Napoleon Actor Joaquin Phoenix (Picture Credit: IMDb)
Joaquin Phoenix is one actor whose versatility has no bounds. From Her to Joker, the actor has time and again proved why he’s one of the best male actors in Hollywood. Last year, the Academy Award winner impressed everyone with her remarkable act in the movie Napoleon. He owned every scene with a supporting cast that was as good as him.
Napoleon was released in theatres on November 22, 2023. The movie received a positive response from the film critics. Since then, many have been waiting for the epic historical drama to drop on a streaming platform. Well, you don’t have to wait longer, as the movie finally has an Ott release date. To read more details about the same, keep reading this space further.
Napoleon Cast and Crew
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras,...
Joaquin Phoenix is one actor whose versatility has no bounds. From Her to Joker, the actor has time and again proved why he’s one of the best male actors in Hollywood. Last year, the Academy Award winner impressed everyone with her remarkable act in the movie Napoleon. He owned every scene with a supporting cast that was as good as him.
Napoleon was released in theatres on November 22, 2023. The movie received a positive response from the film critics. Since then, many have been waiting for the epic historical drama to drop on a streaming platform. Well, you don’t have to wait longer, as the movie finally has an Ott release date. To read more details about the same, keep reading this space further.
Napoleon Cast and Crew
The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
Billie Eilish and her brother and songwriting partner Finneas took home best original song for a comedy at the 2024 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards on Tuesday. Olivia Rodrigo, Ludwig Göransson, Nicholas Britell and John Powell were among other winners.
Eilish and Finneas won the award for their hit Barbie track “What Was I Made For,” less than two weeks after winning a Grammy for the same song, which is also nominated for an Oscar. It beat its fellow Barbie song “I’m Just Ken” Flamin’ Hot‘s “The Fire Inside,” The L Word: Generation Q’s “All About Me” and Super Mario Bros. Movie‘s “Peaches.”
Rodrigo and music producer Dan Nigro took home the award for best original song for a drama or documentary for her viral “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. She beat songs from American Symphony,...
Eilish and Finneas won the award for their hit Barbie track “What Was I Made For,” less than two weeks after winning a Grammy for the same song, which is also nominated for an Oscar. It beat its fellow Barbie song “I’m Just Ken” Flamin’ Hot‘s “The Fire Inside,” The L Word: Generation Q’s “All About Me” and Super Mario Bros. Movie‘s “Peaches.”
Rodrigo and music producer Dan Nigro took home the award for best original song for a drama or documentary for her viral “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. She beat songs from American Symphony,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Billie Eilish, Finneas, Ludwig Göransson and Nicholas Britell were among the winners Tuesday evening at the 5th annual Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards.
Eilish and Finneas took home the award for outstanding original song for a comedy or musical for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.” The win continued their sweep of the season from the Golden Globes and the Grammy Awards.
Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro won outstanding original song for a drama or documentary for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Britell took home the prize for outstanding original score for a television production for “Succession.”
Göransson, who was honored with Variety’s Artisans Award in Santa Barbara this past weekend, won outstanding original score for a studio film for “Oppenheimer.” John Powell won outstanding original score for an independent film, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” and Stephen Barton...
Eilish and Finneas took home the award for outstanding original song for a comedy or musical for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.” The win continued their sweep of the season from the Golden Globes and the Grammy Awards.
Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro won outstanding original song for a drama or documentary for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Britell took home the prize for outstanding original score for a television production for “Succession.”
Göransson, who was honored with Variety’s Artisans Award in Santa Barbara this past weekend, won outstanding original score for a studio film for “Oppenheimer.” John Powell won outstanding original score for an independent film, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” and Stephen Barton...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay and Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Lenny Kravitz, Diane Warren and Jon Batiste are among the nominees announced Thursday morning for the Fifth Annual Scl Awards from the Society of Composers & Lyricists honoring scores and songs in visual media. The five music titans were all nominated in the Best Song categories for Drama/Documentary or Comedy/Musical, Eilish with her brother Finneas for their tune “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Rodrigo along with Dan Nigro for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from “The Hunger Games: Ball of Songbirds and Snakes,” Kravitz for “Road to Freedom” from “Rustin,” Warren for “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot” and Batiste along with Dan Wilson for “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony.”
Rounding out the Drama/Documentary nominees are Nicholas Britell and Laura Stinson for “Slip Away” from “Carmen” along with Sharon Farber and Noah Benshea for “Better Times” from “Jacob the Baker.
Rounding out the Drama/Documentary nominees are Nicholas Britell and Laura Stinson for “Slip Away” from “Carmen” along with Sharon Farber and Noah Benshea for “Better Times” from “Jacob the Baker.
- 12/22/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Plot: The true story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s ruthless rise to power and his obsessive love for his first wife, Empress Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).
Review: Napoleon has proven a formidable adversary for filmmakers to topple. No less than Stanley Kubrick tried and failed to mount a lavish Napoleon biopic, but other than the contained and costly Russian flop Waterloo and the silent Abel Gance movie, the infamous military commander has never gotten the big-budget epic he deserved. Leave it to Ridley Scott, at 85, to finally do what Kubrick couldn’t – make the definitive Napoleon movie.
Scott’s film, written by his All the Money in the World scribe David Scarpa, continues an interesting trend the director began with his underrated The Last Duel. It deconstructs the heroic myth of the epics Scott himself helped popularize, emphasizing the domestic affairs of his anti-heroes as much as the wars they wage. Joaquin Phoenix,...
Review: Napoleon has proven a formidable adversary for filmmakers to topple. No less than Stanley Kubrick tried and failed to mount a lavish Napoleon biopic, but other than the contained and costly Russian flop Waterloo and the silent Abel Gance movie, the infamous military commander has never gotten the big-budget epic he deserved. Leave it to Ridley Scott, at 85, to finally do what Kubrick couldn’t – make the definitive Napoleon movie.
Scott’s film, written by his All the Money in the World scribe David Scarpa, continues an interesting trend the director began with his underrated The Last Duel. It deconstructs the heroic myth of the epics Scott himself helped popularize, emphasizing the domestic affairs of his anti-heroes as much as the wars they wage. Joaquin Phoenix,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
There are ghosts on and off the screen in Ridley Scott’s 28th feature, chief among them being Stanley Kubrick’s unrealized biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican military strategist who inveigled his way up through the ranks of the military to become the leader of France not once but twice. That at the age of nearly 86 Scott has stepped up to finish what Kubrick couldn’t is something the British director will no doubt relish. But though his take on the story is his own, there’s still something elusive about Bonaparte’s story that doesn’t make a coherent whole: as is consistent with history, Scott’s Napoleon is a lover and a fighter, an incongruity that leads to sharp changes in tone and a restlessly episodic narrative that can be overwhelming in its dates, names and places.
For Napoleon to work at all, it needs an imposing but charismatic presence,...
For Napoleon to work at all, it needs an imposing but charismatic presence,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
When creating a score to fit the nuanced humanity of the man on a brutal warpath, composer Martin Phipps had quite the challenge. It only became that much more complex when he reached out to director Ridley Scott, who offered him no specifics on a musical theme.
