werewolf : the beast among us is a 2012 action fantasy horror film directed by louis morneau .

the film stars ed quinn , stephen rea , guy wilson and steven bauer .

werewolf : the beast among us

werewolf : the beast among us is hardly the disaster many feared , but its not very good , either .
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first official trailer for werewolf the beast among us movie trailer . a monstrous creature terrorizes a 19th century european village by moonlight and a young man struggles to protect his loved ones from an unspeakable scourge . . . werewolf the beast among us trailer ( 2012 ) . release date : october 9 , 2012 on on blu - ray combo pack , dvd and digital download . suscribe now to get the best movies trailers !
“making the monster” – from the internationally recognized cast to the eastern european locations of romania and transylvania , this featurette will take viewers into the heart of werewolf : the beast among us and reveal what goes into making a monster movie .
“transformation : man to beast” – revealing behind - the - scenes footage and interviews with director louis morneau , producer mike elliott , production designer david hirschfield and makeup sfx designer paul hyatt show viewers how the monster in werewolf : the beast among us was brought to life using a mix of computer - generated graphics and practical makeup .
werewolf : the beast among us is a video starring ed quinn , guy wilson , and stephen rea . set in a 19th century village , a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf - like creature .
an american werewolf in london remains the most modern take on grisly gothic horror and one of the best werewolf movies ever .
the wolfman arrived , belatedly , a couple of years ago to a muted reception . it ' s still a classic universal monster though , and as if to prove that you can ' t keep a good beast down , the studio has already retooled . the trailer for follow - up / reboot / spin - off / bastard child werewolf : the beast among us has just arrived online .
a terrifying creature stalks the residents of a small town as a band of skilled hunters tries desperately to stop the killing in werewolf : the beast among us , an all - new , action - packed thriller debuting exclusively on blu - ray ™ combo pack , dvd and digital download on october 9 , 2012 . blu - ray’s high - definition picture and perfect hi - def 5 . 1 surround sound provide the ultimate showcase to experience the film’s heart - pumping suspense and chilling terror . werewolf : the beast among us comes to blu - ray ™ and dvd loaded with bonus features including behind - the - scenes footage , exclusive documentaries and filmmaker commentaries .
the other night at the saturn awards i got to speak with steven bauer on the red carpet . we talked about making werewolf : the beast among us and who he plays , his upcoming showtime series ray donovan ( which also stars liev schreiber and jon voight ) , and his other projects like the truth and last i heard . hit the jump to watch .
it’s nice seeing universal once again playing in the classic monster playpen , but it’s just too bad that the best thing they could come up with is werewolf : the beast among us . with an awesome setting , a sufficient cast and a few appealing story ideas , the film had plenty of tools to be an atmosphere laden , gothic werewolf tale , instead of monster mash of horrific cgi and inconsistent pacing .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken werewolf the beast among us official trailer # 1 ( 2012 ) universal monster movie hd set in a 19th century village , a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf - like creature . own it on blu - ray & dvd october 9 , 2012
justin clark has played through the wolf among us twice , first on the ps3 , episode by episode , and then on the ps4 . he ' s read the first four compilations of the fables graphic novels in the interim . for the record , he actually kinda prefers the game to the novels .
a young man joins a team of fearless werewolf hunters in order to defend a 19th - century village from a beast that appears to be creating a pack .
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after the box office disaster of universal’s last werewolf flick , the wolfman , it was announced that the studio were quickly jumping ahead with a new werewolf flick to try and correct their mistakes . while the [ … ]
werewolf : the beast among us has a grossly unbalanced mixture of decent practical effects and awful cgi , which seem to get worse and worse as the film moves along . furthermore , there are some major pacing issues that cause the movie to drag for long periods of time . and even when the action hits it’s tough to get over that cgi . i will say that , outside of the underwhelming special effects , the action scenes aren’t all that bad ; nothing incredibly special , but good enough to keep the film from completely sinking .
the wolf among us is a five episode series from developer telltale games where your every decision can have enormous consequences . as bigby wolf , the big bad wolf in human form , you will discover that the brutal , bloody murder of a fable is just a taste of things to come .
in the friday the 13th : the series episode
scarlet cinema
, a film student wo ' s a fan of the film uses a cursed movie camera to bring the beast to life .
in the nineteenth century , when a werewolf slaughters the dwellers of a small town , a group of bounty hunters commanded by charles arrive in town and negotiate a higher reward . the apprentice of medicine daniel , who is the protégé of the local doctor , joins the group and provides information about the beast that is intelligent and kills not only on the full moon , but also on the previous and the next days . soon the gypsy leader invites charles and daniel and explains that in the solstice , the wolf - like creature will be able to control his transformation at will . therefore they have only two days to discover who the beast among them is and destroy it .
in the nineteenth century , when a werewolf slaughters the dwellers of a small town , a group of bounty hunters commanded by charles arrive in town and negotiate a higher reward . the apprentice of medicine daniel , who is the protégé of the local doctor , joins the group and provides information about the beast that is intelligent and kills not only on the full moon , but also on the previous and the next days . soon the gypsy leader invites charles and daniel and explains that in the solstice , the wolf - like creature will be able to control his transformation at will . therefore they have only two days to discover who the beast among them is and destroy it . written by claudio carvalho , rio de janeiro , brazil
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if you love werewolf films you ' ll love this . the acting is a little hammy , the werewolf pretty decent and it ' s not your usual run of the mill werewolf story . there are sufficient jumps and some keenly tense moments summed up by a different but feel - good ending . good attempt to get back to basics with this genre
a series of crime reports by detective kelsey brannigan of the new york police department . as i didn ' t put in any author ' s notes on this one , to make it more realistic , i ' ll say it now : i do not own anything about the wolf among us . all rights go to telltale games .
set during the 19th century , a small village is constantly under attack by werewolves , something that they have grown quite accustomed to as a community . in fact , it’s so common that they even have a system for getting rid of those who become infected after a werewolf attack , which is to shoot them in the head and incinerate their corpse . the villagers seem to have everything under control , that is until a ferocious new breed of werewolf begins attacking the villagers , forcing the locals to hire a group of professional werewolf hunters to take out this vicious beast .
two months after the events of ' wolf among us ' , bigby wolf is tired of being overworked and underappreciated . having had enough of the abrassive comments from friend and foe alike , he sets off on a well - needed vacation . can the inhabitants of fabletown cope without their rough sheriff ? will they finally realise the hardwork bigby does ? bigby certainly isn ' t waiting to find out .
the wolf man also influenced future filmmakers as well . cult films such as an american werewolf in london and the howling drew inspiration from the wolf man and made references to the film as well .
there is a pub in the west village of manhattan that at first glance is just another one of the many dive bars nyu students frequent . but this one is particularly tailored for the film school set with its low lighting , its faux - fire , and , of course , a giant life - sized werewolf devouring a peasant girl in the back . like its namesake from an american werewolf in london , the slaughtered lamb is a pub touched by the occult and supernatural—it is also proof that over 35 years later horror fans can ' t shake the mark of beast left by john landis’ lycanthrope classic .
in 2014 , in a pop culture environment where “make it grim and gritty because we’re ad ults ! ” is the default and least - inspired approach to everything innocent that ' s ever been made , the wolf among us feels right at home . that would be an insult if not for the fact that telltale games , by way of bill willingham ' s strong source material , is far too talented to waste the premise on violence and grim urban reality for its own sake .
the tropes often associated with the wolf man are also given a careful and grisly update . in that earlier universal horror , lon chaney’s talbot had visions of wolves and the woman he loved , only to later see the pentagram ( the mark of the beast ) in spectrally manifest on her hand . however , american werewolf leaves the pentagram as a superstitious decoration for the locals at the slaughtered lamb . after david is bitten by proctor’s furry boogeyman and ( barely ) lives to tell the tale , he is haunted by the kind of nightmares that might terrorize any hebrew child or grandchild of the world war ii generation .
just on the outskirts of a town in middle europe , a family is attacked and killed by a werewolf with only the young daughter escaping with her life , though the monster is set alight by flames and returns to his human form before dying . 25 years later , the town is being terrorised by a similar beast . young daniel and eva are in love , but have to meet in secret because she is rich and he is poor . a team of skilled werewolf hunters arrives and makes plans to trap and kill the monster , and daniel decides to join them… . .
