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2021-10-28 06:29:08
Vital Signs for the Planet: combining music with new dramatic footage from NASA and National Geographic to demonstrate the impact of climate change in the last 20 years
Vital Signs for the Planet is being presented on 2 November 2021 at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Global Climate Uprising Festival at COP26 in Glasgow. The event is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Vital Signs for the Planet will involve a 100-strong symphony orchestra of young musicians from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and its Junior Conservatoire, conducted by Emil de Cou, in a 90-minute live spectacular blend of sound and cinematic visuals; combining music with new dramatic footage from NASA and National Geographic to demonstrate the impact of climate change in the last 20 years. Music will include excerpts from RVW's Sinfonia Antartica and Debussy's La mer, music by Vivaldi and Michael Giacchino, plus a live performance of Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. The Global Climate Uprising Festival is an international collaboration of environmental organisations, educational and cultural institutions, artists and activists, who will present their work in climate change research, advocacy and new solutions through media, art, […]
2020-11-30 05:09:00
Soundtrack of the American Soldier (CD review)
[…] stories of American soldiers as depicted in several different movies and musical suites. Much of the music is familiar, and all of it is well presented by Col. Jim Keene and the United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus.Here’s a rundown on the disc’s contents. You’ll recognize most of the names and many of the songs: 1. Karpman: “Brass Ceiling” (from The Journey of General Ann Dunwoody) 2. Steiner: Overture to Sergeant York 3. Giacchino: Medal of Honor Suite 4. Cohan: “Over There” 5. Moshier: A Portrait of Honor 6. Debeasi: American Sniper Suite 7. Williams: March (from 1941) 8. Beal: The Long Road Home 9. Goldsmith/Bernstein: The Great WWII Medley10. Berlin: “Good Bless America”11. Key: “The Star-Spangled Banner”12. Isham: “Army Strong”13. Williams: “The Jedi Steps” and “Finale” (from Star Wars: The Force Awakens)Next, a word about the band. According the album jacket, “The United States Army Field Band […]
2020-11-26 11:26:11
Michael Giacchino: Ratatouille Main Theme Context Michael Giacchino returned to Pixar for the second time to compose the score for the 2007 film, Ratatouille. Giacchino had previously written the music for The Incredibles (2004) and went on to write the music for Up (2009). The score for Ratatouille was nominated […] The post appeared first on Classicalexburns.
2020-01-14 17:19:34
[…] Throw Yourself Away’, a song he wrote for Toy Story 4. Alexandre Desplat enjoys a second year as an Oscar-nominated composer. He made the list last year for his score to Isle of Dogs, but lost out to Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther. The top five beat off stiff competition in the shortlist, which was released at the end of last year and is listed below: Alan Silvestri – Avengers: EndgameTheodore Shapiro – BombsellAlex Weston – The FarewellMarco Beltrami – Ford v FerrariMichael Giacchino – Jojo RabbitNicholas Britell – The KingDaniel Pemberton – Motherless BrooklynAlberto Iglesias – Pain and GloryMichael Abels – Us Hildur Guðnadóttir becomes first woman to win Golden Globe for original score Six of the best classical pieces on film
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