Walt Disney Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Pixar animation sequel Cars 2. The album includes Michael Giacchino’s original score from the film. According to the Pixar Blog, there will also be two original songs featured on the album, including a duet by two male artists. The soundtrack will be released on June […]
Archive for April, 2011
Michael Giacchino’s ‘Cars 2’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: April 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music AlbumsTags: Cars 2, Michael Giacchino, Pixar, score, Soundtrack
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Brian Reitzell Scoring ‘R.E.M’
Posted: April 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beginners, Brian Reitzell, David Slade, NBC, R.E.M.
Brian Reitzell has signed on to score the TV drama pilot R.E.M. According to Deadline, the project is described as an Inception-style thriller and centers on a detective, who wakes up after an accident to find he is living in two different realities, one in which he has killed his son and one in which […]
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘Setup’
Posted: April 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Detachment, Setup, The Newton Brothers, Theo
The Newton Brothers have been hired to score the upcoming action thriller Setup. The film marks the theatrical feature directing debut of stunt coordinator Mike Gunther and stars Bruce Willis, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Ryan Phillippe, Jenna Dewan, James Remar and Randy Couture. The movie revolves around a group of friends who are catapulted into […]
Clint Mansell’s ‘United’ Score released
Posted: April 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Clint Mansell, score, Soundtrack, United
Black Records has released a soundtrack album for the BBC drama United. The album includes Clint Mansell’s original score from the TV movie. To listen to audio clips and download the soundtrack, visit iTunes. United is directed by James Strong and stars David Tennant, Sam Claflin, Jack O’Donnell and Dougray Scott. The film is based […]
Bennett Salvay Scoring ‘Carjacked’
Posted: April 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bennett Salvay, Carjacked, Friday Night Lights, Jacked, Rosewood Lane, Victor Salva
Bennett Salvay is currently scoring the thriller Carjacked (aka Jacked). The film centers on a single mother who helps her son escape from a carjacking and must free herself when the villain drives her vehicle into a lake. Mario Bello and Stephen Dorff are starring in the thriller. Carjacked is directed by John Bonito who […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2011)
Posted: April 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, African Cats, Gregoire Hetzel, Incendies, James Newton Howard, Jeff Grace, Jon Spurney, Jordin Sparks, Madea's Big Happy Family, Meek's Cutoff, Nicholas Hooper, Philip Miller, The Bang Bang Club, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Water for Elephants
Three new movies are opening wide this Easter weekend: The period drama Water for Elephants directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook features music by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album including the original score, as well as a couple of songs from the film has been […]
Jeff Danna to Score ‘The Tall Man’
Posted: April 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Danna, Jonah Loop, Pascal Laugier, The Killing Game, The Tall Man
Jeff Danna has signed on to write the music for the mystery thriller The Tall Man. The film is the English-language feature debut of writer/director Pascal Laugier (Martyrs, House of Voices) and stars Jessica Biel as a nurse living in a small town where children have gone missing over the years. When her own child […]
‘These Amazing Shadows’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: April 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, These Amazing Shadows
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary These Amazing Shadows. The album includes the original score by Peter Golub (The Great Debaters, Frozen River, Countdown to Zero). The music was recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra last fall. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 12, 2011. To listen […]
Victor Reyes to Score ‘Red Lights’
Posted: April 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emergo, Red Lights, Rodrigo Cortéz, Victor Reyes
Victor Reyes is set to score the upcoming psychological thriller Red Lights. The project reunites the composer with director Rodrigo Cortéz who has worked with Reyes multiple times, most recently on their international breakthrough film Buried starring Ryan Reynolds, which was released last year. Red Lights stars Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Joely […]
Julian Nott Scoring ‘The Decoy Bride’
Posted: April 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Julian Nott, The Decoy Bride
Julian Nott has recently completed scoring the upcoming British romantic comedy drama The Decoy Bride. The film is directed by Shereen Folkson and stars Alice Eve, David Tennant, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Urie and Federico Castelluccio. The film’s story follows the wedding of a film star and Brit author, who decide to escape to a remote […]
