Various websites including the BBC reported this morning that John Barry has passed away at age 77 of a heart attack. Barry was born on November 3, 1933 in York, England and is considered one of the most accomplished and successful composers in film music history. Most famous for scoring 11 films in the James […]
Archive for January, 2011
Alberto Iglesias scoring ‘The Monk’
Posted: January 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, The Monk, The Skin That I Inhabit
Alberto Iglesias has two new projects coming out this year. He is currently finishing up the score for the French/Spanish co-production The Monk. The thriller is directed by German director Dominik Moll (Lemming) and stars Vincent Cassel and Geraldine Chaplin. The film is produced by Alvaro Longoria, who produced Steven Soderbergh’s Che movies which featured […]
Rolfe Kent to score ‘Young Adult’
Posted: January 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jason Reitman, Rolfe Kent, Young Adult
Jason Reitman revealed at the recent Power of Story – The Big Picture Panel at this year’s Sundance Film Festival (which included composer Thomas Newman) that he is about to reunite with composer Rolfe Kent on his new comedy drama Young Adult. The film marks the Reitman’s fourth feature directing effort. Kent previously wrote the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 28, 2011)
Posted: January 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Alex Heffes, Biutiful, From Prada to Nada, Gustavo Santaolalla, Heitor Pereira, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Mechanic, The Rite
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: The Rite directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue and Alice Braga features music by Alex Heffes. A soundtrack album has been released digitally on Silva Screen Records and will be available as a physical CD in February. Check out our previous […]
Mark Mothersbaugh to score ‘Hotel Transylvania’
Posted: January 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Born to be Wild, Hotel Transylvania, Mark Mothersbaugh, Private Perez, Sony Pictures Animation
Film Music Reporter has learned that Mark Mothersbaugh has been tapped to score the upcoming animation Hotel Transylvania. The movie centers around a group of monsters including Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula, and the Werewolf who are hiding out in a hotel on the outskirts of Transylvania now that modern technology has made them seemingly irrelevant. […]
David Sardy scoring ‘Premium Rush’
Posted: January 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Koepp, David Sardy, Premium Rush
According to the Gorfaine/Schwartz agency, David Sardy is attached to score the upcoming action thriller Premium Rush. The movie centers around a New York City bike messenger who picks up a package at Columbia University and subsequently catches the attention of a dirty cop. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung and Michael Shannon and […]
Rachel Portman to score ‘One Day’
Posted: January 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Scherfig, One Day, Rachel Portman
Film Music Reporter has learned that Rachel Portman has been hired to score the upcoming romance One Day. The movie centers around Dexter and Em, whose lives are revisited each year on the same date after spending the night together on the night of their college graduations. The film based on the bestselling novel by […]
New release of Jerry Goldsmith’s score for ‘Link’ announced
Posted: January 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cyril J. Mockridge, Jerry Goldsmith, Leigh Harline, Link, Lionel Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Niagara, River of No Return, Sol Kaplan
Intrada Records has announced a new limited edition release of Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the 1986 horror thriller Link directed by Richard Franklin and Terence Stamp, Elisabeth Shue and Steven Pinner. The album is a repressing from the original soundtrack that was released in 1986 and has been out of print for years. The soundtrack […]
James Horner scoring ‘Cristiada’
Posted: January 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cristiada, James Horner
According to AsturScore, James Horner is scoring the upcoming historical drama Cristiada. Horner’s involvement has been confirmed to the site by the film’s production company NewLand Films and the assignment has also been reported on the film’s official Facebook page. The movie chronicles the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against […]
