Composer Michael Giacchino is releasing an album of Exotica-style covers of his scores for “Lost,” “Speed Racer,” the 2009 film “Star ... sweeping score for J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot ...

More big games followed, including a stint on Medal Of Honor that would bring him to the attention of a young up-and-coming director called J.J. Abrams, who was looking for a composer for his new ...

Shirley Walker, an award-winning Hollywood composer who was a pioneer for women in her field, died Nov. 30 in Reno from a brain aneurysm. She was 61. Mrs. Walker, who grew up in the Napa Valley ...