gathering outside of Buckingham Palace in London came together to sing both “God Save the Queen” for the late sovereign and “God Save the King” for her eldest son and successor, the former Prince of Wales, now known as King Charles III.
The latter phrasing will have been eerily unfamiliar to many, having not been sung on these shores since 1952 when the reign of Elizabeth’s father, George VI, came to an abrupt end.
The song was fist adopted as the UK and Commonwealth’s national anthem in September 1745 during the reign of George III, a year after its lyrics appeared in print for the first time in The Gentleman’s Magazine and its music was set down in ink in the pages of the Thesaurus Musicus anthology at a time when...
The latter phrasing will have been eerily unfamiliar to many, having not been sung on these shores since 1952 when the reign of Elizabeth’s father, George VI, came to an abrupt end.
The song was fist adopted as the UK and Commonwealth’s national anthem in September 1745 during the reign of George III, a year after its lyrics appeared in print for the first time in The Gentleman’s Magazine and its music was set down in ink in the pages of the Thesaurus Musicus anthology at a time when...
- 9/9/2022
- by Joe Sommerlad
- The Independent - Music
In the hours immediately following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral on Thursday (8 September), the crowds gathering outside of Buckingham Palace in London came together to sing both “God Save the Queen” for the late sovereign and “God Save the King” for her eldest son and successor, the former Prince of Wales, now known as King Charles III.
The latter phrasing will have been eerily unfamiliar to many, having not been sung on these shores since 1952 when the reign of Elizabeth’s father, George VI, came to an abrupt end.
The song was fist adopted as the UK and Commonwealth’s national anthem in September 1745 during the reign of George III, a year after its lyrics appeared in print for the first time in The Gentleman’s Magazine and its music was set down in ink in the pages of the Thesaurus Musicus anthology at a time when...
The latter phrasing will have been eerily unfamiliar to many, having not been sung on these shores since 1952 when the reign of Elizabeth’s father, George VI, came to an abrupt end.
The song was fist adopted as the UK and Commonwealth’s national anthem in September 1745 during the reign of George III, a year after its lyrics appeared in print for the first time in The Gentleman’s Magazine and its music was set down in ink in the pages of the Thesaurus Musicus anthology at a time when...
- 9/9/2022
- by Joe Sommerlad
- The Independent - Music
For the past few years, we’ve published Best Podcast Episodes of the Year (So Far) lists, usually giving an overview of 50 noteworthy shows from the preceding six months. It poses an existential problem when December rolls around and the time comes to do the same all over again.
In that process, sometimes episodes get repeated and others fall off. Like the ranking from 50 to 1, it’s arbitrary in nearly every case. In past years, we’ve included the idea that the year-end and mid-year lists are companion pieces, not meant to be mutually exclusive but taken as a whole.
Taking a cue from an atypical calendar year, I had the idea to find a spiritual connection for each of the 50 shows from our mid-year check-in back in July. It wouldn’t negate the previous list and would hopefully provide a complementary perspective on what the second half of 2020 has had to offer.
In that process, sometimes episodes get repeated and others fall off. Like the ranking from 50 to 1, it’s arbitrary in nearly every case. In past years, we’ve included the idea that the year-end and mid-year lists are companion pieces, not meant to be mutually exclusive but taken as a whole.
Taking a cue from an atypical calendar year, I had the idea to find a spiritual connection for each of the 50 shows from our mid-year check-in back in July. It wouldn’t negate the previous list and would hopefully provide a complementary perspective on what the second half of 2020 has had to offer.
- 12/17/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Milan’s venerable La Scala opera house on Monday will stage a globally distributed TV gala event featuring its mask-wearing orchestra in the empty venue and a multimedia medley of arias and other performances by opera, ballet, pop music and screen stars, substituting its canceled season opener.
Due to the pandemic, La Scala has been forced to call off its traditional December opera opening, among the top events on Europe’s cultural calendar, for the first time since the Second World War. Until recently, the planned opener was Gaetano Doninzetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with U.S. soprano Lisette Oropesa set to perform the title role.
Oropesa (pictured) would have been the first American to perform the La Scala opening since Maria Callas in the 1950s.
Instead she will be part of a lineup comprising 24 star talents, also including Placido Domingo, tenor Juan Diego Florez, dancer Roberto Bolle, Sting and Italian actor Caterina Murino,...
Due to the pandemic, La Scala has been forced to call off its traditional December opera opening, among the top events on Europe’s cultural calendar, for the first time since the Second World War. Until recently, the planned opener was Gaetano Doninzetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” with U.S. soprano Lisette Oropesa set to perform the title role.
Oropesa (pictured) would have been the first American to perform the La Scala opening since Maria Callas in the 1950s.
Instead she will be part of a lineup comprising 24 star talents, also including Placido Domingo, tenor Juan Diego Florez, dancer Roberto Bolle, Sting and Italian actor Caterina Murino,...
- 12/7/2020
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Rai sells second opera season to distributors around the world.
Rai Com has increased All’Opera’s international footprint by closing several contracts for theatrical distribution on the Italian opera programme’s second season.
Rai has closed contracts in Italy (01), France (Cgr), Spain (Filmax), Germany (Fox), Austria (Fox), Japan (Sony), South Korea (SDCKorea), USA (Abramorama), Australia (Palace) and the UK (Soda Pictures).
Several other territories are negotiating theatrical distribution rights and will be added by the time the season premieres for fall 2016.
Season two will include productions from composers such as Mozart (Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Rossini(La Gazza Ladra), Puccini (Madame Butterfly and Manon Lescaut), Verdi (Don Carlo), Wagner (Tristan und Isolde) and Marius Peptipa (Coppélia).
