Christophe is featured this week in Variety's special edition "The Billion Dollar Composer". Variety's Jon Burlingame profiles Christophe on everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to this year's upcoming releases of Tower Heist and The Muppets.
You can read the articles at:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118044876
Look out for the soundtrack to Chris' latest film, Tower Heist, being released on November 1 by Varese-Sarabande. Here's the track listing:
1. Theme From Tower Heist (3:30)
2. Code Black (2:52)
3. Shawfrontation (2:07)
4. The Germ (1:55)
5. Lester’s Loss (:58)
6. My Little Bitch (1:28)
7. Macy’s Day (2:45)
8. The Marshall Swindle (1:09)
9. Right at Rikers (:44)
10. Fifty Dollar Thrift Lift (1:55)
11. The Charlie Deception (:55)
12. We Go On Snoopy (3:00)
13. Courthouse Con (1:50)
14. Grand Theft Auto (3:22)
15. Gonna Call Ralph (1:06)
16. Strong Box Situation (:58)
17. Shaft Fail (:48)
18. Odessa’s Cake (1:39)
19. Arrested (:53)
20. Shawstafari (2:42)
21. Gold Rush (2:09)
22. End Titles (1:29)
Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in TOWER HEIST, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them. After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them.
The Hangover Part II opened this Memorial Day weekend to a record-breaking $135 Million. This marks Chris's fourth collaboration with director Todd Philips after School for Scoundrels, The Hangover and Due Date. Its predecessor remains the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time.
The International Film Music Critics Association announced its 2010 nominees for scoring excellence. Christophe is nominated in the Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature category for his work in Waiting for 'Superman'. The score recently won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score: Indie/Short/Documentary. Winners will be announced on February 25, 2011.
Cedar Rapids, which recently received its world premiere at this year's Sundance film festival, begins its theatrical run today in limited release. Check local listings in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston among other cities. This is Beck's first collaboration with director Miguel Arteta (Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl, Youth in Revolt).
"There are Favorites, there are up-and-comers and there are inevitably dark horses in the race..." (from Variety's 2010 Award Central article "Music Vets vie with Alt Rockers" by Jon Burlingame)
Last night Christophe won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for "Best Original Score: Indie/Short/Documentary" for his work in "Waiting for 'Superman'". The film, directed by Davis Guggenheim, was just announced as one of 15 contenders for "Best Documentary Feature" at the 2011 Oscars.
Todd Phillips and Christophe Beck team up again on the comedy "Due Date" (released on November 5th) featuring Robert Downey Jr and Zack Galifianakis. This is their most recent collaboration since last summer's record breaking film, "The Hangover" which still holds the stop as the top grossing R-rated comedy of all time. A soundtrack was released in conjunction with the film featuring three of Beck's score cues.
RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous) starring Bruce Willis was released this past Friday. Directed by Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler's Wife, Flightplan), RED is an action comedy about retired CIA agents that get pulled back into the game through a government conspiracy. This is Beck's first collaboration with Schwentke.
Chris has composed the music for the 3-minute "pump video" which is shown before every LA Kings hockey game. The video debuted last night before the Kings' season home opener at Staples Center. Click here to listen!
"Waiting for 'Superman'" opens today in limited release. The film, directed by Davis Guggenheim, is a powerful and moving look at the public education crisis in America. This is Beck's first full-length documentary score. Listen to clips here.
Shana Feste's drama "The Greatest" opens in limited release this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. The film stars Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, and recent Oscar nominee Carrey Mulligan. The intimate score features a small ensemble including Armenian duduk and plucked piano. Listen to clips here.
The 80's sci-fi comedy "Hot Tub Time Machine" is getting good reviews and hits theaters nationwide tomorrow. "Hot Tub" is Beck's first collaboration with Director Steve Pink and stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Clark Duke.
From director Chris Columbus, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" is released today in theaters across the country. A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Based on the book by Rick Riordan. The soundtrack will be released on February 16th.
Davis Guggenheim's documentary "Waiting for Superman" won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary examines the public school system, taking a deep look at its troublesome problems and the approaches of education reformers. This was Beck's second collaboration with Guggenheim following his 2008 documentary short on Obama, "American Stories".
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