|
Post by Jon Broxton on Feb 16, 2006 19:11:45 GMT -8
You might think that, in the periods in between new reviews being posted on MMUK, nothing much else happens on the site. You might think I lay about in the sunshine, being fed grapes by concubines, having my fevered brow mopped with scented towels. You might think I sit around playing Fifa 2006 Soccer on my PS2 (ahem... ) Well, think again! MMUK's Composer Bio section at www.moviemusicuk.us/composer.htm has almost been completely updated! EVERY composer with a little "full" sign by their name has their own page, with a complete bio, full list of film credits, details of the awards they have won, details of their highest grossing films at the end of 2005, links, a CD cover art gallery, and links to reviews of their scores elsewhere on MMUK. ALL of them are up to date, as of today! Also, every composer in the "gallery" sections between letters A and K - from Neal Acree to Milan Kymlicka - has been reworked to include details of their career, with photos, a bio, list of major scores, reviews, awards details and other links. That makes a staggering 528 composers with completed bios on the site!I'm working on the other 358 in the gallery section - from Yves Laferrière to Inon Zur - as we speak, so by the end of it all there will be bios for 886 composers, past and present, with more being added all the time. The reason I'm posting this is that I'm not sure how many of you guys actually LOOK at these pages - so I'm letting you know that they're there! Jon
|
|
|
Post by Armin on Feb 17, 2006 0:05:46 GMT -8
Great work! I'll spend a day browsing through everything, just for the fun of it!
|
|
sdtom
Conductor
Posts: 1,109
|
Post by sdtom on Feb 17, 2006 7:19:16 GMT -8
528 is a lot!!! When I just think of the work I am ready for a nap.
|
|
|
Post by Armin on Feb 17, 2006 8:22:19 GMT -8
528 is a lot!!! When I just think of the work I am ready for a nap. If that was the case I could sleep my whole life!
|
|
|
Post by Carlton the Barbarian on Feb 17, 2006 16:30:18 GMT -8
I do use this section of the site for "filmography" references. It's better than Google. I see that you have put in a "Highlight Scores" section for some of them. Thanks for that new feature. It was interesting to read about Tom's favorite composer GA composer, Hugo Friedhofer:
"Although much of his music in the 1930s was either uncredited, stock music or ghost-written for his good friend and colleague Alfred Newman, he blossomed in the 1940s, and quickly became one of the most respected film composers of his generation."
I was a little confused about the Mark of Zorro score. At fist I thought Alfred Newman wrote it, but then I saw a few tracklistings from a Silva cd which credited Hugo Friedhofer.... So does anyone know if Newman wrote anything besides the Zorro overture?
-CG
PS: Jon, when you used the cd's covers is that to show that you have that particular score?
|
|
|
Post by Brendan Anderson on Feb 17, 2006 17:11:36 GMT -8
A very commendable resource! However, if you're going to include nobodies like me , then I suppose it should be corrected that I am from Minnesota, not Wisconsin and I was born in 1979. I don't know if I would really say I've "assisted" Michael Giacchino...it's more like I've had the opportunity to annoy him in person once or twice and once he obliged me to do some work because of it. I love the cover layout spreads! -Brendan
|
|
|
Post by Jon Broxton on Feb 17, 2006 19:43:54 GMT -8
PS: Jon, when you used the cd's covers is that to show that you have that particular score? No, it's intended as a guide for people to know which of each composer's scores have CDs. I'm trying to make it so that every CD from every composer is shown in the respective gallery - whether it's a full score, or just one cue on a song compilation. I've tried to omit the ones where the composer has no score on the soundtrack, but one or two might have slipped through the net. Of course, this is also a LONG, ongoing project...
|
|
|
Post by Jon Broxton on Feb 17, 2006 19:47:19 GMT -8
side-note: If you really enjoy the Fifa soccer/football game you should check out Konami's "Winning Eleven." The most realistic football/soccer game out there. Oh I have! In the UK it's called "Pro Evolution Soccer", and I have the last two versions, but PS2 games are the same as DVDs and won't play across regions (UK vs US). I know they're bringing out the latest edition in a few months, so I'm waiting until then to get the latest version of Winning Eleven, rather than replacing my UK copy. It is an excellent game, although I do like FIFA'06 because it has ALL the teams from all the top 4 leagues in England, with the right player names and kits and everything. That way I play as the team I support in real life, Sheffield Wednesday ;D
|
|
|
Post by Demetris Christodoulides on Feb 21, 2006 21:47:21 GMT -8
pretty nice work Jon, keep it up!
|
|