Productions will come from La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Regio in Turin and the Opera di Roma. The Maggio Musicale at the Florence Opera will also host its first performance in the series...
Rai Com has increased All’Opera’s international footprint by closing several contracts for theatrical distribution on the Italian opera programme’s second season.
Rai has closed contracts in Italy (01), France (Cgr), Spain (Filmax), Germany (Fox), Austria (Fox), Japan (Sony), South Korea (SDCKorea), USA (Abramorama), Australia (Palace) and the UK (Soda Pictures).
Several other territories are negotiating theatrical distribution rights and will be added by the time the season premieres for fall 2016.
Season two will include productions from composers such as Mozart (Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Rossini(La Gazza Ladra), Puccini (Madame Butterfly and Manon Lescaut), Verdi (Don Carlo), Wagner (Tristan und Isolde) and Marius Peptipa (Coppélia).
Productions will come from La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Regio in Turin and the Opera di Roma. The Maggio Musicale at the Florence Opera will also host its first performance in the series...
- 7/5/2016
- ScreenDaily
U.S. distrib Abramorama has inked a deal with Italian sales company Rai Come to bring the All’Opera program to domestic audiences. All’Opera is a collection of the best Italian opera productions such as Verdi’s La Traviata and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia as performed at Milan’s La Scala and the opera houses in Rome, Turin and Venice. All'Opera captures the performances in HD quality to re-create the experiences of actually seeing the live performance. Rai Com is the…...
- 4/11/2016
- Deadline
Just Dance 2016, the latest entry in Ubisoft’s bestselling dance series, is on schedule to be released across numerous consoles next month, and the publisher has decided to drum up further interest by officially announcing every song that fans can expect to dance to.
The new tracks confirmed today include the following:
“Cool For The Summer” by Demi Lovato “Lights” by Ellie Goulding “No Control” by One Direction “Heartbeat Song” by Kelly Clarkson “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea Ft. Charli Xcx “Same Old Love” by Selena Gomez “Teacher” by Nick Jonas “Chiwawa” by Wanko Ni Mero Mero “Circus” by Britney Spears “Copacabana” by Frankie Bostello “This Is How We Do” by Katy Perry “I’m An Albatraoz” by AronChupa “Drop The Mambo” by Diva Carmina “Fun” by Pitbull Ft. Chris Brown “Boys (Summertime Love)” by The Lemon Cubes “Hit The Road Jack” by Charles Percy “These Boots Are Made For Walkin...
The new tracks confirmed today include the following:
“Cool For The Summer” by Demi Lovato “Lights” by Ellie Goulding “No Control” by One Direction “Heartbeat Song” by Kelly Clarkson “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea Ft. Charli Xcx “Same Old Love” by Selena Gomez “Teacher” by Nick Jonas “Chiwawa” by Wanko Ni Mero Mero “Circus” by Britney Spears “Copacabana” by Frankie Bostello “This Is How We Do” by Katy Perry “I’m An Albatraoz” by AronChupa “Drop The Mambo” by Diva Carmina “Fun” by Pitbull Ft. Chris Brown “Boys (Summertime Love)” by The Lemon Cubes “Hit The Road Jack” by Charles Percy “These Boots Are Made For Walkin...
- 9/26/2015
- by John Fleury
- We Got This Covered
The three-year run of Hannibal, one of the most visually and narratively innovative series ever to air on television, broadcast or cable, came to a breathtaking conclusion Saturday night. I have already confessed to a bit of selfish melancholy that there will be no more surprises, no more opportunities to get lost in the show’s radical approach to reimagining Thomas Harris’s well-known and well-trodden scenarios, and no more sweet, agonized anticipation over what form the show, probably the most envelope-pushing of any network show ever aired, might take in its own becoming. But I must also confess that I couldn’t be more satisfied with the way Hannibal, all three seasons now fully unveiled, was orchestrated to a beautifully modulated finish that illustrated the truly expressive and even transcendent (of the limitations of a more audience-friendly, more comfortingly linear structure and tone) achievement of Bryan Fuller’s series.
- 9/4/2015
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Kate’s Classical Corner: Hannibal, Ep. 3.05, “Contorno”
As a classical musician, I can’t help but be influenced in my interpretation of Hannibal by its amazing score and soundtrack, composed and compiled by music supervisor Brian Reitzell. This is not intended to be a definitive reading of Reitzell or showrunner Bryan Fuller’s intentions in regards to the music, but rather an exploration of how these choices affect my appreciation of the given episode. Read my review of “Contorno” here.
Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333, III. Allegretto grazioso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1784): Hannibal plays the piano
Both of the classical pieces featured in this episode were presumably chosen as direct references to other works, the first of which is Thomas Harris’ Hannibal, in which Hannibal plays this Mozart Sonata on a harpsichord. The particular performance of the piece used is lovely and fluid, though this makes the shots...
As a classical musician, I can’t help but be influenced in my interpretation of Hannibal by its amazing score and soundtrack, composed and compiled by music supervisor Brian Reitzell. This is not intended to be a definitive reading of Reitzell or showrunner Bryan Fuller’s intentions in regards to the music, but rather an exploration of how these choices affect my appreciation of the given episode. Read my review of “Contorno” here.
Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333, III. Allegretto grazioso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1784): Hannibal plays the piano
Both of the classical pieces featured in this episode were presumably chosen as direct references to other works, the first of which is Thomas Harris’ Hannibal, in which Hannibal plays this Mozart Sonata on a harpsichord. The particular performance of the piece used is lovely and fluid, though this makes the shots...