twenty - film years after a kid inadvertently kills the werewolf that ' s attacking his family by setting his house on fire , he finds himself in the rural town of dravicu on the hunt to kill more werewolves . meanwhile , a local doctor ' s apprentice seeks to join up with the group of werewolf hunters much to the reluctance of pretty much everybody else . the production values were a tad bit better than i expected and the acting , if over - dramatic , was still solid enough . the story was a bit on the predictable side , but i ' ve seen many worse werewolf films in my life .
of course , this is not before he does transform into a werewolf two times in the film , the first being the magnificent and still unparalleled makeup and prosthetic effects baker used to map david’s transformation to sam cooke’s cover of “blue moon . ” with no score to help baker’s effects—and elmer bernstein did deliver an underrated slice of eeriness for the film—the makeup artist was forced to convince audiences a man was changing into a beast with bone - crushing realism .
there ' s a new threat in fabletown . a beast roams the streets at night , attacking anything and everything in sight . bigby tracks down and locks away the rogue creature , but its true identity causes a controversy within the fable community that threatens to uproot the peace between the humane and inhumane occupants of fabletown . on hiatus .
it is easy to note that as one of the first movies that mixed laughs and screams as plentifully as rick baker’s gooey effects mingled with the mud behind windsor castle , an american werewolf in london paved the way for a whole new style of thrills seen in the likes of lost boys , fright night , scream , shaun of the dead , and cabin in the woods , among others . it also remains the most visceral experience in prosthetic horror to date , handily winning rick baker the first oscar for makeup effects , as well as inspiring the michael jackson “thriller” video ( which landis also directed ) .
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talbot transforms into a wolf - like creature and stalks the village , first killing the local gravedigger . talbot retains vague memories of being a werewolf and wanting to kill , and continually struggles to overcome his condition . he is finally bludgeoned to death by his father with his own silver walking stick after attacking gwen . sir john talbot watches in horror as the dead werewolf transforms into his son ' s human form as the local police arrive on the scene .
stephen rea is the most immediately recognisable name in the cast , and he ' s joined by the aforementioned quinn , guy wilson , nia peeples and steven bauer . the film shot on location in transylvania , so let ' s hope some of those vibes come through . it ' s out in the us on hallowe ' en , but there ' s no uk date yet .
wow what a great film , very bloody but get past that ( and still kept your lunch down ) . it ' s about a young boy who eventually finds out his the werewolf .
that night , larry attempts to rescue gwen ' s friend jenny from what he believes to be a sudden wolf attack . he kills the beast with his new walking stick , but is bitten on the chest in the process . a gypsy fortuneteller named maleva ( maria ouspenskaya ) reveals to larry that the animal which bit him was actually her son bela ( bela lugosi ) in the form of a wolf . she also reveals that larry will transform into a wolf as well since he who is bitten by a werewolf and lives will turn into one himself .
complaining about how bad limbo is with all the other werewolf victims , jack whines in exasperation , “have you ever talked to a corpse ? it’s boring ! i’m lonely . kill yourself , david . ”
there’s no safe place to hide as the all - new supernatural untitled werewolf thriller begins principal photography in and around bucharest , romania . universal celebrates its storied history of creatures and horror with an exhilarating original adventure that embraces the popular cultural resurgence of the age - old werewolf myth . breathtaking action and nail - biting suspense collide as an army of bounty hunters descend on a tiny hamlet in search of the most terrifying monster they have ever fought . the latest entry in the hugely successful dvd originals line from universal 1440 entertainment , a production entity of universal studios home entertainment , untitled werewolf thriller will be released on blu - ray , dvd , digital download and on demand in time for halloween 2012 .
the wolf man was not universal ' s first werewolf film . it was preceded by werewolf of london from 1935 , starring noted character actor henry hull in a quite different and more subtle werewolf makeup . as noted previously , hull objected to having his face entirely covered in latex and hair , and a less - hirsute , more devilish version was used in the film . the film was not a huge box office success , probably because audiences of the day thought it too similar in many ways to dr . jekyll and mr . hyde , for which fredric march had won an oscar three years before . some latter - day critics prefer henry hull ' s earlier werewolf to chaney ' s , which was described in carlos clarens ' s book an illustrated history of the horror film as
. . . looking like a hirsute cossack .
so for what appears to be a modest production value and mostly no - name or not very well known faces , this turned out to be a great little flick to watch . is it one of the best horror movies ? no , this is an entertainment only popcornfest . so we have a cowboy type in europe and questionable early eastern european accents , there are a few moments when the cg is noticeable - though i ' ll admit the transformation scenes are decent . my only complaint for the
wolf
is its head shape appeared a bit flat headed or too wide . anyway good solid story structure , decent action ( it reminded me of van hellsing but actually good ) it has its serious moments when needed , never takes itself too seriously and doesn ' t go full into silliness either . i ' d recommend as something to watch on movie night with friends for entertainment or even by itself . the beast among us delivers on what it ' s selling
this clarity of vision stayed with american werewolf since the movie had basically stayed with landis for over a decade prior to shooting . in fact , his script , which was first written at the age of 19 in 1969 , might also be the best screenplay ever penned by a teenager .
this method of operation extends to the action sequences , where telltale ' s penchant for qtes gets more room to stretch , granting multiple options for handling hostile suspects and enemies as harshly as you see fit . when bigby gets to wolf out in later episodes , your options become downright brutal . these later episodes , especially the final one , fall back on the mechanic more than is necessary , and it ' s unusual to fail in a truly meaningful way , but the game is far more heavy rain than dragon ' s lair when compared to telltale ' s previous work . in essence , if you ' ve played one telltale game of late , you already know how you ' re going to take to the wolf among us .
where the game and its source material diverge is in aim and tone . fables the comic is very much a product of its medium ; it ' s a series of one - off mysteries , random tales of fable life , and more traditional , comic book character studies , showcasing magic just behind the scenes of a real world . the wolf among us , on the other hand , is less a story of what legends and folklore figures would do with the real world than a straight , neon - colored allegory , a dennis lehane nursery rhyme that uses the loss of a fairy tale homeland as a jumping off point to address issues of neighborhood class struggles and possibly the best exploration of immigration that isn ' t papers , please . it ' s sobering , sad , and tense , and occasionally , it even has time to be magical .
the simplicity of this assessment is the strength of american werewolf in london , because the picture is most decidedly an earnest depiction of the foreboding superstitions from a world gone by , but with the kind of self - assured skepticism of the baby boomer generation facing it down . cinematic language had not quite become so intertextual that there was a need to be deconstructionist or “meta” about these intentions , albeit david and jack repeatedly mention the wolf man .
set after the events of the video game . the story focuses on bigby and him dealing with the consequences of the choices hes made and what affect its had on his relationships .
another universal werewolf movie - hurray ! ! sadly it ' s more action than horror & the cgi lets it down . it reminded me of the film van helsing , only here it ' s werewolves not vampires being hunted . having said that the acting is good , plenty of action & gore , but a far cry from the classics .
welcomed by a rather mixed critical reception upon its release ( roger ebert called it “weird” and “unfinished” while janet maslin asserted that it backfires because of landis’ “callow’ tone ) , this cinematic hellhound has nonetheless stomped forward through the decades , remaining not only the pinnacle for the werewolf subgenre , but also a generational touchstone for the countless horror - comedies that followed .
