Soundcast Interview: Brian Tyler (2015) Part 2

Interview: Brian Tyler (2015) Part 2 of 2

Brian Tyler talks about what it was like working with Joss Whedon (Director) and Kevin Feige (Producer) on Avengers: Age of Ultron and just how much of a knowledgeable film music fan Kevin Feige truly is!  Tyler goes on to talk about one of the biggest "film music twists" of the year with the announcement of composer Danny Elfman joining him to write music for the second Avengers film.  Lastly, Brian Tyler talks about what it is like to have now worked on three scores in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and what may be in store in Phase 3!

Episode Highlights

00:00 — Recap of Part 1 and Intro to Part 2
02:46 — No Marvel Theme
05:14 — Working with Joss Whedon
07:42 — Working with Kevin Feige
10:54 — The Big Twist - Danny Elfman
19:59 — Unreleased Score
24:52 — Comparing his three MCU scores
26:42 — Phase 3
28:22 — Final thoughts

Music Selections

00:00 — "Fighting Back" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
10:31 — "Heroes" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Danny Elfman
21:04 — "Vision" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
24:52 — "Battle Finale" (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler
25:56 — "Asgard" (Thor:  The Dark World) by Brian Tyler
27:55 — "Age of Ultron" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
28:25 — "Birth of Ultron" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler

Notes:

Follow Brian Tyler on Twitter.
Visit Brian Tyler's Official Website 
Follow Christopher Coleman Twitter.

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Interview: Brian Tyler (2015) Part 1

Interview: Brian Tyler (2015) Part 1 of 2

Having, not one, but two $1 Billion + box office smashes in less than two months, Brian Tyler shares his perspective on how long one can bathe in the afterglow of such success.  He also talks about two of his recent forays into sports via his NFL theme for ESPN and, most recently, his new theme for the USGA's 2015 US Open.  Finally, Christopher Coleman puts the ultimate question to him, "If you had to pick just one, which franchise would you choose to write a score for, Star Wars or Star Trek?"

Episode Highlights

00:08 — Introduction: Brian Tyler
02:43 — In the Afterglow of The Furious Age
13:40 — Writing the USGA - 2015 US Open Theme
18:41 — Upcoming project - "Truth"
19:37 — Box Office and Soundtrack Sales
22:45 — Writing ESPN's NFL Theme
26:30 — Star Wars or Star Trek?
33:51 — Wrap up and Intro to 2015 US Open Theme

Music Selections

00:00 — "Rise Together" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
01:00 — "Operation Ramsey" (Furious 7) by Brian Tyler
06:30 — "Farewell" (Furious 7) by Brian Tyler
14:22 — "Olympic Fanfare Medley" (John Williams Greatest Hits 1969 - 1999)
23:44 — "Main Theme" (ESPN's NFL) by Brian Tyler
33:38 — "The Mission" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
34:55 — "US Open Theme" (US Open Theme) by Brian Tyler

Notes:

Follow Brian Tyler on Twitter.
Visit Brian Tyler's Official Website 
Follow Christopher Coleman Twitter.

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Soundcast Ep. 81 - Avengers: Age of Ultron

Episode 81 - Avengers: Age of Ultron

Kristen Romanelli and David Kociemba return and join Christopher Coleman and Marius Masalar to discuss, in-depth, both the film and film score, by Brian Tyler and Danny Elfman, for Avengers: Age of Ultron.  Also, WHYBLT? is back and they share three scores you might have recently missed that you should be listening to!

Episode Highlights

00:37 — Opening and Welcome to Kristen Romanelli and David Kociemba
09:18 — WHYBLT?  Madding Crowd, Pirates and Huck Finn.
17:09 — Avengers: Age of Ultron - General film reaction
26:36 — Avengers: Age of Ultron - General score reaction
42:58 — Avengers: Age of Ultron - Spoiler film discussion
01:07:42 — Avengers: Age of Ultron - Spoiler score discussion
01:30:33 — The Final question:  Where does the score work best?

Music Selections

00:01 — "New Avengers" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Danny Elfman
09:46 — "Opening" (Far from the Madding Crowd) by Craig Armstrong
11:29 — "Seven Chests" (Pirates Passage) by Andrew Lockington
13:36 — "Main Title" (Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn) by Robert Gulya
16:41 — "Rise Together" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
37:18 — "Hulkbuster" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
42:20 — "The Battle" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
54:28 — "Vision" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
01:06:24 — "Wish You Were Here" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
01:10:12 — "Outlook" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
01:11:03 — "Red Ledger" (The Avengers) by Alan Silvestri
01:12:13 — "Vision" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
01:06:24 — "Wish You Were Here" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Brian Tyler
01:40:33 — "Farmhouse" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Danny Elfman
01:42:30 — "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (Avengers: Age of Ultron) by Danny Elfman

Notes:

Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter.
Find David Kociemba at Emerson College
Follow Marius Masalar on Twitter.
Follow Christopher Coleman Twitter.



