Varese Sarabande Records has added details on James Newton Howard’s score for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang coming out in Europe later this month and state-side in August. The album features 24 tracks of the score amounting to almost an hour of music. Please note that Varese Sarabande has changed the cover art since the previous […]
Archive for March, 2010
Nanny McPhee soundtrack details
Posted: March 12, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
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Schifrin CD Box Set announced
Posted: March 12, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lalo Schifrin, The Cincinnati Kid
Film Score Monthly has announced a new 5 CD box set for Lalo Schifrin scores from the 60’s. The set limited to 2000 copies includes his score for The Cincinnati Kid (1965) starring Steve McQueen and directed by Norman Jewison, featuring a song based on the main theme performed by Ray Charles. In addition, the […]
Clash of the Titans soundtrack coming
Posted: March 11, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clash of the Titans, Ramin Djawadi
WaterTower Music has announced that they will release Ramin Djawadi’s score for Clash of the Titans on March 30. In the movie starring Sam Worthington, Liams Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, the mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stop the underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth […]
Beltrami and Sanders discussing The Hurt Locker score
Posted: March 11, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Buck Sanders, Marco Beltrami, The Hurt Locker
A new video interview with composers Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders who were nominated for an Academy Award for their score for The Hurt Locker was recently uploaded at Hikari Takano’s interview page. In the interview, Beltrami and Sanders talk about their collaboration, the Oscar nomination, as well as their work on this year’s Best Picture […]
Beck scores Death at a Funeral
Posted: March 11, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Date Night, Death at a Funeral, Hot Tub Time Machine, The Greatest, Waiting for Superman
Christophe Beck is currently finishing up his score for the comedy remake Death at a Funeral. The Screen Gems produced movie based on the 2007 Frank Oz directed comedy stars Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Zoe Saldana, Danny Glover and James Marsden. In the movie, a funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed […]
Blake Neely to score Life as We Know It
Posted: March 10, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blake Neely, Life as we know it, The Pacific
Blake Neely has been hired to score the upcoming Warner Bros comedy Life as We Know It. In the movie, two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident. The movie stars Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel and is directed by Greg Berlanti. Berlanti and Neely […]
James Horner on ProTools and Sibelius
Posted: March 10, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Avatar, James Horner, Simon Franglen, Simon Rhodes
Avid Audio just uploaded a new video feature with James Horner talking about his working process and the technological advances on his Oscar-nominated score for Avatar. The video also features interviews with Horner’s scoring mixer Simon Rhodes and electronic music arranger Simon Franglen. To watch the video, click on this Vimeo link.
New audio interview with Danny Elfman
Posted: March 10, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman, Tim Burton
Film Music Magazine’s On the Score show just uploaded a new interview with composer Danny Elfman. In the 37 minutes interview, Danny Elfman talks about his score for Alice in Wonderland and his collaboration with Tim Burton, including such movies as Planet of the Apes, Edward Scissorhands and Mars Attacks. Most interestingly, Elfman also talks about his […]
Silvestri’s Dutch score released
Posted: March 10, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, David Arnold, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dutch, Independence Day, Miles Goodman
La-La-Land Records announced the world premiere release of Alan Silvestri’s score for the 1991 comedy Dutch. The John Hughes produced movie stars Ed O’Neill, Ethan Embry and JoBeth Williams. The CD is limited to 1200 copies and can be ordered at the label’s webpage where you can also listen to clips from the score. Here’s […]
The Blind Side score released
Posted: March 9, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carter Burwell, The Blind Side
Watertower Records recently released Carter Burwell’s score for the drama The Blind Side. The Oscar-nominated movie has been in theaters since last November and has grossed more than $250 Mio. at the domestic box office. On Sunday, Sandra Bullock was awarded for her lead performance with an Academy Award. The soundtrack album is currently only […]