- 7/4/2015
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Hannibal, Season 3, Episode 5, “Contorno”
Written by Tom de Ville and Bryan Fuller & Steve Lightfoot
Directed by Guillermo Navarro
Airs Thursdays at 10pm (Et) on NBC
In my review of “Aperitivo”, I called for Hannibal to find a sweet spot between the slow-moving introspection of “Secondo” and plot-heavy momentum of “Aperitivo”. “Contorno” does just that, though not in the way expected. The first half of the episode crawls (particularly the scenes with Will and Chiyoh), dragging its feet to prevent the characters from intersecting, before the second half throws this concern out the window and sprints forward, bringing first Pazzi and Hannibal, then Hannibal and Alana, and finally Jack and Hannibal together in memorable and electrifying exchanges. One can almost see showrunner Bryan Fuller reach his limit with angsty, mini-Hannibal Will and decide to chuck him off the train rather than write one more doom-laden conversation between him and Chiyoh.
Written by Tom de Ville and Bryan Fuller & Steve Lightfoot
Directed by Guillermo Navarro
Airs Thursdays at 10pm (Et) on NBC
In my review of “Aperitivo”, I called for Hannibal to find a sweet spot between the slow-moving introspection of “Secondo” and plot-heavy momentum of “Aperitivo”. “Contorno” does just that, though not in the way expected. The first half of the episode crawls (particularly the scenes with Will and Chiyoh), dragging its feet to prevent the characters from intersecting, before the second half throws this concern out the window and sprints forward, bringing first Pazzi and Hannibal, then Hannibal and Alana, and finally Jack and Hannibal together in memorable and electrifying exchanges. One can almost see showrunner Bryan Fuller reach his limit with angsty, mini-Hannibal Will and decide to chuck him off the train rather than write one more doom-laden conversation between him and Chiyoh.
- 7/4/2015
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
TV Picks: Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Preview! March 22 on PBS Rossini’s Comic Gem Il Barbiere Di Siviglia Featuring Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, And Christopher Maltman on Great Performances at the Met- Sunday, March 22 at 12 noon on PBSThe Met’s effervescent production of Rossini’s classic comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia -featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera-returns to Great Performances at the Met on Sunday, March 22 at 12 p.m. (check local listings) with a dynamic young cast including Lawrence Brownlee as the lovestruck Count Almaviva; Isabel Leonard as […]...
- 2/25/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Complete list of winners and nominees of the 2014 Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Sunday February 8. Winners will be updated as they're announced during the telecast and pre-telecast. Record Of The Year “Fancy,” Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli Xcx “Chandelier,” Sia **Winner** “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift “All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor Album Of The Year **Winner** “Morning Phase,” Beck “Beyoncé,” Beyoncé “X,” Ed Sheeran “In The Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith “Girl,” Pharrell Williams Song Of The Year “All About That Bass,” Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor, songwriters (Meghan Trainor) “Chandelier,” Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters (Sia) “Shake It Off,” Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) **Winner** “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith) “Take Me To Church,” Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter (Hozier) Best New Artist Iggy Azalea Bastille Brandy Clark...
- 2/8/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Charlie Brooker’s terrific Black Mirror Christmas special with Jon Hamm & Rafe Spall tells three very human tales of tech paranoia…
This review contains spoilers.
Charlie Brooker’s been hiding something. Beneath that hugely entertaining mantle of misanthropy and idiocy-skewering invective, beats the charitable heart of a man who wants us all to care a little bit more. If there’s a lesson to White Christmas - a trio of Black Mirror stories about the consequences of loneliness and ostracisation - it would be to stop, think, and empathise.
White Christmas’ first story introduces us to Matt (Jon Hamm, whose matinee idol good looks cast him perfectly as the kind of swaggering, smug Yank an intensely British drama like Black Mirror would instantly mistrust). Alongside his day job, Matt runs a seedy side-line as a pickup artist coach and wank conductor to a voyeuristic choir of online pervs.
Taking Google Glass to its logical conclusion,...
This review contains spoilers.
Charlie Brooker’s been hiding something. Beneath that hugely entertaining mantle of misanthropy and idiocy-skewering invective, beats the charitable heart of a man who wants us all to care a little bit more. If there’s a lesson to White Christmas - a trio of Black Mirror stories about the consequences of loneliness and ostracisation - it would be to stop, think, and empathise.
White Christmas’ first story introduces us to Matt (Jon Hamm, whose matinee idol good looks cast him perfectly as the kind of swaggering, smug Yank an intensely British drama like Black Mirror would instantly mistrust). Alongside his day job, Matt runs a seedy side-line as a pickup artist coach and wank conductor to a voyeuristic choir of online pervs.
Taking Google Glass to its logical conclusion,...
- 12/16/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Marc Müller put together this amazing tribute to the late, great Stanley Kubrick. The Montage features clips from The Killing, Paths of Glory, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut. I’m not sure why he left out the other Kubrick films, but that doesn’t change the fact that this compilation is fantastic. Watch below.
Featured music (in order of appearance):
Johann Strauss II – The Blue Danube
Georg Friedrich Händel – Sarabande
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Symphony #9
Gioachino Rossini – The Thieving Magpie
György Ligeti – Musica Ricercata II
Kubrick’s Poetry from Marc Müller on Vimeo.
The post Video of the Day: Kubrick’s Poetry appeared first on Sound On Sight.
Featured music (in order of appearance):
Johann Strauss II – The Blue Danube
Georg Friedrich Händel – Sarabande
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Symphony #9
Gioachino Rossini – The Thieving Magpie
György Ligeti – Musica Ricercata II
Kubrick’s Poetry from Marc Müller on Vimeo.
