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Gizmodo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
The ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps' Theme Is Expectedly Excellent
The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn't just look unlike any other mainstream superhero movie in recent years, it's also got an unusual sound to match. Following tickets going on sale for the movie, Marvel released the full track for the film's main theme, created by longtime film composer Michael Giacchino. There've been snippets of the theme present in trailers and the IMAX pre-roll for Thunderbolts*, so we already knew it would sound as 1960s as the world the heroes live in. But hearing the full thing really underlines the importance of a composer that vibes with the material and wants to make a score that's exciting and memorable music. For the most part, this is something Marvel's not really done well at, save for works composed by Alan Silvestri or Ludwig Göransson or Son Lux's more recent work on Thunderbolts*. But having memorable music is what Giacchino's always been good at—his scores for the most recent Star Trek movies are still sublime, and his Fantastic Four: First Steps work sounds like some of his best for Marvel specifically. (Starting with the first Doctor Strange, he's composed for the MCU Spider-Man trilogy, Thor: Love & Thunder, and Werewolf by Night, the latter of which he also directed.) Like everything else from this movie, the score is sounding promising, and we can't wait to hear all of it, ditto seeing the punny titles Giacchino has undoubtedly come up with for each track. Fantastic Four: First Steps comes to theaters July 25.
Telegraph
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Lilo & Stitch: this breezy remake tames Disney's most feral character
The original Lilo & Stitch shared one key trait with its furry blue protagonist: no matter which angle you probed the thing from, it was hard to pin down exactly what it was. Released in 2002 during Disney Animation's turbulent post-Renaissance phase, it was in parts as close to a Studio Ghibli film as the studio ever came: the appealingly grumpy young heroine, the ravishingly tender line work on its human characters, those invitingly lush watercolour backgrounds. But while there was delicacy and richness to its depiction of everyday Hawaiian life – one pint-sized six-limbed troublemaker notwithstanding – it also spluttered with pulpy sci-fi energy, thanks to its helter-skelter spacecraft scenes and rousing Alan Silvestri score. Even its alien landing conceit playfully turned the classic Disney wishing-star motif on its head. Perhaps it should be no surprise that this live-action retelling – one of the better examples of its type – is considerably easier to pigeonhole. Whether through some (relatively subtle) plot adjustments or just by dint of flipping the story into the flesh-and-blood realm, Lilo & Stitch has been tamed into one of those naughty-pet family comedies that used to roll off studio production lines with thud-thudding regularity, until the form fell out of fashion somewhere around 1994. It's a fine specimen, too: lively, funny and colourful, led by a lovely performance from eight-year-old Maia Kealoha, who is cute, charming and a gifted screamer. (Her older sister Nani is Sydney Agudong, whose light-touch, noughties-Disney-Channel manner is a good match for the material.) Its breezy outdoor vibe means you can actually feel the fresh air blowing through its scenes, too. Within the heavily effects-driven Disney remake canon, that itself feels like a first. A degree of VFX overload is required for the deep-space prologue, which hurls the mischievous Stitch – voiced, as before, by his creator, the animator Chris Sanders – from United Galactic Federation HQ towards a faraway blue ball called something like Ee-arr-th. (Like many of the original's most-quoted gags, that one has been left untouched.) But one of director Dean Fleischer Camp's smartest innovations is granting Stitch's pursuers human disguises as soon as they land. It means the film's pair of hapless villains, energetically played by Billy Magnusson and Zach Galifianakis, can still function as a vaudeville double act: their absurd costumes and pratfalls all play as comic business, rather than CG interpolations thereof. Of course Stitch himself is more obviously not-real, and for obvious reasons. Even with a meticulously rendered pixelly pelt he still looks absolutely nothing like a dog, and onlookers' keenness to brand him as such – for the sake of their own sanity if nothing else – is still one of the film's best running jokes. Even so, he scampers through every scene with real weight and warmth; you may sometimes feel yourself wishing you could give this mad fluffball a hug, even if multiple appendages might come back gnawed. Ohana means family, as the first film memorably explained, which in turn means no one gets left behind. This new Lilo & Stitch allows that moral to double as commercial motto: in the wake of the Snow White debacle, no prospective customers are going to feel alienated by anything here, from the aliens down. That makes it feel more like a product than its predecessor did, but at least it's a sturdily built one. In cinemas from May 21. U cert, 108 min.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale talks translating movie to stage musical
