IRON MAN and GAME OF THRONES composer Ramin Djawadi will score PACIFIC RIM, GDT told DelToroFilms.com yesterday. Said Del Toro:

After many months we have finally closed the scoring with Ramin Djawadi- whose scores for Game of Thrones,, Prison Break and Iron Man are amongst my favorites in the last few years.

Some other notable scores from Djawadi include BLADE: TRINITY, PRISON BREAK (Emmy nominated), OPEN SEASON and CLASH OF THE TITANS.

Here is some additional information compiled by our DTF Staffers:

Official site
http://ramindjawadi.com

2. Fright Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu-L44iv1So

3. Releasing The Kraken
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_-yutqhU4

4. Game of Thrones Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVl4sp3qFqc

5. Prison Break Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxi96oXI … re=related

6. Medal of Honor OST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YhkGky808M

7. Flashforward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNSYsLh1CeU

8. Person of Interest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jH-72RVMCg

9. Safe House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0-hpWZ … re=related

10. Mr. Brooks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jiDHpPbYgc

A great interview and podcast with Guillermo Del Toro and video game designer Ken Levine has been posted at IrrationalGames.com.  Some great stuff in this interview, so do yourself a favor and check it out!

Web page Part 1

Direct Download Part 1

Web page Part 2

Direct Download Part 2

Irrational Podcasts RSS Feed

iTunes Feed

Lots of news coming our way in the world of GDT – check out the full report below:

• MIMIC is finally getting a Blu-Ray release on September 27th of this year! This HD release promises new bonus materials, including an audio commentary and introduction from GDT, plus two featurettes. The featurettes will be a “behind-the-scenes” retrospective and a special look at the insect creatures.  Also included will be deleted/alternate scenes, outtakes and storyboard animatics.  Will this also be the long-awaited “director’s cut”? No mention of a new cut in the press release, so it would be surprising if it is the anticipated director’s cut of the film.
• GDT will be at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con to promote PACIFIC RIM.  Here is when you can catch him if you are attending

Thursday, July 21, 6:00 – The Visionaries: A Discussion with Jon Favreau and Guillermo Del Toro on the Future of Pop Culture.  This will be the one you won’t want to miss, folks!!  Get in line now.

Friday, July 22nd, 12:45 – Legendary Pictures Preproduction.  GDT will be joined by the unofficial cast of PACIFIC RIM, Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Rinko Kikuchi

Note: Although it doesn’t say GDT will attend this panel, you might also want to check out the 2:00pm Film District panel on Thursday, since they will be celebrating the release of DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK. 

• Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed that Guillermo Navarro, his long time Director of Photography, will be the DT for PACIFIC RIM.  The official start date for shooting RIM is October 31st in Toronto at Pinewood Studios.  It is slated for  July 21, 2011 release.
• Here are some nice GDT related stories you should check out:

GDT Interview Audio: “Fantasy is Rebellion…Always” (Hollywood Outbreak)

Alchemist Guillermo Del Toro Turns Creepy, Bizarre Material into Movie Gold (Vanity Fair)

Guillermo Del Toro’s Imagination is Working Overtime (L.A. Times)

• DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK will kick off London’s Film4 FrightFest Film Festival on August 25th

Some new clips from DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK have been posted online, as well as some pictures! Check them out below and let us know what you think!

A very insightful interview with Guillermo Del Toro was posted on January 18th on the Zócalo Public Square website.  The interview is available as a video or a podcast. 

Guillermo provides many insights on his childhood and upbringing, and also his philosophies on film-making, society and more.  Don’t miss this.

The Boston Phoenix has published a video and podcast from Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s Q&A at the Brattle Theater on September 23, 2010.

The video and podcast is 57 minutes long, and covers some intruiging topics, including GDT’s father and his UFO sighting, his fascination with vampire folkore, Dracula and more.

Listen to the podcast here.

The Premiere magazine website has published some sketches from Guillermo’s notebook and included some audio commentary to go with them. Check it out!