I know I've posted about the TV show Once Upon A Time before, but this time I want to talk about the musical score of the show, so it'll be different and really cool, I promise.
Mark Isham is a composer and musician in Hollywood, and he's been working for over twenty nine years in the industry. He has won both Grammy and Academy Awards for his score on the film Crash in 2004, and has both written and performed music for over 100 films to date, including most recently, The Lucky One starring Zac Efron.
In addition to his film work, Mr. Isham has also composed for television shows such as Once Upon A Time. The executive producers and creators of the new ABC series, Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis, were big fans of Mark Isham after hearing his work in so many films and asked him to be the composer for the show.
This past February, Mark Isham and ABC Studio released the Once Upon A Time (Music from the TV Series) EP. The soundtrack features the four main orchestral suites from the series, including the aptly named "Once Upon A Time Orchestral Suite" and "The Queen's Curse" which are two of my favorite scores used in the show.
If you haven't seen Once yet, you should definitely do that, it airs Sunday nights at 8pm on ABC! It's the best show ever and it's written by the guys who wrote for Lost, so you already know it's going to be good...
In 2004 a plane crash in the south pacific forever changed the lives of countless people. Oceanic flight 815 was over 1,000 miles off-course when it went down on its way to Los Angeles from Sydney, Australia.
If you aren't a fan of ABC's Lost, you might be wondering what plane crash I'm talking about. You should also be wondering what you've been doing with your life, because if you haven't watched Lost, then you don't know what you're missing.
In the beginning, I was hesitant to join the Lost bandwagon. It seemed like there was too much to understand, and the confusing storyline seemed like too much for me to handle. But that's really not the case. Yes, after a few seasons when the writers decided to play around with time-travel things got more then a little confusing. But by that time, you already are so hooked on the show- the incredible story of survivors on a mysterious island- the characters, all of whom have their own pasts that are intricately connected and explored throughout the six seasons of the show. They also all have their own quirks, from the honorable and brave Jack Shepard, to the sneaky and complex southern stylings of Sawyer, there is every character in between. From the loveable Hurley who, for a while, blames the crash on his own bad luck, to the british rockstar (and heroin addict) Charlie. The series does a remarkable job of weaving its story together in the most addicting way.
The cast of ABC's Lost.
The reason why I decided to write about Lost was because I recently got one of my roommates hooked on it and we've been watching season one for the past week. In fact, in less then a week she's almost completed season 1. It's just that addicting.
When Lost ended in 2010, two of the writers of the show, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz decided to create a new show of their own.
Last October, Once Upon A Time made its debut on ABC. Highly anticipated by some Lost fans, Once did not disappoint. Premiering with the highest ratings among new television shows last fall, Once follows many of the previously established concepts found in Lost.
Once Upon A Time centers around fairytales. All the stories we grew up with as children. Snow White, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, and many more. These stories make up the canvas for Once Upon A Time. However, as with any show created by Lost alumni, there's a twist: the fairytale characters we know and love have been sent to the real world. Our world.
When Snow White's evil stepmother unleashes a powerful curse, she takes away all the happy endings of all of the fairytale characters. She vows to make them as unhappy as she is by doing this, and by sending them to a world without magic and happy endings. However, all curses can be broken, and in this case, our hero comes in the form of the daughter of Snow White and her Prince Charming (also known as James). It was said that on her 28th birthday, Emma would return to find her parents and save the fairytale characters from their new lives in realty. And so begins Once Upon A Time. Emma and her son, Henry, must now try and break the curse that holds the residents of Storybrooke, Maine, captive.
If you're interested in watching the show, season one was just added to Netflix, so it's super easy to watch. (Additionally, all six seasons of Lost are available on Netflix as well)
Furthermore, for those of you who may already be fans of the show, season two of Once Upon A Time starts Sunday, September 30th.
