TV / Film News

Michael Giacchino on the 'Emotional Time Bomb' Of 'Up'

Source: Michael Ricci
February 23, 2010

The score from animated film “Up" won the Music Bafta last night (February 21) at the British Academy Film Awards. Composer Michael Giacchino was awarded the prize for his work on the film at the ceremony held at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden.

In approximately four minutes, composer Michael Giacchino had to reflect a lifetime. Early in Disney-Pixar's computer-animated “Up," the film's main character, Carl, experiences marriage, loss and all the highs and lows of the decades ...

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Erhu Soloist Added Heartfelt Tone to "Up in the Air"

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2010

In the Oscar-nominated film “Up in the Air," audiences watch the familiar routines of contemporary airline travel while hearing the unfamiliar sounds of an ancient Asian instrument, thanks to erhu virtuoso Karen Hua-Qi Han. Like the violin, the erhu is a stringed instrument played with a bow, but many of the similarities end there. “It's two strings, 'er' in Chinese means 'two,' “Han explained." 'Hu' means it's not really from China. It was from Tibet and Mongolia, that area, in ...

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Scorsese, Robertson Waltz on With 'Shutter'

Source: Allegro Media
February 21, 2010

Nontraditional score for dark thriller is longtime friends' latest collaboration

“The Last Waltz" may have been a festive parting for the members of the Band, but for Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson, it was the opening number. Since directing Robertson and his bandmates in that famed 1978 concert film, Scorsese, 67, and Robertson, 66, have been close friends and consistent collaborators. From “Raging Bull" to Scorsese's latest film, “Shutter Island," Robertson has frequently consulted on the music in Scorsese's movies. ...

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George Kahn Music Featured on "Men of a Certain Age"

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
February 19, 2010

A message from pianist George Kahn: I had one of my songs featured on cable TV (TNT network) the other week--you can view it here. (Select “Television and Film")

Please read on for the details.

George

TNT | Men Of A Certain Age

This wry drama stars Emmy winner Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), Golden Globe winner Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise) and Emmy winner Andre Braugher (Homicide: Life on the Street, TNT's Salem's Lot). It ...

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Kevin Eubanks out of 'The Tonight Show

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2010

NBC confirmed online reports today that Kevin Eubanks, Jay Leno's affable bandleader, will step down from his post sometime after original installments of The Tonight Show resume in March.

Eubanks told the peacock he wants to try other things, a network insider said, though its still not clear when he'll abdicate his late night gig (or whether the entire band will go with him). For now, he is expected to be present for Leno's much-talked about return to Tonight on ...

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White House Celebrates Music That Fueled the Civil Rights Era

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2010

Grammy-winning singer Yolanda Adams performed during “A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" at the White House on Tuesday.

In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, a concert celebrating Black History Month. It's a continuation of the White House Music Series hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the event moved up to Tuesday night to dodge the brunt of a major snowstorm ...

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Haiti Relief Benefit to be Shown on HEC-TV

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 9, 2010

Tickets for the St. Louis Musicians for Haiti benefit at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall are sold out, but the event will be televised on HEC-TV (Channel 26/AT&T U-Verse Channel 99) and shown online at www.hectv.org.Hosted by author and former TV newscaster Julius Hunter and featuring singer Brian Owens, folk group Mayor Taylor, the Bottoms Up Blues Gang, pianist Peter Martin, Mardra and Reggie Thomas, singer Kim Massie, singer Christine Brewer and pianist ...

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Leno to Letterman: Thanks

Source: All About Jazz
February 9, 2010

Jay Leno to David Letterman: Thanks for Super Bowl ad invite

Leno said that “whatever happened in the last 18 years disappeared" when the two comics got together to film their surprise Super Bowl ad last week. “He was very gracious," Leno said Monday on his prime-time show, which ends Tuesday. “We talked about the old days. We told some jokes. It was really good to see him." Letterman's bitterness at losing the “Tonight" show job to Leno nearly two ...

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