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Soundcast Interview: Brian Tyler (Thor: The Dark World)

Interview: Brian Tyler (Thor: The Dark World)

Composer Brian Tyler returns for his fifth appearance on The Soundcast to talk about his new, out-of-this-world original score for the THOR: THE DARK WORLD. He also talks about his pastoral score for STANDING UP, his magical connection to NOW YOU SEE ME, going small-er with ASSASSINS CREED IV: BLACK FLAG, keeping his TV-game going with SLEEPY HOLLOW (Fox) and how he went from wanting to score CAPTAIN ATOM to IRON MAN 3.

Episode Highlights

00:33 - Introduction
03:20 - "Standing Up" and "Inside" with D.J. Caruso
07:16 - "Now You See Me" and Tyler's magical connection
11:30 - "Iron Man 3" - What happened to Captain Atom?
15:18 - "Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag" - More Sherlock than Pirates.
19:11 - "Sleepy Hollow" - If it ain't baroque, don't fix it.
21:45 - "Thor: The Dark World" - Taking over the Marvel world
37:07 - What do you know about Captain America: The Winter Soldier?

Music Selections

00:00 - "Escaping the Realm" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler
03:45 - "Standing Up Main Theme" (Standing Up) by Brian Tyler
07:18 - "Now You See Me" (Now You See Me) by Brian Tyler
12:48 - "Another Lesson from the Mandarin" (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler
13:49 - "Can You Dig It?" (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler
15:55 - "Main Theme" (Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag) by Brian Tyler
22:28 - "Sons of Odin" (Thor) by Patrick Doyle
25:18 - "Journey to Asgard" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler
29:04 - "Main Theme" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler
33:02 - "Marvel Studio Fanfare" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler
38:25 - "Main Theme" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler

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Other notes:

Brian Tyler on Facebook

*Special thanks to Dan Barry at Chasen & Company for helping to make the interview happen.


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Thor: The Dark World (Soundtrack) by Brian Tyler - Review

Thunderous

Review by Edmund Meinerts

Another day, another Marvel film…With no end to the superhero craze in sight, THOR: THE DARK WORLD sees the hammer-swinging thunder-god’s home, Asgard, under threat from the Dark Elf Malekith, wielding a strange and evil force known as the Aether, and things become so desperate that Thor has to turn to his imprisoned brother (and eternal fan-favorite, who once again gets to smirk behind bars) Loki for help. The first film was directed by Kenneth Branagh and brought with it a strong but divisive PATRICK DOYLE score that has been hailed by some as a successful update of the composer’s style into the modern Hollywood blockbuster arena, and derided by others as a dumbing-down and repression of said style. With Branagh replaced by Alan Taylor for this sequel, the odds of DOYLE returning were slim; initially, CARTER BURWELL (of all people) was announced as his replacement, but he was ultimately replaced with the far safer choice of BRIAN TYLER, fresh off of his own Marvel excursion with IRON MAN 3...

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SoundCast Episode 61 - "Star Man Trekking into Dark, Iron Oblivionness"

Episode 61 - Star Man Trekking into Dark, Iron Oblivionness

Michael Coleman (Soundworks Collection) and Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly/ Watcher Junior) join the full cast and crew for a triple feature review!  Three of this year's top action and sci/fi films are the topics of discussion: Michael Giacchino's STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, Brian Tyler's IRON MAN 3 and M83 + Joseph Trapanese's OBLIVION.

Episode Highlights

00:22 - Intro and Welcome: Michael Coleman and Kristen Romanelli

04:48 - Listener Feedback

07:40 - Star Trek Into Darkness - Movie talk

27:56 - Star Trek Into Darkness - Score in the film 

38:15 - Star Trek Into Darkness - The soundtrack release

46:09 - Iron Man 3 - Movie talk

56:54 - Iron Man 3 - Score in the film

65:55 - Iron Man 3 - The soundtrack release

73:43 - Oblivion - Movie talk

80:49 - Oblivion - Score in the film

86:40 - Oblivion - The soundtrack releases

94:43 - Wrapping up the triple feature

Music Selections

00:00 - "Star Trek Main Theme" (Star Trek Into Darkness) by Michael Giacchino

07:11 - "Pranking the Natives" (Star Trek Into Darkness) by Michael Giacchino

28:19 - "Spock Drops, Kirk Jumps" (Star Trek Into Darkness) by Michael Giacchino

32:37 - "Main Title" (Star Trek 2 - The Wrath of Kahn) by James Horner

33:32 - "London Calling" (Cloud Atlas) (Star Trek Into Darkness) by Michael Giacchino