“He’s a super smart guy, and he talks about other things, but getting him to talk about the music was quite hard. I didn’t get many conversations with him,” Phipps told Deadline onstage at the Sound & Screen: Film concert event. “But when he did talk about [the score], he was really talking about the character and not being prescriptive about the music. [He didn’t say], I want this kind of piece, I want strings or horns.”
But what Scott lacked in musical specificity, he made up for in getting Phipps to at least understand where Napoleon was coming from before and during his rise to the French throne,...
“He’s a super smart guy, and he talks about other things, but getting him to talk about the music was quite hard. I didn’t get many conversations with him,” Phipps told Deadline onstage at the Sound & Screen: Film concert event. “But when he did talk about [the score], he was really talking about the character and not being prescriptive about the music. [He didn’t say], I want this kind of piece, I want strings or horns.”
But what Scott lacked in musical specificity, he made up for in getting Phipps to at least understand where Napoleon was coming from before and during his rise to the French throne,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
Renowned awards-contending composers and accomplished songwriters, gathered in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 9th, for Deadline’s Sound & Screen: Film event. The occasion highlighted the exceptional music featured in acclaimed titles of the awards season.
The Panelists were Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt (Barbie), Diane Warren (Flamin’ Hot & 80 For Brady), Anthony Willis (Saltburn), Joseph Shirley (Creed III), Martin Phipps (Napoleon), Lukasz ‘L.U.C’ Rostkowski (The Peasants), Damian Kulash & Nathan Burr (The Beanie Bubble), Gary Clark (Flora and Son), Mark Graham (Killers of the Flower Moon), Laura Karpman (American Fiction) & Michael Giacchino (Society of the Snow).
Click through the gallery to see their portraits, panels and performances.
The Panelists were Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt (Barbie), Diane Warren (Flamin’ Hot & 80 For Brady), Anthony Willis (Saltburn), Joseph Shirley (Creed III), Martin Phipps (Napoleon), Lukasz ‘L.U.C’ Rostkowski (The Peasants), Damian Kulash & Nathan Burr (The Beanie Bubble), Gary Clark (Flora and Son), Mark Graham (Killers of the Flower Moon), Laura Karpman (American Fiction) & Michael Giacchino (Society of the Snow).
Click through the gallery to see their portraits, panels and performances.
- 11/10/2023
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline’s Sound & Screen, our awards-season composer showcase of original music for some of this year’s most acclaimed films, gets underway tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall, with a 60-piece orchestra tuning up to make it all sing.
The event for industry voters begins with a pre-reception at 5:30 p.m. Pt, with performances starting at 6:45 p.m. Follow along on social media all evening on Deadline’s social channels via #DeadlineSoundAndScreen, and stay with Deadline for full panel coverage.
This year’s lineup features Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, co-composers and songwriters for Warner Bros. Pictures’ smash Barbie, who will walk the audience through how they approached that film’s music and wrote the catchy tune “I’m Just Ken.” Additionally, we’ve got Scottish musician Gary Clark here to talk us through his most recent collaboration with John Carney: the musical drama Flora and Son from Apple Original Films.
The event for industry voters begins with a pre-reception at 5:30 p.m. Pt, with performances starting at 6:45 p.m. Follow along on social media all evening on Deadline’s social channels via #DeadlineSoundAndScreen, and stay with Deadline for full panel coverage.
This year’s lineup features Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, co-composers and songwriters for Warner Bros. Pictures’ smash Barbie, who will walk the audience through how they approached that film’s music and wrote the catchy tune “I’m Just Ken.” Additionally, we’ve got Scottish musician Gary Clark here to talk us through his most recent collaboration with John Carney: the musical drama Flora and Son from Apple Original Films.
- 11/9/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” an epic look at the French emperor and military leader’s rise to power, is one of the final potential awards hopefuls awaiting its first reactions from critics and pundits. As awards season approaches, Variety has learned exclusively which Oscar categories the film will be submitted for. Most notably, Vanessa Kirby will vie for best supporting actress.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Joaquin Phoenix, who won best actor for the villain origin story “Joker” (2019) and has received three additional mentions during his career, will submit for leading actor for his performance as Napoleon. Kirby, who picked up her inaugural nom for “Pieces of a Woman” (2020), will vie for supporting actress for her role as Josephine, Napoleon’s wife and one true love. Two supporting actors will be submitted — Tahar Rahim (“The Mauritanian”) and Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding...
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Joaquin Phoenix, who won best actor for the villain origin story “Joker” (2019) and has received three additional mentions during his career, will submit for leading actor for his performance as Napoleon. Kirby, who picked up her inaugural nom for “Pieces of a Woman” (2020), will vie for supporting actress for her role as Josephine, Napoleon’s wife and one true love. Two supporting actors will be submitted — Tahar Rahim (“The Mauritanian”) and Rupert Everett (“My Best Friend’s Wedding...
- 10/19/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s your first look at the brand new trailer for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.
For Scott, reuniting with Phoenix for the first time since Gladiator was an immense pleasure. “He’s the only actor where we talk for weeks beforehand, just chatting and arguing in an office over aspects of the character. At the end, we are on the same page,” says Scott. “He’s good for me, because he keeps me honest, and I’m good for him, because I keep him in line. Physically, he’s perfect for the role – some of his facial features are strikingly similar to Napoleon’s.”
Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise of the iconic Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s...
For Scott, reuniting with Phoenix for the first time since Gladiator was an immense pleasure. “He’s the only actor where we talk for weeks beforehand, just chatting and arguing in an office over aspects of the character. At the end, we are on the same page,” says Scott. “He’s good for me, because he keeps me honest, and I’m good for him, because I keep him in line. Physically, he’s perfect for the role – some of his facial features are strikingly similar to Napoleon’s.”
Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise of the iconic Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s...
- 10/18/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Napoleon director-producer Ridley Scott was on stage at Deadline’s Contenders London event to discuss the journey behind his latest epic and why he chose Joaquin Phoenix to portray the iconic Emperor.
Speaking about casting Oscar winner Phoenix, who he had previously worked with on Gladiator [in which Phoenix played another Emperor], filmmaking legend Scott told the audience that he had always viewed Phoenix’s character in that movie as “the most sympathetic character in Gladiator, being the product of such a neglectful father.”
He continued: “I was blown away by his outrageous film Joker. I didn’t like the way it celebrated violence but Joaquin was remarkable. I thought he’d be an amazing asset to Napoleon, [not only creatively] also in a commercial sense. There were only two actors I had in mind for the role. I won’t mention the other one.”
Apple has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment for a November 22 worldwide theatrical release launch for Napoleon,...
Speaking about casting Oscar winner Phoenix, who he had previously worked with on Gladiator [in which Phoenix played another Emperor], filmmaking legend Scott told the audience that he had always viewed Phoenix’s character in that movie as “the most sympathetic character in Gladiator, being the product of such a neglectful father.”
He continued: “I was blown away by his outrageous film Joker. I didn’t like the way it celebrated violence but Joaquin was remarkable. I thought he’d be an amazing asset to Napoleon, [not only creatively] also in a commercial sense. There were only two actors I had in mind for the role. I won’t mention the other one.”
Apple has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment for a November 22 worldwide theatrical release launch for Napoleon,...
- 10/7/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
After sitting it out last year, Deadline’s Contenders film series returns to London today with a strong lineup featuring Ridley Scott, Emerald Fennell, Todd Haynes and Michael Mann among the panelists attending the awards-season event.
