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Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing electronica and big beat music and film scores. His remix of Elvis Presley's " A Little Less Conversation" became a worldwide hit in 2002. In film scores, he has worked with Hans Zimmer and his company Remote Control Productions on '' Man of Steel'' and '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', as well as composing the scores for ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'', '' Divergent'', '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', '' Deadpool'', ''Tomb Raider'', '' Alita: Battle Angel'', '' Terminator: Dark Fate'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (and its sequels), '' Scoob!'', '' Godzilla vs. Kong'', '' Army of the Dead'', '' Three Thousand Years of Longing'' and '' Rebel Moon'' as well as '' Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver''. Early life Holkenborg was born in Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands. Clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichtenvoorde
Lichtenvoorde is a town in the east of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre. Lichtenvoorde holds a flower parade (''bloemencorso'') every September at the start of its annual festival. The parade features floats covered in flowers (usually dahlias) in imaginative designs depicting a variety of themes. Lichtenvoorde has a motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ... circuit on which international grands prix are held. History Lichtenvoorde was the name of a municipality that included the town and the villages of Lievelde, Zieuwent, Vragender and Harreveld, until 1 January 2005, when all were merged into the municipality of Oost Gelre. Its inhabitants are known colloquially as ''keienslöppers'' (boulder draggers) due to a historic event. On 15 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Rock
Electronic rock (also known as electro rock and synth rock) is a music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music, featuring instruments typically found within both genres. It originates from the late 1960s when rock bands began incorporating electronic instrumentation into their music. Electronic rock acts usually fuse elements from other music styles, including punk rock, industrial rock, hip hop, techno and synth-pop, which has helped spur subgenres such as indietronica, dance-punk and electroclash. Overview Being a fusion of rock and electronic, electronic rock features instruments found in both genres, such as synthesizers, mellotrons, tape music techniques, electric guitars and drums. Some electronic rock artists, however, often eschew guitar in favor of using technology to emulate a rock sound. Vocals are typically mellow or upbeat, but instrumentals are also common in the genre. A trend of rock bands that incorporated electronic sounds bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divergent (film)
''Divergent'' is a 2014 American List of dystopian films, dystopian Science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the Divergent (novel), 2011 novel by Veronica Roth. The film is the first installment in ''The Divergent Series'' and was produced by Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, and Pouya Shahbazian, with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, and Kate Winslet. The story takes place in a dystopian and post-apocalyptic Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Beatrice Prior is warned that she is Divergent and thus will never fit into any one of the factions. Soon, she learns that a sinister plot is brewing in the seemingly perfect society. Development of ''Divergent'' began in March 2011 when Summit Entertainment picked up the film rights to the novel wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Snyder's Justice League
''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (colloquially referred to as the ''Snyder Cut'') is the 2021 director's cut of the 2017 American superhero film ''Justice League'', the fifth film set within the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), which is based on the team of the same name appearing in DC Comics. It is intended to match director Zack Snyder's original vision for the film prior to his departure from the production. The film follows Batman ( Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman ( Gal Gadot), Cyborg ( Ray Fisher), Aquaman ( Jason Momoa), the Flash ( Ezra Miller), and Superman ( Henry Cavill) as they form an alliance to stop the extradimensional New God Steppenwolf ( Ciarán Hinds) and his army of Parademons from conquering Earth for his overlord, Darkseid ( Ray Porter). The production of the original film was difficult, and the script frequently underwent major changes. In May 2017, Snyder stepped down during post-production following the death of his daughter, and Joss Whedon was hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of Justice
''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, DC Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, and Cruel and Unusual Films, and distributed by Warner Bros., it is a follow-up to the 2013 film '' Man of Steel'' and the second film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, and features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman, alongside Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot. ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' is the first live-action film to feature Batman and Superman together, as well as the first live-action cinematic portrayal of Wonder Woman. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a preemptive battle with Superman, who Luthor is ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of Steel (film)
