I know I am woefully behind on updating - I do have a good reason, which I hope to share with y’all shortly. But had to pop in and give Michael Giacchino a big CONGRATULATIONS on winning a Grammy tonight. Here is the category he won for:
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Ratatouille,” Michael Giacchino, composer.
Will update y’all soon on some awesome stuff coming down the pipe. Stay tuned!
Here is the official press release for the symphony concert that will be held in Honolulu on September 22, 2007.
EXPERIENCE THE “LOST” SYMPHONY WITH THE HONOLULU SYMPHONY TOYOTA POPS
Take a journey into the breathtaking world of “LOST” with the music that sets the scene for life on a mysterious island
ARTISTS:
Honolulu Symphony Toyota Pops
Tim Simonec, conductor
Michael Giacchino, composer
Terry O’Quinn, special guest
CONCERT:
Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Waikiki Shell.
TICKETS:
$36, $47, $62, $72, $94 (including service fees)
The Honolulu Symphony also offers a 20% discount to seniors, students and military. Identification must be presented, in-person, at time of purchase. Call the Box Office at (808) 792-2000 (days) or (808) 524-0815 ext. 245 (evenings) for more information.
Visit www.honolulusymphony.com.
(More information under the cut)
I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile, but kept forgetting. I get a number of hits here of people searching for the name of the band that performs the new What About Brian theme song. Well, the group is called Low Stars and the song is called “Calling All Friends.”
You can find out more about them on their MySpace.
And, according to this press release, Jakob is going to continue to debut some of his songs on the show. Quotage:
New songs written and recorded by Dylan will also be utilized in the show on a regular basis… The songs will be available on iTunes (http://www.itunes.com) soon after their airings on Six Degrees.
According to “Six Degrees” Executive Producer J.J. Abrams, “I’ve been a huge fan of Jakob’s for years — his music has soul and heart and makes you feel good. I’m thrilled to have this chance to work with and get to know this incredible artist.”
“Stardust Universe” will premiere in tonight’s episode and other songs are in the works and could show up in future episodes. To me, this is just another example of “outside of the box” thinking by both JJ and Jakob. It is standard practice to have artists write songs for movies that are inspired by that movie, thus the plethora of movie soundtracks. In this case, Jakob is writing new music that is inspired by a television show and all that is unique about New York. These songs are in turn debuting on Six Degrees, giving the show an even more symbiotic connection to its viewers.
I just think that’s all kinds of awesome.