Contenders London gets underway this morning at London’s Ham Yard Hotel and will feature panels on 13 of the year’s buzziest films from eight studios and streamers. Deadline will have full coverage of the event all day on the website and on our social channels, where you can follow along using the hashtag #DeadlineContenders.
In challenging times, it’s good to know quality cinema is never too far away, with films from some of the world’s biggest filmmakers on tap today. Along with Scott’s Napoleon, Fennell’s Saltburn, Haynes’ May December and Mann’s Ferrari, J.A. Bayona will present his Society of the Snow, Jeymes Samuel will open The Book of Clarence,...
Contenders London gets underway this morning at London’s Ham Yard Hotel and will feature panels on 13 of the year’s buzziest films from eight studios and streamers. Deadline will have full coverage of the event all day on the website and on our social channels, where you can follow along using the hashtag #DeadlineContenders.
In challenging times, it’s good to know quality cinema is never too far away, with films from some of the world’s biggest filmmakers on tap today. Along with Scott’s Napoleon, Fennell’s Saltburn, Haynes’ May December and Mann’s Ferrari, J.A. Bayona will present his Society of the Snow, Jeymes Samuel will open The Book of Clarence,...
- 10/7/2023
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
As Emmy voting draws to a close, the 2021 music nominations span rookies to regulars. Here’s a guide, sizing up the competition in seven categories including scoring, supervision and song.
There is a wealth of music nominated across different sounds and genres. Variety breaks it all down in the annual Emmy chart.
Music Composition for a Series
“Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Composer: Kris Bowers
Two previous nominations (two this year)
“Diamond of the First Water”
Period-appropriate strings dominate small-ensemble score.
“The Crown” (Netflix)
Composer: Martin Phipps
Six previous nominations
“The Balmoral Test”
Harp, women’s voices for Diana’s entry into the royal family
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
Composer: Adam Taylor
One previous nomination
“The Crossing”
Eerie textures, string quartet, for June’s capture and torture
“Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Composers: Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq
One win, three noms for Karpman; first nom for Saadiq
“Rewind 1921”
Operatic aria, large orchestra play requiem for...
There is a wealth of music nominated across different sounds and genres. Variety breaks it all down in the annual Emmy chart.
Music Composition for a Series
“Bridgerton” (Netflix)
Composer: Kris Bowers
Two previous nominations (two this year)
“Diamond of the First Water”
Period-appropriate strings dominate small-ensemble score.
“The Crown” (Netflix)
Composer: Martin Phipps
Six previous nominations
“The Balmoral Test”
Harp, women’s voices for Diana’s entry into the royal family
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)
Composer: Adam Taylor
One previous nomination
“The Crossing”
Eerie textures, string quartet, for June’s capture and torture
“Lovecraft Country” (HBO)
Composers: Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq
One win, three noms for Karpman; first nom for Saadiq
“Rewind 1921”
Operatic aria, large orchestra play requiem for...
- 8/27/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Morgan’s The Crown showed that the fourth time might yet be a charm for the Netflix series, which tied with Disney+’s The Mandalorian to net the most nominations—a hefty 24—at this year’s Primetime Emmys.
Why is this season so strong? It’s possible that, as the series moved into the 1980s and hence closer to the present day, it has stirred stronger memories in younger audiences than previous outings. This might also explain why tipsters are hinting at wins for newcomer Gillian Anderson, who joined the cast as headstrong British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Josh O’Connor, whose second-time-round portrayal of Prince Charles took a darker turn in the wake of his character’s ill-fated marriage to Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin).
Speaking during the series’ panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees awards-season event, Anderson explained that any nervousness she had about joining this...
Why is this season so strong? It’s possible that, as the series moved into the 1980s and hence closer to the present day, it has stirred stronger memories in younger audiences than previous outings. This might also explain why tipsters are hinting at wins for newcomer Gillian Anderson, who joined the cast as headstrong British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Josh O’Connor, whose second-time-round portrayal of Prince Charles took a darker turn in the wake of his character’s ill-fated marriage to Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin).
Speaking during the series’ panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees awards-season event, Anderson explained that any nervousness she had about joining this...
- 8/15/2021
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline’s two-day Contenders Television: The Nominees continues Sunday morning, with the second half of our award-season gala presentations that total 34 shows and 117 speakers from 16 networks and studios. The panels highlighting this year’s Emmy-nominated shows launched Saturday with a focus on comedies, documentaries, reality and specials (read our print coverage here). Today, the lineup pivots to spotlight dramas, limited series and movies, with things getting underway at 9 a.m. Pt.
To watch today’s Contenders livestream, click here.
Yes, our well-established event is virtual again due to the ongoing pandemic, but the range of the participants and projects is a powerful testament to the breadth and depth of the best of TV in 2021.
In fact, Emmy history has already been made this year. Mj Rodriguez’s nomination for Pose marks the first lead acting nod for a trans performer. Bowen Yang has become the first Chinese-American man to be...
To watch today’s Contenders livestream, click here.
Yes, our well-established event is virtual again due to the ongoing pandemic, but the range of the participants and projects is a powerful testament to the breadth and depth of the best of TV in 2021.
In fact, Emmy history has already been made this year. Mj Rodriguez’s nomination for Pose marks the first lead acting nod for a trans performer. Bowen Yang has become the first Chinese-American man to be...
- 8/15/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ flexed its sci-fi and superhero muscles at the Creative Arts Emmys on Tuesday. “The Mandalorian” came roaring back for Season 2 to lead all craft nominations with 17, followed by Marvel’s trippy “WandaVision,” which scored 15. For good measure, Marvel’s other series, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” added four craft noms.
However, Netflix topped everyone, led by “The Queen’s Gambit” with 12 noms, “The Crown” (Season 4) with 11, “Bridgerton” with eight, “The Umbrella Academy” with four, and “Halston” with three. HBO countered with “Lovecraft Country” garnering 11 noms and the buzzy “Mare of Easttown,” starring Kate Winslet, gathering nine, among other shows. Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Season 4) returned with eight noms, and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” comedy tallied an impressive seven.
A few noteworthy craft standouts: Dana Gonzales’ brilliant black-and-white cinematography for “Fargo’s” “East/West” episode (FX), David Franco’s moody cinematography for HBO’s “Perry Mason” (“Chapter Two”), “Bridgerton...
However, Netflix topped everyone, led by “The Queen’s Gambit” with 12 noms, “The Crown” (Season 4) with 11, “Bridgerton” with eight, “The Umbrella Academy” with four, and “Halston” with three. HBO countered with “Lovecraft Country” garnering 11 noms and the buzzy “Mare of Easttown,” starring Kate Winslet, gathering nine, among other shows. Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Season 4) returned with eight noms, and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” comedy tallied an impressive seven.
A few noteworthy craft standouts: Dana Gonzales’ brilliant black-and-white cinematography for “Fargo’s” “East/West” episode (FX), David Franco’s moody cinematography for HBO’s “Perry Mason” (“Chapter Two”), “Bridgerton...
- 7/13/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The TV Academy music branch is clearly not impressed by big names.
None of the superstars who entered the 2020-21 Emmy competition in the music categories — including H.E.R., Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Sara Bareilles, Dolly Parton and Cher — were rewarded Wednesday when the 73rd annual Emmy Award nominations were announced.