35:27 - "Get Carter" (John Carter) by Michael Giacchino

42:15 - "The San Fran Hustle" (Star Trek Into Darkness) by Michael Giacchino

44:18 - "Star Trek Main Theme" (Star Trek Into Darkness) by Michael Giacchino

46:08 - "Iron Man 3 Main Theme" (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler

59:18 - "The Mechanic" (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler

64:25 - "Stark Goes Green" (The Avengers) by Alan Silvestri

65:00 - "New Beginnings" (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler

66:15 - "Iron Man 3 Main Theme" (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler

73:23 - "Waking Up" (Oblivion) by M83 and Joseph Trapanese

80:58 - "Fearful Odds" (Oblivion) by M83 and Joseph Trapanese

87:14 - "You Can't Save Her" (Oblivion) by M83 and Joseph Trapanese

99:00 - "Earth 2077" (Oblivion) by M83 and Joseph Trapanese

Other notes:

Michael Coleman

Check out Soundworks Collection www.soundworkscollection.com

Follow on Twitter (@soundworksvideo, @colemanfilm)

Kristen Romanelli

Read her articles on Film Score Monthly Only - www.fsmonlinemag.com

Follow on Twitter (@watcherjunior)

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2013 BMI Film & TV Awards - Composer Interviews

On May 15th, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) held their annual awards gala, The Film & TV Awards, where they honor the composers of the years top-grossing films and top-rated television programs.

As they have done of late, they offer short videos with many of the top composers in the industry via their Youtube channel.  They've created a playlist of them all, which we offer to you above.  Interviews included are:  Christopher Lennertz, John Williams, Brian Tyler, Mark Isham, Cliff Martinez, Mike Post, David Buckley, Nathan Barr, Theodore Shapiro, iZler, Blake Neely and more!

As always, its great to see and hear from the people behind some of the past year's best music.  In addition to Cliff Martinez (this year's recipient of the Richard Kirk Award winner), Christopher Lennertz shares about playing the role of James Bond as a 9-year-old.  John Williams talks about scoring Lincoln (and looks great... strong enough to pull the ears off a gundark...or score a Star Wars film or something.).  Mark Isham shares about scoring the weekly "Once Upon a Time" and biopic "42." while David Buckley shares about scoring season-to-season on The Good Wife.  Brian Tyler talks about scoring a "post-Avengers" film, Iron Man 3, and iZLER reveals how gratifying and hair-raising it is to score two TV series at one time:  Revenge and Shameless.

Give the entire playlist a listen above and you can see a list of ALL the winners below:


RICHARD KIRK AWARD

CLIFF MARTINEZ

ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS

MYCHAEL DANNA
Life of Pi

ADELE (PRS)
"Skyfall," from Skyfall

BMI FILM MUSIC AWARDS

ALAN SILVESTRI
The Avengers

THOMAS NEWMAN
Skyfall

DANNY ELFMAN
Oz the Great and Powerful

JOHN WILLIAMS
Lincoln

DANNY ELFMAN
Men in Black 3

BRIAN TYLER
Iron Man 3

ALAN SILVESTRI
The Croods

MARK MOTHERSBAUGH
Hotel Transylvania

NATHANIEL MECHALY (SACEM)
Taken 2

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (SACEM)
Argo

CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ
Identity Thief

DANNY ELFMAN
Silver Linings Playbook

MYCHAEL DANNA
Life of Pi

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (SACEM)
Rise of the Guardians

