According to the Hollywood Reporter, the songwriting team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray) has been tapped to write original songs for the upcoming TV musical pilot Smash. The hourlong show for NBC follows characters who come together for the exhilarating ride of putting on a Broadway musical. Michael Meyer (American Idiot) is in […]
Archive for January, 2011
Marc Shaiman to work on Steven Spielberg-produced TV musical show
Posted: January 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marc Shaiman, Musical, Scott Wittman, Smash, Steven Spielberg
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James Newton Howard confirmed to score ‘Green Lantern’
Posted: January 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Green Lantern, James Newton Howard, Martin Campbell
James Newton Howard’s name has been circulating online for a while as the composer for the upcoming comic book adaption of Green Lantern, but we finally have received confirmation that Newton Howard is indeed the composer on the movie. The film is directed by Martin Campbell, who previously worked with Newton Howard on the 2000 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 21, 2011)
Posted: January 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Debney, No Strings Attached
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend. Ivan Reitman’s No Strings Attached starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher features a score by John Debney, as well as several songs. As reported a few days ago, two soundtrack albums have been announced and a few audio clips of Debney’s score can be found […]
‘The Mechanic’ soundtrack details
Posted: January 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jason Statham, Mark Isham, score, Simon West, Soundtrack, The Mechanic
Mark Isham Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming film action thriller The Mechanic. Mark Isham’s original score will be included on the album with more details being announced next week. The soundtrack is expected to be released on January 25 by MIM Records. The Mechanic follows an elite hit man as he […]
‘No Strings Attached’ soundtracks announced
Posted: January 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, No Strings Attached, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced two different soundtrack albums for the romantic comedy No Strings Attached directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. A score album to be released on February 15, 2011 features the original score from John Debney. Two tracks from the score (Golf Date and I Love You/The Kiss) […]
‘The Last Lions’ to feature music by Alex Wurman
Posted: January 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Wurman, The Convincer, The Last Lions
Alex Wurman has recently finished scoring the National Geographic Entertainment-produced documentary The Last Lions. In the movie, filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert follow the epic journey of the lioness named Ma di Tau (“Mother of Lions”) as she battles to protect her cubs against the daunting onslaught of enemies to ensure their survival. The documentary […]
Antonio Pinto scoring ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation’
Posted: January 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Film Music Reporter has learned that Antonio Pinto is the composer on the upcoming action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation. The movie marks the directorial debut of Adrian Grunberg, who previously served as assistant director on such movies as Traffic, Frida and Apocalypto. The film stars Mel Gibson, Peter Stormare and Bob Gunton. […]
BAFTA Nominations announced
Posted: January 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the five nominations in the ‘original music’ category for this year’s ceremony. The nominations are: 127 Hours (A.R. Rahman) Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell) Inception (Hans Zimmer) The King’s Speech (Alexandre Desplat) The BAFTA Awards show will take […]
Christopher Young’s Upcoming Projects
Posted: January 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Robinson, Christopher Young, Priest, Scott Charles Stewart, The Rum Diary
Christopher Young is scoring the upcoming horror action horror thriller Priest. The movie involves a warrior priest who turns against the church to track down a murderous band of vampires who kidnapped his niece. The film stars Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Lily Collins, Stephen Moyer and Christopher Plummer. Priest is directed […]
‘The Rite’ soundtrack details
Posted: January 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, score, Soundtrack, The Rite
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack for the upcoming horror thriller The Rite directed by Mikael Hafstrom and starring Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue and Alice Braga. The album includes 13 tracks of Alex Heffes’ original score and has has a running time of around 56 minutes. The soundtrack will come out on January 25 […]
