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nuts_score Standard Userer	Joe Roth is apparently eyeing the new-fangled talent of Brian Costa. Apprently, Costa was playing jazz keytar at a local night culb when Roth was writing the plot for his much-anticipated sequel follow-up to the award-winning Tim Allen/Jamie-Lee Curtis Christmas romp. From Costa's blog: "I'm genuinely excited to be working with such a prestigious director as Joe Roth. Working in the film music industry has always been my biggest dreams . . . well, aside from being the first black president!" The sequel hits DVD and Blu-Ray shelves sometime in the next 36 weeks. [Message edited by nuts_score on 11-03-2007]
posted 11-02-2007 07:40 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Honestly, I can't wait.
posted 11-02-2007 08:00 PM PT (US)

Wedge Standard Userer	Honestly, the original was one of the most tedious pieces of film I've ever been forced to endure. I can't imagine what would get me into a theater for the sequel. Good luck, Mr. Costa!
posted 11-02-2007 08:15 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	LOL!
posted 11-02-2007 09:08 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	Wow... LOL! --Brian
posted 11-03-2007 09:51 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	A new update on Costa's blog: "We're working on developing some very beautiful themes for all of the main characters. Tim [Allen] has such a wonderful presence. We've talked on numerous occasions about my being involved in The Santa Clause 4 and he's fighting to get me on board. In the meantime, I'm writing over 100 themes for this new film . . . It's really going to be the LotR-trilogy of Christmas-related films, I think. Joe is really going further with the plot and the characters. They all have wonderful motivations to keep Christmas alive. I can't wait until everyone sees it!"
posted 11-03-2007 10:37 AM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by nuts_score: The sequel hits DVD shelves sometime in the next 36 weeks. I think the real question is... will it be hitting HD media at the same time? Cuz that would kill whatever format it's not gonna be on! Also, will Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis be returning? They were the highlights of the last "romp" creating a wonderful fuse of joyment and... something. But I think the bigger question I have is, will there be a score released? Clayton NP>We Were Soldiers 2: A Thicker, But Still Somewhat Thin Red Line
posted 11-03-2007 10:42 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by scoreguy16: I think the real question is... will it be hitting HD media at the same time? Cuz that would kill whatever format it's not gonna be on! Also, will Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis be returning? They were the highlights of the last "romp" creating a wonderful fuse of joyment and... something. But I think the bigger question I have is, will there be a score released? Clayton NP>We Were Soldiers 2: A Thicker, But Still Somewhat Thin Red Line Well, it's from Sony, so I imagine it'll be on Blu-Ray (I know, bye bye HD-DVD, right?). Yes, both Allen and Curtis are returning (as evidenced in Costa's comments that I posted above your post) and supposedly there's a new CGI-created cast member (Santa Claus maybe?). I'm guessing that Varese will cover the CD release.
posted 11-03-2007 10:48 AM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	Well rumor has it (I did some research while I was away) the CG Santa Clause from Polar Express will be returning for this (voiced by none other than Wanda Sykes).
posted 11-03-2007 02:31 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by scoreguy16: Well rumor has it (I did some research while I was away) the CG Santa Claus from Polar Express will be returning for this (voiced by none other than Wanda Sykes). Wow, great news! Wanda Sykes will bring just the right amount of African American sass to a production of this calibre.
posted 11-03-2007 05:01 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I don't recall reading whether or not Costa's score will reprise Debney's original theme. I also don't recall Debney's original theme.
posted 11-03-2007 11:03 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Al: I don't recall reading whether or not Costa's score will reprise Debney's original theme. I also don't recall Debney's original theme. I think his theme sounded like this: FA-LA-LA-LA-LA--LA-LA-LA-LA. And Costa has said on many occasions that he'll just be using that theme, but everything else will be his original compositions.
posted 11-04-2007 11:36 AM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	Not that I mean to intrude on the creative process, but if Mr. Costa is listening, I think that original theme is prime material for a rap re-mix.
posted 11-04-2007 07:19 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	This is way too damn funny. Not to worry, we're gonna re work Debney's theme. All the other underscore will be original as reported. --Brian
posted 11-05-2007 12:26 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: This is way too damn funny. Not to worry, we're gonna re work Debney's theme. All the other underscore will be original as reported. --Brian Oh, how wonderful to hear from a composer at this lovely little site! A quick question, how has your past experience with Media Ventures influenced your use of sonic backdrops? And can we expect them in CwtK2: AtJW? Thanks for your time Maestro!
posted 11-05-2007 11:50 AM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	Well Nuts, I think the bigger question we want to be asking here is will Mel Wesson be contributing any sort of ambient music design for this one? I don't know about the rest of you, but I wouldn't mind hearing some unique sounds of Christmas bells in this one. Clayton
posted 11-05-2007 01:00 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	"Unique sounds of Christmas bells." Okay, now that's funny.
