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Alexandre Desplat's 'New Moon' score now available for pre-order on iTunes

3 hours ago | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

Last week, when track titles for Alexandre Desplat's score of The Twilight Saga: New Moon were released, fans were really excited about some of the song titles. Now, the New Moon score is available for pre-order through iTunes (and has been through Amazon for quite some time), just in time for its release on November 24th. As a reminder, the track titles for the score are as follows: New Moon Bella Dreams Romeo & Juliet Volturi Waltz Blood Sample Edward Leaves Werewolves... »

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Jason Schwartzman Exclusive Interview Fantastic Mr. Fox

15 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I absolutely loved director Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox.  The film is his first foray into stop-motion animation and it’s like he brought the genre to him rather than attempting to adapt to the genre.  Trust me; if you’re a fan of his previous work like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, you’re going to love this movie.

As most of you know, Fantastic Mr. Fox is based on the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) and it features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson.  But unlike some animated movies that cast famous actors to help sell tickets, everyone who provides a voice is perfect in this film.  Again, this is a great movie »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Four nominated for the European Film Award

9 November 2009 3:02 AM, PST | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

Four composers and scores have been nomimated for the 2009 European Film Award, which will be handed out at a gala event in Bochum on December 12. The four nominations for the ‘European Composer 2009′ went to Alexandre Desplat for Coco Before Chanel, Jacob Groth for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Alberto Iglesias for Broken Embraces and Johan Söderqvist for Let the Right One In (which is also nominated ... »

- Mikael Carlsson

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'Slumdog Millionaire' Grabs Five Nods at 2009 European Film Awards

9 November 2009 12:27 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Mumbai-based film "Slumdog Millionaire" will have the chance to get its glory in Europe. The Danny Boyle-directed movie is honored with four nominations at 2009 European Film Awards for European Film, European Director, European Screenwriter and European Cinematographer categories. Additionally, the lead actor, Dev Patel, is nominated to receive European Actor prize.

Competing with "Slumdog Millionaire" in the same five categories is Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet", which leads the pack with six nominations. The French prison tale additionally is nominated to take home Carlo di Palma European Cinematographer award. Joining the Mumbai-based film and the Tahar Rahim-starred movie as the possible big winners at the award ceremony is "The White Ribbon", which grabs four nods.

At the same event, Penelope Cruz is nominated as European Actress for her role in "Broken Embraces". She is going up against Kate Winslet in "The Reader", Charlotte Gainsbourg in "Antichrist", Yolande Moreau »

- AceShowbiz.com

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2009 Efa Noms: This Year's Favorite (A Prophet) vs. Last Year's Fave (Slumdog)

7 November 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- With the film eligibility dates covering portions of two years, the 2009 European Film Awards finds itself in an awkward mode of having a clear favorites from circa 2008 (Slumdog Millionaire, Let the Right One In) go up against cream of the crop from Cannes 2009 (A Prophet, The White Ribbon and Fish Tank). Jacques Audiard's A Prophet leads all nominations with a total of six with Best European Film, Director, Screenwriter, Actor (Tahar Rahim), Cinematography and Sound Design. Slumdog comes in 2nd place with five nominations while the Palme d'or winning The White Ribbon and Broken Embraces are tied with 4 each. The Reader, Fish Tank, Coco Avant Chanel, Antichrist and Let the Right One In have a total of 3 each. For the fun of it, I've placed asterisks next to what I think the winner will be in all of the categories below. So what do you think will and »

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Twilight Saga: New Moon Score Details; Showtime Sets Date for Twilight Premiere

6 November 2009 11:27 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The official soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been out for a while now, but that's not the only avenue by which fans of the series can listen to the music from the latest installment. There's also the score by Alexandre Desplat, and today the track listing was revealed.

Examiner provided the following breakdown, which also gives a hint of how events will be going down in New Moon:

1. "New Moon"

2. "Bella Dreams"

3. "Romeo & Juliet"

4. "Volturi Waltz"

5. "Blood Sample"

6. "Edward Leaves"

7. "Werewolves"

8. "I Need You"

9. "Break Up"

10. "Memories of Edward"

11. "Wolves v. Vampire"

12. "Victoria"

13. "Almost a Kiss"

14. "Adrenaline"

15. "Dreamcatcher"

16. "To Volterra"

17. "You are Alive"

18. "The Volturi"

19. "The Cullens"

20. "Marry Me, Bella"

21. "Full Moon"

The highly regarded Desplat is the winner of numerous awards including 2008's "Film Score of the Year" & "Best Original Score for a Drama Film" by the International Film Critics Association (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button »

- The Woman In Black

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'New Moon' The Score - Track Listing