( 1935 ) but hull argued that the disguise made no sense within the plot , since two characters had to recognize
dr . glendon
even in his werewolf form . pierce was ordered to design a second version which left more of hull ' s face recognizable . pierce then recycled his design for the 1941 film .
one of the best werewolf movies i ' ve seen in a long time outside of the wolfman ( 2010 ) . this is good werewolf film ! well worth watching ! i did not find this movie to be a cheap , quick - to - make - money flick like i expected it to be . the visual effects are good and it has an interesting story to follow . the acting is quite good as well . it ' s got a gothic feel to the movie which i adore - that really drew me closer into the film ! i was highly entertained by this film and will watch it again one day . rating : 9 . 5 / 10
but for all of its influential importance , american werewolf is still feels both exceedingly modern a throwback , causing it to stand as a benchmark in a style that studios have desperately and consistently failed to emulate in our post - r - rating world . at this very moment , universal pictures is trying for the umpteenth time to reboot its “universal monsters” label , now as modern action movies with a shared universe . but an american werewolf in london almost effortlessly showed how to marry the gothic with the modern over three decades ago , and it ' s still the best horror reimagining ever made .
some still find this choice to be a mean - spirited one by a filmmaker that kicks us while we’re down , but it sums up why the movie works so well . it allows tonal dissonance to play in its favor , and has no issue combining a gothic effect with a modern sensibility . it’s succinct , visceral , and still unforgettable 35 years later .
louis morneau ( joy ride ii , hitcher ii : i’ve been waiting ) directs the nightmarish hunt through an idyllic countryside shattered by an unstoppable beast . the film is produced by mike elliott ( the devils rejects , smokin’ aces 2 ) , from a screenplay by michael tabb and the writing team of louis morneau & catherine cyran . a top - flight production team has also been assembled , including director of photography philip robertson , production designer david hirschfield and costume designer oana paunescu . the editor is mike jackson .
the sequence actually was shot in the wee small hours of the morning just outside of the windsor castle estate . with the damp air chilled enough that 35mm cameras could actually pick up the steam escaping exposed limbs following the massacre , actor griffin dunne had to scream for his life into the night air again and again .
this is not a great werewolf movie , but the average rating on this site is too low . it ' s ok for a horror movie , and certainly miles beyond your typical sci - fi channel flick . there ' s an assortment of odd characters in the story , not really sure what the location is supposed to be however . there ' s a group of werewolf hunters , the leader of which seems to be a sort of cowboy , though the rest of the story setting seems to be eastern europe . it manages a little intrigue and a few surprises , so it ' s a little above average . having said that , it ' s not something that will stick with the viewer for very long .
after causing death and destruction throughout the circus , the local police force traps the beast in a corner . and when alex tries to reason with him , it lunges at her , only to be shot three times . instantly , david has returned to the screen , now a fresher corpse than jack , and alex is left to cry over his remains . it is a brutal moment of pure despair and without a hint of cynical detachment . landis forces audiences to wallow in the inevitable outcome that still somehow surprised , and leaves jenny agutter to sell the moment .
however , his death comes back to haunt the badly injured david as not a pentagram but an actual decaying ghost . while the werewolf transformation is what won makeup artist rick baker his academy award , his most terrifying creation was the sight of a freshly shredded cadaver making small talk for only david’s ears . it’s also a testament to the power of understated comedy with jack rather calmly explaining to david that in order to free him and all others killed by a werewolf on this moor , david will have to commit suicide in london before he changes . but such weighty subject matters do not mean they can ' t be pleasant , right ?
much like the original 1941 movie , an american werewolf in london remembers that most of these tales are heightened tragedies . and from the very beginning , the ’81 variation is intended as a heartbreaker . the first time audiences meet protagonists david kessler ( david naughton ) and jack goodman ( griffin dunne ) , they’re already lying in the back of a truck with a herd of sheep . much like the slaughtered lamb sign they’re about to walk under , david and jack are babes in the meat house , unaware that their destination is oblivion .
this film begins promisingly enough with a werewolf wreaking havoc , but after that it kind of loses its way . fast forward a quarter of a century and another - or perhaps the same - creature is decimating a small town in nowheresville europe , or perhaps it is usa , whatever , this is an extremely powerful creature , not your run - of - the - mill
eras lupus
, but happily a regular band of werewolf hunters happens to be passing through . there is a fair amount of gore in this film , and a confusing dream sequence , but much of the action occurs in the dark , there is though a surprising twist or three towards the end . if you can understand the last one , best write your own review .
the resurrected talbot seeks out dr . frankenstein for a cure , but finds the monster (
the gory dead bodies nearly made me throw up . the special effects aren ' t hat special . the storyline is a bit week .
, although many later films change the last line of the poem to
and the moon is full and bright
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in the original film , chaney did not undergo an on - screen transformation from man to wolf , as featured in all sequels . the lap - dissolve progressive make - ups were seen only in the final ten minutes , and then discreetly : talbot removes his shoes and socks , and it is his feet which are seen to grow hairy and transform into huge paws ( courtesy of uncomfortable
boots
made of hard rubber , covered in yak hair ) . in the final scene , the werewolf does gradually become larry talbot through the standard technique .
but the work came to fruition , because not only is it still a breathtaking special effect ; it is also in service to a movie that had a perfect focus on what it was… while keeping audiences in enough tonal whiplash to not see the obvious bitter pill hovering over them with no glass of water in sight . supposedly , landis briefly contemplated putting dan ayrkoyd and john belushi in the lead roles of american werewolf , but two unknown , fresh - faced young men was the right call for the picture’s verisimilitude .
also like lon chaney jr . ’s larry talbot , david is a stranger in a strange land ( now northern england instead of wales ) who should not be walking off the road at night . his is the path of the doomed and damned , and the film never forgets that basic through - line , which is evident in so many gothic horrors , particularly of the classic universal brand . there is no need for monster mashes , crossovers with tom cruise action scenes , or mysteries about your dad secretly being a werewolf ; the heightened passion play of a dumb american never getting to see his family again is enough to power the melodrama that underscores the scares .
) . grabbing the vampire as he turns into a bat , the wolf man dives over a balcony into the sea , taking dracula with him .
wait for the inevitable syfy screening . . . the ideal place for this particular brand of cheese .
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the synopsis suggests some exciting escalation , in a village where most of the inhabitants gradually succumb to lycanthropy ; a bit like predator , if there were exponentially more predators as the film went on . whether the film can actually pull that off on the limited scale that the trailer seems to demonstrate remains to be seen . so too does the film ' s relationship to the first one . oddly , universal seem to be both drawing a line under the wolfman while simultaneously invoking it in the very familiar - looking blue / grey misty forests of the artwork .
universal pictures produced a remake of the wolf man with joe johnston directing the film and benicio del toro starring as lawrence talbot ( also producer of the film ) . the remake followed the same basic plot of the original but the story and characters were significantly altered , with anthony hopkins in a radically altered version of the claude rains role . the film was released on february 12 , 2010 and opened at # 2 at the box office that weekend . the film was met with mixed reviews and a low box office reception but won an academy award for best makeup in 2011 .
1 : 50 – they filmed in bucharest , romania and transylvania near the home of vlad the impaler .
the way that landis tells it in the documentary beware the moon , he first had the idea to write the screenplay long before meeting harold ramis . he was in fact on location as an assistant director for kelly’s heroes ( 1970 ) , which was filming in part of the then - yugoslavia ( now croatia ) .
the film was released on blu - ray disc in 2012 as part of the universal classic monsters collection , alongside many other classic universal horror films ( including frankenstein , the mummy , and the invisible man ) .
) instead . the two square off at the climax , but the fight ends in a draw when a dam is exploded and frankenstein’s castle is flooded . in
i actually enjoyed this movie , quite a bit . sure , some things were lacking , but nothing is perfect . there ' s parts , like the others said , that are a little fuzzy - it ' s supposed to be set in a certain era , but there ' s parts of it that are obviously very modern - which i ' ll leave for you to find for yourself . there was also quite a bit of mutilated bodies and enough gore that it stood up to its genre - without being too over - the - top . the thing that made the movie for me was the fact that it had so many twists , and until the
click
came along ( the sudden understanding ) , i was constantly guessing - also - the ending is quite marvellous - i was thrilled . it doesn ' t leave you with the let - down feeling that 90 % of modern werewolf movies tend to do - this is much better than its rating suggests . so , yeah . for not being another let down as so many werewolf movies are - 9 .
the wolf man is one of three top - tier universal studios monsters without a direct literary source . the others are the mummy and the creature from the black lagoon . in the 1970s , novelizations of the original films were issued as paperback originals as part of a series written by
carl dreadstone ,
a house name pseudonym for a several writers , including british horror writer ramsey campbell .
the wolf man proved popular , and so chaney reprised his signature role in four more universal films , though unlike his contemporary
monsters ,
larry talbot never enjoyed the chance to have a sequel all to himself . frankenstein meets the wolf man ( 1943 ) had talbot’s grave opened on a full moon night , causing him to rise again ( making him , in the subsequent films , technically one of the undead ) . the full moon , which had not been shown or mentioned in the first film , was used as a quasi - explanation for the monster ' s resurrection , and the poem known to the local villagers was retconned to mention the full moon , so that the last line became
untitled werewolf thriller stars stephen rea ( v for vendetta , the crying game ) , steven bauer ( scarface , primal fear ) , ed quinn ( “true blood , ” “eureka” ) , nia peeples ( “pretty little liars , ” “walker texas , ranger” ) , guy wilson ( almost kings , little black book ) , adam croasdell ( “supernatural , ” “east enders” ) and rachel dipillo ( “law & order , ” “the gates” ) .