The post Video of the Day: Kubrick’s Poetry appeared first on Sound On Sight.
- 9/3/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Odd List Ivan Radford 7 Jan 2014 - 06:37
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
- 1/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
It seems that whilst Disney’s animation arm continues to be a big hit amongst audiences, some its live-action releases can’t seem to catch a break. Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful was a success for the studio in the spring, but Gore Verbinski’s summer blockbuster, The Lone Ranger, sadly seems to have fallen upon a similar fate as Andrew Stanton’s John Carter did last year.
One factor the two movies have both faced is the bad press. The impact of reviews is far from guaranteed – plenty of films receive terrible reviews from critics but are welcomed with open arms by audiences, and vice versa – and yet, with high-profile movies like these where word of mouth goes in place of an already established world, riding a wave of negative reviews is that much harder to overcome.
In the States, the film opened over the Independence Day...
One factor the two movies have both faced is the bad press. The impact of reviews is far from guaranteed – plenty of films receive terrible reviews from critics but are welcomed with open arms by audiences, and vice versa – and yet, with high-profile movies like these where word of mouth goes in place of an already established world, riding a wave of negative reviews is that much harder to overcome.
In the States, the film opened over the Independence Day...
- 8/12/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
ComicCon offers all kinds of experiences for attendees. You can stay completely in the world of film or immerse yourself in comics or even spend the weekend exploring tutorials and self-help panels. This year, due to a number of factors and in a pleasant surprise, my Con ended up being very music-heavy. I had the opportunity to talk with several film and television composers about their work, their process, and what being a composer in this industry means.
Versatility is essential for a career in film and television composition, given the range of projects out there. One composer I spoke with, iZLER, is currently working on Revenge and Shameless. Another, Chris Tilton, recently finished composing the music for the revamp of The Sims (mostly orchestral) and is currently at work on the new fall series Almost Human (mostly electronic). Not only do composers need the flexibility to seamlessly transition from...
Versatility is essential for a career in film and television composition, given the range of projects out there. One composer I spoke with, iZLER, is currently working on Revenge and Shameless. Another, Chris Tilton, recently finished composing the music for the revamp of The Sims (mostly orchestral) and is currently at work on the new fall series Almost Human (mostly electronic). Not only do composers need the flexibility to seamlessly transition from...
- 7/31/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
There was a time when Johnny Depp was a guaranteed money maker for Hollywood studios, making a profit in the majority of early films he appeared in – and not to mention the resounding box office triumph for Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. However Depp just isn’t quite the safe bet he used to be, and following a recent string of financial and critical failures such as The Tourist, The Rum Diary and Dark Shadows, if Depp isn’t careful he’s going to find himself on the Hollywood scrap heap – a process which may well be sped up by his latest flick, The Lone Ranger; a film that is proving to be something of an expensive flop for Disney across the Atlantic, with rather substantial losses projected.
However try not to let America’s reaction to this Gore Verbinski picture twist your perspective as, though needlessly dishevelled in places,...
However try not to let America’s reaction to this Gore Verbinski picture twist your perspective as, though needlessly dishevelled in places,...
- 7/11/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In "The Lone Ranger," Johnny Depp reunites with his "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski for another Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, Disney-distributed period action adventure. Based not on a theme-park ride but on the popular film serials and television show, "The Lone Ranger" is now a definitively more progressive tale where Tonto isn't just a minstrel sidekick -- it's the Lone Ranger, played by Armie Hammer, who takes the back of the saddle -- and the villains are greedy railroad tycoons (Tom Wilkinson). Although there's no language (aside from the term "Injun") or sex, the violence is considerably more gruesome (cannibalism, vague references to rape) than expected.
Here are five questions to ask yourself before heading to see "The Lone Ranger" this summer.
1. Is your kid familiar with "The Lone Ranger"? If you were to play Rossini's "William Tell Overture," would your kid instinctively think "Hi-Yo Silver, away!"? If so,...
Here are five questions to ask yourself before heading to see "The Lone Ranger" this summer.
1. Is your kid familiar with "The Lone Ranger"? If you were to play Rossini's "William Tell Overture," would your kid instinctively think "Hi-Yo Silver, away!"? If so,...
- 7/3/2013
- by Sandie Angulo Chen
- Moviefone
Sneak Peek a new international trailer with more revealing footage from director Gore Verbinski's new take on "The Lone Ranger".
The new film stars Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid'.
"The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini...
The new film stars Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid'.
"The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini...
- 4/18/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new character posters from director Gore Verbinski's "The Lone Ranger".
The new film stars Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid'.
"The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of the...
The new film stars Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid'.
"The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of the...
- 4/9/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek a new international trailer supporting "The Lone Ranger" starring Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid', directed by Gore Verbinski.
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of...
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of...
- 3/14/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The connection between music and animation is an incredibly close one. In 1940, Walt Disney pioneered with his first animated full-length feature, a musical telling of Snow White and even before, cartoons were common in movie theaters, rounding out the double bills along with newsreels and comedy shorts. For decades, audiences watched shorts this way and several studios duked it out for cartoon supremacy, from Disney (Silly Symphonies) to Warner Bros. (Looney Tunes) to MGM (Tom and Jerry). For the generations raised on the radio broadcasts of Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra, classical music was a common and valued source of entertainment and so it was a natural choice for animators as inspiration for some of their greatest cartoons. With the rise of television, however, shorts became less and less popular and prevalent in movie theaters and it seemed they may become like so many great classic films- underseen and...
