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25 August 2011 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Contrary to popular belief, the soundtracks to movie trailers don't come from the film. Stephen Kelly learns the trade tricks from the composers whose job it is to make you care

They're the unsung heroes of Hollywood, those whose job it is to stop your heart, steal your breath and leave you gasping for more – and the chances are, you've barely given their work a second thought. For this is the world of trailer music: an industry few people know exists, producing scores heard every day by millions.

"People just assume that the music in the trailer is from the film," says the veteran TV and film composer John Beal, talking from his La home. "That was the case a long time ago, although the music was taken from other films instead. Back when I started, only the occasional trailer was actually scored. The process has changed a lot since then. »

- Stephen Kelly

16 August 2011 11:56 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

American comedian Vic Dunlop has died following complications from diabetes.

The funnyman passed away on Saturday at a hospital in Glendale, California. He was 62.

Dunlop began his career in entertainment in the 1960s and landed a regular spot on Richard Pryor's TV variety show in 1977.

He went on to guest star on hit '80s show Harper Valley P.T.A., and also made appearances in films like The Devil and Max Devlin, Skatetown U.S.A. and Martians Go Home.

However, he was perhaps best known for cracking jokes on American game show Make Me Laugh. »

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