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the battle with bloody mary left many scars , and many ghosts . bigby and snow try to sort through the aftermath of the chaos while deciding where they stand in each other ' s lives . as they struggle to repair the damage , portals start to open all over fabletown , threatening not just the fables , but the entire mundy world . sequel to animals .
the film is referenced in the comic book screamland , where these films are pseudo - fictional in that the wolf man is a real person acting in a film of a similar name .
is this film going to win any awards ? , no . will it keep you entertained for 90 minutes , yes it sure will . if your looking for a popcorn , creature feature then this will certainly fit the bill . there is a story ( just about ) , plenty of blood and guts and a werewolf ! ! ! i grant you it ' s a cgi monster so it ' s not all that but it does fit in with the film . the film kept my attention throughout and i genuinely enjoyed it . visually it reminded me of van helsing and the like but thats where the comparison ends as this is pretty good ! ! recommended .
the trouble starts when fabeltown ' s sheriff needs not just to help the strange mundy kid in searching for her mother , but also her place between the two worlds , mundies and fables .
the premise is this : the land in which all the figures of fairy tales and folklore reside has been overrun ( by a shadowy figure called the adversary , oddly not mentioned in the game ) , forcing a mass exodus into the mundane - - i . e . , human - - world . the vast majority of them settle in fabletown , conveniently located in manhattan , and you follow the efforts of fabletown ' s elite and its sheriff , bigby wolf , to keep this new home from falling apart .
after reading some of the reviews , i was convinced that i would enjoy this film . i wasn ' t wrong at all . the characters were fun and interesting and the story was quite good at keeping me guessing all the way until the final act when yet another surprise was sprung upon the viewers . the scenery is quite good and the music compliments the movie . the actors all pull their weight and their are some really good fight scenes . i will be adding this to my collection . if i had seen this in a theater , i would have been happy to see this in a theater . i think it was a lot better than the crap that has been regurgitated over and over again .
from the tropical seas to the snarky suburbs to the zombie apocalypse , chris watters is the veteran of many telltale games adventures . he likes finding a way to fit in to new roles and new worlds , and generally plays nice with his new virtual friends .
due to the 2010 remake performing below expectations at the box office , universal chose not to produce a sequel . universal ' s 2012 film
“we were in the queen’s backyard , and i kept picturing the queen trying to get some sleep while hearing this kid just being savagely murdered take after take after take , ” dunne mused in beware the moon .
there are a few interesting ideas strewn throughout the somewhat boring story , most of which have to do with the mythology that comes with the werewolves . the film also features some nice looking costuming and a gorgeous setting , which is not at all a surprise as the film is primarily shot in romania . unfortunately , however , the location is never really utilized to its potential as there is no real atmosphere to speak of , which is really a shame considering the location is as atmospheric as it gets .
in the 1975 spanish horror film la maldición de la bestia , written by and starring paul naschy , one of the characters is called larry talbot .
it wasn ' t great . i ' m not even sure if it made good . but if you were looking for a cheap park your brain and have fun blood and guts violence movie with some eastern european charm and don ' t mind utterly flawed props , this will do . the cast is hardly sterling . we have nathan stark from eureka in the lead . but that was good enough . in this land of transylvania and cowboy hats , we have the mysterious vampire hunter in a cowboy hat along with the macho chick and their sidekicks , going after the super bad ones . it ' s obviously romania from things like signs being in romanian and the reward poster being in the romanian money . ( 10 , 000 lei ) what ' s more out of place are the anachronisms in the firearms . the rifle the hunter carried was a round receivered mosin nagant rifle . they started producing them in 1930 and that gun looks like a post war ii version . the revolver he carried was a post war smith and wesson . the mauser rifles the gypsies had were k98 ' s , which were from world war ii . despite the historical stupidities and the iffy cgi , it was fun .
on april 27 , 2004 , universal released the wolf man on dvd as part of the universal legacy collection . this two disc edition included four films :
and that’s it . also like the wolf man and a dozen other universal horror movies , it ends there at the height of drama , which in this case is deep anguish . but whereas those older films would almost cut short , likely due to economic reasons , landis seems unconcerned with giving the audience whiplash . in fact , it improves the film if he can turn the knife one last time and deliver a final sucker punch while we’re feeling low . thus alex’s wails are abruptly stopped as the film cuts to black and the marcels’ upbeat doo - wop cover of “blue moon” begins , oblivious to the viewer’s vulnerability .
well - done horror film with a slight twist on the genre . a good cast and pre - century setting make the film more credible . the film is interesting in the sense it plays like a ' who - done - it ' mystery instead of a straight - forward horror . the editing is great , and i loved the music , photography and eerie atmosphere , as well . there never really is a dull moment , and has a great twist ending .
sometime in the early twentieth century , after learning of the death of his brother , larry talbot ( lon chaney , jr . ) returns to his ancestral home in llanwelly , wales to reconcile with his estranged father , sir john talbot ( claude rains ) . while there , larry becomes romantically interested in a local girl named gwen conliffe ( evelyn ankers ) , who runs an antique shop . as a pretext to converse with her , he purchases a silver - headed walking stick decorated with a wolf . gwen tells him that it represents a werewolf ( which she defines as a man who changes into a wolf
at certain times of the year .
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, christopher pennock ( as jeb hawkes ) recites this version of the poem .
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stories about the make - up and transformation scenes have become legendary , and are mostly apocryphal . the transformation of chaney from man into monster was laborious . the series of makeups took five to six hours to apply , and an hour to remove .
3 : 30 – ray donovan centers on a celebrity fixer who cleans up problems before the paparazzi catch wind . schreiber plays the title character while bauer plays his partner .
sure , these characters had a knowledge of the hokey stuff from the old hollywood movies that their generation grew up watching on tv , but what they faced was no deconstruction of those tropes—it ' s a defiant embrace of them . hence when the supernatural folklore is unironically presented with complete conviction to two characters who wouldn’t have been out of place at the delta tau chi fraternity , or as caddies for chevy chase and ted knight , it is both darkly humorous and shockingly grim . the laughing stops and the stomach - churning commences .
resemble [ s ] a second - tier badass action flick from the mid - 1980s .
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yeah , i wasn’t paying full attention by the final act , which is pretty telling .
an slight alteration of the events of twau will bring sleepy hollow ' s cowardly protagonist and former big bad wolf closer in the most unexpected way . bigby / good ! crane .
universal had high hopes for the wolfman . with benicio del toro in the lon chaney jr role , a supporting cast including anthony hopkins , emily blunt and hugo weaving , and make - up effects from the always - astounding rick baker , it seemed a failsafe proposition .
as always , the strength of a telltale game rides on its story , and it shines bright here . while the cel - shaded graphics are very much 1980s four - color comic pulp come to life , the aesthetic built within them has far more latter - day michael mann in its blood , capturing the density of 1980s’ new york along with the sense of dingy isolation , backed by a minimalist , appropriately synthy score . somehow , it ' s able to convey this sense even when the game is at its most grand , be it in fabletown ' s lavish business offices or the shadowy lairs of its elite caste of criminals .
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your average ‘kill the monster’ movie , nothing new here , entertains first watch - wouldn’t watch again .
having had six months prior to shooting to develop the effects , baker’s secrets are now well - known but evermore convincing . in the days before cgi , he used syringes pumping into small plungers within plastic pieces to cause david’s hands , feet , and face to elongate in separate shots ; hair was filmed backwards as it was ripped out from underneath a fleshy - sheet , creating the image of hair growing up above the skin ; and at a certain point , poor actor david naughton was literally buried into the floor so that his four - legged “body” could be built around him before the face changed .


