Westeros Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 HBO has kindly allowed us to break the word on one of the last major crew announcements for its production of Game of Thrones. They have informed us that Stephen Warbeck, has been selected to score the series. Warbeck’s best known for producing the soundtrack to Shakespeare in Love, for which he received the Academy Award. He has a long list of credits, including award-nominated films such as Billy Elliot and Proof, as well as other notable Hollywood productions such as Quills, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Charlotte Grey, and last year’s Princess Kaiulani.Rather than leaving you with a sample of his Shakespeare in Love work, here’s a video for the soundtrack for Charlotte Grey which shows a nice range—7:40 in has an atmospheric, staccato piece of music that creates a great sense of tension and could almost fit right into the series as I envision it:But just in case you want your memory refreshed… here’s a sampling of his Shakespeare in Love work:Brilliant,memorable scores, to say the least, but bear in mind that Warbeck’s compositions may well be radically different (and influenced by things such as medieval music) compared to his previous work. Regardless, Warbeck’s a highlight in an already-amazing collection of cast and crew members.Visit the Site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormborne Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 fantastic news! loved his work in captain corellis mandolin and shakespear in love - really looking forward to hearing what warbeck has to bring to the world of Westeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Shakespeare in Love has a wonderful score, awesome news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julandro Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I like the great composer, Bear McCreary. But this choice is also very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrellius Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I like the great composer, Bear McCreary. But this choice is also very good.Everytime you have a post with an animal in it, I cant help but smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julandro Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Jeff Beal, made a great soundtrack in Carnivàle.I guess that will not count with him, because he will be busy with other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renasko Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Hm, looking at those productions mentioned, doesn't this strike you that this candidate is unsuited for a show that favours the sword more than the flowers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser_not_appearing_yet Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 No idea who this fellow is, but I'm not a tv/film composer aficionado. Hopefully he does a good job, and good luck to the bloke. I reserve judgement untill I hear what he produces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 It's true that he's not scored much in the way of epic historical pieces with a lot of military flair. But then, what television composers really have? Miltos Yerolemou -- who was in an Othello production that Warbeck arranged the music for -- has some very good things to say about the composer and the depth and breadth of his knowledge. I updated the original blog post with the quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkZ Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Exciting! Definitely love Warbeck's work... Bear McCreary would have been my 1st choice too, but then I'm still also sad Tricia Helfer isn't Cersei so I clearly need to change tracks ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smegma Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Hm, looking at those productions mentioned, doesn't this strike you that this candidate is unsuited for a show that favours the sword more than the flowers?Uh, no? That's a ridiculous assumption. So John Williams shouldn't have been able to score Jaws because he hadn't done other fish films? His credits include The Paper Chase, Star Wars, Schindler's List, Indiana Jones, Home Alone, and Sabrina. All very different films - and composers use the film (or TV) they are working on to inspire them. Warbeck is an accomplished composer with some incredible works under his belt, many in different genres. It is definitely in good hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L’Age d’or Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Nice, I really loved his work in Quills, Im sure he will do an awesome job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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