Now that the Academy Awards has come and gone, Indiewire published a list of The 50 Best Films Of The Decade So Far, according to their editorial staff. Lakeshore Records released the soundtracks to three of the films on this list: Drive(score by Cliff Martinez), Nightcrawler(score by James Newton Howard), The Tree of Life(score by Alexandre Desplat), plus an honorable mention for Blue Valentine(score by Grizzly Bear). Did all of your favorite films make the list? Which ones would you like to see? Read the full story at Indiewire.
Take A Look Down Memory Lane From Nightcrawler To 10 More Film Scores And Soundtracks Released By Lakeshore Records!
Lakeshore Records congratulates all of the nominees for the 87th Annual Academy Awards! Over the years, we have released some of the finest movie soundtracks ever to be heard, and we are so proud of every album. In commemoration of this year’s event, we look back at 11 film scores and soundtracks we’ve released whose films have won Oscars® or received nominations. Which ones do you remember? Which ones do you want to own?
Nightcrawler (Composer: James Newton Howard) – Nomination: Best Original Screenplay, Dan Gilroy
The Grandmaster (Composers: Shigeru Umebayashi, Nathaniel Mechaly) – Nomination: Best Achievement in Cinematography, Philippe Le Sourd; Best Achievement in Costume Design, William Chang
The Hurt Locker (Composer: Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders) – Wins: Best Motion Picture of the Year: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro; Best Achievement in Directing: Kathryn Bigelow (Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director.); Best Writing, Original Screenplay: Mark Boal; Best Achievement in Film Editing: Bob Murawski, Chris Innis; Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett; Best Achievement in Sound Editing: Paul N.J. Ottosson; Nominated Oscar Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Jeremy Renner; Best Achievement in Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd;
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score: Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
The Kids Are All Right(Various Artists) – Nominated: Best Motion Picture of the Year: Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Celine Rattray; Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Annette Bening; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Mark Ruffalo; Best Writing, Original Screenplay: Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
A Serious Man(Composer: Carter Burwell) – Nominated: Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Writing, Original Screenplay: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Bright Star (Composer: Mark Bradshaw) – Nominated: Best Achievement in Costume Design: Janet Patterson
Tropic Thunder (Various Artists) – Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr.
In Bruges (Composer: Carter Burwell) – Nominated: Best Writing, Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh
Into The Wild (Composer: Michael Brook) – Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Hal Holbrook; Best Achievement in Film Editing: Jay Cassidy
Little Miss Sunshine (Composers: Mychael Danna & DeVotchKa) – Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Alan Arkin; Best Writing, Original Screenplay: Michael Arndt
Wanted (Composer: Danny Elfman) – Nonimated: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing: Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt; Best Achievement in Sound Editing: Wylie Stateman
Watch Trailer On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPDErRzsl-0
See this year’s complete list of nominees for the 87th Oscars at Oscars.org.
From February 17 to March 2, Nightcrawler (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is featured on iTunes Canada! The James Newton Howard score album is a soundtrack collector’s must-have, so don’t miss out. Watch the soundtrack teaser below to see what critics are saying!
Watch The Teaser On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L61bFFM65OM
Nightcrawler, scored by acclaimed composer James Newton Howard, is number one on the iTunes Movies chart! Since the film’s release last October, the film, cast and crew have received a multitude of accolades. And, Director Dan Gilroy’s original screenplay is nominated for an Academy Award this year! Thanks to all the movie and film music fans, the film and soundtrack have enjoyed attention at the forefront of the iTunes homepage. If you haven’t seen Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed, you can rent or purchase the HD video now on iTunes.
Download The Album!
James Newton Howard – Nightcrawler (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): iTunes | Buy CD
Preview The Album on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gPocZOn9LM
Congratulations goes to Nightcrawler’s Dan Gilroy for his Academy Award nomination in Writing (Original Screenplay)! This James Newton Howard-scored film received critical acclaim since its premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in September.
And speaking of James Newton Howard, film music critic “Scorekeeper” named his score for Nightcrawler one of the Top Ten Film Scores of 2014:
What I love most about Howard’s music for Nightcrawler is its ability to perfectly convey a strong degree of “creepy curiosity.” I’m also tickled that Howard’s main theme is actually quite victorious. It’s absolutely appropriate for a hero or principle protagonist which Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) certainly isn’t…or is he? That’s the philosophical revolving door at the heart of this film which makes it one of my favorites of the year.” – Brian Satterwhite
We congratulate all the Academy Award nominees! Read the full list at Oscars.org. The 87th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22, held at the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center. Watch the Oscars® on ABC live beginning at 7e/3p (check local listings).