posted 11-05-2007 04:21 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	Brian, will you be using sleigh bells in an evil way like what Michael Kamen did in Lethal Weapon and Die Hard?
posted 11-05-2007 07:29 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	Maybe, depends on my mood on the day when I write that sequence of music. Or I might just totally write it on the scoring stage and scare the orchestra! ...We'll see! --Brian
posted 11-05-2007 07:31 PM PT (US)

Kevin Standard Userer	Now the big question.... Will there be a complete score release of all the music, including all unused cues? I think this could rival the LOTR CR discs.
posted 11-05-2007 08:30 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	quote: Originally posted by Al: I don't recall reading whether or not Costa's score will reprise Debney's original theme. I also don't recall Debney's original theme. lmao!
posted 11-05-2007 09:20 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	Kevin, You're in luck! The film has about 75 minutes of music in it, all of which are slated to be released on Varese Sarabande Records. The unused "rough" tracks will be available on the films website by form of a download. --Brian
posted 11-05-2007 09:24 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: Kevin, You're in luck! The film has about 75 minutes of music in it, all of which are slated to be released on Varese Sarabande Records. The unused "rough" tracks will be available on the films website by form of a download. --Brian Mr. Costa, is there any truth to the rumor about the film's running time? 103 minutes? That's very ambitious on Joe Roth's part. This thing is shaping up to be the comedy epic we've all been waiting patiently for! I hope they include an intermission for those weak stomach-ed people, like me.
posted 11-06-2007 04:37 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	Well send you a special print with an intermission --Brian
posted 11-06-2007 07:26 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: Well send you a special print with an intermission --Brian Can we expect "Intermission Suite - Jingle Bells" to be on the official score release?
posted 11-06-2007 09:08 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	Not sure if I'm gonna do one... Gosh...for a film music fan, you're really needy. "I want this, I want that"...you know, I used to do that, then I taught myself to write music and look at me now! --Brian
posted 11-06-2007 09:51 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	And also, who's writing the liner notes?
posted 11-06-2007 10:20 PM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by nuts_score: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: [b]Kevin, You're in luck! The film has about 75 minutes of music in it, all of which are slated to be released on Varese Sarabande Records. The unused "rough" tracks will be available on the films website by form of a download. --Brian<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Mr. Costa, is there any truth to the rumor about the film's running time? 103 minutes? That's very ambitious on Joe Roth's part. This thing is shaping up to be the comedy epic we've all been waiting patiently for! I hope they include an intermission for those weak stomach-ed people, like me. [/B] I heard they added 80 minutes of CG deer, just to flesh out the "story". Any truth to that? Clayton
posted 11-07-2007 12:16 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by nuts_score: And also, who's writing the liner notes? Rumours are swirling that it's Ryan Keveaney. He's branched out and is now not only friends with powerhouse composer Brian Tyler, but also rising composer Brian Costa!
posted 11-07-2007 12:45 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Well, when I talked with Roth over the phone today, he did confirm that 80 minutes of CGI had been logged, including deer. So that 80 minutes includes the Santa character plus the deer, for a total time of 80 minutes. Andy Serkis (LotR) is proving mo-cap. According to Roth, everything is going according to schedule, and since he's self financing this project (his dream project) he doesn't really have to worry about a pesky studio interferring and he said his money is great. The budget is set at $150 million, not including marketing, which Roth told me he hopes to use some familiar elements from 300's marketing strategy. I recorded our lengthy phone conversation, and I made an abridged transcript which can be read below: --------------------------------------------- JOE ROTH: Hey! Is this Andrew? ME: Hey Joe, it certainly is; but you can call me by my MovieMusic name, Nuts! JR: Okay, great. How is everything? M: Everything's great! Thanks for asking! How's your family? JR: Just great, we're getting ready for Hanukkah around here at the Roth house, which is always an exciting time of the year. M: I'll bet; I always grew up Catholic, so I was pretty much raised to believe that you, as a Jew, are a necessary evil. JR: Hahaha, that's a great Catholic joke! Where do you get these things? M: Oh, I have a little book, "Anti-Semite Phrases for All Occasions". It's a great read and it certainly has gotten me out of many scrabbles. JR: [Scribbles a note on paper] I'm going to write that down, just in case I get Mel Gibson's name at the Secret Santa Sony Christmas party this year. M: Oh, he'll love it! Now, let's get down to it and let's talk Christmas with the Kranks 2. I don't believe that John Grisham wrote a sequel, did he? JR: No, not