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (SACEM)
Zero Dark Thirty

ALAN SILVESTRI
Flight

CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ
Think Like A Man

THEODORE SHAPIRO
The Campaign

BRIAN TYLER
The Expendables 2

JOE KRAEMER
Jack Reacher

DANNY ELFMAN
Dark Shadows

AARON ZIGMAN
Madea's Witness Protection

STEVE JABLONSKY
Battleship

ALAN MENKEN
Mirror Mirror

JOHN OTTMAN
Jack the Giant Slayer

THEODORE SHAPIRO
Hope Springs

MARK ISHAM
The Lucky One

HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS
Total Recall

LYLE WORKMAN
American Reunion

AARON ZIGMAN
Escape From Planet Earth

BMI SPECIAL CITATION OF APPRECIATION

LAURA DUNN

BMI MINISERIES MUSIC AWARD

TONY MORALES
Hatfields & McCoys

BMI TELEVISION MUSIC AWARDS

BRIAN KIRK
NCIS

CHUCK LORRE
Two and a Half Men

BLAKE NEELY
Golden Boy

JOS JORGENSEN
America's Got Talent

ANDY LOVE
America's Got Talent

BLAKE NEELY
The Mentalist

PETE TOWNSHEND (PRS)
CSI

CHRISTOPHER FRANKE
The Amazing Race

VAUGHN JOHNSON
The Amazing Race

LEE SANDERS
The Amazing Race

MARK MANCINA
Criminal Minds

ROB SIMONSEN
Blue Bloods

ROB CAIRNS
The Bachelor

GEORGE RITTER
Rules of Engagement

BERT SELEN
Rules of Engagement

CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ
Revolution

KEITH POWER (SOCAN)
Hawaii Five-0

BRIAN TYLER
Hawaii Five-0

CARIM CLASMANN (PRS)
Grey's Anatomy

GALIA DURANT (PRS)
Grey's Anatomy

PETER BJORN AND JOHN (STIM)
2 Broke Girls

JOHN FRIZZELL
The Following

PETE TOWNSHEND (PRS)
CSI: NY

BILL BROWN
CSI: NY

KEB' MO'
Mike & Molly

DAVID BUCKLEY (PRS)
The Good Wife

JOS JORGENSEN
The X Factor

ANDY LOVE
The X Factor

SCOTT KIRKLAND
Bones

KENNETH BERRY
Undercover Boss

EHREN EBBAGE
Undercover Boss

MATT KOSKENMAKI
Undercover Boss

JOHN NOONEY
Undercover Boss

CRAIG OWENS
Undercover Boss

CHAD FISCHER
Scandal

iZLER
Revenge

CARTER BAYS
How I Met Your Mother

CRAIG THOMAS
How I Met Your Mother

MARK ISHAM
Once Upon a Time

MIKE POST
Law & Order: SVU

BLAKE NEELY
Arrow

BMI SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELEVISION MUSIC AWARDS

JOSE ANGEL
La Patrona

MARLU
La Patrona

PACO PANIAGUA
La Patrona

JUAN CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
La Patrona

ALEJANDRO SIRVENT BARTON
Abismo de Pasión

BMI CABLE TELEVISION MUSIC AWARDS

TREE ADAMS
Perception

JIM JOHNSTON
WWE Raw

MICHAEL BOLGER
SpongeBob SquarePants

SAGE GUYTON
SpongeBob SquarePants

EBAN SCHLETTER
SpongeBob SquarePants

JEREMY WAKEFIELD
SpongeBob SquarePants

JACE EVERETT
True Blood

NATHAN BARR
True Blood

CHARLIE CLOUSER
American Horror Story

CESAR DAVILA-IRIZARRY
American Horror Story

DAMON CRISWELL
Fish Hooks

ANDY STURMER
Fish Hooks

BRANDON KINDER
Bering Sea Gold

J.G. QUINTEL
The Regular Show

JOHN ENROTH
The Regular Show

ALBERT FOX
The Regular Show

MARK MOTHERSBAUGH
The Regular Show

CRAIG OWENS
Dance Moms

RONNIE VAN ZANT
Mountain Men

JACOB SHEA
Mountain Men

ROLFE KENT
Dexter

DANIEL LICHT
Dexter

iZLER
Shameless

Find out more at the official BMI site

Hollywood Records to Release Iron Man 3 Soundtrack by Brian Tyler on April 30th

Can you believe that it's almost been one year since THE AVENGERS blockbusted us?  Well, get ready to get riding again with Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) as the third installment, IRON MAN 3, is shooting off on May 3, 2013.

Lucky for us soundtrack-folk, the original score by BRIAN TYLER will get to us on an earlier flight than the film.  Hollywood Records (Where have they been, by the way?)  is releasing the soundtrack on April 30th and you, our fine, soundtrack-genius, friends are going to want to have this on pre-order.

Suffice it to say, those things you loved best from the scores of THE DARK KNIGHT, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, and even THE AVENGERS all come together here with Brian Tyler tying it all together with his signature sound.  You might say, "Wha?"  "Huh?" But you can just stop that now and do some trusting.  It's quite a ride...with a final track that you are NOT expecting...but will probably love.

For all of the important deets, you can read the full presser below, including some insightful quotes from Tyler.  To make it easy on you, here is that little pre-order link.  Use it and help support this site.  Thanks!

