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Interviews and Articles

  • "TIFF kicks off 2023 Festival lineup with latest from Taika Waititi, Next Goal Wins"
    TIFF (June 28, 2023)
  • "J.A. Bayona Re-Teams With Oscar-Winning Composer Michael Giacchino on ‘Society of the Snow’"
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter (June 20, 2023)
  • "Michael Giacchino Shares His Favorite Music: St. Vincent, Paul McCartney, and Much More"
    Jack Giroux, SlashFilm (December 16, 2020)
  • "ASCAP Screen Time: Episode 3 – Michael Giacchino and Jacob Collier"
    Mike Todd, ASCAP.com (December 9, 2020)
  • "Composer Michael Giacchino Shares the Genesis of His Debut Album and Why He Leans on Hope"
    Jack Giroux, SlashFilm (October 30, 2020)
  • "Composer Michael Giacchino is Working With Paul McCartney on an Animated Movie"
    Jack Giroux, SlashFilm (October 20, 2020)
  • "Michael Giacchino Took Over Our Morning Show and it was SPECTACULAR!"
    Marisa Magnatta, WMMR: Preston & Steve (October 9, 2020)
  • "Michael Giacchino Directed an Animated Short That Spans 30 Years of U.S.S. Enterprise History"
    Christian Blauvelt , IndieWire (December 17, 2019)
  • "Review: Pops’ tribute to Apollo 11 is cinematic, evocative"
    Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Business Courier (September 6, 2019)
  • "Michael Giacchino: What Matt Reeves Is Planning for ‘The Batman’ Is ‘Pretty Darn Awesome’"
    Zack Sharf, IndieWire (July 19, 2019)
  • "Cincinnati Pops to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Historic Moon Landing with New ‘Yoyage’ Album"
    Mike Breen, CityBeat (June 21, 2019)
  • "Brad Bird and Michael Giacchino to Join Speakers at View Conference in Italy"
    Terry Flores, Variety (June 12, 2019)
  • "New Trend in Concert Halls: Original Music by Movie Composers — No Film Required"
    Jon Burlingame, Variety (May 26, 2019)
  • "ASCAP Screen Awards Honor Pasek & Paul, Pinar Toprak and Michael Giacchino, Who Rallies Against Work Exodus"
    Tim Greiving, Variety (May 23, 2019)
  • "In Advance of His 50th Birthday Concert, “Rogue One” Composer Michael Giacchino Looks Back"
    StarWars.com, StarWars.com (October 18, 2017)
  • "Sound of Cinema: Michael Giacchino"
    Matthew Sweet, BBC Radio 3 (September 30, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino interview: the art of scoring movies"
    Sean Wilson, Den of Geek (September 29, 2017)
  • "At home with composer Michael Giacchino: Playing with toys to write film scores"
    Tim Greiving and The Frame Staff, 89.3 KPCC (July 25, 2017)
  • "Not My Job: We Quiz Composer Michael Giacchino On Decomposition"
    Peter Sagal, NPR (December 24, 2016)
  • "Michael Giacchino on revealing John Harrison’s ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ secret"
    Josh Lasser, Uproxx (September 12, 2013)
  • "Interview with Michael Giacchino"
    Daniel Schweiger , Film Music Magazine (May 6, 2013)
  • "Michael Giacchino Premieres his Music for ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’"
    Movies on the Radio, WQXR (May 3, 2013)
  • "Michael Giacchino On Star Trek Music, Sequel, & more"
    Anthony Pascale, TrekMovie.com (September 8, 2010)

