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The Mummy: Tomb of the
Dragon Emperor
by Randy Edelmen
Opens: August 15, 2008
It's been
yonks since RANDY EDELMEN has
done a big-budgeter, but he
makes his return to the genre
with this third installment of
THE MUMMY series (if you don't
count THE SCORPION KING).
While his choice of synths was
fitting for the mid-90s, they
will sound dated for this film,
if he goes that route. One
thing we can expect is that he
will craft some memorable
thematic material - as he
normally does. Could be
great...could be a synthy-dud.
Let's wait and see.
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The International
by Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek,
Tom Tykwer
Opens: August 15, 2008
One of the
sleeper hit scores of 2006 was
PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER
composed by Heil, Klimek, and
Tykwer. Here we have the
ever-present Clive Owen and
Naomi Watts in a political
thriller. Not sure if the
trio can pull off the same magic
as Perfume, but let's give them
some credit and raise our
expectations.
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Mirrors
by Javier Navarrete
Opens: August 15, 2008
This could
be a very interesting thriller.
There certainly isn't much
available on the film just yet,
but the announcement of composer
Javier Navarrete is not
something that resonates with
me. Despite all the hype,
both the film and score for
PAN'S LABYRINTH left me flat.
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
by Unknown
Opens: August 15, 2008
Hello. Who
do we have here? Yes.
Star Wars is back and this time
they have entered the galaxy of
3-D animation. Just prior
to the debut of a new CLONE WARS
television show, a feature film
will be released. For the
devoted Star Wars fans, this is
going to be a sure fire hit and
I'm hoping they will be as
dynamic as the The Clone War
animated series by Genndy
Tartakovsky that aired on the
Cartoon Network a couple of
years ago. No word on who
will provide the music. Of
course, if John Williams wrote
some original music, we'd all
rejoice, but I doubt that is the
case. They would be wise
to bring on MARK GRISKEY into
the mix who has written a
fantastic score for the upcoming
game, THE FORCE UNLEASHED.
Until there is an official
announcement...we'll keep things
right in the middle.
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Tropic Thunder
by Theodore Shapiro
Opens: August 15, 2008
With the
comedic line up TROPIC THUNDER
offers and judging by the first
trailer, this movie looks like
it will be a comedic-killer! When it comes to
the score, we know that THEODORE
SHAPIRO has got what it takes.
His work for BLADES OF GLORY was
surprisingly serious and
surprisingly easy to listen to.
It's rare that a score for a
comedy has a lot of "listenability"
outside of the film, but
Shapiro's previous work gives
some hope that this will be the
case for Tropic Thunder.
If not for that, this would come
in as a "low."
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Bangkok Dangerous
by Brian Tyler
Opens: August 22, 2008
One of the
year's obligatory gun-play films
is Nick Cage's BANGKOK
DANGEROUS. More often than
not these sorts of films don't
come away with the most
enjoyable scores (for example:
Shoot Em Up, Shooter, Hitman),
but with BRIAN TYLER's
attachment to this film, that
changes things a bit in terms of
what we can look forward to.
Some nice action and Far eastern
flavor...could be good.
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Crossing Over
by John Murphy
Opens: August 22, 2008
You didn't
know Harrison Ford was doing
something other than INDIANA
JONES this year. Did you?
He certainly is and that project
is CROSSING OVER. Director
Wayne Kramer's track record is
pretty short, but seeing
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank
Marshall's names attached help
to raise expectations here.
Given his background of movies
like 28 Days and Sunshine,
composer John Murphy seems like
an odd choice for a film about
the struggles of immigrants into
the USA.
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Fly Me to the Moon
by Ramin Djawadi
Opens: August 22, 2008
You didn't
know Ramin Djawadi was doing
something other than IRON MAN
this year. Did you?
The composer has been on this
project much longer than IRON
MAN actually. This 3D
animated film goes the way of
Beowulf and is actually going to
be presented in 3-D as well.
Looks like a cute enough film
but somewhat second-rate if
compared to the big studio's
efforts these days. Still,
a good story and a good score
could take this a long way.
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Babylon A.D.
by Atli Örvarsson
Opens: August 29, 2008
Seemingly
in production forever, Babylon
A.D. starring Vin Diesel and
Michelle Yeoh is set for release
in August. The film is an
adaptation of a French novel,
entitled Babylon Babies.
Seems to be an action-suspencer
with a score to match.
Reportedly the score is being
done by Hans Zimmer as well as
Atli Örvarsson and will have a
unique blend of orchestral and
hip hop. We'll just have
to see how well that works out.
At this point, I'm fearful
Babylon A.D. will turn out to be
an odd musical babbling.
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Traitor
by Mark Kilian
Opens: August 29, 2008
For
TRAITOR, actor Don Cheadle plays
a CIA agent that has gone
undercover to work with
terrorists. Might not seem
a natural for composer Mark
Kilian, but given his nice work
for the ill-fated DAYBREAK (TV
show), this might be an
intriguing score in the end.
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Prototype
(PS3, X360, PC)
Composer: Sascha Dikiciyan
Game release date: Summer
Now this
could be one intriguing game -
sort of like a mashup of
Assassins Creed and Dark Sector!
If it lives up to the quality of
the first trailers, we should
have one good-play on our hands. Veteran game-composer Sascha Dikiciyan is attached to this project which bodes well for he game in terms of its musical experience.
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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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