In this special episode of the /Filmcast, Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show joins David Chen to geek out about their favorite soundtracks. To listen to all of the songs that Dan mentioned during this episode in their entirety, click here to go to Grooveshark. To listen to all of the songs t...

I was so riveted by the conversation KCRW music director Jason Bentley had with The Dark Knight composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard on KCRW Wednesday morning that I sat in my car in the parking lot to hear the section of the score with the evil Joker cello bit. It's unusual for two compose...

As we continue to trudge through awards season 2008, it is important not to lose sight of some of the “other” categories in the Oscar line-up. Two of my favorite oft overlooked categories are Sound Design and Original Score. Lets face it, I’m a big fan of a movie that delivers a gr...

M Night Shyamalan has found himself under attack for the casting choices in the upcoming big screen live action adaptation of Avatar, titled The Last Airbender (almost 500 angry comments on our previous news story). I have a big of good news for Avatar fans: The Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency has confirme...

The musical score from The Dark Knight is still getting play on my music list, now it’s going to get a chance at an Academy Award. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard almost missed out on their chance at an Academy Award nomination for their work on The Dark Knight due to a technicality, but V...

Variety is reporting that the Academy has reversed it's previous decision that would have rendered James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer's Dark Knight score ineligible. The Music Branch Executive Committee of the Academy has reversed its Nov. 10 decision declaring their score for "The Dark Knight" ine...

A month ago, the AMPAS disqualified “The Dark Knight” from getting a chance at a nomination, due to five names being listed as composers on the cue sheets. The AMPAS reviewed it’s information again after being submitted by it’s affective parties, now they are letting “T...

Good news! The Dark Knight is in the running for Best Soundtrack again. You might remember William Goss' story last month that reported it had been disqualified due to it having "too many composers." According to the Patrick Goldstein on The Big Picture, the Academy reversed the decision last Friday...

Yes, another Dark Knight news posting — but this time it’s not just another crazy third film rumor or “Christopher Nolan is still considering a Dark Knight sequel” update. In November, the Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Pictures music branch ruled that the score...

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