Michael Giacchino at 50

  • "Michael Giacchino celebrates his 50th birthday at the Royal Albert Hall"
    Sean Wilson, Den of Geek (October 27, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino, Royal Albert Hall, review: Towering appreciation of a composing maestro"
    Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent (October 26, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino at 50 – Concert review"
    Gorka Oteiza, SoundTrackFest (October 24, 2017)
  • "J.J. Abrams, Gareth Edwards Celebrate Michael Giacchino’s 50th Birthday at Special London Concert"
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter (October 24, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino at 50 @ the Royal Albert Hall – Event Review"
    Tony Black, Set the Tape (October 23, 2017)
  • "Photos and reactions: Michael Giacchino celebrates with a very special birthday concert"
    Lydia Smith, The Royal Albert Hall (October 23, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino at 50 at the Royal Albert Hall"
    Maria Dolores Barrios, The Upcoming (October 23, 2017)
  • "How the film score has entered the mainstream"
    Sean Wilson, Flickering Myth (October 23, 2017)
  • "Review: Michael Giacchino At 50, Live At The Royal Albert Hall"
    Dan Bullock, The Hollywood News (October 23, 2017)
  • "Star Trek and Star Wars composer honoured on birthday"
    Neil Smith, BBC (October 23, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino at 50 at the Royal Albert Hall"
    Kelechi Ehenulo, Confessions from a Geek Mind (October 22, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino at 50"
    James Southall, Movie Wave (October 22, 2017)
  • "Concert Review: Michael Giacchino at 50"
    Bob Mann, One Mann's Movies (October 21, 2017)

Werewolf by Night

  • "Director Michael Giacchino Is Happy You’re Happy With Werewolf By Night"
    Jack Giroux, Slash Film (October 13, 2022)
  • "Werewolf by Night BTS Documentary Will Show Michael Giacchino’s Passion for Directing"
    Rebecca Kaplan, MovieWeb (September 12, 2022)
  • "Marvel’s ‘Werewolf by Night’ Halloween Special Starring Gael Garcia Bernal & Laura Donnelly Gets Premiere Date & Trailer"
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline (September 10, 2022)
  • "Marvel’s ‘Werewolf by Night’ Halloween Special Gets Creepy, Black-and-White Trailer With Gael García Bernal"
    Wilson Chapman, Variety (September 10, 2022)

Lightyear

  • "Listen To The First Track From Pixar’s Lightyear Score"
    Valerie Ettenhofer, Slash Film (June 3, 2022)
  • "‘Lightyear’s’ First Track Makes the Film Soar to Infinity and Beyond"
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety (June 3, 2022)

Jurassic World: Dominion

  • "‘Jurassic World Dominion’: Michael Giacchino Debuts Action-Packed First Track From Score"
    Rahul Malhotra, Collider (June 2, 2022)

The Batman

  • "The Batman Soundtrack Review"
    Jonathan Broxton, MoviesMusic UK (March 15, 2022)
  • "The Music of ‘The Batman’: How Michael Giacchino Used Dread and Darkness to Score the Box Office Smash"
    Jon Burlingame, Variety (March 7, 2022)

Christmas Number One

  • "Marvel and Star Wars composer drops new Christmas song"
    Jennifer Bisset, CNET (December 10, 2020)
  • "Listen: Michael Giacchino and Collaborators Unleash Your New Favorite Christmas Song"
    Drew Taylor, Collider.com (December 10, 2020)

Travelogue Volume 1

  • "Composer Michael Giacchino Shares the Genesis of His Debut Album and Why He Leans on Hope"
    Jack Giroux, SlashFilm (October 30, 2020)

Jojo Rabbit

  • "‘Jojo Rabbit’: Composer Michael Giacchino reveals how he created an ‘intimate’ score ‘seen through the eyes of a child’"
    Zach Laws, Gold Derby (November 26, 2019)
  • "Composer Michael Giacchino on Setting the Right Tone for ‘Jojo Rabbit’"
    Tim Gray, Variety (October 18, 2019)
  • "‘Jojo Rabbit’: Michael Giacchino’s Score Is a Bold Statement Against Hate"
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire (October 18, 2019)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

  • "Michael Giacchino Scores With Summer Blockbusters ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Jurassic World’ Sequel"
    Jon Burlingame, Variety (June 14, 2018)
  • "‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Composer Michael Giacchino & Director J.A. Bayona Take You Behind the Scenes: Exclusive"
    Melinda Newman FACEBOOK TWITTER, Billboard (June 14, 2018)
  • "First listen: Michael Giacchino on his new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom theme"
    Marc Snetiker, Entertainment Weekly (June 8, 2018)

Incredibles 2

  • "Michael Giacchino Scores With Summer Blockbusters ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Jurassic World’ Sequel"
    Jon Burlingame, Variety (June 14, 2018)
  • "‘Incredibles 2’ Offers Up Vintage Toy Commercials for Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and Frozone"
    Ethan Anderton, Slash Film (May 16, 2018)