Rather, the majority of nominees in the seven music categories were largely familiar composers, songwriters, music directors and music supervisors within the scoring community.
The biggest musical names nominated were Marcus Mumford for the theme for “Ted Lasso,” Grammy president-ceo Harvey Mason Jr. for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” jazzman Branford Marsalis for a History Channel documentary, two-time Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for their hummable songs for “WandaVision,” and Tony winner Marc Shaiman for a song on a YouTube special.
Missing from Tuesday’s lists were songs for “Safety,” by H.E.R.; “Black Is King” by Beyoncé; both “Girls5eva...
None of the superstars who entered the 2020-21 Emmy competition in the music categories — including H.E.R., Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Sara Bareilles, Dolly Parton and Cher — were rewarded Wednesday when the 73rd annual Emmy Award nominations were announced.
Rather, the majority of nominees in the seven music categories were largely familiar composers, songwriters, music directors and music supervisors within the scoring community.
The biggest musical names nominated were Marcus Mumford for the theme for “Ted Lasso,” Grammy president-ceo Harvey Mason Jr. for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” jazzman Branford Marsalis for a History Channel documentary, two-time Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for their hummable songs for “WandaVision,” and Tony winner Marc Shaiman for a song on a YouTube special.
Missing from Tuesday’s lists were songs for “Safety,” by H.E.R.; “Black Is King” by Beyoncé; both “Girls5eva...
- 7/13/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
A group of composers from seven leading shows on Netflix debated the challenges of mapping a musical score to the tone and narrative of shows from “Bridgerton” to “The Crown” to “David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet,” in a discussion led by TheWrap.
Aside from the steamy romance at the heart of Netflix’s Shonda Rhimes-produced Regency-era drama, “Bridgerton” is probably best known for its music, a very distinct mesh of classical songs by famous composers like Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi and instrumental covers of modern-day pop tracks by the likes of Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish.
The man in charge of bridging the gap between these very different styles, and coming up with the original score that would bind them, was “Bridgerton” composer Kris Bowers. However, Bowers gives a lot of the credit to showrunner Chris Van Dusen for having a “clear” vision for the sound of the period piece,...
Aside from the steamy romance at the heart of Netflix’s Shonda Rhimes-produced Regency-era drama, “Bridgerton” is probably best known for its music, a very distinct mesh of classical songs by famous composers like Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi and instrumental covers of modern-day pop tracks by the likes of Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish.
The man in charge of bridging the gap between these very different styles, and coming up with the original score that would bind them, was “Bridgerton” composer Kris Bowers. However, Bowers gives a lot of the credit to showrunner Chris Van Dusen for having a “clear” vision for the sound of the period piece,...
- 6/10/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The choices for Emmy’s music branch this year are overwhelming, with hundreds of series now available via broadcast, cable and streaming options. Here are six of the most talked-about possibilities for nomination in the original score categories.
The Flight Attendant
“The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max) featured one of the season’s most creative scores, courtesy of composer Blake Neely. At his initial meeting with producers, Neely remarked that he saw the hard-partying title character Cassie as “a broken child,” and thought “child instruments” such as toy pianos might make an interesting musical choice.
As Neely recalls: “Then I upped the ante and said, ‘How about only percussion?’” They loved the idea. Every musical sound in the eight-part series is a percussion instrument, from timpani and marimba to piano and tubular bells, all played by Neely.
“You start looking at things in your house differently,” he says. “My dishwasher, could I play that?...
The Flight Attendant
“The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max) featured one of the season’s most creative scores, courtesy of composer Blake Neely. At his initial meeting with producers, Neely remarked that he saw the hard-partying title character Cassie as “a broken child,” and thought “child instruments” such as toy pianos might make an interesting musical choice.
As Neely recalls: “Then I upped the ante and said, ‘How about only percussion?’” They loved the idea. Every musical sound in the eight-part series is a percussion instrument, from timpani and marimba to piano and tubular bells, all played by Neely.
“You start looking at things in your house differently,” he says. “My dishwasher, could I play that?...
- 6/3/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
It’s odd that someone could equate freedom with being surrounded by a rabid throng of adoring fans lining entire city blocks. Yet, in one of the more striking sequences of “The Crown” Season 4, that’s what happens for Lady Diana (Emma Corrin).
The series shows her and Prince Charles’ (Josh O’Connor) 1983 diplomatic journey through Australia, making the argument that the trip managed to burnish her royal credential outside the boundaries of the United Kingdom while bringing a sense of momentary peace to a marriage in turmoil.
The climactic moment of Episode 6’s Australian excursion is that bustling crowd, butting up against police blockades just to get a glimpse of the new international star as she passes by. It not only marks one of the pivotal points in Diana’s season-long arc, it leads to one of the most exciting pieces of music that composer Martin Phipps has written for the show so far.
The series shows her and Prince Charles’ (Josh O’Connor) 1983 diplomatic journey through Australia, making the argument that the trip managed to burnish her royal credential outside the boundaries of the United Kingdom while bringing a sense of momentary peace to a marriage in turmoil.
The climactic moment of Episode 6’s Australian excursion is that bustling crowd, butting up against police blockades just to get a glimpse of the new international star as she passes by. It not only marks one of the pivotal points in Diana’s season-long arc, it leads to one of the most exciting pieces of music that composer Martin Phipps has written for the show so far.
- 6/2/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“The Crown” is one of TV’s most heralded series, winning top Emmy Awards through the years for Best Supporting Actor (John Lithgow), Best Drama Actress (Claire Foy) and Best Drama Directing (Stephen Daldry), among others. However, it lost the top Best Drama Series trophy on its first three tries to “The Handmaid’s Tale” (2017), “Game of Thrones” (2018) and “Succession” (2020). The fourth time could be the charm for Netflix’s popular regal series, as it leads all of the other drama contenders at the upcoming 2021 Emmys, according to Gold Derby predictions.
If our odds come true and “The Crown” ends up being coronated on Emmy night, it would make history for Netflix as the streaming service has never won a series trophy — not drama, not comedy, not limited. The show is the de factor front-runner following its recent triumphs at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and SAG Awards.
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If our odds come true and “The Crown” ends up being coronated on Emmy night, it would make history for Netflix as the streaming service has never won a series trophy — not drama, not comedy, not limited. The show is the de factor front-runner following its recent triumphs at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards and SAG Awards.
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- 6/2/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“I love melancholy in music. It’s what speaks to me and I think it brings out the subtext in so much of our lives and particularly in these characters in this series,” declares composer Martin Phipps about the light and shade that features throughout his score for the acclaimed fourth season of “The Crown.” “When we get to the eighties and we get to Diana, that melancholy becomes particularly pronounced, partly because we know how it unfolds and we know where it goes and the unstoppable tragedy that plays out in front of our eyes,” the Emmy-nominated composer explains. Watch our exclusive video interview with Phipps above.
See ‘The Crown’ might accomplish an Emmy feat that hasn’t been done since ‘Homeland’
Netflix’s flagship drama was created by Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated writer Peter Morgan. The series’ current cast debuted in 2019 for its third season, with Oscar winner...
See ‘The Crown’ might accomplish an Emmy feat that hasn’t been done since ‘Homeland’
Netflix’s flagship drama was created by Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated writer Peter Morgan. The series’ current cast debuted in 2019 for its third season, with Oscar winner...
