FYI, our latest update of our Up and Coming lists. Hope you can find some stuff of interest.

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mikael

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UP AND COMING SCORES:

7 Nov 2003:
Elf: (John Debney)
Love Actually: (Craig Armstrong)
Matrix Revolutions, The: (Don Davis)
Shattered Glass: (Mychael Danna)

14 Nov 2003:
Looney Tunes: Back in Action: (Jerry Goldsmith)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: (Christopher Gordon)

21 Nov 2003:
Bad Santa: (David Kitay)
Cat in the Hat, The: (David Newman)
Gothika: (John Ottman)
Missing, The: (James Horner)

28 Nov 2003:
Cooler, The: (Mark Isham)
Haunted Mansion, The: (Mark Mancina)
Timeline: (Brian Tyler)

5 Dec 2003:
Honey: (Mervyn Warren)
Last Samurai, The: (Hans Zimmer)

12 Dec 2003:
Big Fish: (Danny Elfman)
Love Don't Cost a Thing: (Richard Gibbs)
Something's Gotta Give: (Alan Silvestri)
Statement, The: (Normand Corbeil)

19 Dec 2003:
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The: (Howard Shore)
Mona Lisa Smile: (Rachel Portman)

26 Dec 2003:
Alamo, The: (Carter Burwell)
Cheaper By the Dozen: (Christophe Beck)
Cold Mountain: (Gabriel Yared)
House of Sand and Fog: (James Horner)
Monster: (Brian Transeau)
Paycheck: (John Powell)
Peter Pan: (James Newton Howard)

9 Jan 2004:
Mindhunters: (Tuomas Kantelinen)

16 Jan 2004:
Perfect Score, The: (John Murphy)
Torque: (Trevor Rabin)

30 Jan 2004:
Big Bounce, The: (George S. Clinton)

6 Feb 2004:
Against the Ropes: (Michael Kamen)
Exorcist IV: The Beginning: (Christopher Young)
Hotet: (Tuomas Kantelinen)
Welcome to Mooseport: (John Debney)

13 Feb 2004:
Great Raid, The: (Trevor Rabin)

20 Feb 2004:
Taking Lives: (Philip Glass)

5 Mar 2004:
Hidalgo: (James Newton Howard)
Starsky & Hutch: (Theodore Shapiro)

12 Mar 2004:
Girl Next Door, The: (Paul Haslinger)
Mr. 3000: (John Powell)

19 Mar 2004:
Jersey Girl: (James L. Venable)

26 Mar 2004:
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed: (David Newman)

2 Apr 2004:
Love's Brother: (Stephen Warbeck)
Envy: (Mark Mothersbaugh)
Hellboy: (Marco Beltrami)
Mission Without Permission: (George S. Clinton)
Twisted: (Mark Isham)
Two Brothers: (Gabriel Yared)

7 Apr 2004:
Johnson Family Vacation: (Steve Bartek)

9 Apr 2004:
Whole Ten Yards, The: (Christopher Young)

12 Apr 2004:
Ugly Americans, The: (James L. Venable)

16 Apr 2004:
Laws of Attraction: (Edward Shearmur)

23 Apr 2004:
Ella Enchanted: (Shaun Davey)

7 May 2004:
New York Minute: (George S. Clinton)
Van Helsing: (Alan Silvestri)

14 May 2004:
Troy: (Gabriel Yared)
World of Tomorrow, The: (Edward Shearmur)

21 May 2004:
Shrek 2: (Harry Gregson-Williams)

4 Jun 2004:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: (John Williams)

11 Jun 2004:
Stepford Wives, The: (David Arnold)

25 Jun 2004:
Terminal: (John Williams)

2 Jul 2004:
Spider-Man II: (Danny Elfman)

9 Jul 2004:
Princess Diaries 2, The: (John Debney)

16 Jul 2004:
Cinderella Story, A: (Christophe Beck)

6 Aug 2004:
Village, The: (James Newton Howard)

13 Aug 2004:
Because of Winn-Dixie: (Rachel Portman)

1 Oct 2004:
Shark Tale: (Hans Zimmer)

11 Mar 2005:
Robots: (John Powell)

25 May 2005:
Star Wars: Episode III: (John Williams)

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UP AND COMING CDs

4 Nov 2003:
Matrix Revolutions, The: (Don Davis / Maverick)
Runaway Jury: (Christopher Young / Varèse Sarabande)

11 Nov 2003:
Beyond Borders: (James Horner / Varèse Sarabande)
Cooler, The: (Mark Isham / Commotion)
Elf: (John Debney / Varèse Sarabande)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: (Christopher Gordon / Decca)
Sylvia: (Gabriel Yared / Varèse Sarabande)
Taken: (Laura Karpman / Varèse Sarabande)

18 Nov 2003:
Alias: (Michael Giacchino / Varèse Sarabande)
Battlestar Galactica: 25th Anniversary Edition: (Stu Phillips / Chronicles)
Bubba Ho-Tep: (Brian Tyler / La-La Land)
Gothika: (John Ottman / Varèse Sarabande)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action: (Jerry Goldsmith / Varèse Sarabande)
Missing, The: (James Horner / Sony Classical)

25 Nov 2003:
21 Grams: (Gustavo Santaolalla / Varèse Sarabande)
Angels in America: (Thomas Newman / Nonesuch)
Gospel of John, The: (Jeff Danna / Varèse Sarabande)
Last Samurai, The: (Hans Zimmer / Elektra)
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The: (Howard Shore / Reprise)
Timeline: (Brian Tyler / Varèse Sarabande)

9 Dec 2003:
Big Fish: (Danny Elfman / Sony Classical)
Cold Mountain: (Gabriel Yared / Sony)
Dreamkeeper (TV): (Stephen Warbeck / Varèse Sarabande)
House of Sand and Fog: (James Horner / Varèse Sarabande)
Peter Pan: (James Newton Howard / Sony Classical)

And that it better be with a movie name like that. Watch out Murphy.

As for LOVE ACTUALLY, I saw it yesterday and there's disappointingly very little in the way of Craig Armstrong compositions. The entire score seems built around a singular theme, which in and of itself hints at being built off of/around an existing song that, 24 hours later, now escapes me (it might've been "All You Need is Love"). However, said piece - if played ad nauseum - does evoke a few very nice moments and is quite lovely to listen to, particularly during the closing passages of the film. But as a big Craig Armstrong fan I was hoping more for a full score that would be available on an album. I'd say that one cut would be enough to encompass 80 percent of this score, which I'm pretty sure is what the inevitable one cut we'll end up with will be.

JY