- 3/9/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Metropolitan Opera's 2013-14 season will feature many of the world's greatest singers, conductors, and theater artists in 26 operas, including six new productions, of a varied repertory that ranges from the Baroque era to the 21st century. Met Music Director James Levine will return to the Met podium for the first time in two years, conducting three operas with which he has long been associated a new production of Verdi's final masterpiece Falstaff, Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, and Berg's Wozzeck. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will be conducting two operas in the 2013-14 season, Rossini's La Cenerentola and Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
- 2/27/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Sneak Peek a new official trailer for "The Lone Ranger" starring Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid', directed by Gore Verbinski.
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of...
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of...
- 12/12/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
San Francisco — The San Francisco Opera will present the world premiere of Tobias Picker's "Dolores Claiborne" on Sept. 18 next year.
The company said Monday that the opera, with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy, will be based on Stephen King's 1992 novel about a character who denies killing her employer but admits murdering her husband almost three decades earlier after learning he sexually molested their 14-year-old daughter.
Mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick will sing the title character, soprano Elizabeth Futral will perform the elderly employer Vera Donovan, Susannah Biller the daughter Selena St. George, Wayne Tigges the husband Joe St. George, and Greg Fedderly will be Detective Thibodeau.
George Manahan conducts and James Robinson directs. There will be six performances through Oct. 4 of the staging, a co-production with the Opera Company of St. Louis.
This will be the fifth opera for Picker following "Emmeline" (1996), "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (1998), "Therese Raquin" (2001) and "An American Tragedy...
The company said Monday that the opera, with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy, will be based on Stephen King's 1992 novel about a character who denies killing her employer but admits murdering her husband almost three decades earlier after learning he sexually molested their 14-year-old daughter.
Mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick will sing the title character, soprano Elizabeth Futral will perform the elderly employer Vera Donovan, Susannah Biller the daughter Selena St. George, Wayne Tigges the husband Joe St. George, and Greg Fedderly will be Detective Thibodeau.
George Manahan conducts and James Robinson directs. There will be six performances through Oct. 4 of the staging, a co-production with the Opera Company of St. Louis.
This will be the fifth opera for Picker following "Emmeline" (1996), "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (1998), "Therese Raquin" (2001) and "An American Tragedy...
- 12/4/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Italian composers seem to be F. Murray Abraham's forte. The American-born character actor, who took home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as the Italian composer Antonio Salieri in Amadeus, can now add another Italian composer to his resume as he steps into the role of Gioacchino Rossini in Terrence McNally's new play, Golden Age. Photos: Tony Awards 2012: Stars of Stage and Screen Celebrate Broadway's Big Night The actor, who most recently appeared on The Good Wife and FX's Louie, will take over the role for Richard Easton, who is leaving the Off Broadway production for
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- 11/14/2012
- by Joshua Stecker
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sneak Peek the first official trailer for "The Lone Ranger" starring Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid', directed by Gore Verbinski.
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of...
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
Cast of...
- 10/3/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek more new images of Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as Texas lawman 'John Reid' from the upcoming Disney, Bruckheimer western action feature "The Lone Ranger", directed by Gore Verbinski.
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell...
Principle photography on "The Lone Ranger" wrapped in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in New Mexico, August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio show created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.
The premise of a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto', was then adapted for pulp magazines and a popular TV series.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used for both the radio and TV series was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell...
- 10/2/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
The following is an introduction to a new edition of Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" [W.W. Norton, $24.95] written by Andrew Biswell. The piece sheds light on the enduring legacy of the novel, and the various dystopian works that influenced Burgess's writing. Biswell also discusses Burgess's (often clever) responses to the novel's adaptation, and ideas for adaptations that never came to fruition:
In 1994, less than a year after Anthony Burgess had died at the age of seventy-six, BBC Scotland commissioned the novelist William Boyd to write a radio play in celebration of his life and work. This was broadcast during the Edinburgh Festival on 21 August 1994, along with a concert performance of Burgess’s music and a recording of his Glasgow Overture. The programme was called "An Airful of Burgess," with the actor John Sessions playing the parts of both Burgess and his fictional alter ego, the poet F. X. Enderby. On the same day,...
In 1994, less than a year after Anthony Burgess had died at the age of seventy-six, BBC Scotland commissioned the novelist William Boyd to write a radio play in celebration of his life and work. This was broadcast during the Edinburgh Festival on 21 August 1994, along with a concert performance of Burgess’s music and a recording of his Glasgow Overture. The programme was called "An Airful of Burgess," with the actor John Sessions playing the parts of both Burgess and his fictional alter ego, the poet F. X. Enderby. On the same day,...
- 9/25/2012
- by Madeleine Crum
- Huffington Post
Jack White and Johnny Depp should probably just make a movie together one of these years (since they look like brothers and all; just me?), but, for now, this is the next best thing: White has been hired to write and perform the score for Depp's "The Lone Ranger."
The announcement was made during the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Speaking to Variety, "Lone Ranger" producer Jerry Bruckheimer said he was looking forward to collaborating with White.
"Jack's an amazing songwriter with a unique style," Bruckheimer said. "We're thrilled to hear his fresh take on the William Tell Overture."
(As you probably know, the theme song for "The Lone Ranger" was a section of the "William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini.)
White has never written a movie score before but he does have some movie credits on his resume. He wrote the theme song to...
The announcement was made during the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Speaking to Variety, "Lone Ranger" producer Jerry Bruckheimer said he was looking forward to collaborating with White.
"Jack's an amazing songwriter with a unique style," Bruckheimer said. "We're thrilled to hear his fresh take on the William Tell Overture."