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MARVEL MUSIC/HOLLYWOOD RECORDS PRESENTS
MARVEL’S IRON MAN 3 ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE SOUNDTRACK
AVAILABLE ON APRIL 30th

Original Score Composed and Conducted by Brian Tyler

Burbank, CA -- April 5, 2013-- Marvel Music/Hollywood Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for “Marvel’s Iron Man 3” on April 30, 2013.  Brian Tyler composed and conducted the original score.

Tyler has scored over 60 films that have grossed $3.6 billion worldwide.  He has composed and conducted the scores for “Eagle Eye” for producer Steven Spielberg; the box office hits “Fast Five” and “Fast and Furious” for Justin Lin; “The Expendables,” “Expendables 2” and “Rambo” directed by Sylvester Stallone; “Law Abiding Citizen,” starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler; the Keanu Reeves thriller, “Constantine” and the epic science-fiction film “Battle: Los Angeles.”

Tyler said, “When Marvel and Shane Black approached me about scoring ‘Iron Man 3,’ I was thrilled as a long-time fan of the series and super hero films in general. We all wanted this score to have a deeply thematic component with a strong melody. We felt that the story would lend itself best to go classic and use the orchestra as the main voice of the music, with horns and trumpets singing the new Iron Man theme in a strong way. I conducted the London Philharmonic at Abbey Road in order to give the score a sound that felt powerful enough to live up to its name. Shane Black was very supportive and collaborative in his vision for the film and the score, and Kevin Feige was also a kindred spirit in really reaching for something special.  Both of them are incredible film score buffs, and we all spoke the same film music language, which made for an awesome experience. In the end we went for a score that echoed the classics of super hero film history with a few surprises like a wild 1960s style main title piece that was an absolute blast to record.”

Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley, Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay by Drew Pearce & Shane Black and is based on Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Iron Man, who first appeared on the pages of “Tales of Suspense” (#39) in 1963 and had his solo comic book debut with “The Invincible Iron Man” (#1) in May of 1968.

“Iron Man 3” is presented by Marvel Studios in association with Paramount Pictures and DMG Entertainment. Marvel Studios’ President Kevin Feige is producing and Jon Favreau, Louis D’Esposito, Charles Newirth, Victoria Alonso, Stephen Broussard, Alan Fine, Stan Lee and Dan Mintz are executive producers. The film releases May 3, 2013, and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Marvel’s Iron Man 3 original motion picture soundtrack will be available wherever music is sold on April 30, 2013.

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SoundCast Interview: Brian Tyler (The Expendables 2)

Interview:  Brian Tyler (The Expendables 2)

Composer Brian Tyler talks about his return to THE EXPENDABLES franchise and reteaming with Sylvester Stallone and, this time, director Simon West.  He shares about the challenges and benefits of scoring a sequel and also about some of his other upcoming projects:  Standing Up and John Dies at the End.

Episode Highlights

00:23 Welcome and Intro: Brian Tyler
01:50 Transformers: Prime and Terra NOva Releases
03:20 2011 releases: Columbus Circle, Brake, Modern Warfare 3
11:54 The Expendables 2
30:58 Coming projects: Standing Up, John Dies at the End


Music Selections

00:00 "The Expendables Return" (The Expendables 2) by Brian Tyler
02:19 "Terra Nova Theme" (Terra Nova) by Brian Tyler
04:05 "Main Title" (Brake) by Brian Tyler
05:40 "Main Title" (COD: Modern Warfare 3) by Brian Tyler
11:32 "Party Crashers" (The Expendables 2) by Brian Tyler
19:44 "Vilain" (The Expendables 2) by Brian Tyler
31:08 "Preparations" (The Expendables 2) by Brian Tyler

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SoundCast Interview with Composer Brian Tyler (Terra Nova)

Interview: Composer Brian Tyler (Terra Nova)

Composer Brian Tyler talks about working on his latest television project, TERRA NOVA.  He also shares about the impact of Steve Jobs on the world of film and music, gives his take on the Superhero-film-trend, about his unreleased project, COLUMBUS CIRCLE, and addresses the MODERN WARFARE 3 rumors...in a way.

Episode Highlights

00:43 — Introduction:  Brian Tyler
02:45 — Transformers Prime soundtrack update
05:00 — Revisiting the Superhero phenom
10:58 — Steve Jobs' impact on film and film music
16:07 — Columbus Circle
24:14 — Terra Nova
39:32 — Modern Warfare 3???
43:25 — Upcoming Projects
46:16 — Conclusion and Space Marine Contest details!


Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)

00:00 — "Main Theme" (Terra Nova) by Brian Tyler
15:26 — "Emerging" (Columbus Circle) by Brian Tyler
20:02 — "Main Title" (Columbus Circle) by Brian Tyler
21:21 — "Emerging" (Columbus Circle) by Brian Tyler
23:42 — "Getting to the Portal" (Terra Nova) by Brian Tyler
33:40 — "Theres Millions of Them" (Terra Nova) by Brian Tyler
45:55 — "Main Theme" (Terra Nova) by Brian Tyler
46:55 — "Prelude to War" (Space Marine) by Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco

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SoundCast Interview: Brian Tyler (Fast Five, Transformers Prime)

Interview: Brian Tyler

Composer Brian Tyler talks about his latest effort for FAST FIVE, TRANSFORMERS PRIME. He shares about how he came to work with director Justin Lin, his treatment of the Hawaii Five-0 original theme, what superhero he'd most like to write a score for, and what he has coming in the near future.

Episode Highlights

00:34 — Introduction and welcome
03:00 — Meeting and working with director Justin Lin
06:56 — A new main theme and musical progression for the franchise...
18:08 — Musical progression within the franchise
14:10 — One upping yourself
16:00 — Twitter questions #1 "Which is more difficult drumming or conducting?"
20:23 — Hawaii Five-0
26:23 - Talking Transformers Prime
31:03 - What can a fan do to help get a score released?
32:30 - Twitter question #2 "Where you inspired by Steve Jablonsky's music for Transformers?"
37:16 — What superhero film would you like to score?
44:19 — Final Destination 5 and Expendibles 2 and more upcoming scores

Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)


00:00 — "Fast Five" (Fast Five) by Brian Tyler
06:06 — "The Perfect Crew" (Fast Five) by Brian Tyler
13:50 — "Cheeky Bits" (Fast Five) by Brian Tyler
25:53 — "Transformers Prime" (Transformers Prime) by Brian Tyler
34:20 — "Lego Universe Coda" (Lego Universe) by Brian Tyler
36:55 — "The Touch" (Transformers: The Movie) by Stan Bush
46:36 — "Remote Intel" Fast Five) by Brian Tyler

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Last Day to enter to win FAST FIVE by Brian Tyler!

If you were waiting to make a last second entry to win Brian Tyler's excellent score for FAST FIVE, well that second is upon you!

Just submit a review for one (or more) of the following titles and you could win!

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift by Brian Tyler
Copernicus' Star by Abel Korzeniowski
Water Horse: Legend of the Deep by James Newton Howard


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Listen to 10 tracks from Transformers: Prime Soundtrack by Brian Tyler

UPDATED: 8:12 AM ET - 5/5/2011

Unfortunately, Hasbro has asked that these tracks be removed.  Not only from our site but from Brian Tyler's own site!  Double unfortunately, the soundtrack is not being released.  I say, let Hasbro know that you want this excellent music released!

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While some of you may be waiting, with bated breath, for Steve Jablonsky's score for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and others of you are feeling the heat of FAST FIVE, composer BRIAN TYLER offers you some of his own "transformic" work from the animated tv-series, TRANSFORMERS PRIME.  The series began airing back in November of 2010 on The Hub Network in the USA (does anyone actually have this channel?)  If you missed the airings, like me, you can roll on over to The Hub's site and watch the episodes there. (And therewith yet another reason for me to cancel my cable subscription).

Anyway, enjoy the 10 tracks that Brian Tyler has made available.  They will, at the very least, tide you over until Dark of the Moon is available, but I say it will do more than just that.  Well, let's have a listen and then post a comment on what you think of the music.

You can get more Brian Tyler musical goodness at his official site (which has apparently been redesigned).

Enter to Win FAST FIVE (Original Score) by Brian Tyler

Let's face it. Most of us who love film, tv, and video game music have pretty strong opinions on it. How many times have you read a review here at Tracksounds or elsewhere, where you said, "I just don't agree with this!" or "I could write a better review than this!" Right. Probably a few times.

Well, here's your chance to show 'em how it's done! Not only do you have an open platform to express your opinion and writing skills, but you could actually win official soundtrack releases for your efforts! How good is that?

Just submit a review for one (or more) of the following titles and you could win!

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift by Brian Tyler
Copernicus' Star by Abel Korzeniowski
Water Horse: Legend of the Deep by James Newton Howard


GET ALL THE DETAILS TO ENTER HERE

Battle: Los Angeles (Soundtrack) by Brian Tyler - Reviewed

Unyielding Barrage

Review by Richard Buxton

Planet earth has been taking a real beating in recent months. Having only just recovered from the events of SKYLINE, the USA’s west coast is once again the victim of alien invasion, an invasion choreographed by South African director JONATHAN LIEBESMAN. 