6 November 2009 10:32 AM, PST | twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news »

As we wait in anxious anticipation for New Moon we have a little tidbit more of information to share with you on the score for New Moon. We have finally have a track list! Read more belowSummit Entertainment Records via E1 Music to release The Twilight Saga New Moon The Score by Alexandre Desplat on November 24 2009. E1 Music is pleased to announce the highly anticipated release from Academy Award nominated composer Alexandre Desplat The Twilight Saga New Moon The Score on November 24th 2009. The Twilight Saga New Moon is the second installment of the highly successful film franchise Twilight an actionpacked modern day vampire love story. The Twilight Saga New Moon premieres in theaters on November 20th 2009.Highly regarded Desplat is the winner of numerous awards including 2008s Film Score of The Year Best Original Score for a Drama Film by the International Film Critics Association The Curious Case of »

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Alexandre Desplat's 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' score playlist revealed

5 November 2009 9:31 PM, PST | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

Last year, Carter Burwell took the Twilight would by storm with his wildly appropriate compositions for the film's score, and, this year, Alexandre Desplat is all set to do the same with his score of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. If you've listened to the New Moon soundtrack, you've already heard one portion of Desplat's work, "New Moon [The Meadow]," but the score for The Twilight Saga: New Moon will much more fully purvey Desplat's musical trappings. The album is set for release on November 24th, and its cover art was only recently revealed. Now, thanks to a fantastic new press release, the entire track list for the album is available. The song list is as follows. 1. New Moon 2. Bella Dreams 3. Romeo & Jul ... »

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New Moon soundtrack

4 November 2009 11:49 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

[1] New Moon, as anyone frequenting any type of mass media would probably know, is the second part of the filmings of Stephanie Meyers' Twilight Saga. This part, directed by Chris Weitz, has its release on November 20, and apparently the soundtrack sizzled as it hit the audience. The New Moon soundtrack is more expansive in styles than its predecessor. Again responsible for the song choices is musical supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, and it seems she has been destined to lift several bands out of obscurity and into the mainstream. Acts such as Grizzly Bear and Lykke Li are present, having previously been cult status performers. Carter Burwell composed the score for the previous movie, but this time the Oscar nominated Alexandre Desplat of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Queen fame is in charge. One has to admit that Patsavas has compiled a pleasing combination of styles. None of its »

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'Twilight' news wrap

2 November 2009 12:31 PM, PST | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

It's official. November is the month of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and the Twilight news is coming in as fast as possible. That said, here's a wrap of some of the cool stories going around. For starters, Robert Pattinson's Vanity Fair cover issue has gotten even more transparent now that Vanity Fair has previewed the issue itself. Check that out here. Can we say lovely? Note that there is a photo slide-show preview of the article here. Meanwhile, speaking of Twilight cast photos, Billy Burke tweeted a photo of his Halloween costume pairing here. Hint: he's su ... oming in the near future in this article. You also might be interested in the fact that Dakota Fanning was a homecoming princess at her high school. You can read more about that here. The Twilight Saga: New Moon's score composer Alexandre Desplat was recently in Film... is Rachelle Lefevre, »

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“New Moon” Soundtrack No. 1, Death Cab for Cutie’s “New Moon” Video

2 November 2009 11:44 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

For the second time in less than a year, a “Twilight” soundtrack is the #1 selling album in the country and #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack moved up to the #1 spot in its second week, after a Friday debut earned it the #2 spot. The first “Twilight” soundtrack debuted in the top spot. In its first full week out in stores, the “New Moon” soundtrack sold 153,000 copies.

Check out Death Cab for Cutie’s video for “Meet Me on the Equinox,” the first single from the soundtrack for “New Moon” after jump…

Click here to view the embedded video.

The soundtrack includes:

1. Death Cab For Cutie – “Meet Me On The Equinox”

2. Band Of Skulls – “Friends”

3. Thom Yorke – “Hearing Damage”

4. Lykke Li – “Possibility”

5. The Killers – “A White Demon Love Song”

6. Anya Marina – “Satellite Heart”

7. Muse – “I Belong To You (New Moon)”

8. Bon Iver and St. Vincent – “Roslyn »

- Allan Ford

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'New Moon' director Chris Weitz and score composer Alexandre Desplat reveal musical secrets

29 October 2009 8:54 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

Today in Los Angeles, California, The Twilight Saga: New Moon director Chris Weitz and The Twilight Saga: New Moon: The Score composer Alexandre Desplat were featured in a panel discussion about the film's music, and they revealed a great number of secrets and new information about the film and its score. Billboard - co-sponsor with The Hollywood Reporter of the event - recounted some of the things learned from Chris Weitz. During the planning stages of "New Moon," Weitz had a meeting with studio executives who sai »

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'Star Trek' Collects Hollywood Movie Award

28 October 2009 1:03 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

After taking home a number of kudos from 2009 Scream Awards, "Star Trek" has added another award to its collection. On Monday, October 26 at the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival which was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, the J.J. Abrams-directed sci-fi was unveiled to be the winner of Hollywood Movie Award.

Collecting the most votes from Yahoo! Movies visitors, the Zachary Quinto-starring film bested over "District 9", "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra", "The Hangover", "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "Inglourious Basterds", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Up" among others. Upon receiving the prize, Quinto said, "Gee, I'm shocked the online community chose to honor Star Trek."

