Film Music Reporter has learned that composer Edward Shearmur has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Abduction. The film centers on a young man who discovers his own baby picture on a missing persons website and sets out to uncover the truth about his life. The movie is directed by John Singleton who has […]
Archive for March, 2011
Edward Shearmur Slated to Score John Singleton’s ‘Abduction’
Posted: March 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abduction, Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, John Singleton, Taylor Lautner
Paul Grabowsky and Branford Marsalis Collaborating on ‘The Eye of the Storm’
Posted: March 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Branford Marsalis, Fred Schepisi, Paul Grabowsky, The Eye of the Storm
Paul Grabowsky recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Eye of the Storm. The film is set in a Sydney suburb, where two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. The movie stars Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Dustin Clare, Judy […]
Elia Cmiral Scoring ‘Rites of Passage’
Posted: March 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elia Cmiral, Rites of Passage, W. Peter Iliff
Elia Cmiral is currently scoring the thriller Rites of Passage. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter W. Peter Iliff (Point Break, Patriot Games, Varsity Blues) and stars Christian Slater, Wes Bentley, Kate Maberley, Ryan Donowho and Stephen Dorff. The movie centers around an anthropology bookworm who laments his place in a society […]
Ilan Eshkeri Scoring ‘Retreat’
Posted: March 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blooded, Ilan Eshkeri, Jeff Toyne, Retreat
Ilan Eshkeri has recently recorded his score for the British thriller Retreat. The film is directed by Carl Tibbetts and stars Jamie Bell, Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton. The movie centers on a married couple who rent a cottage on a remote island to fix their marriage. Their plans are cut short when a soldier […]
Michael Brook’s Upcoming Projects
Posted: March 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darwin, Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, Michael Brook, Undefeated, Wrecked
Composer Michael Brook who is coming off his arguably most successful year, having scored the Oscar-winning drama The Fighter has a number of movies coming up this year. Opening this spring is the thriller Wrecked. The film stars Adrien Brody and marks the feature directing debut of Michael Greenspan. In the movie, a man wakes […]
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘The Change-Up’
Posted: March 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Dobkin, The Change-Up, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has been hired to score the upcoming comedy The Change-Up. The film tells the story of a married guy who accidentally changes bodies with his single best friend and ends up pursuing a female coworker. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde. The film is written […]
Michael Giacchino Scoring ‘The Ballad of Nessie’
Posted: March 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disney, Michael Giacchino, The Ballad of Nessie
Michael Giacchino will be providing the music for Walt Disney Animation Studio’s short The Ballad of Nessie. Disney’s press release describes the short as “a whimsical and colorful tall tale about the friendly Loch Ness monster, Nessie, and how she and her best friend MacQuack the rubber duck came to live in the moor they […]
‘Limitless’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: March 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Limitless, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller Limitless. The soundtrack includes Paul Leonard-Morgan’s original score from the film directed by Neil Burger. The album will be released digitally on March 15, 2011. To listen to audio clips and download the album, visit Amazon. Limitless stars Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert […]
Danny Elfman to Write Music for Disneyland Hong Kong’s ‘Mystic Manor’ ride
Posted: March 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Disneyland Hong Kong, Mystic Manor
Danny Elfman has signed on to compose music for the ride Mystic Manor at Disneyland Hong Kong. The attraction is a new version based on the classic Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland in California and is due to make its debut in early 2013. Visit Time Out Hong Kong for an interview with Elfman on […]
James Newton Howard Scoring ‘Darling Companion’
Posted: March 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darling Companion, James Newton Howard, Lawrence Kasdan
Film Music Reporter has learned that James Newton Howard is currently working on the score for the upcoming drama Darling Companion. The film is directed by Newton Howard’s long time collaborator Lawrence Kasdan. They have previously worked together on such movies as Grand Canyon, Wyatt Earp, French Kiss, Mumford and Dreamcatcher. The project marks Kasdan’s […]