Having previously directed psychological thriller THE KILLING ROOM and horror DARKNESS FALLS, both scored by BRIAN TYLER, the two join forces once more for BATTLE: LOS ANGELES. With a worldwide invasion underway, the film follows the efforts of a single Marine platoon against the extraterrestrial antagonists. Prior to release the film was frequently described as ”Black Hawk Down with aliens”, suggesting a more personal and emotionally visceral experience when compared to most examples of the alien invasion genre. What transpired was perhaps less emotionally engaging than the filmmakers had hoped for, but BATTLE: LOS ANGELES pulls no punches in its delivery of relentless action as mankind faces the greatest threat of its brief existence.

Regardless of any shortfalls in the storytelling found in BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, the nature of the film has provided composer BRAIN TYLER with the opportunity to flex his action muscle, and he has certainly hasn’t shunned it, providing audiences with a bombastic and relentless barrage of ubiquitous action and bravado on an epic scale.

Read the full review here

The Expendables (Soundtrack) by Brian Tyler - Review

"Expendable?"
Review by Steve Townsley

For what seemed an inevitable (if somewhat late-coming) mash-up of action movie awesomeness, BRAIN TYLER’s score for THE EXPENDABLES is somewhat...formulaic? I hesitate to describe it as such, because I’m still waiting for it to “hit” me. For a project of this calibre, I want overblown, over-the-top music. Instead, a fairly standard action-movie score, with pulsing beats and drawn out winds and strings is delivered. This doesn’t make the score bad by any means, not for someone who likes the odd action score.

However, for the composer who made such a big first impression with powerhouse works like CHILDREN OF DUNE, and cues like “Summon the Worms” (a piece that is sure to secure Tyler’s immortality amongst epic-movie trailers editors), the merely serviceable score for THE EXPENDABLES feels like a step to the side. Do I expect too much from a still-“junior” film composer? Perhaps. If that is the case, though, at whom do I shake my fist? To be fair, I’m still waiting to catch the accompanying film, but I am still of a sort that likes to listen to scores before I see the movie. Based on the casting roster, (Stallone, Statham, Willis, Li, et. al.) I want to hear the the skies rock! I want the faux-Bruckheimer score that Harry Gregson-Williams provided for TEAM AMERICA and the action-genre pastiche that Theodore Shapiro gave TROPIC THUNDER. Granted, those films were comedies that treated their subjects with an almost straight-laced mock-epic quality...but really, should I take any movie that delivers--in one celluloid package--Rambo, The Transporter, John McClane, Wong Fei-hung, Ivan Drago, The Terminator, a smattering of WWF standards, and...ah...Mickey Rourke....seriously? Besides, the album art features an estimated eleventy-one billion automatic firearms and John-Rambo trademark-bad-guy-stabbers all garnishing a Big Freaking Skull. Your other soundtrack CDs will cower in fear from the total awesomeness of this CD on your library shelf.

Read the full review here

Buy - The Expendables: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Fast and Furious (Soundtrack) by Brian Tyler - Review

Slower and Serious-er
Review by Christopher Coleman

Those crazy kids and their suped up cars are at it again. FAST AND FURIOUS is the fourth film of the box-office-dominating-franchise. Director Justin Lin, who directed THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT is back, along with stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. It seems after three nitrous-laden films, there was still more high-speed-hi-jinx to bring to the big screen. Also returning to add his fuel to the fury is composer BRIAN TYLER. Tyler's score here is fraught with quick-tempoed, edgy, race/chase music again, but just as the storyline has matured some, the score also takes on more serious, dramatic ideas as well.

FAST AND FURIOUS, oddly enough is not a simple sequel, nor is it a prequel. It's actually a interquel, taking place between the events of the second (2 Fast 2 Furious) and third (Tokyo Drift) films. Many fans feel that this fourth episode returns the franchise to its roots; capitalizing on the elements that made the first film so successful. That belief is certainly evidenced by a record-setting, opening weekend box-office with over $70 million taken in. Regardless of the fandom and the money, critically-speaking, each successive Fast and Furious film received worse reviews than the one preceding it and such is the case here. FAST AND FURIOUS does bring back the most beloved characters of the series and certainly contains many of car-racing-and-chasing-thrills of its predecessors, but, at its heart, is a revenge tale. Unfortunately, the slightly-more-mature-storyline was comingled with slightly-less-mature-effects, reducing some of the key scenes, such as the tunnel races, to upscale video game footage. Perhaps its this unintended clash that has put the critics off. Still, with the advancing storyline centered around Diesel's character of Dominic, and being unaffected by the amount of effect shots or their final quality, BRIAN TYLER is given some new room to compose, giving FAST AND FURIOUS a distinguishing feel from the three before it.