he is best known for his emmy award winning jazz score for david hare 's page eight , his orchestral score for the oscar nominated an education , his bafta nominated score for the bbc 's luther and his many theatre scores for the royal shakespeare company , with whom paul is an associated artist .

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music for the production is composed by paul englishby , with lighting design by james farncombe , and sound design by tom gibbons .
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we are very pleased to announce that faber music have signed a representation and publishing deal with award winning film , television , dance and theatre composer paul englishby .
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paul englishby is a film and theatre composer , orchestrator , conductor and pianist . he is versatile across many genres , from big orchestral works to 1930s jazz - influenced scores . englishby has composed the music for 4 feature films and 7 theatre productions in the past 2 years .
the designer is rob jones with lighting by tim mitchell , and music composed by paul englishby . sound is by martin slavin , movement is by struan leslie and the fight director is terry king .
award winning composer paul englishby is prolific and versatile , producing critically acclaimed scores for film , theatre , tv , dance and the concert hall . he is best known for his thrillingly tense scores for bbc ' s
paul englishby ' s compositions include award winning film scores , dance pieces , orchestral concert works , dozens of theatre scores as well as music for his own band . the band return to ronnie scotts with brand new material and a sprinkling of arrangements from paul ' s recent film scores , including
miss pettigrew lives for a day
and
an education
.
british born composer paul englishby is no stranger to winning awards or working alongside all - star casts . oscar nominated screenwriter david hare’s page eight has already been nominated for a bafta and a golden globe . thanks to englishby’s amazing craftsmanship , the film can also add nominations for the prestigious ivor novello award for best tv soundtrack and the highly desired primetime emmy nomination for outstanding original main title theme music .
kristin scott thomasplays the queen in a new and updated version ofpeter morgan ' sthe audience . stephen daldry ' s production is now in previews at the apollo theatre , with press night on5 may 2015and is booking to25 july 2015 . the audiencehas designs by bob crowley , with lighting by rick fisher , sound by paul arditti and music by paul englishby . check out a first look at the productionin photosbelow
british composer paul englishby is no stranger to winning awards or working alongside all - star casts . the oscar nominated screenwriter david hare’s masterpiece page eight , has already been nominated for a bafta and a golden globe . thanks to englishby’s amazing craftsmanship , the film can also add nominations for the prestigious ivor novello award for best tv soundtrack and the highly desired primetime emmy nomination for outstanding original main title theme music .
kristin scott thomas will play the queen in a new and updated version of peter morgan ' s the audience . stephen daldry ' s production will preview at the apollo theatre from 21 april 2015 , with press night on 5 may 2015 and is booking to 25 july 2015 . the audience has designs by bob crowley , with lighting by rick fisher , sound by paul arditti and music by paul englishby . check out a newly released image below
piano solo . this matching folio for a royal night out features selections from the original music of the film composed by the renowned paul englishby . arranged for solo piano , the beautiful music fits the royal theme perfectly , making it an absolute joy to play . the film sees the . . .
british composer paul englishby is no stranger to winning awards or working alongside all - star casts . oscar nominated screenwriter david hare’s masterpiece “page eight , ” has already been nominated for a british academy of film and television arts ( bafta ) award and a golden globe . thanks to englishby’s amazing craftsmanship , the film can also add nominations for the prestigious ivor novello award for best tv soundtrack and the highly desired primetime emmy awards nomination for outstanding original main title theme music .
hard to find music 35 - the uber - smart secret service agent ( and story ) which gave bill nighy the chance to shine as johnny worricker in page 8 / turks & caicos and salting the battlefield . here paul englishby ' s music is put into the mix and the result is this medley of themes .
and chamber works , a violin concerto , string quartet , an oratorio , and pieces for community and school performance . highlights of paul’s work in opera and dance are
the main theme of the show , and the score for season one , was written by the popular doctor who composer murray gold , but for 2015’s season two he was replaced by the equally talented lancashire - born composer paul englishby ( although gold’s main theme , an upbeat renaissance - style dance piece with gruff , chanting voices , was retained ) . englishby intentionally doesn’t reference much of gold’s material in his score , instead building it around a brand new , flashy motif for the heroic musketeers in action . after a being briefly introduced in the opening “musketeers theme” – a flurry of dashing strings and rousing brass fanfares – englishby cleverly inserts the theme into numerous cues thereafter , establishing it as the primary identity of his score .
paul is also prolific in theatre , and is associate artist with the rsc . his new ballet pinocchio , a collaboration with choreographer will tuckett , for the national ballet of canada premiered this month in toronto .
paul studied composition at both goldsmiths ' college and at the royal academy of music where he received the coveted charles lucas prize for composition . he was recently made an associate of the royal academy ( aram ) in the 2018 honours .
composer paul englishby provides the score for the series with music that can range from darkly menacing soundscapes to elegiac dreaminess . his career spans film , tv , theatre , dance and concert hall . he received an emmy award for his adroit jazz score to david hare’s tv production page eight ( also ivor novello award nominated ) . he also scored the acclaimed john hurt , quentin crisp drama an englishman in new york . film highlights include an education , miss pettigrew lives for a day and magicians .
at an early age paul began to compose , his dedication and passion for music lead him to attend the prestigious royal academy of music and go on to write highly acclaimed scores for film , television , theatre , dance , and the concert hall .
as an orchestrator , conductor and pianist , paul has worked with some of the country ' s leading ensembles ; london symphony orchestra , the london orchestra , britten sinfonia , london musici , tallis chamber choir , fibonacci sequence and the bbc concert orchestra .
not only has this gifted artist created scores for oscar nominated films , along the way , he taught hugh grant to play the guitar and nicholas cage to play the piano , coached his singing and taught him to conduct . with a career that many only dream of , paul englishby remains humble and enjoys working in a field that he loves . it won’t be long before the world will find out if this down to earth englishman will gain another title to his array of accolades as an emmy award winning composer for his breathtaking score for page eight .
hampstead theatre is delighted to announce an outstanding cast for david hare’s fascinating new play . joining roger allam , who plays john christie , are nancy carroll as audrey mildmay , paul jesson as dr fritz busch , nick sampson as professor carl ebert and george taylor as rudolf bing .
not only has this gifted artist created scores for oscar nominated films , along the way , he taught hugh grant to play the guitar and nicholas cage to play the piano , coached his singing and taught him to conduct . with a career that many only dream of , paul englishby remains humble and enjoys working in a field that he loves . it won’t be long before the world will find out if this down to earth englishman will gain another title to his array of accolades as an emmy award winning composer for his breathtaking score for “page eight . ” written by karina lidia .
englishby recently completed the score for the film version of
hamlet
, starring david tennant and patrick stewart . he also composed the original score for forthcoming itv drama
an englishman in new york
, the sequel to
the naked civil servant
. both were aired on christmas day 2009 .
directed by rsc chief associate director gregory doran , the production is designed by robert jones with paul englishby composing music , martin slavin designing sound and tim mitchell lighting . the cast is led by veteran actor richard wilson , making his rsc debut as malvolio , in a company that also includes nancy carroll as viola and alexandra gilbreath as olivia . also in the cast are sam alexander ( sebastian ) , james fleet ( sir andrew aguecheek ) , richard mccabe ( sir toby belch ) , pamela nomvete ( maria ) , simeon moore ( antonio ) , jo stone - fewings ( orsino ) and miltos yerolemou ( feste ) .
paul is best known for his scores for the bbc’s luther and the musketeers and the oscar nominated film an education . his recent credits include the witness for the prosecution and evelyn waugh ' s decline and fall , which starts tonight , friday , 9pm , bbc 1 starring jack whitehall , eva longoria and david suchet .
as orchestrator , conductor and pianist , englishby has worked with the london orchestra , britten sinfonia , london musici , tallis chamber choir , fibonacci sequence and bbc concert orchestra to name a few . he has conducted on studio sessions and film scores both in the uk and abroad , as well as on recordings and broadcasts for radio and television . recent credits include richard eyres
the other man
and michael radford ' s
flawless
in 2008 . [ 2 ] he worked on the universal movie
your highness
, starring natalie portman and james franco , released in 2011 . englishby orchestrated and conducted tony banks ' s classical album six : pieces for orchestra , released in 2012 .
