How does a former punk rocker somehow get into composing for films? How did Carter Burwell get his first gig with the Cohen Brothers? How does one score for a stop-motion animation such as Missing Link directed by Chris Butler (ParaNorman)? These questions and more get answered in this superb composer interview at PopMatters.
Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]
MISSING LINK, an Annapurna Pictures Release of a LAIKA Film, coming to iTunes Movies May 24 (pre-order here)!
The toe-tapper recalls some of Randy Newman’s film song work, with the same lighthearted sense of bonhomie. – Melinda Newman, Billboard
Premiering today at Billboard are two track from the forthcoming Missing Link – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: “Do-Dilly-Do (A Friend Like You)” song by Walter Martin (of The Walkmen) and “Westward Ho”, cue by Academy Award®-nominated Composer Carter Burwell (Anomalisa, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). “Do-Dilly-Do (A Friend Like You)” appears in the film’s end credits. You can listen to both tracks in full exclusively at Billboard, ahead of the full album release. The song will be available as an instant-grat track March 22 on Apple Music and iTunes via Lakeshore Records. The full album will be released on Friday, April 12. See the track list below.
MISSING LINK, an Annapurna Pictures Release of a LAIKA Film, in theaters Friday, April 12!
From Laika Entertainment, the studio which brought us Academy Award®-nominated films such as Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, comes Missing Link, the new stop-motion film starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson and Zack Galifianakis. The film features score by Carter Burwell, coming soon! Stay tuned for more news about Missing Link!
Annapurna Pictures presents MISSING LINK, in US theaters April 12, 2019!
Congratulations Infinitely Polar Bear (Sony Pictures Classics) on its NAACP Image Award nominations! The film received two nominations: “Outstanding Independent Motion Picture,” and “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” for Zoe Saldana. Congrats to all the nominees!
The 47th NAACP Image Award will be held on Friday, February 5, 2016 and broadcast live 9/8c on TVOne. Read the full list at Variety.
Continue reading ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’ Nabs Two NAACP Image Award Noms | Variety
SoundWorks Collection recently interviewed Randall Poster, Music Supervisor on Infinitely Polar Bear. Prior to Infinitely Polar Bear, Randall worked on such films as The Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood, both Academy Award®-winning films of last year. Listen to him talk about music supervision on big budget and indie films. SoundWorks Collection is dedicated to profiling the greatest and upcoming sound minds from around the world and highlight their contributions.
Infinitely Polar Bear (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) released by Lakeshore Records is out now on Apple Music. Read further for more details.