''Man of Steel'' is a 2013 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer who developed the story with producer Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Superman, the film is a reboot of the ''Superman'' film series, depicting the character's origin story. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, DC Entertainment, and Syncopy, it is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film stars Henry Cavill as Superman in the title role, along with Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, and Russell Crowe. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton and assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, making the choice to face General Zod and stop him from destroying humanity. Development began in 2008 when Warner Bros. took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters, and directors, opting to reboot the fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Less Conversation
"A Little Less Conversation" is a 1968 song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley, written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange and published by Gladys Music, Inc., originally performed in the film '' Live a Little, Love a Little''. The song became a minor hit in the United States when released as a single with "Almost in Love" as the A-side. A 2002 remix by Dutch musician Junkie XL of a later re-recording of the song by Presley became a worldwide hit, topping the singles charts in nine countries and was awarded certifications in ten countries by 2003. The song has made numerous appearances in popular culture and has been covered by several artists. Original recordings "A Little Less Conversation" was first recorded on March 7, 1968, at Western Recorders in Hollywood, California, and released on a single backed by "Almost in Love", another song from the movie. The song was not released on an LP until November 1970, when it was included on the RCA Camden budget label LP ''Alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Presley's sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mix of influences across color lines during a civil rights movement, transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and Cultural impact of Elvis Presley#Danger to American culture, initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi; his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, when he was 13. He began his music career in 1954 at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on guitar and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, Backbeat (music), backbeat-driven fusion of country music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Beat
Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno. The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as the Prodigy, the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, Propellerheads, Basement Jaxx and Groove Armada. Big beat achieved mainstream success during the 1990s, and achieved its critical and commercial peak between 1995 and 1999, with releases such the Chemical Brothers’ ''Dig Your Own Hole'', the Prodigy's ''The Fat of the Land'', and Fatboy Slim's ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby'', before quickly declining from 2001 onwards. Style Big beat features heavy and distorted drum beats at tempos between 100 and 140 beats per minute, Roland TB-303 synthesizer lines resembling those of acid house, and heavy loops from 1960s and 1970s funk, Soul music, soul, jazz, and rock music, rock songs. They are often punctuated with Punk rock, pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remote Control Productions (American Company)
Remote Control Productions, Inc. is a film score company run by composer Hans Zimmer and based in Santa Monica, California. Originally known as Media Ventures Entertainment Group, which was conceived and founded by Zimmer and Jay Rifkin, the company changed its name after the partners both filed lawsuits against each other. Remote Control Productions has been responsible for the scores for a number of successful live-action films including the ''Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pirates of the Caribbean'' movies, ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'', ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'', ''Mission: Impossible 2'', ''The Last Samurai'', ''Transformers (film), Transformers'', ''Hancock (film), Hancock'', ''Kingdom of Heaven (film), Kingdom of Heaven'', ''The Da Vinci Code (film), The Da Vinci Code'', ''Inception'', ''Sherlock Holmes (2009 film), Sherlock Holmes'' and its sequel, and ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'', along with successful animated films such as the ''Shrek (film series), Shre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by ''The Daily Telegraph'' in 2007. His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films. He has won two Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Awards for Best Original Score for ''The Lion King'' (1994), and for ''Dune (2021 film), Dune'' (2021). His works include ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'' (2000), ''The Last Samurai'' (2003), the ''Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), Pirates of the Caribbean'' series (2006–2011), The Dark Knight Trilogy, ''The Dark Knight'' trilogy (2005–2012), ''Inception'' (2010), ''Man of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as one of the most powerful independent metal labels of the 1980s and 1990s, it would eventually become a massive host of metal acts; most seen in ''Roadrunner United'' and the following live concert. Since then, the label had continued to put out major releases. However, by the 2020s, most major acts had left the label; it was also acquired by Warner, being relegated to something much smaller than before. History The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. Early success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