- 5/30/2021
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Steve McQueen and Michaela Coel shows dominate with eight awards.
Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You were the big winners at the Bafta Craft Awards, taking home eight of the 21 awards between them.
Small Axe, the BBC1 drama anthology about the lives of West Indian immigrants in 1960s, 70s and 80s London, claimed five gongs including: JoJo Williams for make-up & hair design; Jacqueline Durran for costume design; Helen Scott for production design; Shabier Kirchner for photography & lighting: fiction and Gary Davy for scripted casting.
Coel’s BBC1/HBO true-life inspired dramedy about a...
Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You were the big winners at the Bafta Craft Awards, taking home eight of the 21 awards between them.
Small Axe, the BBC1 drama anthology about the lives of West Indian immigrants in 1960s, 70s and 80s London, claimed five gongs including: JoJo Williams for make-up & hair design; Jacqueline Durran for costume design; Helen Scott for production design; Shabier Kirchner for photography & lighting: fiction and Gary Davy for scripted casting.
Coel’s BBC1/HBO true-life inspired dramedy about a...
- 5/25/2021
- by John Elmes Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
The team of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross leads all nominees for the second annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, the organization of scorers and songwriters active in visual media.
The composing duo (who won an Oscar 10 years ago for “The Social Network” and an Emmy last year for “Watchmen”) received three nominations. They were cited for outstanding original score for a studio film for both their 2020 films, Netflix’s “Mank” and Disney-Pixar’s “Soul.” They share the “Soul” nod with composer Jon Batiste, who contributed the jazz threaded throughout the film.
Reznor and Ross received a third nomination, for outstanding original song for visual media, for their song “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” written for “Mank.”
Scl’s list is notable for the dominance of women composers in the category of outstanding original score for an independent film — three of the five nominees: Lolita Ritmanis for the...
The composing duo (who won an Oscar 10 years ago for “The Social Network” and an Emmy last year for “Watchmen”) received three nominations. They were cited for outstanding original score for a studio film for both their 2020 films, Netflix’s “Mank” and Disney-Pixar’s “Soul.” They share the “Soul” nod with composer Jon Batiste, who contributed the jazz threaded throughout the film.
Reznor and Ross received a third nomination, for outstanding original song for visual media, for their song “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” written for “Mank.”
Scl’s list is notable for the dominance of women composers in the category of outstanding original score for an independent film — three of the five nominees: Lolita Ritmanis for the...
- 2/1/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Season Four of The Crown, Peter Morgan’s historical Netflix series about Queen Elizabeth and the British royal family, marks the highly anticipated debut of Princess Diana (Emma Corrin) and covers the first nine years of her marriage to Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor). And, since it’s set in the 1980s, the “People’s Princess” brings a great pop soundtrack with her that includes Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Billy Joel, and Queen.
But the series’ composer, Martin Phipps, also worked to achieve musical continuity with previous seasons, while introducing new,...
But the series’ composer, Martin Phipps, also worked to achieve musical continuity with previous seasons, while introducing new,...
- 12/9/2020
- by RS Editors
- Rollingstone.com
As Emmy voting draws to a close, the 2020 music nominations span rookies to regulars. Martin Phipps landed his sixth nomination overall for the dramatic score to Netflix’s “The Crown.” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and his scoring partner Atticus Ross nabbed a nomination for their first series, HBO’s “Watchmen.” Emmy fave “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” grabbed another music supervision nom, while composers Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore landed their first for music and lyrics.
There is a wealth of music nominated across different sounds and genres. Variety breaks it all down in the annual Emmy chart.
Music Composition for a Series
"The Crown" (Netflix)
Composer: Martin Phipps
Pedigree: Six previous nominations
“Aberfan”
Vibe: Solo horn for a grieving Elizabeth; choir for mourning Welsh village
"Euphoria" (HBO)
Composer: Labrinth
Pedigree: First nomination (two this year)
“’03 Bonnie and Clyde”
Vibe: Contemporary sounds complement teen sex-and-drugs drama
"The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus...
There is a wealth of music nominated across different sounds and genres. Variety breaks it all down in the annual Emmy chart.
Music Composition for a Series
"The Crown" (Netflix)
Composer: Martin Phipps
Pedigree: Six previous nominations
“Aberfan”
Vibe: Solo horn for a grieving Elizabeth; choir for mourning Welsh village
"Euphoria" (HBO)
Composer: Labrinth
Pedigree: First nomination (two this year)
“’03 Bonnie and Clyde”
Vibe: Contemporary sounds complement teen sex-and-drugs drama
"The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus...
- 8/26/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
“It became a very creative editing process,” explains Jessica Hobbs about directing the closing episodes of the upcoming fourth season of “The Crown,” which had not finished filming when the industry shut down in March. Showrunner Peter Morgan resolved never to film the missing scenes; Hobbs reveals in her exclusive interview with Gold Derby that she is currently doing post-production virtually from a family vacation in Greece (watch the video above). She explains, “We wanted to deliver to Netflix — people are hungry to see new material and hopefully, they’ll love it when they see it. Hopefully, they won’t notice!” Hobbs says about the process, “I was actually really grateful for the creative focus of, ‘Okay, how else can we tell this story with what we’ve got?’ And we really succeeded. The actors were really blown away and Peter was delighted, so it was great, but it was...
- 8/22/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
“Season four is the best season we’ve done,” reveals Benjamin Caron about “The Crown” on Netflix. “It’s going to be coming out very soon and it’s very exciting, so watch out,” teases the director and executive producer in his exclusive interview with Gold Derby about the historical drama written by Peter Morgan (watch the video above).
Caron explains, “Looking over the entire season, we’ve got some amazing stories. We’ve got two explosive characters coming on screen: We’ve got Margaret Thatcher played by Gillian Anderson; we’ve got Princess Diana played by Emma Corrin. I’m excited by what people are about to witness. Peter’s writing is the best it’s been. You are now familiar with this cast — from season four, it’s like welcoming back old friends. The story of Charles and Diana is the greatest love story of the 21st century.
Caron explains, “Looking over the entire season, we’ve got some amazing stories. We’ve got two explosive characters coming on screen: We’ve got Margaret Thatcher played by Gillian Anderson; we’ve got Princess Diana played by Emma Corrin. I’m excited by what people are about to witness. Peter’s writing is the best it’s been. You are now familiar with this cast — from season four, it’s like welcoming back old friends. The story of Charles and Diana is the greatest love story of the 21st century.
- 8/18/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
This year’s Emmy nominees in the seven music categories include such familiar scoring names as Ludwig Göransson, Pinar Toprak, Nicholas Britell, Mark Isham and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross as well as figures from the pop world like Pharrell Williams, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, Ingrid Michaelson, Sheila E and the RZA.
Labrinth joined Reznor and Ross in being nominated in both song and score categories. The latter Nine Inch Nails members (and Oscar winners for “The Social Network”) are up for scoring “Watchmen” as well as contributing an original 1940s-themed song (“The Way It Used to Be”) to the HBO limited series. Labrinth’s two noms are for Showtime’s “Euphoria,” which earned him both a series dramatic score nomination and a song nod (“All for Us”).
Nathan Barr has the most nominations in the music categories, with three. He’s up against himself in the main title theme category,...