(As you probably know, the theme song for "The Lone Ranger" was a section of the "William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini.)
White has never written a movie score before but he does have some movie credits on his resume. He wrote the theme song to...
- 4/25/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Sneak Peek the first official image of Johnny Depp as Native American 'Tonto' and Armie Hammer as "The Lone Ranger" from the set of the currently lensing Disney, Bruckheimer western action feature, directed by Gore Verbinski.
The motion picture started principal photography in New Mexico, February 2012.
Shooting is planned in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in the state, to August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, featuring a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto'.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
The new film also stars Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner,...
The motion picture started principal photography in New Mexico, February 2012.
Shooting is planned in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations in the state, to August 2012.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, featuring a vigilante, masked 'Texas Ranger', his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto'.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, that was the Lone Ranger!"
Theme music used was the "cavalry charge" finale of composer Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell Overture".
The new film also stars Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner,...
- 3/8/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Chaos at the precinct and Castle (Nathan Fillion) comments the "full moon brings out all the crazies." They've got "madness, mayhem now all they need is" murder. Which they get. A husband finds his wife, Ashley's body at the office. Castle again mentions those science shows, where they can build a bird's eye view of what the fish saw from the tank. Lanie (Tamala Jones) wears a dress which opens Castle's eyes and he can't stop staring and it ain't at the dress either. There are words written on the Vic's face and Castle also adds the killer didn't have any sense of grammar. That "who or whom would be tougher to use" but not 'your' and you're'. The killer also murdered the English language. Jason (Brennan Elliott) claims to be at a game and Esposito (Jon Huertas) and Ryan (Seamus Dever) have another murder to deal with. Ryan...
- 3/6/2012
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
Goggle is celebrating both leap year and the 220th birthday of Italian composer Giochino Rossini with a rare two-in-one doodle. The search engine has replaced its official logo on its home page with a doddle that features four frogs. The doodle is inspired by Rossini’s famous 1816 comic opera, ‘The Barber of Seville,’ one of the most performed and beloved operas in the world. In the doodle, which is the third leap year doodle in Google’s history, one of the frogs is playing a piano. A soprano frog is singing and leaping next to the piano. Another frog represents the barber, Figaro, while the frog getting a shave is Count...
- 2/29/2012
- by karen
- ShockYa
Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Film Office have announced that Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films' "The Lone Ranger", directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp as 'Tonto', will start principal photography in New Mexico, February 2012.
Production is planned in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations around the state, filming to August 2012.
"'The Lone Ranger' is proof that New Mexico’s film industry is alive and well," said Governor Martinez.
"This administration is committed to fostering productive relationships with film studios so we can continue to offer our talented workforce and breathtaking backdrops for major productions."
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and developed by Fran Striker, featuring a masked Texas Ranger, his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto'.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the...
Production is planned in and around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Shiprock and other locations around the state, filming to August 2012.
"'The Lone Ranger' is proof that New Mexico’s film industry is alive and well," said Governor Martinez.
"This administration is committed to fostering productive relationships with film studios so we can continue to offer our talented workforce and breathtaking backdrops for major productions."
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and developed by Fran Striker, featuring a masked Texas Ranger, his horse 'Silver' and 'Indian' companion 'Tonto'.
Episodes usually ended with a character lamenting the fact they never found out the...
- 1/17/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
When the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, superstition says it will be a day filled with bad luck. In the Gregorian calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year. Where does the fear of Friday the 13th originate from? That’s a hard case to crack as there are endless theories on this matter some day that date all the way back to biblical times (it is said that Eve tempted Adam with the forbidden fruit on a Friday and also the day of the week on that Christ was crucified) although is no written evidence for a “Friday the 13th” superstition before the 19th century, the oldest documented reference in English occurs in an 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini.
“Rossini was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that, like so many other Italians,...
“Rossini was surrounded to the last by admiring and affectionate friends; and if it be true that, like so many other Italians,...
- 1/12/2012
- by Ted Brown
- The Liberal Dead
According to reports actor Johnny Depp and produce Jerry Bruckheimer have agreed to substantial upfront pay cuts regarding their involvement in Walt Disney Pictures fresh take on "The Lone Ranger", pushing the production back into the green light for a 2012 start.
Actor Armie Hammer ("The Social Network") will play "The Lone Ranger", adapting the Old West radio show/TV/comic book character, for Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski
("Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End").
Co-starring Depp as native side-kick 'Tonto', the film will be based on a screenplay by Justin Haythe ("Revolutionary Road").
Premise of the "The Lone Ranger", will set up the origins of the American Old West character, with Tonto nursing an ambushed Texas Ranger back to health.
The two men then become 'blood brothers' and inseparable partners.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and developed by Fran Striker,...
Actor Armie Hammer ("The Social Network") will play "The Lone Ranger", adapting the Old West radio show/TV/comic book character, for Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski
("Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End").
Co-starring Depp as native side-kick 'Tonto', the film will be based on a screenplay by Justin Haythe ("Revolutionary Road").
Premise of the "The Lone Ranger", will set up the origins of the American Old West character, with Tonto nursing an ambushed Texas Ranger back to health.
The two men then become 'blood brothers' and inseparable partners.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and developed by Fran Striker,...
- 10/13/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Balabanov is neither a filmmaker who wrestles with profound ideas nor one whose films repay close analysis by revealing undetected complexities. What makes him a great filmmaker is the wryness of tone he maintains in the most brutal of circumstances, his disinclination to ingratiate himself with the audience and the assurance with which he makes his films.