Read the full review of FAST AND FURIOUS here

Dragonball Evolution (Soundtrack) by Brian Tyler - Review

I'm rather amazed that it took so long for the DRAGONBALL franchise to be made into a live action movie. I suppose the studios have had plenty to do pillaging the 60s and 70s for all their worth. While those decades are still being ransacked, Twentieth Century Fox decided to bring some 80s/90s nostalgia to the big screen as well. The genesis of DRAGONBALL goes all the way back to a simple, Japanese, manga-series of 1984, which has since evolved into a mega-franchise including: several animated series, trading card games, and video games. Actually, DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION is the second, live-action movie, but it's 1989 predecessor, DRAGONBALL: THE MAGIC BEGINS was a Taiwanese production that saw no theatrical release outside of China. Perhaps only the heartiest of DRAGONBALL fans even recall this film some 20 years later. Since the first glimpses of DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION hit the internet, it's safe to say that expectations, by mainstream audiences, were unsurprisingly low. Just as video-game-to-feature-film adaptations fall into the 80/20 failure rule, so it seems to be with manga/anime-to-feature-films. If the 1989 Dragonball film wasn't evidence enough , then we only need look to efforts like DETROIT METAL CITY, FIST OF THE NORTH STAR, or DEVILMAN as convincing additional evidence. Unfortunately, DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION doesn't manage to avoid a couple of the standard pitfalls of its predecessors such as: poor writing, second-rate production value, and the like, but it does turn up two surprises. The special effects are leagues ahead of what one might be expecting and BRIAN TYLER's heroic, symphonic score delivers some much needed emotional weight to the otherwise flimsy film.

Read the full review of Dragonball Evolution here

The Soundcast Interview: Brian Tyler

Podcast People!

We're back...and we're faster and "furiousier" and "dragonballier" than ever! We are proud to deliver to you our recent interview with composer BRIAN TYLER. The prolific composer shares about his most recent projects: DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION, FAST AND FURIOUS, THE LAZARUS PROJECT and answers questions submitted by YOU! He also discusses his fascination for vests, the affect of Jerry Goldsmith's passing, and more! When you're done listening, please vote in our latest poll on our home page.

Also, The SoundCast is now available on iTunes, if that your preferred method of podification.


Episode Highlights

- Introduction: "Podcast People!" (00:00)
- Your busiest 12 months? (03:19)
- Keeping it fresh. (06:25)
- Multitasking (10:25)
- Signing before the film is shot. (12:20)
- What's up with the vests? (18:30)
- Do you think about the soundtrack audience? (21:20)
- Choosing the music to include on soundtracks (23:50)
- How do scheduling changes affect your writing? (28:16)
- How you use percussion. (31:00)
- Jerry Goldmsith's passing (34:35)
- How do you handle rejection? (38:50)
- Partition and Other smaller films (45:55)
- Summon the Conclusion (48:40)

Music Clips (Select musical clips contained in this podcast)

00:10: Fast and Furious: "Accelerator"
02:09: Dragonball Evolution: "The Legend"
18:54: Fast and Furious: "Outta Sight"
21:38: Dragonball Evolution: "Main Titles"
27:40: Fast and Furious: "Memorial"
31:00: Dragonball Evolution: "Fulums"
34:30: Timeline: "Eternal"
37:13: Rambo: "Rambo Theme"
45:40: Partition: "Partition"
48:50: Children of Dune: "Summon the Worms"


For past episodes, feed links, and more on The Soundcast, simply make this jump.

Brian Tyler Interview Question Contest Winners!

Winner Announcement #1 - Brian Tyler Interview Question Contest on 12seconds.tv




Winner Announcement #2 - Brian Tyler Interview Question Contest on 12seconds.tv

If you want the thrill of the suspense watch the two videos above. If you want to cut to the chase to see if you won, then just read on.

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. There were some good ones. Unfortunately, we didn't have time for them all, even though Brian Tyler was very gracious with his time. So the finalists (as at least one of their questions were asked during the interview) were:

Kevin C
New York

Thomas H
Anchorage, Alaska

Aitor C
Spain

Michael C
Kentucky


And the two winners are: THOMAS H and AITOR C! Each of you will be contacted by email to find out which prize soundtrack, DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION or FAST AND FURIOUS, you'd like.

Thanks again everyone who participated!

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