Labrinth joined Reznor and Ross in being nominated in both song and score categories. The latter Nine Inch Nails members (and Oscar winners for “The Social Network”) are up for scoring “Watchmen” as well as contributing an original 1940s-themed song (“The Way It Used to Be”) to the HBO limited series. Labrinth’s two noms are for Showtime’s “Euphoria,” which earned him both a series dramatic score nomination and a song nod (“All for Us”).
Nathan Barr has the most nominations in the music categories, with three. He’s up against himself in the main title theme category,...
- 7/28/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Modern-day cowboys, cable-news magnates, corrupt school administrators and England’s Royal Family: Over the past year they’ve all been portrayed on cable and streaming services, and they all needed music.
Brian Tyler, who is usually busy with feature films like “Crazy Rich Asians,” took on scoring the entire 10-episode second season of Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” which stars Kevin Costner as a Montana rancher. Says Tyler: “[Showrunner] Taylor Sheridan really was making an extended movie.”
Tyler played most of the featured instruments himself: “a lot of different guitars, dobros, charangos, mandolins, percussion, drums, piano, cello, cimbalom, hurdy-gurdy,” he says. “That folksy sound we know as ‘western music’ is really a hodgepodge that immigrants brought from all over the world.”
In order to keep on schedule, Tyler read scripts and wrote music even before seeing cuts of the episodes. “I would write really long suites and thematic ideas,” he reveals. Then, Tyler...
Brian Tyler, who is usually busy with feature films like “Crazy Rich Asians,” took on scoring the entire 10-episode second season of Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” which stars Kevin Costner as a Montana rancher. Says Tyler: “[Showrunner] Taylor Sheridan really was making an extended movie.”
Tyler played most of the featured instruments himself: “a lot of different guitars, dobros, charangos, mandolins, percussion, drums, piano, cello, cimbalom, hurdy-gurdy,” he says. “That folksy sound we know as ‘western music’ is really a hodgepodge that immigrants brought from all over the world.”
In order to keep on schedule, Tyler read scripts and wrote music even before seeing cuts of the episodes. “I would write really long suites and thematic ideas,” he reveals. Then, Tyler...
- 7/6/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
“I couldn’t say no when I was approached,” admits Martin Phipps about taking over as composer on season 3 of “The Crown” “That’s because I absolutely love it and it’s one of the best things on TV.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Phipps above.
See Josh O’Connor Interview: ‘The Crown’
After two seasons in which “The Crown” focused on the early years of Queen Elizabeth II‘s reign as monarch, the series returned late last year with a new cast in the spotlight. Oscar winner Olivia Colman replaced Emmy winner Claire Foy as the Queen, Tobias Menzies replaced Matt Smith as Prince Phillip, Helena Bonham Carter replaced Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and a raft of new characters joined the fold as Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated showrunner Peter Morgan cast Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles and Erin Doherty and Princess Anne. The cast just won the...
See Josh O’Connor Interview: ‘The Crown’
After two seasons in which “The Crown” focused on the early years of Queen Elizabeth II‘s reign as monarch, the series returned late last year with a new cast in the spotlight. Oscar winner Olivia Colman replaced Emmy winner Claire Foy as the Queen, Tobias Menzies replaced Matt Smith as Prince Phillip, Helena Bonham Carter replaced Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and a raft of new characters joined the fold as Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated showrunner Peter Morgan cast Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles and Erin Doherty and Princess Anne. The cast just won the...
- 6/9/2020
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Timothy Spall stars in a fascinating, surprisingly non-morbid look into the life of Albert Pierrepoint, England’s reluctant celebrity hangman who dispatched hundreds of convicted killers, including Ruth Ellis and John Christie, not to mention 47 Nazi war criminals, in a literal marathon of the gallows. The artist of the noose kept up a double life to separate his execution duties from his domestic marriage … until General Montgomery blew his cover of anonymity. Eddie Marsan and Juliet Stevenson provide terrific acting support in this undeservedly obscure gem from director Adrian Shergold.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Region B Blu-ray
Lionsgate (UK)
2005 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 91 95 min. / Pierrepoint; The Last Hangman / Available from Amazon UK or Amazon Us / Street Date December 7, 2009 /
Starring: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Clive Francis, Tobias Menzies.
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Film Editor: Tania Reddin
Original Music: Martin Phipps
Written by Bob Mills, Jeff Pope
Produced by Christine Langan
Directed...
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Region B Blu-ray
Lionsgate (UK)
2005 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 91 95 min. / Pierrepoint; The Last Hangman / Available from Amazon UK or Amazon Us / Street Date December 7, 2009 /
Starring: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Clive Francis, Tobias Menzies.
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Film Editor: Tania Reddin
Original Music: Martin Phipps
Written by Bob Mills, Jeff Pope
Produced by Christine Langan
Directed...
- 4/14/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Composer Benjamin Wallfisch has signed with the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency (Gsa) for worldwide representation, in partnership with London-based agency Cool Music Ltd.
A top composer, whose scoring credits include “It Chapter Two,” Shazam!” Hellboy,” “Hidden Figures” and “Hostile Planet,” among others, Wallfisch has worked on over 75 feature films and is a member of the BAFTA and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In April, Wallfisch was featured in Variety‘s Billion Dollar Composer series.
The Gsa roster includes such noted composers as John Williams, Thomas Newman, James Newton Howard and Michael Giacchino, among others.
Said Michael Gorfaine in announcing Wallfisch’s signing: “Ben is an enormously talented composer and musician, and we are truly delighted to welcome him to the Gsa family.”
“We are greatly looking forward to working with Ben as he continues to build what is already a very impressive career in film music,” added Samuel Schwartz.
A top composer, whose scoring credits include “It Chapter Two,” Shazam!” Hellboy,” “Hidden Figures” and “Hostile Planet,” among others, Wallfisch has worked on over 75 feature films and is a member of the BAFTA and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In April, Wallfisch was featured in Variety‘s Billion Dollar Composer series.
The Gsa roster includes such noted composers as John Williams, Thomas Newman, James Newton Howard and Michael Giacchino, among others.
Said Michael Gorfaine in announcing Wallfisch’s signing: “Ben is an enormously talented composer and musician, and we are truly delighted to welcome him to the Gsa family.”
“We are greatly looking forward to working with Ben as he continues to build what is already a very impressive career in film music,” added Samuel Schwartz.
- 9/17/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
For his eight-part BBC and Netflix series “Black Earth Rising,” executive producer, director and writer Hugo Blick tackles the fraught history of Rwandan genocide through his protagonist Kate (Michaela Coel), who is a survivor. As Kate gets involved in a legal case about the African militia, childhood memories from her own painful past flood her, depicted through multiple hand-drawn animated sequences by Studio Aka. The black-and-white animation starts with the beauty of Rwanda, showing crops flourishing and children playing, but very quickly turn tragic as the geography is taken over by machete-wielding invaders.
Hugo Blick
Executive producer, director, writer
“With a traumatic event like this, you can’t risk a numbness with the audience. To evoke it accurately we could have used documentary footage, but I felt in a piece in which the storytelling and world was unfamiliar to a lot of people’s experience, the animation would give them an idea,...
Hugo Blick
Executive producer, director, writer
“With a traumatic event like this, you can’t risk a numbness with the audience. To evoke it accurately we could have used documentary footage, but I felt in a piece in which the storytelling and world was unfamiliar to a lot of people’s experience, the animation would give them an idea,...
