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Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American film score composer and conductor. Silvestri is best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, having scored Romancing the Stone (1984), the Back to the Future trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), Cast Away (2000), The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007) and A Christmas Carol (2009).
He is also known for his work on Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), both of which are considered preeminent examples of action/science fiction film scores. He has also begun a collaboration with director Stephen Sommers, scoring the films The Mummy Returns in 2001, Van Helsing in 2004 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2009. Silvestri has also composed music for television shows, including Starsky & Hutch, CHiPs, and Manimal.
Silvestri was 21 years old when he started his film/television composing career. His early style is marked by a strong use of the octatonic scale, as well as an eclectic use of different notes and instruments.
Silvestri has received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Original Music Score for Forrest Gump (1994) and one for Best Original Song for “Believe” on The Polar Express soundtrack. He also received two Golden Globe nominations: Best Score for Forrest Gump and Best Song for The Polar Express.
He is also known for his work on Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990), both of which are considered preeminent examples of action/science fiction film scores. He has also begun a collaboration with director Stephen Sommers, scoring the films The Mummy Returns in 2001, Van Helsing in 2004 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2009. Silvestri has also composed music for television shows, including Starsky & Hutch, CHiPs, and Manimal.
Silvestri was 21 years old when he started his film/television composing career. His early style is marked by a strong use of the octatonic scale, as well as an eclectic use of different notes and instruments.
Silvestri has received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Original Music Score for Forrest Gump (1994) and one for Best Original Song for “Believe” on The Polar Express soundtrack. He also received two Golden Globe nominations: Best Score for Forrest Gump and Best Song for The Polar Express.
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RodrigoDMadruga wrote:
Mummy Returns soundtrack *_*
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Heavy_Rabbit wrote:
Judge Dredd is awesome!!
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Laa-Brent wrote:
Forrest Gump Suite <3
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Canaris101 wrote:
Blown Away.
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mberkays wrote:
back to the future!
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Come along and join the group Orchestral Composer of the Week. Nominate your 5 favourite composers each week and see who gets into the Hall of Fame.
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DeadDay wrote:
Wolverine and Spider-man are not part of Marvel movie universe. So far it's Iron Man, Thor, The Incredible Hulk and, well, Cap.
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Clackers wrote:
Great news. Silvestri worked wonders with Captain America, and I confident he will do justice to the Avengers. I wonder if he will incorporate character themes from HGW's Wolverine, Doyle's Thor and the Spidey theme from whoever will be compsing that film.
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DeadDay wrote:
I knew it. Silvestri is confirmed for The Avengers.
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Mulgorea wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-m_r9kO0TE
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PrincessOvelia wrote:
Captain America is great! Especially in context. Certainly a candidate for the best score in 2011.
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Braderrs wrote:
Pandora's Box is my favourite piece by him.
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TheOnlyHelicon wrote:
I take back what I say as after watching the movie it works really well, just not so much as a standalone thing.
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TheOnlyHelicon wrote:
I agree with Epitymbidia. Nothing has really stood out so far and the music in the trailer sounded great. Pity really.
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Muzzy_Olorea wrote:
His score for 'The Parent Trap' is seriously underrated.
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Epitymbidia wrote:
And again there's a score I had quite high expectations for and that everyone seems to love - except me. For me "Captain America" sounds boring and uninteresting, with the exception of some single cues here and there that are nice, but nothing special nevertheless. What a shame.
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Mulgorea wrote:
Ok, he's back! I did not have high expectations on Captain America, but it's really amazing. Probably the best score of 2011 so far atleast, if not THE BEST.
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Johnny9292 wrote:
Fight on the Flight Deck - correct version
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Clackers wrote:
Can someone confirm to me something: is track 22 of Captain America called Flight on the Flight Deck, or Fight on the Flight Deck? I suspect it's the latter, but if that's the case most publications have printed it incorrectly.
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Captain America: The First Avenger
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