necessarily. We're sort of pulling a Jurassic Park 3 on this; we have these great characters who I don't think we knew enough about in the first film . . . and I just wanted to flesh them out more. Their universe lends itself so well to sequels it's always a great challenge. M: What was the writing process like? JR: Well, J.K. Rowling is my daughter's favorite author, and apparently she scribbled down all of the Harry Potter books onto a napkin while she was homeless in a soup line. I kind of took the same approach: I imagined that the movies we were making for Revolution Studios weren't making a lot of money, and that was bankrupting me. So I pretended to be in a soup line . . . like in Seinfeld . . . just begging, like Oliver, uh, Twist. So imagined that I had a napkin, or maybe a more durable paper towel and I imagined I was writing on that as I had some low-level WGA members type up a first draft. I was there everyday, making sure they were delivering the best script. We also banged out the script for the third movie in about 30 minutes, it's really epic. M: A third movie! That's quite ambitious! JR: Hey, I'm Joe Roth; did you see Freedomland? M: Good point. I'd love to go into more details regarding the film(s), but since I'm reporting for MovieMusic.com I think we should get down to the music for the film. JR: Sure; that sounds like fun. M: So, Brian Costa is quite a new composer on scene, huh? What's the story behind that? JR: Well, I saw Brian performing an amazing solo on his keytar when I was visiting a jazz club here in LA. He just tore the place up with emotion. I immediately thought, that's our guy! He's it. Previously, we were considering Gustavo Santaoalla, because he's a two-time Oscar winner. M: What about John Debney? He provided the score for the first film, correct? JR: With Debney, I thought he would be tied up with Iron Man [Editor's Note: which MV-sensation Ramin Djawadi is now attached to] so I didn't want to break him loose from that project. And I guess I just didn't take to John's initial approach. It was too safe; it wasn't good enough for the film. M: I agree! JR: But Brian is just knocking them out of the park. His writing reminds me of Sting; the lyrics are awful but the sex is great, you know? M: Sure! JR: Brian is churning out something like five themes a day until we finish production, which should be another four weeks. M: He sounds like a musical genius. JR: He really is; and he's a sweet guy. I think he's really going to get noticed with this one. M: I hope so; I've been a fan of Brian Costa's since even before I could remember and I'm always shocked when people don't remember his score for TimeCop 3. JR: He told me about that one; he used a lot of household items as instruments, right? M: No, that was his score for Hannibal Rising 2: Hannibal Begins. TimeCop 3 utilized a humming quartet. All of the themes and stuff were hummed. It's really quite beautiful. JR: I'll check that out. Listen, Nuts, I've gotta go. Tim Allen's calling. M: Okay, thank you for giving me your time. JR: Anytime. I hope you enjoy the film and the score! M: We all will. Cheers! ---------------------------------------------
posted 11-07-2007 01:01 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	Andrew, have you always had this much time on your hands --Brian
posted 11-07-2007 04:38 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: Andrew, have you always had this much time on your hands --Brian LMAO! I was just thinking about that. Andrew, get to writing you-know-what frakhead, quit messin' around you lazy frak.
posted 11-07-2007 09:38 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	"You Know What"?? Do tell! --Brian
posted 11-07-2007 11:36 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: "You Know What"?? Do tell! --Brian His resum�.
posted 11-08-2007 12:27 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Actually, my resignation. I haven't seen a paycheck from Peter yet for that damn Joe Roth interview! Two weeks Peter!
posted 11-13-2007 06:37 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by nuts_score: Actually, my resignation. Do you agree with me that one of the funniest recent resignation scenes in a movie is James Bond typing "I quit" on his laptop while in Venice on a boat, in Casino Royale? HAHAHA.
posted 11-13-2007 09:09 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Hey, Pierce Brosnan would've had to say something super-suave when he resigned. Kind of like a sub-Roger Moore line like he always had. At least Craig's Bond shot around the bullshiite.
posted 11-14-2007 12:38 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by nuts_score: Hey, Pierce Brosnan would've had to say something super-suave when he resigned. Kind of like a sub-Roger Moore line like he always had. At least Craig's Bond shot around the bullshiite. I'm not disputing Craig's performance. I just don't believe he knows how to use a computer, much less makes sentences from a keyboard. David Caruso would be the best for a resignation scene: "That, as they say, is That," while staring off at a Miami sunset, before putting on his shades.
posted 11-14-2007 07:57 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	So has anyone picked up the Blu-Ray of Christmas with the Kranks 2? I'm anxiously awaiting my Varese CD.
posted 05-25-2008 01:33 PM PT (US)

Stargate Standard Userer	Dude, there's an ISO of the complete score on the DVD...
posted 05-25-2008 06:20 PM PT (US)

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