Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Scream 4 reunites director Wes Craven with composer Marco Beltrami. Two different soundtracks have been released for the horror sequel. A score album featuring Beltrami’s music will be released next Tuesday and a song soundtrack with two score tracks is available on Lakeshore Records. To […]
Archive for April, 2011
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2011)
Posted: April 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Atlas Shrugged, Elia Cmiral, John Powell, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Philippe Sarde, Rio, score, Scream 4, Sergio Mendes, Soundtrack, The Conspirator, The Princess of Montpensier, Wes Craven
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C.C. Adcock Scoring William Friedkin’s ‘Killer Joe’
Posted: April 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 30 Beats, C.C. Adcock, Killer Joe, William Friedkin
C.C. Adcock is scoring the upcoming black comedy Killer Joe. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Juno Temple. The film is based on a play by Tracy Letts (Bug) about a family who hires a police detective-turned-hitman to kill their mother for her life insurance policy. Killer Joe […]
‘Bridesmaids’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: April 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bridesmaids, Michael Andrews, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack release for the comedy Bridesmaids. The album features one score track by composer Michael Andrews, as well as several songs from the movie. Artists on the soundtrack include Wilson Phillips, Blondie, Fiona Apple, Kate Nash and Hole. The album will be released on May 10, 2011 and is […]
Alberto Iglesias to Score Roman Polanski’s ‘Carnage’
Posted: April 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Carnage, God of Carnage, Roman Polanski
According to a press release by Sony Pictures Classics, Alberto Iglesias has been hired to write the music for the upcoming drama Carnage. The film is directed by Roman Polanski and stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. The movie is an adaptation of the Tony-winning play God of Carnage by […]
Deborah Lurie Scoring ‘Footloose’
Posted: April 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Brewer, Deborah Lurie, Footloose, Prom, Soundtrack
Deborah Lurie is writing the score for the upcoming remake of Footloose. The film is directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan) and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. The movie is a remake of the 1984 hit film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Kevin Bacon, Lori […]
‘Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: April 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hood Vs. Evil, Hoodwinked Too, Murray Gold, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a score soundtrack release for the animated film Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil. The album includes the original score by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood) and will be released digitally on April 26, 2011 and on CD on May 17. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. Hoodwinked Too is directed by […]
Cliff Martinez Scoring ‘Drive’
Posted: April 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn, Talk Show, Xavier Giannoli
Cliff Martinez has signed on to score the upcoming action thriller Drive. The film based on James Sallis’ crime novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by Hossein Amini (the Wings of the Dove, The Four Feathers) revolves around a Hollywood stunt drive who moonlights as a getaway driver in L.A.’s criminal […]
‘Monte Carlo’ Soundtrack Album Coming
Posted: April 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Giacchino, Monte Carlo, score, Soundtrack
UPDATE (June 1, 2011): The soundtrack is now available to pre-order on Amazon. The first trailer of the upcoming teen comedy Monte Carlo recently surfaced online. A closer look to the trailer’s credits reveals that a soundtrack album for the film will be released by Varese Sarabande Records. Given the label’s relationship with composer Michael […]
Rolfe Kent Scoring ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’
Posted: April 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Waters, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent is currently scoring the upcoming family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The movie is an adaptation of the beloved 1938 children’s book and stars Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll and Angela Lansbury. The film centers on a New York business man who suddenly inherits six penguins and must find out that taking care […]
‘Fast Five’ Score Album Details
Posted: April 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, Fast Five, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the score soundtrack release of the action sequel Fast Five. The album features around 75 minutes of Brian Tyler’s original score from the film and will be released on May 3, 2011. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. As previously reported, a separate soundtrack with songs from […]