- 5/30/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The Aftermath is set in postwar Germany in 1945. Rachael Morgan (Keira Knightley) arrives in the ruins of Hamburg in the bitter winter, to be reunited with her husband Lewis (Jason Clarke), a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an unexpected decision: They will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower (Alexander Skarsgård) and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.
Directed by James Kent with a screenplay by Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse (Race) and Rhidian Brook, based upon Brook’s novel, the filmmaking team includes director of photography Franz Lustig, production designer Sonja Klaus, editor Beverly Mills, costume designer Bojana Nikitovič, music by Martin Phipps and casting by Nina Gold.
The Aftermath opens in St. Louis this Friday,...
Directed by James Kent with a screenplay by Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse (Race) and Rhidian Brook, based upon Brook’s novel, the filmmaking team includes director of photography Franz Lustig, production designer Sonja Klaus, editor Beverly Mills, costume designer Bojana Nikitovič, music by Martin Phipps and casting by Nina Gold.
The Aftermath opens in St. Louis this Friday,...
- 3/28/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Those problems added up to immortal romance cinema for Bogie and Bergman in Casablanca. Things are not so lucky for the love triangle at the core of The Aftermath, a stuffy, soggy slog of a movie that fails to generate sparks or a lick of dramatic sense. Director James Kent — striking out after his striking debut with Testament of Youth — adapts Rhidian Brook’s...
- 3/12/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Ascending queens Elizabeth (“The Crown”) and Victoria (“Victoria”) face off in the Emmy race for Series Original Dramatic Score, while old Hollywood (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) counters Russian classicism (“Fargo”) for Limited Series, Movie, or Special Dramatic Score.
Meanwhile, political (“House of Cards,” Taboo”) and survival overtones (“Planet Earth II” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) clash in the Series category, as well as war (“Five Came Back,” “The White Helmets,” “Suite Française”) and culture (“O.J.: Made in America”) in the other category.
Not surprisingly, the odds are with Rupert Gregson-Williams (“The Crown”) and last year’s “Mr. Robot” winner, Mac Quayle (“Feud”), for their respective retro scores. While Williams reached for orchestral nobility, Quayle went for more orchestral glam.
“The Crown” — “Hyde Park Corner” (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
The score for showrunner Peter Morgan’s drama about the rise of Elizabeth II (nominated Claire Foy) was all about restraint, given her sense of calm.
Meanwhile, political (“House of Cards,” Taboo”) and survival overtones (“Planet Earth II” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”) clash in the Series category, as well as war (“Five Came Back,” “The White Helmets,” “Suite Française”) and culture (“O.J.: Made in America”) in the other category.
Not surprisingly, the odds are with Rupert Gregson-Williams (“The Crown”) and last year’s “Mr. Robot” winner, Mac Quayle (“Feud”), for their respective retro scores. While Williams reached for orchestral nobility, Quayle went for more orchestral glam.
“The Crown” — “Hyde Park Corner” (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
The score for showrunner Peter Morgan’s drama about the rise of Elizabeth II (nominated Claire Foy) was all about restraint, given her sense of calm.
- 8/25/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
When it comes to picking main title themes this season, Emmy voters are heading toward either FX’s “Feud” or Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” Both tap Hollywood musical nostalgia in depicting the rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford (nominated Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange, respectively) in the early ’60s and ’80s sci-fi in the Duffer Brothers’ creepy thriller.
On the other hand, HBO’s “Westworld” has a haunting theme, National Geographic’s “Genius” offers a brief but adrenaline-pumping opener, Masterpiece’s “Victoria” contains a feisty bit of classicism, and “The Good Fight” gets explosive in the debut launch of CBS All Access.
“Feud”: Bette and Joan” (Mac Quayle)
Composer Mac Quayle (last year’s winner for the “Mr. Robot” score) took a deep dive into ’60s Hollywood movie scores to evoke the anger and pain between Davis and Crawford during their competitive stint co-starring in “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?...
On the other hand, HBO’s “Westworld” has a haunting theme, National Geographic’s “Genius” offers a brief but adrenaline-pumping opener, Masterpiece’s “Victoria” contains a feisty bit of classicism, and “The Good Fight” gets explosive in the debut launch of CBS All Access.
“Feud”: Bette and Joan” (Mac Quayle)
Composer Mac Quayle (last year’s winner for the “Mr. Robot” score) took a deep dive into ’60s Hollywood movie scores to evoke the anger and pain between Davis and Crawford during their competitive stint co-starring in “Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?...
- 8/11/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Dubois Records, in cooperation with Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece will release the Victoria – Original Soundtrack digitally on all music streaming platforms to coincide with the Us release of the television series on PBS this coming weekend. The album features the limited series’ original score by multi-bafta and Ivor Novello winning composer Martin Phipps (Woman In Gold, The Keeping Room) and Ruth Barrett (City Of Tiny Lights, Whitechapel) with vocals from the Mediaeval Baebes. Victoria was first aired on ITV in the UK on August 28, 2016.
Phipps says: “The idea was to give Victoria a dynamic voice, an explosive theme through which we could rejoice in her strength & courage. The Mediaeval Baebes were the perfect sound for this. With one foot in the classical world & one in the commercial, they gave Victoria the mixture of refinement & attitude I was after.”
Barrett says: “I started composing from episode 2, weaving in some of Martin...
Phipps says: “The idea was to give Victoria a dynamic voice, an explosive theme through which we could rejoice in her strength & courage. The Mediaeval Baebes were the perfect sound for this. With one foot in the classical world & one in the commercial, they gave Victoria the mixture of refinement & attitude I was after.”
Barrett says: “I started composing from episode 2, weaving in some of Martin...
- 1/13/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On this week’s episode of Cinematic Sound Radio, we’ll be featuring music from four brand new scores. The show opens with music by Carlo Siliotto from the film Miracles From Heaven. You’ll also hear selections from A Light Beneath Their Feet by John Swihart and Martin Phipps' innovative score to the TV mini-series War & Peace. And our video game selection of the week comes from the new game Uncharted 4: A Thief’S End by Henry Jackman...Listen on PodTyrant
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- 5/19/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
After having robust box office numbers this past weekend and being praised by both audiences and critics, Woman In Gold opens in wide release this Friday, April 10. In his review, Jim Batts says, “Woman In Gold concerns a celebrated work of art, but it’s also about two inspiring lives also worthy of celebration.” Read his review here.
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I’. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of...
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I’. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of...
- 4/10/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Watch the new trailer for The Weinstein Company’s Woman In Gold – opening April 1st.
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family.
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way.
For director Simon Curtis, his introduction to the story of Maria Altmann came through watching a program made for...
Woman In Gold is the remarkable true story of one woman’s journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family.
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way.
For director Simon Curtis, his introduction to the story of Maria Altmann came through watching a program made for...
- 3/17/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark directed by Troy Nixey, produced by Guillermo Del Toro and starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders. A soundtrack album featuring the score has been released digitally earlier this week and will be coming out on CD on September 27 on Lakeshore Records. For audio clips and more details, visit our previous article.
Also opening wide is the indie comedy Our Idiot Brother directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Shirley Knight. Nathan Larson and Eric D. Johnson composed the movie’s score. Abkco Records has released a soundtrack album including selections of the score, as well as several songs from the movie.