in recent years , englishby has written the original scores for a number of films . he won the ascap award in 2009 for his film score to
miss pettigrew lives for a day
, directed by bharat nalluri . he most recently wrote the score for
an education
, which debuted at the 2009 sundance film festival , and for the peep show produced feature
magicians
in 2007 . englishby has collaborated with world class film directors in recent years , including debbie isitt on critically acclaimed brit - flick
confetti
, and on the film
ten minutes older
featuring works from directors spike lee , werner herzog , bernardo bertolucci , mike figgis and jean luc - goddard . [ 3 ]
adele could continue her winning streak well into the year , with news that she has collected four nominations in the prestigious ivor novello awards . the london star , who stole the grammys and the brits earlier in the year , has been recognised for best song ( rolling in the deep ) , best album ( 21 ) , and most performed work ( twice , for rolling in the deep and someone like you ) . florence + the machine , take that , pj harvey and ed sheeran are also among the nominees . full list below . the awards this year will take place on 17 may in london . ivor novello awards - full list of nominations : best song musically and lyrically adele : rolling in the deep ( written by : adele adkins / paul epworth ) florence + the machine : shake it out ( written by : paul epworth , kid harpoon , florence welch ) ed sheeran : ' the a team ( written by : ed sheeran ) best contemporary song nero : promises ' ( written by : joseph ray ,
as well as commissions for film and tv , he has composed classical works for various ensembles . his credits include
the last clarinet
for solo clarinet , orchestra and narrator in 1995 ,
byron
for large orchestra and
weep no more
for string orchestra . englishby also recently completed a large public arts commission entitled
fireworks , several pieces for choir , orchestra , chamber group and school children , in commemoration of the combe down stone mines project in bath . in 2010 , his one - act opera pleasure ' s progress , based on the works of william hogarth , was produced at the linbury studio of the royal opera house , covent garden .
it is used terrifically in the numerous action sequences , most notably the magnificent and swashbuckling “the ravine sequence , ” “escape foiled , ” “rescue from the guillotine , ” the almost folk - like “saving jeanne , ” the determined - sounding “training the villagers , ” and the high - spirited “series finale” . in fact , the exceptional quality of the action music in the musketeers is the most surprising thing about the score ; englishby’s previous scores , which include small - scale dramas like miss pettigrew lives for a day and an education , and more contemporary jazz - infused pieces like salting the battlefield and turks & caicos , gave no indication as to his prowess for writing stirring , exciting action material , but the muskeeters contains a ton of it , and it’s impressive indeed .
tracklist : 01 / the avengers / alan silvestri 02 / requiem for a tower / clint mansell 03 / mind heist / zack hemsey 04 / a dream within a dream from inception / hans zimmer 05 / adagio in d minor from sunshine / john murphy 06 / heart of courage / thomas j . bergersen 07 / protectors of the earth / thomas j . bergersen 08 / imagine the fire from the dark knight rises / hans zimmer 09 / recognizer from tron : legacy / daft punk 10 / woad to ruin from king arthur / hans zimmer 11 / in the house – in a heartbeat from 28 days later / john murphy 12 / hello zep from saw / charlie clouser 13 / gothic power / christopher field 14 / injection from mission : impossible ii / hans zimmer 15 / no time for caution from interstellar / hans zimmer 16 / prelude / paul jebanasam 17 / spirited shift / evan jolly 18 / strength and honor / evan jolly 19 / moments / evan jolly
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- henry iv , part 1 ( 2012 ) . . . ( conductor )
- the gang saves the day ( 2013 ) . . . ( music :
no salvation piano
- uncredited )
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i’m very lucky to have worked in a variety of musical fields . i work in film and television , as well as having written a great many theatre scores for the likes of the royal shakespeare company , royal opera house and in the west end . i play the piano and conduct , and in my early career , worked quite a bit as a musical director and arranger . i love to work in all of these disciplines , that all have their particular challenges and collaborative opportunities . generally in scoring to picture , the music is the last thing to be added , whereas in dance for the stage , the music comes before the choreography . it’s nice to get into a rehearsal situation in theatre productions , as composing can be a solitary pursuit for much of the time . i try to play piano in jazz situations when i can for the same reason .
i think it was around the time that the movie “ an education “ , which i scored , was doing quite well in festivals and getting noticed , and i guess my showreel dropped on the desk of the producer and director of the first block of luther when they were looking for a composer . as is usual in these situations , you go for a meeting with them to see if you all can work together and have a similar idea as to how the music might work within the production .
“luther” deals with some pretty dark themes and material . how did you go about reflecting this in the music ?
i started with a harmonic world , quite simple and dark , which could adapt to introspection , action and brutality . i mixed traditional instrumental textures with electronic sound scapes . i then added live solo instruments , in some cases playing very disturbed textures . i also liked going against the brutality at times and playing some very beautiful elegiac music over violent scenes .
in 2009 you won the ascap award for your film score to “miss pettigrew lives for a day” . did winning this create further success for you down the road ? how did it feel to get recognition for your work ?
the ascap was lovely to get , as they represent the impact a score has in the us . so coming from britain , it meant that my music was being recognised in some way over there . i’ve since had more of my music heard in the states , and i’m really excited to be attending the emmy’s this year .
i was working as a musical director at the national theatre in my late 20s , when i was asked if i would look after the on - set music in the film “ captain corellis mandolin “ , where one of my duties was to give nic cage his regular music lessons , which was great fun . similar story with hugh for a scene in “ about a boy “ . both were great guys , and hugely professional and put the work in , making my job easy . i hilariously recorded a couple of songs with james franco in ireland on “ your highness “ , co wrote songs with jennifer love hewitt for” if only ” – i work a lot with actors in theatre productions , particularly shakespeare’s works , which often have songs in them .
i think for me it is about being fulfilled with the process of making music . i’m not that concerned with what happens to the work after i have left it . a project can be very successful when you had a very difficult time , and conversely , a job which brought great joy can sink without trace . it’s obviously brilliant if you have a wonderful time and the work is universally loved , but you can’t know that , so i look for situations that are going to be exiting and interesting in their creation .
that’s really hard to say . i think style is a strange concept . i think my melodic writing is influenced by jazz improvisation , in the sense of long , unfolding musical thought . i trained in composition , and therefore have a technical grasp of harmony and counterpoint , and really the influence comes from the situation you are composing for . i love to research different genres that might be suggested by a certain job . for example i studied the arabic makam system of scales in syria before writing the “ thief of baghdad ” for the opera house . i ended up writing my own scales and improvising – a bit like modal improvisation , to create my melodies .
i like to leave a lot of room for improvement , so that when live musicians play the music , there is a collective recognition of the superior sound and expression live players bring . the demos have to be good , obviously , but i like to spend more time composing than programming . i’m committed where possible to keeping music live , and i think there are dangers in super samples . clearly when you are looking for electronic sounds , then that’s different .
when writing for tv , how much of your music is recorded live vs . using samples ?
depends on budget , but i will always have some live elements , and on occasion , i’ve spent most of my fee on orchestral costs because i’ve felt it will pay off in the sound .
yes , absolutely . it ; ’s like the best training in orchestration : to do it , then conduct it , and if necessary alter things at the podium . you learn what really works .
i’m working on a british film with dna , who just brought out “dred” , i have a play opening tonight ( hedda gabler ) , at the old vic theatre in london , i’m about to start on a chinese epic play with lots of music and dance for the rsc ( the orphan of zhao ) , and i have luther series 3 after that .
emmett cooke is an irish composer for film , tv and video games . his music has been used around the world by high profile companies including sony playstation , ralph lauren , abc , cbs , nbc , lockheed martin and many more .