Coco

  • "Composer Michael Giacchino raises the dead with his original score for ‘Coco’"
    FilmWeek, 89.3 KPCC (November 22, 2017)
  • "Pixar’s ‘Coco’ to Feature Score by Michael Giacchino & Song by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Bobby Lopez"
    Film Music Reporter (July 14, 2017)

War for the Planet of the Apes

  • "Michael Giacchino scores ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’"
    ScoringSessions.com (July 14, 2017)
  • "For Composer Michael Giacchino, It’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ vs. ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’"
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire (July 11, 2017)
  • "‘War For the Planet Of the Apes’: Stream Michael Giacchino’s Original Score and Discover Why It’s An Oscar Contender"
    Zack Sharf, IndieWire (July 8, 2017)
  • "War for the Planet of the Apes: Hear a track from Michael Giacchino’s score"
    Darren Fanich, Entertainment Weekly (July 6, 2017)

Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • "For Composer Michael Giacchino, It’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ vs. ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’"
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire (July 11, 2017)
  • "Michael Giacchino Gives Spider-Man’s Classic TV Theme An Epic Symphonic Cover"
    Blair Marnell, Nerdist (May 20, 2017)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • "Michael Giacchino Caps a Busy Year With ‘Rogue One’ Score"
    Jon Burlingame, Variety (January 4, 2017)
  • "‘Rogue One’ Composer on Filling John Williams’ Shoes, Pleasing Marvel Franchise Fans"
    Jeff Bond, Hollywood Reporter (December 18, 2016)
  • "Rogue One: First listen to Michael Giacchino’s score"
    Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly (December 9, 2016)
  • "Rogue One composer Michael Giacchino reveals new Star Wars music"
    Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly (November 23, 2016)

Doctor Strange

  • "Listen to Michael Giacchino’s ‘Doctor Strange’ Score And See Some Magical New Footage"
    Jacob Hall, SlashFilm (October 18, 2016)
  • "Doctor Strange: Listen to Michael Giacchino’s end credits score"
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly (October 18, 2016)
  • "‘Doctor Strange’: Listen to Michael Giacchino’s Psychedelic Score; Plus New Images"
    Adam Chitwood, Collider (October 18, 2016)

Star Trek Beyond

  • "Michael Giacchino scores ‘Star Trek Beyond’"
    ScoringSessions.com (July 22, 2016)
  • "Stars Go Beyond at World Premiere"
    StarTrek.com (July 21, 2016)
  • "Comic-Con: ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Composer Reveals What J.J. Abrams Was “Adamant” He Keep in the Sequel"
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter (July 20, 2016)
  • "‘Star Trek’ composer Michael Giacchino boldly goes to San Diego with a live orchestra for ‘Beyond’s’ Comic-Con premiere"
    Tim Grieving, LA Times (July 20, 2016)

Zootopia

  • "How Composer Michael Giacchino Got Percussive with Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Score"
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire (May 11, 2016)
  • "Michael Giacchino scores ‘Zootopia’"
    ScoringSessions.com (March 10, 2016)
  • "Michael Giacchino to Score His First Walt Disney Animation Studios Feature Film"
    Peter Sciretta, SlashFilm (November 16, 2015)

Inside Out

  • "Sneak peek of Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind opening this summer at Disney California Adventure"
    Bailee Abell, Inside the Magic (June 21, 2019)
  • "‘Inside Out’ composer Michael Giacchino is on a roll"
    Susan King, LA Times (July 18, 2015)
  • "Michael Giacchino scores ‘Inside Out’"
    ScoringSessions.com (July 8, 2015)
  • "Review: ‘Inside Out’ Soundtrack Is Michael Giacchino’s Most Emotional Score"
    Pixar Post (June 18, 2015)
  • "Michael Giacchino on Making the Music of ‘Inside Out’ & ‘Jurassic World’"
    Kara Warner, ScreenRant (June 17, 2015)