(Watch the full interview below) GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Back to the Future is headed to Greenville in a way you've never seen before: as a musical. With the show set to open at The Peace Center on May 13, 7NEWS anchor Diane Lee spoke with one of the creators of the original movie trilogy about getting those movies made and the jump to Broadway. Bob Gale, co-writer of the films, said he worked closely with the team behind the musical. The process of translating film to stage began nearly two decades ago, in 2006, and did not get off the ground until 2020. In the interview, Gale discusses inspiration for Back to the Future: his father's high school yearbook. 'I thought, 'Gee, if I want to school with my dad, would I be friends with him?'', said Gale. 'And boom, that's when I got hit by a lightning bolt of an idea to say, 'What if a kid could go back in time and go to high school with his father?' And when I told the idea to [Back to the Future director and co-writer] Bob Zemeckis, he loved it and he said 'What if mom went to the same high school and all the things she said she never did, she did them.'' Gale said that the idea to make a stage musical dates back to 2005 when Zemeckis' wife was watching The Producers. According to Gale, she mentioned to her husband that Back to the Future would make a really good theatrical musical. That kicked off a process that led to Gale and Zemeckis bringing Alan Silvestri, the composer of the films, and songwriter Glen Ballard on board to work on the show. 'We thought, 'This is going to be easy because everyone knows what Back to the Future is!' But it turned out that, here we were starting this out in 2006 and we didn't get the show off the ground until 2020,' Gale explained. 'So it took us longer to get Back to the Future: The Musical on stage than it did for us to make all three Back to the Future movies starting from August 1980 when I had the idea. So, go figure.' The show finally moved forward after Gale said he and Zemeckis found British producer Colin Ingram. 'Back to the Future is a tricky thing,' explained Gale. 'You've got to have the DeLorean. You've got to figure out how it's going to go 88 miles an hour. You've got to have the clock tower sequence. There's a lot of big set pieces in the story that you wouldn't normally think should be on stage or even could be on stage.' 'We put together a team of people who loved the movie and understood that this was necessary,' Gale said. 'They raised the bar on what is possible. When you go see the show, you're going to be blown away as to how we did some of this.' The show, Gale said, is designed so that people will enjoy the show whether they've seen the movie or not. 'We've had people tell us that they like the musical better than they like the movie,' said Gale. Watch the full interview in the video player below: The North American tour will be in Greenville from May 13 through May 18. Tickets are on sale on the Peace Center's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mutant Readies Vinyl Soundtracks for ‘The Electric State' and ‘Ultraman: Rising'
Mutant is bringing the scores to a pair of Netflix original movies to vinyl for the very first time. Both Alan Silvestri's score for 'The Electric State,' which premieres next week on the streaming service, and Scot Stafford's score for 'Ultraman: Rising,' which hit Netflix last summer, are available later today on Mutant's official site. Silvestri's score for 'The Electric State' is so wonderful; you will be transported to the first time you watched 'Back to the Future' as a kid. It adds so much wonder and magic to the mega-budgeted Russo Brothers film. And 'Ultraman: Rising' combines various influences to create a singular, intoxicating score, for the inaugural animated feature based on the classic Japanese pop culture character. You can check out the full details below: THE ELECTRIC STATE – Music from the Netflix Original Film Music by Alan Silvestri Pressed on 2x 140gm Color Vinyl $45 Mutant, in partnership with Netflix, is proud to present the premiere physical media release of Alan Silvestri's epic score to the Netflix original film 'The Electric State.' One of the most important and prolific composers of our lifetime, Alan