The Mummy 3 Film Score by Edelman and Debney
Aug 1, 2008
‘Twas my birthday yesterday so as a present for myself I went to see this movie with Ryan after teaching at Benilde. It provided the relaxation I needed. Since next week’s topic on my music class will cover Music in film, I watched the movie not only minding the plot and visual effects but also for the how the music was used in the movie. So here’s a little research I found about the following film composers:
The bulk of the score in the movie is composed by veteran composer Randy Edelman.visit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Edelman and http://www.randyedelman.com/bio/bio.htm for more info.
Some Trivia: He wrote the theme and scored many episodes of MacGyver a popular television series in the mid 1980s. He also wrote the song "You" which was later popularized by the Carpenters. A choral acappella version arranged by Joel Navarro is quite standard fare for most choirs here.
He wrote the themes for the movies: Dragonheart, The Last of the Mohicans
and Gettysburg the latter was used in the closing credits of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He has composed music for more than 60 movies. His music and video are posted at youtube also.
The film score featured numerous different Chinese and Middle Eastern ethnic instruments along with classic British folklore. (I should be reviewing my notes for I am teaching Asian Music next term. hehehe)
Composer John Debney also provided additional re-scored material for most of the bigger action sequences, which was recorded in July 2008.
Debney is an award-winning prolific American film composer, who received an Oscar nomination for his score for Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. He is also known for collaborating with such directors as Robert RodrÃguez (Sin City, Spy Kids) and Tom Shadyac (Liar, Liar, Bruce Almighty and its sequel, Evan Almighty). He is considered one of the most sought after composers in Hollywood.
His unique ability to create memorable work across a variety of genres, as well as his reputation for being remarkably collaborative, have made him the first choice of top level producers and directors. Debney combines his classical training and a strong knowledge of contemporary sounds to easily adapt to any assignment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Debney
Well, there you have it.
The movie experience is made more complete by the music of these two great film composers
One of my life long dreams is to be able to conduct music which will be used for film. Having read about and listened to the music of these two guys surely have inspired me.
