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‘Rebuilding Paradise’ Exclusive Music: Listen To A Track From Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe For Ron Howard’s Doc

Charles Barfield — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:40:59 +0000

Though there are awards predictions and buzz around Ron Howard’s upcoming film, “Hillbilly Elegy,” that drama may not be his best film of 2020. You see, the filmmaker has already released “Rebuilding Paradise,” a heartwarming documentary about a town that unites to rebuild after a terrible tragedy. And if that wasn’t enough to interest you, how about the fact that two of the best film composers working today, Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe, collaborated on the score?

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‘The Stunt Double’: Damien Chazelle Tackles Multiple Genres With His Vertical Format Short Shot On An iPhone

Charles Barfield — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:12:38 +0000

If you’re anything like me (and that’s a scary thought), then you probably hate opening up a YouTube video and realizing that someone shot it using vertical format on a smartphone. Is it really that difficult to turn your phone sideways? Well, for once, you might actually enjoy the fact that a video was shot in portrait orientation with the new short film, “The Stunt Double.” And that’s only because it’s directed by Damien Chazelle.

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‘Black Widow’: Marvel Hires Lorne Balfe To Replace Alexandre Desplat As Composer

Charles Barfield — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:14:53 +0000

In a normal 2020, we’d be just about a month away from the release of Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow,” kicking off the summer movie season and beginning Phase 4 of the MCU. But with COVID-19 (coronavirus) changing everything, “Black Widow” is now a blockbuster without a release date and when we talk about Phase 4, it’s referring to something far more important than the continuing adventures of our favorite superheroes.

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Exclusive: Listen To Official Score Track & Unreleased Cut From Lorne Balfe’s ‘Terminator Genisys’ Soundtrack

The Playlist Staff — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:18:55 +0000

Exclusive: Listen To Official Score Track & Unreleased Cut From Lorne Balfe's 'Terminator Genisys' Soundtrack

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Why So Serious? ‘Dark Knight’ Score Disqualified for Oscar Consideration

Rodrigo Perez — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:26:00 +0000

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has decided that the “The Dark Knight” score is ineligible for Oscar consideration because its music cue sheet listed five names as composers, not exactly uncommon practice because it ensures all personal involved in a film’s music composition and design get the royalties they deserve (the same happened on “Batman Begins”)

Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard did the bulkf of the work, but the names also included, Alex Gibson (music editor), Mel Wesson (music designer) and Lorne Balfe (composer), the latter three all signed an affidavit that would ensure that Zimmer and Howard’s work formed the basis of the score.

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