Scoring Session – “The Incredibles”
June 23, 2009
Here’s a video about some of the behind the scenes stuff from the scoring session of “The Incredibles” by composer Michael Giacchino.
What I love about this video is how it talks to quite a few of the different people involved in the project. Not only do you hear from the musicians but the conductor and engineer as well. This film went all the way with the retro feel of the soundtrack by not only sticking to the original genre (jazz and symphony without modern electronic elements) but also by recording the soundtrack using analog tape.
Another interesting point is how you get to hear the individual sections as the camera pans around to the different sections of the orchestra. Fun stuff.
One for Mr. Jarre
March 31, 2009
On March 29 famed musician and composer Maurice Jarre passed away at the age of 84.
He won three Oscars for Doctor Zhivago, A Passage to India and the film that brought his talent to my attention, Lawrence of Arabia.
Of course by the time I saw Lawrence it was on network TV and had long since become a classic. What always stuck with me about Jarre’s music was how it added so much to the film without being intrusive or drawing too much attention to itself. There are many moments in Lawrence where director David Lean tries to convey the vastness of the desert with grand sweeping shots of the desert. Jarre augments the feeling perfectly.
I love Maurice Jarre mostly for his memorable anthems. His music could be both discordant and melodic. He composed for over 150 films over his 50 year career. We wish a grand adieu to the maestro. I’m off to listen to the master.
