Marco Beltrami - Ben-Hur (Original Motion Picture Score) '2016

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After having his mainstream breakthrough with the Wes Craven slasher film Scream
in 1996, American composer Marco Beltrami became closely associated with his
stirring, percussive orchestral scores for horror, action, and science fiction
movies, including further collaborations with Craven. His first of multiple
Academy Award nominations came with the 2007 remake of the western 3:10 to Yuma.
Fifteen years after the first installment, 2011s Scream 4 was his fourth
straight score for the series. In 2015, Beltrami collaborated with Philip Glass
on music for the Marvel Comics film Fantastic Four, and in 2018, his music was
one of the few things that could be heard in the hit horror movie A Quiet Place.

A New York native, Beltrami attended Brown University and the Yale School of
Music, eventually studying with Luigi Nono in Italy before apprenticing with
none other than Jerry Goldsmith in Los Angeles. He got his professional start in
film and television in the early 90s, earning his first main composer credit on
1994s Death Match. He scored projects including the horror film The Whispering
(1995) and the syndicated TV drama Lands End (1995-1996) before Scream hit
theaters in late 1996. He went on to compose music for Guillermo del Toro (1997s
Mimic) and Robert Rodriguez (1998s The Faculty) as well as reuniting with Craven
for Scream 2 (1998) before the end of the decade.

Beltrami kicked off the next decade with 2000s Scream 3 (directed by Craven) and
Dracula 2000 (executive produced by Craven). Highlights from the next several
years included Blade II (his Marvel debut), 2003s Terminator 3: Rise of the
Machines, 2004s Hellboy (again with del Toro) and I, Robot starring Will Smith.
In the meantime, he also contributed to the final four seasons of TVs The
Practice. In 2008, his work on 3:10 to Yuma earned Beltrami his first Academy
Award nomination for Best Original Score, with a second one arriving two years
later for Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker. Beltrami collaborated on two
final films for Wes Craven, My Soul to Take and Scream 4, in the early 2010s.
They turned out to be Cravens last directorial projects before he died of cancer
in 2015.

In the meantime, Beltrami returned to the world of Marvel for the X-Men
franchise entry The Wolverine in 2013. The year 2015 brought the release of
another Beltrami-Marvel film, Fantastic Four, the score for which Beltrami
composed with Philip Glass. The Wolverine sequel Logan followed in 2017. A year
later, Beltramis A Quiet Place score was nominated for a Golden Globe. ~ Marcy
Donelson, Rovi
01 - Ben-Hur Theme
02 - Jerusalem 33 A.D. / Sibling Rivalry
03 - Carrying Judah
04 - Mothers Favorite
05 - Messala Leaves Home
06 - Dear Messala
07 - Messala Returns
08 - Speaking of Zealots
09 - Messala and Tirzah
10 - Brothers Divide
11 - Home Invasion
12 - Galley Slaves
13 - Rammed Hard
14 - Judah Ashore
15 - Horse Healer
16 - Ben and Esther
17 - Training
18 - Invitation
19 - Ilderim Wagers
20 - Leper Colony / Messala Will Pay
21 - The Circus
22 - Chariots of Fire
23 - Brother vs. Brother
24 - Carried Off
25 - Jesus Arrested
26 - Forgiveness
27 - Modeh Ani Haiku

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