Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Directed by Matt Reeves



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Composer Michael Giacchino and orchestrator/conductor Tim Simonec make edits to a cue
The violins
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec and the Hollywood Studio Symphony perform on <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>
Composer Michael Giacchino goes over a cue with Caesar
Pianist Mark Gasbarro
Percussionists Dan Greco, Alex Acuña, and Walter Rodriguez
A look at the tuba part for the cue Close Encounters of the Furred Kind from <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>
Percussionist Emil Richards, who has performed on every <i>Planet of the Apes</i> score since the 1960s!
The Mahler Hammer makes an appearance
Music editor Paul Apelgren (rear), assistant music editor Warren Brown, director Matt Reeves, ProTools recordist Vinnie Cirilli (rear), composer Michael Giacchino, scoring mixer Joel Iwataki, and stage recordist Tim Lauber
A monkey looks at the keyboard part for the cue Get the Monkey Off Your Back from <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>
Flutists Steve Kujala and Dick Mitchell
The booth listens to a cue from Michael Giacchino's <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>
Composer Michael Giacchino, conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec, and the orchestra acknowledge the recording staff
Trumpets Jon Lewis and Rick Baptist
Pianist Mark Gasbarro plucks the piano strings
Harpist Gayle Levant
Percussionist Alex Acuña plays a taiko drum
Percussionist Dan Greco plays the hammer dulcimer
Percussionists Dan Greco, additional cue composer Griffith Giacchino, and Emil Richards
The cellos and basses
Composer Michael Giacchino (second from left) and the booth listen back to a cue
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec and the orchestra
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec enjoys some down time
The booth watches as Michael Giacchino's score to <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i> is recorded
Composer Michael Giacchino explains his ideas to the percussion
Composer Michael Giacchino and director Matt Reeves give directions to percussionist Dan Greco
Caesar stops by the recording session to monkey around with the staff
French hornist John Reynolds
The piano has been prepared with screws
Caesar sits at the board with scoring mixer Joel Iwataki
Percussionist Alex Acuña and organist Mark LeVang
Andrea Datzman monkeys around in the booth
Music librarian Marshall Bowen goes over a cue with composer Michael Giacchino
Composer Michael Giacchino
Harpist Gayle Levant
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec and the Hollywood Studio Symphony
Score coordinator Andrea Datzman, scoring mixer Joel Iwataki, and composer Michael Giacchino go over a cue
Orchestra contractor Reggie Wilson, assistant music editor Warren Brown, music editor Paul Apelgren, and ProTools recordist Vinnie Cirilli
Even a monkey could explain Giacchino's score to director Matt Reeves
Caesar, scoring mixer Joel Iwataki and stage recordist Tim Lauber
The brass, woodwinds, and basses
The booth watches conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec and the orchestra record a cue from <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec and composer Michael Giacchino
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec, director Matt Reeves, 20th Century Fox Production President Emma Watts, and composer Michael Giacchino share a laugh
The cello part from the cue Ain't That a Stinger from <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>
Composer Michael Giacchino introduces his son, additional cue composer Griffith Giacchino, to the orchestra
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec and the Hollywood Studio Symphony
Cellist Dermot Mulroney
Percussionist/additional cue composer Griffith Giacchino and percussionist Emil Richards
Actor Timothy Simons, actor Ben Schwartz, composer Michael Giacchino, and additional cue composer Griffith Giacchino
Composer Michael Giacchino and director Matt Reeves discuss the score
The Hollywood Studio Symphony performs on Michael Giacchino's <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i> under the baton of conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec
Conductor/orchestrator Tim Simonec and the orchestra perform on <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>

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