Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, laughter aplenty and gallons of mouthwatering soup. But an accident left the King broken-hearted, the Princess filled with longing and the townsfolk without their soup. Sunlight disappeared. The world become gray. All hope was lost in this land...until Despereaux Tilling was born. In this tale of bravery, forgiveness, and redemption, one small creature will teach a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show the truth: what you look like doesn't equal what you are. Even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor. From visionary filmmaker Gary Ross, this modern fairy tale features the voice talents of Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, and Robbie Coltrane. Alongside Despereaux on his adventure is composer William Ross, who armed Despereaux with a substantial symphonic score rich in melody and filled with heartfelt themes and exciting action. The music is colorful, capturing the period detail of the movie, yet featuring serious dynamic and intense music. Following nearly an hour of William Ross' symphonic splendor are two songs by Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard, and Gary Ross. The crisp recording is mixed by veteran Armin Steiner, who has recorded substantial scores for John Williams, Bruce Broughton, Henry Mancini, and many other legendary film composers.
作者介绍:
作为一个才华横溢的作曲家,指挥,管弦乐编曲,编曲,William Ross[以下简称“螺丝”] 是以为流行乐,摇滚作编曲开始他的职业生涯的,这么多年里,他先后为Barbra Streisand,Johnny Mathis, Michael Jackson,Barry Manilow,Celine Dion,LeAnn Rimes,Jennifer Lopez,Whitney Houston和Cher [如果这些人您都不认识,恭喜您,因为您基本是比我们高等的外星人] 等人做编曲。
他第一次进入电影音乐的世界是在80年代末,那时候他为几部电视连续剧如‘McGyver’,’Matlock’,’Beauty and the Beast’[刚才查了一下万能的IMDB,composer里面果然有他,William,你在我心中的形象又高大全了好几分]和“史蒂文大爷”的’Tiny Toon Adventures’等连续剧的一些剧集配乐。在“螺丝”成功作为管弦乐编曲与Alan Silvestri合作了几部电影如’The Bodyguard’[千万别问我这是啥电影],’Father of the Bride’, ‘Death Becomes Her’之后,“螺丝”迅速成为了好莱坞最炙手可热的管弦乐编曲中的一员。
随后,他与Danny Elfman, Michael Kamen, Christopher Young, Bruce Broughton和David Newman等 [等等等等,省略N个等] 配乐家合作了大量备受关注的影片。在这期间,“螺丝”还偶尔捞些外快,自己独立为一些电影配乐 [“螺丝”也要变“田螺”],其中比较成功的有‘Look Who's Talking Now (1993)’, ‘The Little Rascals (1994)’, ‘Tin Cup (1996)’,‘The Evening Star (1996) ’和 ‘My Dog Skip (2000)’ [前面几个没听过,不过‘My Dog Skip’的确值得一听],以及他改编和指挥的John Williams配乐的‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’。
From洛伊尔怀斯电影音乐频道<哈利波特与消失的密室>是一部不那么有意思的电影配乐,却是一张很有意思的电影原声带,这种说法可能令很多人一头雾水,我们不如从这张原声带的封面说起,大家都注意到这张原声带有五款封面,现在电影原声带都搞这招削钱,这倒没有什么特别的,不过重点在於这张原声带的名称,上横写著Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture,下横则是Music Composed by John Williams , Music Adapted and Conducted by William Ross,乐迷最想搞清楚的问题大概就是,这些音乐到底是不是<哈利波特与消失的密室>的配乐?以及这些音乐到底是谁写的?答案则是这样的,这些音乐不全是<哈利波特与消失的密室>的电影配乐,但它们都是John Williams为<哈利波特与消失的密室>写的.
其实早在数个月前,John Williams的个人就已经公布,John Williams将出任哈利波特续集配乐,但原则上他只负责所有的主题旋律作曲,以及约四十分鐘左右的主要场景配乐,其餘的细节配乐与配乐的后製作业,会交由William Ross接手,因此John Williams实际上很可能根本没有参与这部电影的后製作业,他应该只看了小说及粗剪的毛片,就完成了我们在原声带裏所听到的音乐与主题,然后这些音乐素材与第一集中的音乐,由William Ross统筹改编,使之与完成后製的电影真正的结合,你大概可以说,写这些音乐的人是John Williams,但把这些音乐配到电影裏的则是William Ross.这种情况主要应该是由於John Williams今年的档期太满,时间压力太紧迫所致.不过两部史匹伯电影(<关键报告>与<神鬼交锋>),加上两部已经写出出色根基的续集电影(星际大战二部曲与哈利波特续集),说真的,你要John Williams推掉哪一部才好?
现在集中精神创作配乐的“螺丝”,已经成功为好些电影配乐,尤其是‘Ladder 49’和‘The Game of Their Lives’[这2部配乐大赞,果然丑小鸭变天鹅,‘螺丝’变‘海螺’]。与此同时,他仍然保持与Alan Silvestri的合作关系[2人已然合作了超过40部电影,黄金搭档]。除去电影音乐以外,“螺丝”还是一个多产的作曲家,为多个主题公园如Disneyland,德国的Sony Entertainment和维吉尼亚威廉斯堡的Busch Gardens创作音乐 [捞外快能手啊]。 他还为克里夫兰的一家舞蹈公司创作过一出芭蕾舞剧‘Blue Suede Shoes’, 甚至为一些特殊活动编排音乐,如Bill Clinton的总统就职典礼,Superbowl [这是什么?你又不打橄榄球,要知道这个干嘛滴] 的电视广播以及各式各样的庆典活动。