Jurassic World

  • "Michael Giacchino on Making the Music of ‘Inside Out’ & ‘Jurassic World’"
    Kara Warner, ScreenRant (June 17, 2015)
  • "Michael Giacchino scores ‘Jurassic World’"
    ScoringSessions.com (June 12, 2015)
  • "‘Jurassic’ composer uses original score sparingly"
    Carly Mallenbaum, USA Today (June 10, 2015)
  • "Michael Giacchino On Coming Home To Write Music For ‘Jurassic World’"
    Tim Greiving, NPR (June 10, 2015)
  • "Jurassic World composer on John Williams, making the new music his own"
    C. Molly Smith, Entertainment Weekly (June 1, 2015)

Tomorrowland

  • "Michael Giacchino scores ‘Tomorrowland’"
    ScoringSessions.com (May 26, 2015)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

  • "Michael Giacchino scores ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’"
    ScoringSessions.com (July 11, 2014)
  • "Film Studies 101: Michael Giacchino On Being A Composer"
    Helen O'Hara, Empire Online (May 30, 2014)

Star Trek Into Darkness

  • "Michael Giacchino on revealing John Harrison’s ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ secret"
    Josh Lasser, Uproxx (September 12, 2013)
  • "The Music of Star Trek Into Darkness"
    SoundWorks Collection (May 17, 2013)
  • "Michael Giacchino on Star Trek: Into Darkness"
    Etan Rosenbloom, ASCAP (May 17, 2013)
  • "Interview with Michael Giacchino"
    Daniel Schweiger , Film Music Magazine (May 6, 2013)
  • "Michael Giacchino Premieres his Music for ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’"
    Movies on the Radio, WQXR (May 3, 2013)
  • "Michael Giacchino Talks Star Trek Into Darkness Score"
    Anthony Pascale, TrekMovie.com (April 14, 2013)
  • "Michael Giacchino Tweets Images & Videos From Star Trek Into Darkness Scoring Sessions"
    Anthony Pascale, TrekMovie.com (March 7, 2013)

Star Trek

  • "Michael Giacchino’s Symphony… The Final Frontier"
    Jessica Bozoky , scenestr (January 14, 2015)
  • "ScoreKeeper Boldly Goes to Houston for ‘Star Trek’ Live"
    ScoreKeeper, Birth Death Movies (August 20, 2014)
  • "Boldly Going Where No Mann Has Gone Before"
    Michael Cavacini (August 5, 2014)
  • "Michael Giacchino takes ‘Star Trek’ scores live"
    Alex Biese, Asbury Park Press (July 27, 2014)
  • "Why movie scores sound better live"
    Ivan Radford, Den of Geek (June 27, 2014)
  • "Review: Star Trek Live in Concert"
    The Trek Collective (May 31, 2014)
  • "Pictures and reaction from the UK premiere of Star Trek – Live in Concert"
    Matt Griffin, Royal Albert Hall (May 30, 2014)
  • "Michael Giacchino Talks Star Trek: Live in Concert"
    StarTrek.com (May 17, 2014)
  • "Michael Giacchino On Star Trek Music, Sequel, & more"
    Anthony Pascale, TrekMovie.com (September 8, 2010)
  • "The Sound of Star Trek"
    SoundWorks Collection (November 4, 2009)
  • "Michael Giacchino hits warp speed with his score to ‘Star Trek’"
    Dan Goldwasser, ScoringSessions.com (April 21, 2009)
  • "ScoreKeeper Talks About Michael Giacchino’s ‘Star Trek’ Score…"
    ScoreKeeper, Ain't It Cool News (April 8, 2009)

Lost

  • "Lost 12th Anniversary Concert Was a Reminder of the Show’s Power"
    Eric Goldman, IGN.com (September 24, 2016)
  • "Carlton Cuse and Michael Giacchino Reflect on ‘Lost’ at Hollywood Reunion Concert"
    Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter (September 24, 2016)
  • "‘Rogue One’ composer Michael Giacchino to conduct ‘Lost’ anniversary show at Ford amphitheater"
    Jessica Gelt, LA Times (September 21, 2016)
  • "The Music Of ‘Lost’"
    Robin Hilton, NPR (May 24, 2010)
  • "The Spooky Fill: The man behind the avant-garde sounds of ‘Lost’"
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker (May 17, 2010)
  • "The Music of ‘Lost’"
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker (May 7, 2010)

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