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Composer Harry Gregson-Williams Accuses Director Michael Mann of Scrapping Score for New Flick 'Blackhat'
Composer Harry Gregson-Williams of the new thriller flick "Blackhat" has accused director Michael Mann of “slicing and dicing” his score into something barely recognizable.Gregson-Williams wrote a brazen Facebook post in which he describes attending the film’s premiere and discovering that the score in the final version of the movie was not similar at all to the music he composed."I would like it to be known for what it's worth that the 'score' for Blackhat may be credited to me but contains almost none of my compositions," Gregson-Williams wrote. The post continued to describe the score as “quasi-emotional (synth) string pieces that I’d never heard in my life before.”There is also some speculation over who wrote the music that is currently in the thriller, which stars Chris Hemsworth."I knew of at least one other composer, a good one at that (!), that had put in months of work on this movie, just as I had, but this appeared to me to be in addition to both our contributions," he continued. "I can say nothing for certain except that I was not the author of most of what is now in the movie.” Live Broadcast of The Metropolitan Opera's 'The Merry Widow' Starring Renée Fleming and Kelli O'Hara to Be Shown in Movie Theaters Around the Nation
Select theaters around the nation will be participating in a live, high-definition broadcast of "The Merry Widow" starring opera singer Renée Fleming."The Merry Widow" is a Metropolitan Opera operetta by Franz Lehár featuring Fleming as the beguiling femme fatale Hanna, who captivates the Paris social seen.Susan Stroman, known for her Broadway productions including the Tony Award-winning musicals "Crazy for You," "Contact" and "The Producers," directs and choreographs the show.Other performers featured include baritone Nathan Gunn as Hanna’s lover Danilo, tenor Alek Shrader as the young nobleman Camille de Rosillon and baritone Sir Thomas Allen as the Baron Zeta. Broadway star Kelli O’Hara, best known for her acclaimed performances in "South Pacific" and "The Light in the Piazza," makes her Met debut as the Baron’s coquettish wife Valencienne.