Silvestri (The 'Back To The Future' Trilogy, 'Forrest Gump,' 'Predator,' 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' and so many more) rejoins the blockbuster filmmaking duo Joe and Anthony Russo ('Avengers: Endgame,' 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'), to score their latest sci-fi epic based on the graphic novel by legendary artist Simon Stålenhag. Set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s, 'The Electric State' tells the story of Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now live in exile following a failed uprising. Everything Michelle thinks she knows about the world is upended one night when she's visited by Cosmo, a sweet, mysterious robot who appears to be controlled by her younger brother – whom she thought was dead. Determined to find the beloved sibling she thought she had lost, Michelle sets out across the American southwest with Cosmo, and soon finds herself reluctantly joining forces with Keats (Chris Pratt), a low-rent smuggler, and his wisecracking robot sidekick, Herman (voiced by Anthony Mackie). Tender, melodic and sweeping in scope, Silvestri brings to life the tender road movie layered underneath a dystopian science-fiction adventure. This limited edition physical release is pressed on 2x 140gm smoke color vinyl. Available for pre-order at on March 7 at 10am PT/1pm ET. Track Listing Side A1. We're Always Connected2. The Year The World Changed3. Do You Feel The Air On Your Face4. Kid Cosmo5. It's Time To Zoom6. The Dr. With the GlassesSide B1. Power Save Mode2. Not Some Spring Break Hot Spot3. He's Marked for Deactivation4. Scavenger Bots5. See Where The Day Takes Us6. The Cradle Of A New Mechanized Civilization7. Kid Cosmo Movie NIghtSide C1. Nothing But Oil Stains and Screws2. What's The Call Pops3. The Butcher Of Schenectady4. Consequences5. You're Not Alone6. Here's JohnnySide D1. Poor Taco2. God Bless America3. It's Coming From Me4. We're Running Out Of Time5. The Day Is Ours6. We Live ULTRAMAN: RISING – Music from the Netflix Original Film Music by Scot Stafford Artwork by Yuko Shimizu Pressed on 2x 140 gram color vinyl $45 Mutant, in conjunction with Netflix, is proud to present the premiere physical release of Scot Stafford's score to the film, 'Ultraman: Rising.''Ultraman: Rising' follows Ken Sato, an all-star athlete who reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of Ultraman in the wake of rising monster attacks in Tokyo, discovering that his greatest challenge is not fighting giant monsters: it's raising one. Stafford's score for 'Ultraman: Rising' takes influence from the original 'Ultraman' theme, while simultaneously ushering in a new era for the character and his soundtrack album features 48 tracks, including the Diplo and Oliver Tree title track 'ULTRAMAN,' the Alicia Creti track 'No Better,' a score that features an 80-piece orchestra recorded at London's AIR Studios, 8-bit sounds from a custom-hacked Commodore 64, Japanese percussion and multiple tracks featuring modern guitar legend Tim Henson.''Ultraman: Rising' is a multigenerational and multicultural story about family,' Stafford said of the album and his work. 'That is reflected in the score, which I put all my heart into. There's a lot in there for both new fans of Ultraman, as well as fans of the classic Hollywood scores I grew up with.'This limited edition physical release features original artwork by Yuko Shimizu, and is pressed on 2x 140 gram color vinyl, with all new liner notes by Drew Taylor. Available for pre-order at on March 7 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. Track Listing Side A 1. ULTRAMAN – Performed by Diplo and Oliver Tree2. No Better – Performed by Alicia Creti3. Prologue4. Finding Balance5. Gigantron is Coming!6. Neronga, Oh No – feat. Tim Henson7. Some Me Time8. Dr. Onda9. Fancy Fizzy Drinks10. Random Grandma11. He Needs You, Kiddo12. Legends Are Human – feat. Tim Henson13. Ultraman vs. Gigantron – Part 1 Side B1. Ultraman vs. Gigantron – Part 22. Ultraman vs. Gigantron – Part 33. Emi4. Baby's Home5. Emi's Theme6. Gigantron Slain7. Look Dad8. Before/After9. A Surprise For You10. Still Struggling11. Off The Record12. Ichi Ni San Ball Side C1. Goodnight Daddy2. Look Who Woke Up3. You Want Him To Notice4. Healthy Choices5. A Large Pink Creature6. We've Got A Situation7. The Tower8. The Best Chance She Has9. Family Is Everything10. She Is The Priorit11. Just One Day12. Wanna Play?13. Why Are The Stars Moving? Side D1. Cocoon2. Homing Beacon3. She Is Not Your Mother4. A Message From Mother5. MechaGigantron, Attack!/To Protect Us6. No Longer Accepting Commands7. Not Gonna Do It Alone8. Batter Up! feat. Tim Henson9. Sacrifice10. A List Of Hopes The post Mutant Readies Vinyl Soundtracks for 'The Electric State' and 'Ultraman: Rising' | Exclusive appeared first on TheWrap.
