#‘Society of the Snow’ Review: J.A. Bayona Blends Visceral Action With Existential Despair in Overlong but Affecting Survival Thriller

#‘Society of the Snow’ Review: J.A. Bayona Blends Visceral Action With Existential Despair in Overlong but Affecting Survival Thriller

The 1972 disaster in which Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 went down in a remote part of the Andes while carrying a rugby team, their friends and family members to a match in Chile has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries and two dramatic features — the 1976 Mexploitation quickie, Survive!, which fell short…

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#J.A. Bayona Re-Teams with Oscar-Winning Composer Michael Giacchino on ‘Society of the Snow’

#J.A. Bayona Re-Teams with Oscar-Winning Composer Michael Giacchino on ‘Society of the Snow’

Spanish director J.A. Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphanage) is re-teaming with his Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom composer Michael Giacchino for his new project, La sociedad de la nieve (Society of the Snow). Netflix, which is producing the Spanish-language survival thriller, confirmed the news Tuesday. Society of the Snow aims to retell the story of the…

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#Best Film Scores of the ’90s Ranked

#Best Film Scores of the ’90s Ranked

“#Best Film Scores of the ’90s Ranked” Music is the soul of almost every movie; “if music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it,” as Shakespeare wrote. It transports us to far-off places and enables us to travel in time. Thanks to the work of composers like John Williams and…

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#St. Vincent, McCartney & More – /Film

#St. Vincent, McCartney & More – /Film

“#St. Vincent, McCartney & More – /Film” Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 by Jack Giroux Michael Giacchino has a swanky workplace. Due to the pandemic, the Oscar-winning film composer is working from his personal studio, which looks straight out of the 1950s at first glance – it’s filled with instruments, warm colors, and nostalgia. Childhood…

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#Travelogue Volume 1 – /Film

#Travelogue Volume 1 – /Film

“#Travelogue Volume 1 – /Film” Academy-award winning composer Michael Giacchino has finally made his debut album. Travelogue Volume 1 by Michael Giacchino and his Nouvelle Modernica Orchestra tells the story of an alien’s journey on Earth. Each song opens with a narration of the alien describing her experience before Giacchino and his orchestra launch into snappy, melancholic, or…

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#Travelogue Volume 1 – /Film

#Composer Michael Giacchino is Working With Paul McCartney on an Animated Movie – /Film

“#Composer Michael Giacchino is Working With Paul McCartney on an Animated Movie – /Film” Film composer Michael Giacchino and Sir Paul McCartney, best known for an obscure rock group called The Beatles, have been working on an animated film together. Giacchino, who’s the Oscar-winning composer behind Up and Star Trek, is hopeful we’ll see the film one day. Unless we’re…

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