V for Dario Marianelli

After the rumors of Don Davis, Craig Armstrong or David Arnold hiring to this project, finally "V for Vendetta" score will be composed by the italian composer Dario Marianelli. Soon, we can hear the talent of this new composer in "Brothers Grimm", the most awaited new film from Terry Gilliam (ex-Monty Phyton) starring by Heath Ledger and Matt Damon, or in "Pride and Prejudice" the new film starring by Keira Knightley based on Jane Austen's famous novel.

Dario Marianelli was born in Pisa, Italy. He was studied piano and composition in Florence and London, and have won a large number of awards for his works for BBC and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. His work for "Brothers Grimm" has been the reason for hire to this cinema music young talent this important project. This new has been confirmed by Silver Pictures itself, the producers of the film.

"V for Vendetta", will be directed by James McTeigue, director assistant in The Matrix Trilogy, in his very first movie. The film will be starred by Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith) and Natalie Portman, and is based on the famous graphic novel written by Alan Moore (writer of the graphic novel of "The League of the Extraordinary Gentlemen"). This project is produced by the Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver, and the screenplay will be write by the Wachowski themselves and Alan Moore.

Soon we can hear the quality of this young new talent in film composition, the italian Dario Marianelli.

(Source: ScoreMagacine)

Howard Shore and Captain Alatriste

BSOSpirit information sources has been confirmed that "Alatriste" production crew has broken the negociations with Ennio Morricone about to score this spanish production film, starring by Viggo Mortensen, based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte international best-seller novels.

After this, we can confirm that actually, film production is in negociations to hire Howard Shore to score the film. When the conversations with Morricone broke, Viggo Mortensen (composer's friend) has suggested Shore's name.

The production has confirmed that the canadian composer is reading the original novels and composing music demos that he will show to the producers middle next month.

The election of an american composer (canadian in fact), has a direct relation with the fact that film post production will do in USA and not in Spain. The implication of Howard Shore in the project, join to Viggo Mortensen, will be the lure that production look for, to sold the movie in the american cinema market.

From BSOSpirit will inform you about future news in this film, the most expensive film production in spanish history.

Four records will tribute The Chronicles Of Narnia

Disney and EMI records have merged in a big commercial attempt to achieve something never achieved before in film music history. Want the music of C.S. Lewis book The Chronicles Of Narnia, taken now to the screen? Not one, not two, not three, but four different records will be sold as soundtracks for this new film. One for the lion-two for the wich-three to get ready-and rich, rich, rich...

The first edition (to be released in September) will be a song collection of ?Christian artists? to tribute Lewis' work. The songs will not be necessarily featured in the film, but inspired by it.

Pop and rock artists will issue another record in October, with the same leit motiv.

In December we will be able to listen to the real score of the film, written by Harry Gregson-Williams (he's supposed to write a song as well).

Finally, a musical version for children will end the cicle and will put a fourth CD in the stores.

EMI Music will produce the first two albums, while Walt Disney Records will take credit on the latest two. The promoters of such unusual project wish to make everyone happy with the music, whatever the age or the religious belief.

The best thing we can expect from all together, nevertheless, is an inspired work by Gregson-Williams on writing the score.