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david tennant in the rsc production of richard ii . photograph : kwame lestrade / publicity image from theatre company
hat’s your favourite ballet music ? for me , it is stravinsky’s firebird . favourite film music ? bernard herrmann’s scorching score for
. but your favourite music written for a play ? not so easy to recall . in fact , what can i even think of that qualifies ? wracking my brains ,
comes to mind , but even that , technically , was originally written as a concert piece and only later padded out to accompany a stage performance .
why is it that music for ballet – and lately films – packs out concert halls , but we seldom remember , let alone celebrate , music written for theatre ? is the music less substantial , its job less important ? it’s a question that set me and conductor simon over on an expedition to stratford - upon - avon to find out what noteworthy music had been written for the royal shakespeare company in its century - long history . there we met its head of music bruce o’neil .
a 1951 rsc production of the tempest , music from which has been resurrected . photograph : angus mcbean
o’neil’s team also learned that although the composer conducted the piece ( and even sang some of the off stage chorus when the singers missed their cues ) , the play’s director frank benson was “neither pleased nor interested” by the new music and promptly cut it from all revivals . the word is he found vaughan williams’ penchant for folk idioms too avant garde . this music – vintage vaughan williams , rich in melody and sentiment – has sat unperformed for 100 years . we are thrilled to be giving its concert premiere in london on 20 september , at st john’s smith square .
since the rsc discovered the vaughan williams score , its music team has spent every spare hour exploring the vaults for other notable composers who wrote for the company . inspired by their quest , over and i decided to programme a concert of some of their discoveries – a distinctive way to celebrate shakespeare’s 400th anniversary . but we were spoiled for choice . we could give a whole season of concerts and still not span all there is to be heard in the rsc archive .
nonetheless , other gems from the rsc vaults that we’ll be performing in concert for the first time include lennox berkeley ’s ravishing the winter’s tale ( 1960 ) , which sees the composer at his most desolate and playful , as the play’s two halves require ; edmund rubbra ’s startling , monochrome score for macbeth ( 1946 ) , and malcolm williamson ’s gleeful merry wives of windsor ( 1965 ) , which sounds like shostakovich giddily colliding with benny hill .
also on the programme is a score for a 1925 production of king john . for a long time , the music was thought to be the work of theatre composer albert cazabon . fastidious sleuthing on the part of o’neil’s colleague richard sandland revealed it was actually written in the hand of one rosabel watson . we can only speculate why the manuscripts do not bear her name : pure clerical oversight or a case of a woman not being given due credit ? even by today’s standards , watson was an extraordinary figure : she wrote extensively for the stage and concert hall , founded and conducted a suffragette orchestra that toured nationally , and was also regarded as the finest female horn player in britain . her name should be more widely known . i hope her renaissance begins here .
despite the riches we’re bringing to light , hundreds of other scores remain shelved in the rsc archive . each one needs a careful transference from heaps of faded , handwritten scribbles into legible , computer - notated copies , for which o’neil would doubtless value an army of helpers . then they need musicians eager to take them for a spin .
of course , you might wonder if the music warrants a life of its own , long after the curtain dropped on the show for which it was written . on the strength of the scores we are resurrecting , i would say it’s worth the endeavour . in berkeley’s case alone , there are colours in this music that the composer only hints at elsewhere in his canon . and though he never returned to the rsc , it’s clear that vaughan williams put his soul into the music he wrote for richard ii . i imagine it could easily find its way , alongside his other works , into the classic fm hall of fame . o’neil is convinced there are further gems waiting to be found in the rsc troves .
but what other great theatrical music can we resurrect ? next month , the southbank sinfonia’s musicians embark on the national theatre’s new production of amadeus . i’d love to slip into the national’s archives to see what we can find there . who knows ? a few years ago , the orchestra performed delius’s complete music for the play hassan at the cheltenham festival , a sprawling curiosity that seems to air about once a decade . in 1923 , when the play was written , it was customary for theatres to have lavish bands perform epic scores to match the on - stage melodrama . on dusty shelves across the country , such music must still be sitting , waiting , crying out to be heard again .
james murphy is the managing director of southbank sinfonia . southbank sinfonia and the royal shakespeare company present shakespeare in music at st john’s smith square , london , on tuesday .
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over 30 years of outstanding film & television music , & more . . .
thirty years ago david temple stood outside a north london supermarket handing out leaflets to encourage singers to join an amateur choir he was forming . just over ten years later he was celebrating the first of a succession of top 20 billboard us album entries as musical director and joint founder of the crouch end festival chorus .
the chorus have become established as one of the uk’s leading choirs and are internationally recognized , revered for their effortless adaptability to perform both classical and contemporary works on both stage and in the studio .
their list of collaborations include performances with hans zimmer , ennio morricone and ray davies of the kinks alongside choral backing for a vast range of soundtracks and classical albums .
this exciting new seasonal release brings together favourites and contemporary christmas songs given a new twist with exquisite new vocal and musical arrangements . also included in this package is the original best selling us top 20 chart album .
cd1 – traditional christmas songs 01 . we wish you a merry christmas / 02 . carol of the bells / 03 . hark , the herald angels sing / 04 . joy to the world / 05 . good king wenceslas / 06 . gaudete / 07 . first nowell / 08 . o christmas tree / 09 . ding dong merrily on high / 10 . the twelve days of christmas / 11 . god rest ye merry , gentlemen / 12 . o come all ye faithful / 13 . jingle bells / 14 . silent night / 15 . away in a manger / 16 . coventry carol / 17 . o holy night / 18 . it came upon a midnight clear / 19 . the holly and the ivy / 20 . sleigh ride
cd2 – contemporary christmas songs 01 . all i want for christmas is you / 02 . have yourself a merry little christmas / 03 . christmas time is here / 04 . white christmas / 05 . it’s the most wonderful time of the year / 06 . somewhere in my memory / 07 . winter wonderland / 08 . i believe in father christmas / 09 . do you hear what i hear ? / 10 . mary’s boy child / 11 . christmas ( baby please come home ) / 12 . i’ll be home for christmas / 13 . jingle bell rock / 14 . rudolph the red - nosed reindeer / 15 . santa claus is coming to town / 16 . the christmas song / 17 . walking in the air / 18 . stay another day / 19 . happy xmas ( war is over ) / 20 . i wish it could be christmas everyday
uk channel 4’s £12m . sci - fi fantasy tv series humans has become their biggest original drama success of the last 20 years . a co - production with amc , the makers of mad men and breaking bad , the series explores the fine line between humans and machines . created by the makers of utopia , the series is a natural fit for the composer from that programme , cristobal tapia de veer . his award winning , innovative score which he described as a “guerilla composition” won a five star review in record collector and was one of mojo’s soundtracks of the year . silva screen are delighted to be working with cristobal once more and will be releasing this exciting new score very shortly .
1 . ripper street 2 . in my protection 3 . the good of this city 4 . the toff 5 . tournament of shadows 6 . i need light 7 . the weight of one man’s heart 8 . telegraph 9 . a man of my company 10 . what use our work 11 . the amorality of the mob 12 . become man 13 . pure as the driven 14 . the judge stink 15 . eight little whores 16 . blewett’s pavilion of varieties 17 . threads of silk and gold 18 . whitechapel terminus 19 . the beating of her wings 20 . your father , my friend 21 . ashes and diamonds 22 . heavy boots 23 . live free , live true
india , 1932 . this ten part sunday night drama hit for channel 4 set in the british colony of simla at the foot of the himalayas , british colonial rule is coming to an end . the place is a hot bed of love , secrets , artists , intriguers , expats and both rich and poor .
this multi - cultural drama grabbed audiences from episode one and has been renewed for a second series in 2016 .
composer stephen warbeck is one of britain’s most successful composers in film and television , winning the academy award in 1999 for best original music with his exquisite score for shakespeare in love .
over 100 composer credits in 25 years cover a selection of major film and television titles . they include prime suspect , billy elliot , captain corelli’s mandolin and charlotte gray .
shaun the sheep made his screen debut in 1995 with a minor role , rescuing gromit from jail in the oscar winning a close shave . since then his career has spiralled and he has become one of aardman animation’s biggest stars
the tv series was launched in 2007 and is a hit in over 170 countries across the world . the film has followed the same route enjoying major success on its release this spring
epic – pertaining to a long poetic composition , usually centred upon a hero , in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style .
in recent years cinema has returned to a world of spectacle both on screen and also within the soundtrack , earth - shattering , frenzied , explosive and inspirational themes .
epic themes gathers together the very best of these exciting scores , all instantly recognisable not just for their film use but also for trailers , tv soundbeds and video games .
nineteen tracks to lift the heart and stand proud including music from inception , tron : legacy , the dark knight rises and interstellar .