Aleksei Balabanov is among the handful of international filmmakers today whose new work one looks forward to seeing. Balabanov does not find favor at film festivals in the West and his explosive masterpiece Cargo 200 (2007) was apparently rejected by both Berlin and Cannes. The reason is perhaps that Balabanov does not make ‘art house’ cinema – cinema with little immediacy and meant to be consumed at a distance.
If one were to categorize the best in world cinema politically, one could say that films are roughly of two kinds and while one kind is...
Aleksei Balabanov is among the handful of international filmmakers today whose new work one looks forward to seeing. Balabanov does not find favor at film festivals in the West and his explosive masterpiece Cargo 200 (2007) was apparently rejected by both Berlin and Cannes. The reason is perhaps that Balabanov does not make ‘art house’ cinema – cinema with little immediacy and meant to be consumed at a distance.
If one were to categorize the best in world cinema politically, one could say that films are roughly of two kinds and while one kind is...
- 9/30/2011
- by MK Raghvendra
- DearCinema.com
Cory Weaver / Vertical Player Repetory A scene from the Vertical Player Repertory production of “La Calisto”
For a gaggle of would-be Roman Gods on Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, Heaven is just a fire escape away.
These Gods, who formed the core cast of the Vertical Player Repertory’s recent production of Francesco Cavalli’s “La Calisto,” used an alleyway behind Park Slope’s Proteus Gowanus gallery to tell the Roman myth behind the creation of the Big and Little Dipper.
For a gaggle of would-be Roman Gods on Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, Heaven is just a fire escape away.
These Gods, who formed the core cast of the Vertical Player Repertory’s recent production of Francesco Cavalli’s “La Calisto,” used an alleyway behind Park Slope’s Proteus Gowanus gallery to tell the Roman myth behind the creation of the Big and Little Dipper.
- 7/28/2011
- by Nick Andersen
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Actor Armie Hammer ("The Social Network") will play "The Lone Ranger" in Disney's upcoming adaptation of the Old West radio show/TV/comic book character, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski ("Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End").
Co-starring actor Johnny Depp as native side-kick 'Tonto', the film will be based on a screenplay by Justin Haythe ("Revolutionary Road").
For "The Lone Ranger", Bruckheimer intends to "return to those thrilling days of yesteryear", by exploiting the 'western' movie genre, similar to how mid-seventeenth century buccaneers were depicted in the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" franchise.
Premise of the "The Lone Ranger", will set up the origins of the American Old West character, with Tonto nursing an ambushed Texas Ranger back to health, followed by the two becoming blood brothers and inseparable partners.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and developed by Fran Striker,...
Co-starring actor Johnny Depp as native side-kick 'Tonto', the film will be based on a screenplay by Justin Haythe ("Revolutionary Road").
For "The Lone Ranger", Bruckheimer intends to "return to those thrilling days of yesteryear", by exploiting the 'western' movie genre, similar to how mid-seventeenth century buccaneers were depicted in the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" franchise.
Premise of the "The Lone Ranger", will set up the origins of the American Old West character, with Tonto nursing an ambushed Texas Ranger back to health, followed by the two becoming blood brothers and inseparable partners.
"The Lone Ranger", was originally a radio, then TV series, created by George W. Trendle and developed by Fran Striker,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Coliseum; Barbican; Linbury Studio; Queen Elizabeth Hall, all London
Based on column inches and lurid images alone, never mind the incalculable online torrent, the big event this week was Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust at English National Opera. After squawks over the company's recent choice of directors from outside opera, it was a pleasure to witness a superbly staged, ingenious production from opera novice Terry Gilliam, best known as a Hollywood director and genius ex-Python animator. If you want to use film in opera, and most now do, Gilliam shows you how.
Musical standards, with Edward Gardner in the pit, were secure though not vintage, and Berlioz's infinitely delicate score survived just about intact despite being zipped into an all-in-one concept and tumbling out wittily for a choreographic Treaty of Versailles and a dance of the gas masks. The iconography – the 1936 Olympics, Kristallnacht, a glimpse of the Obersalzberg – pinned us...
Based on column inches and lurid images alone, never mind the incalculable online torrent, the big event this week was Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust at English National Opera. After squawks over the company's recent choice of directors from outside opera, it was a pleasure to witness a superbly staged, ingenious production from opera novice Terry Gilliam, best known as a Hollywood director and genius ex-Python animator. If you want to use film in opera, and most now do, Gilliam shows you how.
Musical standards, with Edward Gardner in the pit, were secure though not vintage, and Berlioz's infinitely delicate score survived just about intact despite being zipped into an all-in-one concept and tumbling out wittily for a choreographic Treaty of Versailles and a dance of the gas masks. The iconography – the 1936 Olympics, Kristallnacht, a glimpse of the Obersalzberg – pinned us...
- 5/14/2011
- by Fiona Maddocks
- The Guardian - Film News
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (Original Release Date: 22 May 1981)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger is one of my favorite movies, and much of this review will be a love letter to it. I re-watched it for the review, but I didn't need to. If I were stranded on an island and had to reconstruct movie narratives to keep my sanity, I'd manage with The Legend of the Lone Ranger as well as I'd manage with The Empire Strikes Back or E.T.
People generally like The Empire Strikes Back and E.T. The same can't be said for The Legend of the Lone Ranger. The only group that wound up hating it more than the critics was the viewing public. I had no sense of this as a very young kid, though I would grow to suspect it when I moved back to America in the late eighties.
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger is one of my favorite movies, and much of this review will be a love letter to it. I re-watched it for the review, but I didn't need to. If I were stranded on an island and had to reconstruct movie narratives to keep my sanity, I'd manage with The Legend of the Lone Ranger as well as I'd manage with The Empire Strikes Back or E.T.
