Back in September it was announced that Michael Giacchino (Doctor Strange) had signed on to replace Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel) as composer on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in a rather surprising turn of events which left him with less than five weeks to put together a score for next month’s hotly-anticipated Anthology […]
Michael Giacchino to score Spider-Man: Homecoming
If a post on Reddit is to be believed, Doctor Strange composer Michael Giacchino will be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe next year, with Kevin Feige reportedly announcing him as composing the score for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Giacchino has worked extensively with Disney in the past, scoring the likes of Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Cars […]
Michael Giacchino replaces Alexandre Desplat as composer on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
It looks like the extensive reshoots on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has led to scheduling conflicts for composer Alexandre Desplat, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the Oscar-winner is no longer available to score the film. Stepping in as Desplat’s replacement is another Academy Award-winner in Michael Giacchino, who has worked extensively with […]
Movie Score Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Tony Black reviews the Star Trek Beyond score… If there is one composer who in the last decade has truly risen to be one of the greats in cinema, it’s Michael Giacchino, and his scores for the J.J. Abrams spearheaded Star Trek reboot series have been among his glittering achievements. He managed to blend for […]
Music That Takes Us Beyond: A Guide to the Star Trek Movie Soundtracks
To mark composer Michael Giacchino’s triumphant return with Star Trek Beyond, Sean Wilson explores the extraordinarily rich legacy of music from the Star Trek movies… From being initially written off on the basis of the underwhelming trailers to its emergence as a funny, fast-paced and fan-pleasing summer blockbuster, Star Trek Beyond has according to most […]
Michael Giacchino to compose Doctor Strange score
Despite getting many things right, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has long struggled with one thing: its film scores. While Alan Silvestri managed to make an alright theme for The Avengers, it didn’t stick around after Phase One of the MCU, and was nowhere near as iconic as the superhero themes from composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams […]
Michael Giacchino returning for The Incredibles 2
Brad Bird has taken to Twitter to officially announce that he’ll be reuniting with composer Michael Giacchino on the upcoming Pixar sequel The Incredibles 2, tweeting out a video of Giacchino signing the actual contract… @m_giacchino signs to do the music for INCREDIBLES 2.Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! pic.twitter.com/9Ipo2urPvD — Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) November 25, 2015 The Incredibles […]
