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The 2023 Grammys have come and gone, and the first Grammy for Best Video Game Score has already been awarded (congratulations, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Stephanie Economou!). But one of her fellow nominees in that category is video game music royalty in his own right -- Austin Wintory, whose score for the acclaimed indie game Journey netted him a Grammy nomination for a video game score years before it became its own category. This time, he was nominated for his score for Aliens: Fireteam Elite, a third-person shooter based on the iconic Alien franchise. Following a team of Colonial Marines shooting their way through alien-infested space stations and planets, Fireteam Elite calls for a much greater action focus than Journey or other games Wintory has scored. But in so doing, he manages to craft a bombastic, atmospheric score that both pays homage to the soundscapes of previous Alien composers like Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner, but also injects lots of low brass and flute solos courtesy of Sara Andon, creating a noir-like sound to fit the story's mysterious tone. Together, Austin and I talk about the score itself, how to weave those influences into the demands of gameplay, and grander chats about the broader composer community and his role in highlighting those voices (thanks to Wintory's robust YouTube channel, which features score recommendations, BTS stuff, and interviews with other composers and voice actors). And if you want even more insight into his process for the Fireteam Elite score, you can find a track-by-track video breakdown of the score, complete with text commentary, here. You can find Austin Wintory at his official website here. Aliens: Fireteam Elite is currently available to play on PS5, PC, XONE, PS4, and XS. You can also listen to the score on your preferred music streaming service courtesy of 20th Century Studios.
Cinematic Sound Radio - Soundtracks, Film, TV and Video Game Music
On today’s episode of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW, we’ll be paying tribute to legendary composer Ennio Morricone. Morricone sadly passed away on July 6, 2020, at the age of 91 and to honour the Academy Award-winning composer, we have put together a program called RE-RECORDING MORRICONE featuring music by Morricone newly recorded or newly remixed. You’ll hear selections from ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, THE UNTOUCHABLES, THE LEGEND OF 1900, MARCO POLO, TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA, THE THING, CASUALTIES OF WAR, DEATH RIDES A HORSE, CINEMA PARADISO, THE MISSION, and more featuring performers such as Apollo Four-Forty, the Orchestra of the Accademia National De Santa Cecilia, William Motzing, Nic Raine, The City of Prague Philharmonic, London Music Works, Henry Mancini and the Mancini Pops, Yo-Yo Ma, Sara Andon, Simon Pedroni, Dulce Pontes, John Mauceri, The London Philharmonic, Monica Mancini, and Alan Howarth. Enjoy! —— Cinematic Sound Radio is fully licensed to play music by SOCAN. Check out our NEW Cinematic Sound Radio TeePublic Store! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/cinematic-sound-radio Cinematic Sound Radio Web: http://www.cinematicsound.net Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cinsoundradio Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cinematicsound Cinematic Sound Radio Fanfare and Theme by David Coscina https://soundcloud.com/user-970634922 Bumper voice artist: Tim Burden http://www.timburden.com
Der italienische Pianist Simone Pedroni erwarb sich spätestens mit seinem Sieg beim Van Cliburn-Wettbewerb 1993 internationale Beachtung. Inzwischen dirigiert er auch und hat außerdem ein Faible für Filmmusik entwickelt. Nachdem er vor knapp zwei Jahren bereits ein John-Williams-Album mit teils eigenen Klavier-Arrangements vorgelegt hat, erschien jetzt eine Hommage an Ennio Morricone. Diesmal gesellt sich die amerikanische Flötistin Sara Andon als Duo-Partnerin an Pedronis Seite.
Cinematic Sound Radio - Soundtracks, Film, TV and Video Game Music
Over the past few years, we hear at CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO have been paying our respects to two-time Academy Award winning composer James Horner with various radio specials including a four hour plus special produced a few days after his death. We also produced a two-part series last year featuring some of his lesser known film scores. Jason Drury has also been producing an epic three-part radio documentary in Horner’s honour. The third and final part of that program is scheduled to be released next week right here on CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO. James Horner was part of a holy trinity of film composers I grew up with admiring. The others were John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. Those three brought me into the world of film music with their timeless and classic scores and made me a fan of this art form for life. Todays program is dedicated to re-recorded James Horner music. Fans of the show know of my love for re-recordings or new recordings of previously existing scores so I thought this would be a unique way to mark the 2nd anniversary of James Horner’s passing. Today’s program will include performances by The City of Prague Philharmonic, The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Solo performers include flutist Sara Andon, pianist Jean-Michel Bernard, pianist Dan Redfeld, and violinist Mari Samuelsen. Conductors include Nic Raine, John Scott, John Williams, Erich Kunzel, David Arnold, Joel McNeely and John Debney. Cinematic Sound Radio http://www.cinematicsound.net WROCK Radio http://www.wrockradio.com Cinematic Sound Radio Fanfare and Theme by David Coscina https://soundcloud.com/user-970634922 Bumper voice artist: Tim Burden http://www.timburden.com Also available through Podtyrant http://www.podtyrant.com
In this podcast: 1. Laurel Zucker and Sara Andon, 2. Trevor Pinnock, 3. Janine Johnson, 4. Laurel Zucker, 5. Ensemble Mirable, 6. DAC Crowell, 7. Jacob Heringman, 8. Daniel Ben Pienaar, 9. Justin Bianco, 10. Jag, 11. Shlomo Mintz