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In the Name of the
King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
by Jessica de Rooij and Henning Lohner
Opens: January 11, 2008
Well we all know how well movies based on video games tend to go.
Not good. Not good at all. Still, many times we can hold
out for some interesting music to accompany the doomed film.
This is oh so very likely to take place for this film. Given
the portfolios of Jessica de Rooij and Henning Lohner, I have to
believe the score is going to tend toward the darker side of
things...and rely heavily on electronic instrumentation.
Still, one can hope for a stand-out theme or two.
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Cloverfield
None Announced
Opens: January 18, 2008
One of the best viral ad
campaigns for a feature film to
date has been for J.J. Abrams
film, CLOVERFIELD. If
Abrams holds true to form, then
score fans will likely rejoice
at the announcement of Michael
Giacchino as the composer and
then later when the score is
actually available.
Another thought is that the film
will have no score at all.
While I was initially quite
skeptical of this...looking at
trailer and the type of film it
appears to be...it makes a lot
of sense to not feature a
musical score. Keep
your hope levels down in the
basement on this one, but the
film will likely be a must-see.
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Rambo
by Brian Tyler
Opens: January 25, 2008
He
shouldn't have made ROCKY BALBOA
and he probably shouldn't have
made this film either, but at
least Stallone had the good
sense to hire BRIAN TYLER to
provide the score. For me
the RAMBO franchise will always
be linked to the late, great
JERRY GOLDSMITH, so l'm hoping
Tyler will continue to employ
the "It's a Long Road" theme for
John Rambo as well as the other
musical signatures of the
franchise. Adding his own
flare to the John Rambo's iconic
theme, could prove interesting,
so let's let our expectations
float about midway.
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Untraceable
by Christopher Young
Opens: January 25, 2008
A psycho
internet predator is on the
e-loose and displaying his
demented handiwork on the world
wide web. I foresee a
gore-fest, chase-fest,
pseudo-twist-fest, and some
attempt at a surprise ending
that will only leave audiences
scratching their heads at why
they didn't wait for Netflix on
this one - fest. Well, at least
CHRISTOPHER YOUNG can exercise
those suspense-horror muscles of
his again. I'm not holding
out much for a listening
experience worth bringing into
my home though.
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Jodhaa Akbar
by A. R. Rahman
Opens: January 25, 2008
Ashutosh
Gowariker's (director of
Oscar-nominated Lagaan) next
film appears to be an
historical, epic film centering
on the politically arranged
marriage between a Muhgal
Emporer, Akbar, of the 16th
century and his new wife Jodha
Akbar, played by Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan. While the scale
of this film appears to be
grand, some of the production
value may be a bit lacking.
The score from A.R. RAHMAN
(Elizabeth: The Golden Age,
Warriors of Heaven and Earth)
should be an intriguing one;
filled with plenty of
east-Indian flavors and bold
fanfares.
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Tracksounds 2008 Music Preview is just that - a
preview. Release dates are subject to change...as our composers
attached to these projects. The details found in the following are
subject to change. We'll endeavour to stay on top of such changes,
but if you spot something out of date or incorrect,
please notify
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