Archive for December, 2010

Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming comedy Little Fockers. The album includes the original score by composer Stephen Trask, who has collaborated with the movie’s director Paul Weitz numerous times (In Good Company, American Dreamz, The Vampire’s Assistant). The comedy sequel stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe […]

Hans Zimmer to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Posted: December 4, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Hans Zimmer will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, December 8 at 11:30 a.m. on Hollywood Boulevard. Christopher Nolan is expected to speak during the event. Zimmer’s star will be the 2,426th on the Walk of […]

Film Music Reporter has learned that Lucas Vidal has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller The Cold Light of Day. In the movie, a young American uncovers a conspiracy during his attempt to save his family, who were kidnapped while on vacation in Spain. The movie directed by Mabrouk El Mechri (JCVD) stars […]

David Arnold is currently recording the score for the upcoming sci-fi comedy Paul. In the movie, two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51. The movie is directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and stars Simon Pegg, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Will Hader and Seth […]

Only one movie opens wide this weekend: The Warrior’s Way starring Dong-gun Jang, Danny Huston, Geoffrey Rush and Kate Bosworth features a score by Javier Navarrete. In the movie, a warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission. No soundtrack release has been announced so far. […]

UPDATE 12/06/2010: Check out our new article on Zimmer saying that he is not involved in the new Superman adaptation (yet). Original posting from 12/02/10: According to Thompson on Hollywood, Hans Zimmer revealed in a recent interview on Tuesday’s Inception DVD and Blu-Ray release party that he is going to score the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed […]

Grammy Nominations announced

Posted: December 2, 2010 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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The nominations for the 53rd Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations for the film music related categories: Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media: Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman) – Walt Disney Records Avatar (James Horner) – Fox Music/Atlantic Records Inception (Hans Zimmer) – Reprise/Water Tower Music […]

Zarathustra Records will release a soundtrack album for Julie Taymor’s feature-film adaptation of Shakespeare’s last play The Tempest. The soundtrack for the movie starring Helen Mirren marks the first release of Goldenthal’s music label and will be released on December 14. Goldenthal’s indie-rock driven original score album features vocals by Beth Gibbons (Portishead) and Reeve […]