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark directed by Troy Nixey, produced by Guillermo Del Toro and starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders. A soundtrack album featuring the score has been released digitally earlier this week and will be coming out on CD on September 27 on Lakeshore Records. For audio clips and more details, visit our previous article.
Also opening wide is the indie comedy Our Idiot Brother directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Shirley Knight. Nathan Larson and Eric D. Johnson composed the movie’s score. Abkco Records has released a soundtrack album including selections of the score, as well as several songs from the movie.
- 8/27/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (Ica) present a unique series of masterclasses led by award-winning practitioners from the worlds of film, television and video games at the Ica throughout February and March 2011.
The masterclasses examine the many roles that feed into the creation of award-winning work and will appeal to those seeking a career in the creative industries and anyone interested in gaining an exclusive insight into the work that takes place behind the scenes.
This is the first time BAFTA and the Ica have formed a partnership; two organisations that together represent excellence and innovation in creativity across the whole spectrum of artistic endeavour.
On 2 February, BAFTA welcomes Nicolas Chaudeurge to the Ica. Having trained at the National Film and Television School, Nicolas has been editing drama and documentary for seventeen years in the UK and France. His partnership...
The masterclasses examine the many roles that feed into the creation of award-winning work and will appeal to those seeking a career in the creative industries and anyone interested in gaining an exclusive insight into the work that takes place behind the scenes.
This is the first time BAFTA and the Ica have formed a partnership; two organisations that together represent excellence and innovation in creativity across the whole spectrum of artistic endeavour.
On 2 February, BAFTA welcomes Nicolas Chaudeurge to the Ica. Having trained at the National Film and Television School, Nicolas has been editing drama and documentary for seventeen years in the UK and France. His partnership...
- 2/9/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
Michael checks out the new take on Brighton Rock. Where did it go wrong, he wonders...?
Here's a pull quote for you: Brighton Rock left me stunned. More so than any other film at the back end of 2010, it caused my jaw to drop. And I don't mean that in the positive sense.
Adapted from Graham Greene's source novel, and lagging 60-odd years behind the first film version, co-written by the author himself and starring Richard Attenborough, William Hartnell and Hermione Baddeley, this new take is the directorial debut of writer, Rowan Joffé. The result is one of those mind-bending, flabbergasting disasters that come along far too rarely.
Brighton Rock couldn't be based on a more melodramatic plot, as Pinkie (Sam Riley), a young, ambitious gangster, decides to marry Rose (Andrea Riseborough), a local waitress who happens to be a material witness to one of his murders. In order to keep her silent,...
Here's a pull quote for you: Brighton Rock left me stunned. More so than any other film at the back end of 2010, it caused my jaw to drop. And I don't mean that in the positive sense.
Adapted from Graham Greene's source novel, and lagging 60-odd years behind the first film version, co-written by the author himself and starring Richard Attenborough, William Hartnell and Hermione Baddeley, this new take is the directorial debut of writer, Rowan Joffé. The result is one of those mind-bending, flabbergasting disasters that come along far too rarely.
Brighton Rock couldn't be based on a more melodramatic plot, as Pinkie (Sam Riley), a young, ambitious gangster, decides to marry Rose (Andrea Riseborough), a local waitress who happens to be a material witness to one of his murders. In order to keep her silent,...
- 2/2/2011
- Den of Geek
In this week’s Music in the movies, Glen provides the first in an occasional series of soundtrack round-ups, including themes from Monsters, Brighton Rock and Black Swan...
This is the first in, hopefully, a series of score round-ups that will form entries into this column. It's a slight change of direction from the usual recaps of great composers, but allows me to cover material that may not fit into that format.
Here are reviews for some scores and soundtracks, released over the last month or so, that I have been listening to:
The Next Three Days - Danny Elfman
I've covered Danny Elfman's collaborations with Tim Burton here and it's his collaborations with the director that have largely defined his career. So, it's always nice to see him break away every now and then and compose material for non-Burton projects.
Like the film for which it accompanies, Elfman's score here is solid,...
This is the first in, hopefully, a series of score round-ups that will form entries into this column. It's a slight change of direction from the usual recaps of great composers, but allows me to cover material that may not fit into that format.
Here are reviews for some scores and soundtracks, released over the last month or so, that I have been listening to:
The Next Three Days - Danny Elfman
I've covered Danny Elfman's collaborations with Tim Burton here and it's his collaborations with the director that have largely defined his career. So, it's always nice to see him break away every now and then and compose material for non-Burton projects.
Like the film for which it accompanies, Elfman's score here is solid,...
- 1/25/2011
- Den of Geek
The remake departs from the Boultings' 1947 classic but Rowan Joffé has turned Greene's story into a towering study of female suffering
Any remake of a much-loved film provokes outrage, which usually turns out to be justified. The Boulting brothers' 1947 version of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock is considered by some the best British film of all time. Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick and even the Hughes brothers have all considered revisiting this hallowed ground, but then balked at the prospect. Worrying territory, then, for a first-time feature director.
Rowan Joffé comes to the task armed with a best director Bafta for TV drama The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall and writing plaudits for Brit flicks 28 Weeks Later and Last Resort. Slim enough credentials you may think. Nonetheless, it is clear from the outset that he is quite ready to blaze his own trail.
By switching the action from the 30s to 1964, Joffé...
Any remake of a much-loved film provokes outrage, which usually turns out to be justified. The Boulting brothers' 1947 version of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock is considered by some the best British film of all time. Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick and even the Hughes brothers have all considered revisiting this hallowed ground, but then balked at the prospect. Worrying territory, then, for a first-time feature director.
Rowan Joffé comes to the task armed with a best director Bafta for TV drama The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall and writing plaudits for Brit flicks 28 Weeks Later and Last Resort. Slim enough credentials you may think. Nonetheless, it is clear from the outset that he is quite ready to blaze his own trail.
By switching the action from the 30s to 1964, Joffé...
- 9/14/2010
- by David Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
The Northen Ireland shot biopic, 'Mo' which chronicles the life of the late Labour MP and former Northern Ireland Secretary, Mo Mowlam came away from last night's BAFTA craft awards clutching three awards whilst Guy Hibbert was lauded for his script for 'Five Minutes of Heaven' and 'Small Island's Martin Phipps won the best Original Televison Music Award. Northern Irish shot productions 'Mo', 'Five Minutes of Heaven' and 'Small Island' all came away from the 2010 BAFTA Television Craft awards with prizes. 'Mo' was the night's big winner with Philip Martin winning the award for Director Fiction, Kristina Hetherington for Editing Fiction and Chrissie Baker receiving the prize for her Hair and Make-Up work for the drama. 'Mo' is an ITV Studios production for Channel 4.
- 5/26/2010
- IFTN
Composer agency Cool Music Ltd has announced that Martin Phipps, who is best known for his TV scores North and South and The Virgin Queen, has begun work on feature film Endgame, directed by Pete Travis (Vantage Point). The film is about the breakdown of the Apartheid regime in South Africa and stars William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Derek Jacobi, Timothy West and Jonny Lee Miller. Phipps' other features include Pierrepoint, The Flying Scotsman and the recent Grow Your Own.
- 12/3/2008
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
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