{"id":45198,"date":"2025-09-30T00:39:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T04:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=45198"},"modified":"2025-09-30T00:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T04:39:50","slug":"soundwaves-new-music-from-oscar-nominated-composer-dustin-ohalloran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=45198","title":{"rendered":"Soundwaves: New Music from Oscar-Nominated Composer Dustin O’Halloran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milan Records releases ELEANOR \"\"<\/a>THE GREAT (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) featuring music written by award-winning composer DUSTIN O\u2019HALLORAN for Scarlett Johansson\u2019s directorial debut. Starring June Squibb as Eleanor, a 94-year-old woman who, in the wake of a devastating loss, shares a story that takes on a dangerous life of its own, the film required a soundscape as introspective and emotionally nuanced as its narrative. A longtime admirer of O\u2019Halloran\u2019s solo piano work, Johansson immediately approached the composer for the film, the duo working in close collaboration during the filming process to craft a sonic throughline to the deeply human story. The resulting score features delicately lyrical solo piano movements punctuated by stirring orchestral suites that perfectly capture the film\u2019s exploration of grief, identity and the need for human connection. Following its worldwide premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Eleanor the Great is now available in theaters from Sony Pictures Classics.<\/p>\n

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Of the score, composer DUSTIN O\u2019HALLORAN says, \u201cIt was such a pleasure working on Scarlett\u2019s first directorial film. From our first meetings we knew we both wanted this to capture the heart of the story without an overpowering score. There are so many layers of emotion in the film, including June Squibb\u2019s inspiring performance, that I was able to draw on, and I tried to create something that would move the characters in the most empathic way. Many of the piano performances were simply me recording while watching the picture, playing and improvising with it to create a feeling that the viewer was inside the performance. It\u2019s rare to have the opportunity to create a score like this, and I\u2019m grateful for the trust Scarlett gave me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe first time I ever heard Dustin\u2019s piano solos, I said to myself that if I ever had the opportunity to direct a film, I would want him to do the composition for it,\u201d adds director SCARLETT JOHANSSON. \u201cIt was literally a dream come true for me to hear that Dustin wanted to compose our score and I told him that verbatim. As I was putting the director\u2019s cut together, I laid in some temporary tracks. Most of them were piano pieces by classical composers such as Chopin, Debussy, Satie. I didn\u2019t realize that Dustin had composed some of his own albums as love letters to these very composers, so the references were all second nature to him, they lived inside him already. The entire way through from start to finish, it felt like Dustin and I were thinking and creating with the same creative brain and same creative heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ABOUT ELEANOR THE GREAT<\/p>\n

In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson\u2019s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell.<\/p>\n

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CONNECT WITH ELEANOR THE GREAT<\/p>\n

WEBSITE<\/a> | TRAILER<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n

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ELEANOR THE GREAT (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK)<\/p>\n

TRACKLISTING \u2013<\/p>\n

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  1. Good Morning<\/li>\n
  2. Losing Bessie<\/li>\n
  3. I Lived in the Bronx<\/li>\n
  4. Kind People<\/li>\n
  5. You Found Us<\/li>\n
  6. Picture Frames<\/li>\n
  7. Memories<\/li>\n
  8. Let\u2019s Make This Quick<\/li>\n
  9. What Was Her Name<\/li>\n
  10. Birthday<\/li>\n
  11. I Don\u2019t Think This Was a Good Idea<\/li>\n
  12. Oh Help Me God<\/li>\n
  13. Coney Island<\/li>\n
  14. This Dress<\/li>\n
  15. A Hesitant Cheers<\/li>\n
  16. Good Night<\/li>\n
  17. Truth and Consequence<\/li>\n
  18. What We Carry<\/li>\n
  19. Don\u2019t Do This<\/li>\n
  20. Bessie\u2019s Story<\/li>\n
  21. Gone<\/li>\n
  22. We Meet in the Light<\/li>\n
  23. Eleanor and Bessie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    ABOUT DUSTIN O\u2019HALLORAN<\/p>\n

    Dustin O\u2019Halloran is an award-winning American pianist who has enjoyed a prolific career composing for film and TV scores. Now based between Reykjav\u00edk and LA, he started out in the late 90s in indie duo Devics, before his debut solo collection, Piano Solos, appeared in 2004. He\u2019s since released a number of albums, most recently 2021\u2019s Silfur and 2024\u2019s 1 0 0 1 for renowned classical label Deutsche Grammophon. He\u2019s one half of A Winged Victory for the Sullen with Adam Wiltzie, who have four studio albums as well as two soundtracks to their name.<\/p>\n

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    Piano Solos led to work for Sofia Coppola on 2006\u2019s Marie Antoinette, with subsequent commissions including Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Like Crazy (2011), before he was awarded an Emmy in 2015 for the main theme to Joey Soloway\u2019s Transparent. Afterwards, he teamed up with Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) for Garth Davis\u2019 Lion (2016), whose six Oscar nominations included one for Best Original Score, and they\u2019ve continued to work together alongside their solo work, with 2020\u2019s Ammonite and 2022\u2019s ITVX mini-series, A Spy Among Friends, among multiple other credits.<\/p>\n

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    O\u2019Halloran\u2019s further collaborations include producing the final track on Katy Perry\u2019s Witness (2017), appearing on Leonard Cohen\u2019s posthumous Thanks for the Dance (2019), as well as writing with veteran Scandinavian chart-topper Ane Brun and for American artist Slater Bradley. In addition, A Winged Victory for the Sullen\u2019s Atomos (2010) stemmed from work for the resident choreographer of London\u2019s Royal Ballet, Wayne McGregor\u2019s dance company. O\u2019Halloran\u2019s latest album, 1 0 0 1, an electronic, four movement composition, was first written for choreographer Fukiko Takase as a three-piece dance production.<\/p>\n

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    In late 2024, O\u2019Halloran scored two films back-to-back \u2013 Bridget Jones Diary: Mad About the Boy (2025), and Scarlet Johansson’s directorial debut Eleanor the Great.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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