People generally like The Empire Strikes Back and E.T. The same can't be said for The Legend of the Lone Ranger. The only group that wound up hating it more than the critics was the viewing public. I had no sense of this as a very young kid, though I would grow to suspect it when I moved back to America in the late eighties.
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- 5/13/2011
- by Thurston McQ
- Corona's Coming Attractions
A Clockwork Orange was released 40 years ago – but has Kubrick's film lost its power to shock? As it screens at Cannes, Steve Rose looks at how it went from infamy to pop-culture respectability
It was the moment, perhaps, when A Clockwork Orange ceased to be dangerous. In Cardiff in April 2002, halfway through the first night of her world tour, after a blast of Beethoven's Ninth, Kylie Minogue pranced on stage – in a black bowler hat and a white jumpsuit. She then launched into Spinning Around, surrounded by dancers dressed as truncheon-swinging droogs in red codpieces.
Minogue was by no means the first to borrow A Clockwork Orange's iconography over the past 40 years. In live music alone, such a list would include David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, countless punk bands, Madonna, Megadeth and Sepultura, as well as Blur, Usher and Lady Gaga, who, in her live shows last year, made...
It was the moment, perhaps, when A Clockwork Orange ceased to be dangerous. In Cardiff in April 2002, halfway through the first night of her world tour, after a blast of Beethoven's Ninth, Kylie Minogue pranced on stage – in a black bowler hat and a white jumpsuit. She then launched into Spinning Around, surrounded by dancers dressed as truncheon-swinging droogs in red codpieces.
Minogue was by no means the first to borrow A Clockwork Orange's iconography over the past 40 years. In live music alone, such a list would include David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, countless punk bands, Madonna, Megadeth and Sepultura, as well as Blur, Usher and Lady Gaga, who, in her live shows last year, made...
- 5/12/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Wow! Check out Emmy’s gorgeous makeup and hair at the ‘Le Comte Ory’ opera premiere in NYC!
Even beautiful Emmy Rossum, 24, has never looked as smashing as she did at the Metropolitan Opera Gala Premiere Of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory, sponsored by Yves Saint Laurent in NYC! Want this look for yourself? Read below for tips and tricks!
Why This Works: The Phantom Of the Opera star has ruby red lips that go great with her emerald green dress and the brown eyeshadow really brings out her brown eyes! It’s all about syncing your colors for this look — and her do is to die for with what looks to be a flowing hair piece giving her lots of volume and lift!
Begin with a liquid foundation. Apply a light bronze eyeshadow all over the eyes up to the browline. Add a deeper shade of brown to the outer corners of the eyes.
Even beautiful Emmy Rossum, 24, has never looked as smashing as she did at the Metropolitan Opera Gala Premiere Of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory, sponsored by Yves Saint Laurent in NYC! Want this look for yourself? Read below for tips and tricks!
Why This Works: The Phantom Of the Opera star has ruby red lips that go great with her emerald green dress and the brown eyeshadow really brings out her brown eyes! It’s all about syncing your colors for this look — and her do is to die for with what looks to be a flowing hair piece giving her lots of volume and lift!
Begin with a liquid foundation. Apply a light bronze eyeshadow all over the eyes up to the browline. Add a deeper shade of brown to the outer corners of the eyes.
- 3/25/2011
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Who was best dressed last night?
I always get so excited to see stars turn out for a Metropolitan Opera gala because it means we can expect to see the a-listers in attendance all dressed up. Last night was no exception, with Emmy Rossum, Claire Danes,Olivia Munn, and the Olsen twins done up for the premiere of Rossini’s ‘Le Comte Ory’ on Mar. 24 at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC.
One of my favorites of the night was definitely Emmy — we don’t often see her all dressed up, but I like how she opted for something with a youthful vibe. I thought the Shameless star looked stunning in vibrant green Yves Saint Laurent, pairing it with purple pumps that matched her bejeweled belt. Another fave from last night was Claire. I thought her flowing gown was so effortless and understated.
While the Olsen twins are often criticized for their questionable get-ups,...
I always get so excited to see stars turn out for a Metropolitan Opera gala because it means we can expect to see the a-listers in attendance all dressed up. Last night was no exception, with Emmy Rossum, Claire Danes,Olivia Munn, and the Olsen twins done up for the premiere of Rossini’s ‘Le Comte Ory’ on Mar. 24 at the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC.
One of my favorites of the night was definitely Emmy — we don’t often see her all dressed up, but I like how she opted for something with a youthful vibe. I thought the Shameless star looked stunning in vibrant green Yves Saint Laurent, pairing it with purple pumps that matched her bejeweled belt. Another fave from last night was Claire. I thought her flowing gown was so effortless and understated.
While the Olsen twins are often criticized for their questionable get-ups,...
- 3/25/2011
- by Christina
- HollywoodLife
Who knew there were so many gorgeous Rossini fans out there? The Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of the composer’s Le Comte Ory paid host to lots of lovely ladies last night, including Olivia Munn, Claire Danes, Emmy Rossum and Claudia Schiffer, as well as haggard hipster icons Lou Reed, Patti Smith and Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, who may want to reconsider the “matching circular sunglasses” look, among other things. Are all these people big opera fans or do they just like to show off their style at classy soirees? Either way, we’re not complaining.
See what everyone wore to the Met in the gallery below.
[Photos: Getty Images/Afp]...
See what everyone wore to the Met in the gallery below.
[Photos: Getty Images/Afp]...
- 3/25/2011
- by Anthony Miccio
- TheFabLife - Movies
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