38 years ago in march 1977 john williams entered a studio in the beautiful english village of denham to begin recording the score for star wars , a film that would become legend , not just for its cinematic milestone but also for its triumphal music .
this compilation brings together selections from all six star wars films featuring john william’s towering and epic scores performed by the renowned city of prague philharmonic orchestra .
highlights include the imperial march , forest battle , duel of the fates and the throne room / finale , the latter the masterful ending to the original 1977 star wars and the oscar winner for best score .
episode iv : a new hope 01 . star wars : a new hope 02 . cantina band 03 . princess leia 04 . the throne room / finale
episode v : the empire strikes back 05 . the imperial march 06 . han solo and the princess 07 . the asteroid field 08 . yoda’s theme
episode i : the phantom menace 10 . anakin’s theme 11 . the flag parade 12 . the adventures of jar jar 13 . duel of the fates
nine years , 10 albums , 444 tracks , a phenomenal musical output from composer murray gold whose much loved scores for doctor who reach a new high with this three cd set covering series 8 .
a new take on the classic theme coupled with a new theme for the twelfth doctor launch this lavish collection featuring extensive notes from the composer and music from all 12 episodes over two cds , the third disc comprising of 14 tracks from the 2014 christmas day special last christmas .
“ever since doctor who’s revival in 2005 , murray gold’s incidental music has become as iconic as the theme tune ( originally composed by ron grainer ) he re - arranged . it takes sadness and provokes tears . it takes danger and quickens the pulse . it takes adventures through time and space with a mad man in a box and – somehow – makes it all seem even more weird and wonderful than it already is . ” – radio times
this exciting new release has been much in demand by fans and displays the extraordinary versatility of murray gold’s music for one of the bbc’s biggest worldwide exports .
1 . kinshasa news 2 . jim’s bedroom 3 . the gunman 4 . seven years later 5 . drive to well 6 . village people 7 . head trouble 8 . remembering annie 9 . london bridge 10 . cox and cameras 11 . more head trouble 12 . barcelona 13 . following annie 14 . conference room 15 . love gunman 16 . drive to felix’s 17 . penn and telher 18 . tripwire 19 . treehouse 20 . fairgrounds 21 . revealing cox 22 . fish in a barrel 23 . stanley’s death 24 . who let the bulls out ? 25 . penmanship 26 . cox and bull 27 . reunited
cd 1 the hobbit : an unexpected journey 01 . old friends 02 . misty mountains 03 . over hill 04 . a thunder battle 05 . dreaming of bag end 06 . song of the lonely mountain
the hobbit : the desolation of smaug 07 . the quest for erebor 08 . feast of starlight 09 . protector of the common folk 10 . kingsfoil 11 . i see fire
the hobbit : the battle of the five armies 12 . sons of durin 13 . courage and wisdom 14 . there and back again 15 . ironfoot 16 . the last goodbye
cd 2 the lord of the rings : the fellowship of the ring 01 . the prophecy 02 . concerning hobbits 03 . the shadow of the past / a knife in the dark 04 . the bridge of khazad dum 05 . the fellowship 06 . may it be
the lord of the rings : the two towers 07 . the riders of rohan 08 . evenstar 09 . forth eorlingas / isengard unleashed 10 . gollum’s song
the lord of the rings : the return of the king 11 . hope and memory / minas tirith 12 . the white tree 13 . twilight and shadow 14 . the fields of pelennor 15 . into the west
this release brings together for the very first time , music from all three lord of the rings film alongside the three hobbit films in a 2cd set performed by the city of prague philharmonic orchestra .
howard shore’s monumental music for the lord of the rings has been honored with three academy awards and tours the world constantly to sell - out audiences with live projection of the film .
the detail applied to the composition of the music to the tolkien canon is legend itself . elaborate vistas are created utilizing a wealth of instrumentation from musical genres across the world and are woven together by the composer to create the author’s unique world in sound .
from the prophecy to the last goodbye this is a journey through truly cinematic film composing .
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piano , intermediate / advances level . sarah class’ score for the tv series africa gives full rein to her talent for evoking contrasting musical moods in outstanding documentaries . whether it’s the rhythmic progress of rivers and waterfalls , a dramatic confrontation between two . . .
piano solo songbook . ten tunes from this 2015 sequel to the blockbuster movie hit avengers arranged in piano solo format , with 6 pages of color photos from the film ! contents : avengers unite can you stop this thing ? farmhouse heroes the last one the . . .
piano solo , titles are : my heart will go on love theme from ' titanic ' , puff the magic dragon , the rainbow connection from ' the muppet movie ' , what a wonderful world , it ' s a small world from disneyland and walt disney world ' s ' it ' s a small world ' , . . .
piano solo , titles are : beauty and the beast from ' beauty and the beast ' , can you feel the love tonight from ' the lion king ' , god help the outcasts from ' the hunchback of notre dame ' , my heart will go on from ' titanic ' , oh , pretty woman , one from ' a . . .
piano , lyrics enclosed . level 3 . contents : blue bayou , can ' t help falling in love , getting to know you , i dreamed a dream , i love lucy , jeannie , my funny valentine , the odd couple , puttin ' on the ritz , reflection , she loves you , speak softly love , splish splash , till there was you , a . . .
our folio for disney ' s lauded live action / animated hit directed by tim burton matches the soundtrack , with piano solo arrangements of a dozen songs from danny elfman ' s score ( alice and bayard ' s journey • alice decides • alice escapes • alice reprise # 4 • alice returns • . . .
piano , intermediate level . in this series , pop hits receive unexpected fresh treatments . uniquely reimagined and crafted for intermediate piano solo , these favourites have been all jazzed up ! this volume features 12 disney songs , including : belle , circle of life , cruella de vil , . . .
easy piano vocal selections . this hit musical , inspired by the twentieth century fox motion picture , came to broadway in april 2017 . this collections features easy piano arrangements with lyrics of 14 songs by lynn ahrens and stephen flaherty , including : close the door • everything to win . . .
piano solo . titles are : once upon a time in america - cockeye ' s song - the mission - gabriel ' s oboe - il buono , il brutto , il cattivo - giù la testa - c ' era una volta il west ( titoli ) - accadde a venezia - come un madrigale - il gatto - indagine - la storia vera della signora . . .
piano solo , for film score enthusiasts who play the piano , this folio presents piano arrangements of three standout selections from alexandre desplat ' s original soundtrack to the award - winning film . titles : the mission * held up by guards * cleared iranian airspace .
easy piano solo , titles are : the minimoys ouverture and finale , arthur the hero , davido and the watertank , ballad for granny , nuts and berries , nice town , in bed with selenia , maltazard / evil straws , destruction of the seides , patchimole , wassup , paradise alley , the phonecall and the waxcake , the . . .
piano solo , titles are : atonement , briony , cee , you and tea , clair de lune [ debussy , claude ] , come back , denouement , elegy for dunkirk , farewell , love letters , rescue me , robbie ' s note , the cottage on the beach , the half killed , two figures by a fountain , with my own eyes .
piano solo , includes eight beautiful james horner compositions ( becoming one of “the people” / becoming one with neytiri • the bioluminescence of the night • climbing up “iknimaya – the path to heaven” • the destruction of “hometree” • jake enters his avatar world • . . .
piano solo . contents : merry christmas mr . lawrence batavia germination a hearty breakfast before the war the seed and the sower a brief encounter ride ride ride the fight dismissed ! / b . assembly beyond reason sowing the seed . . .
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there ' s nothing like spending an afternoon nestled in a plush chair , sipping a mug of tea while reading an amazing book . the only problem is that there isn ' t always a perfect nook available for escaping into a story . that ' s why you need music for reading books .
from loud roommates , to neighbors who blast dubstep on a tuesday night , to noisy city traffic , to friends who can ' t seem to realize that you ' re trying to read , the outside world always seems to intrude just when you ' re trying to shut it out for a bit . it ' s not easy to imagine you ' re at hogwarts , or pemberley , or the world of a series of unfortunate events , with so many interruptions .
luckily , there is a quick way you can transform your reading space , so you can have the perfect afternoon reading : turn on some music . choosing the perfect soundtrack to go with whatever book you ' re reading is like pairing fine wine with a meal . it will only enhance the experience . plus , not only can a well - chosen soundtrack create a literary atmosphere , it can also drown out distractions so you can fully focus on the page in front of you .