"Star Trek" wasn't the only winner on the special night. Michael Haneke's "The White Ribbon" won the Hollywood World Award. Quinto, Robert De Niro, Hilary Swank, Christoph Waltz, Julianne Moore, Jeremy Renner, Carey Mulligan and »

- AceShowbiz.com

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A. R. Rahman's 'Jai ho' in Belgium! - News

23 October 2009 1:32 AM, PDT | GlamSham | See recent GlamSham news »

Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman's 'Jai ho' has again won laurels at prestigious World Soundtrack Academy awards in Ghent (Belgium). This song from Slumdog Millionaire won in "best original song written for film" category at the ninth World Soundtrack Awards announced at Ghent, and the ceremony, in addition to Rahman, was reportedly attended by world film music personalities like Alexandre Desplat, Marvin Hamlisch, Reinhold Heil, Johhny Klimek, Alti Ovarsson, Jérôme Lemmonier... »

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button wins at World Soundtrack Awards

22 October 2009 3:01 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

It’s very rarely that we don’t have the volume cranked up to 11 on the Boxwish jukebox. Yes, we love listening to all the latest seven-inch records on the hit parade here at Boxwish HQ, a special favourite being music from the movies. From the likes of Forrest Gump to Juno, Rocky to Into the Wild we can’t get enough of stonking cinematic soundtracks and also their more overlooked cousin, the film score. And so we pricked up our ears at news of the winners and shakers at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards which closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival on Saturday. And coming out on top at the showbiz event was two-time Oscar nominee Alexandre Desplat, who took home the Film Composer of the Year 2009 gong as well as the prize for Best Original Film Score of the Year for his work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. »

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button wins at World Soundtrack Awards

22 October 2009 3:01 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

It’s very rarely that we don’t have the volume cranked up to 11 on the Boxwish jukebox. Yes, we love listening to all the latest seven-inch records on the hit parade here at Boxwish HQ, a special favourite being music from the movies. From the likes of Forrest Gump to Juno, Rocky to Into the Wild we can’t get enough of stonking cinematic soundtracks and also their more overlooked cousin, the film score. And so we pricked up our ears at news of the winners and shakers at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards which closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival on Saturday. And coming out on top at the showbiz event was two-time Oscar nominee Alexandre Desplat, who took home the Film Composer of the Year 2009 gong as well as the prize for Best Original Film Score of the Year for his work on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. »

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'Twilight's' Anna Kendrick takes on George Clooney in 'Up in the Air'

19 October 2009 3:47 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

It's easy for cinefiles to critique the artistic merits of "The Twilight Saga," but Oscar has already weaved its web through the romantic horror franchise.  Graham Greene received a nomination for best supporting actor for "Dances with Wolves," "New Moon" composer Alexandre Desplat has nominations for "The Queen" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "New Moon" director Chris Weitz was awarded a best adapated screenplay nomination for "About a Boy." Well, this February that trio will be trumped once Anna Kendrick lands a best supporting actress nomination for her work in "Up in the Air." Kendrick, who plays Bella's... »

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Desplat wins two World Soundtrack Awards

18 October 2009 11:56 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »

French composer Alexandre Desplat won the ‘Film Composer of the Year’ award and the ‘Best Original Film Score of the Year’ award for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the World Soundtrack Awards 2009, which closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival on Saturday night. A.R. Rahman won the award for ‘Best Original Song Written for Film’ for “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire. Nico Muhly was named the World Soundtrack Academy’s ... »

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Roman Polanski Still Directing From Prison

16 October 2009 12:13 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Roman Polanski is putting the finishing touches to latest movie The Ghost, despite being in jail. He wants to ensure it is completed in time for the Berlin film festival in February 2010.

This unusual situation for the movie industry opens up a range of questions. Will the film be as good without this great director being there for the finishing edits? Will some people feel it’s morally wrong for him to be doing this whilst in jail? And finally, will it make people less keen to see the movie, or is all publicity good publicity?

Speaking at the Cheltenham Literature festival, Ghost scribe Robert Harris said Polanski was still able to communicate to the people finishing the movie for him. Polanski has also recently given instructions to the film’s composer, Alexandre Desplat, who scored music for The Queen and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

The Ghost is »

- Rachael Church

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Even more 'Twilight' news and contests

15 October 2009 8:33 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

Don't go to bed just yet. There's definitely more Twilight news to share! For starters, MTV released a second portion of their interview with Muse drummer Dominic Howard today, and he gave them the "scoop" that the band was extremely happy with the idea of being on both the Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtracks. In fact, Howard all but confirmed that the band would be down for doing The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's soundtrack. "It's great to have the feeling of being a new band again in so many people's eyes or minds. We might even do something for the third one," he said. He also mentioned that the band had a good relationship with Eclipse director David Slade (which would, of course, .. Alexandre Desplat will be teaming up with The Twilight Saga: New Moon director Chris Weitz for a fantastically ... images of The Twilight Saga: New Moon »

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