Mark Bradshaw has signed on to score the upcoming World War II drama Resistance. The film based on a novel by Owen Sheer takes place in an alternative 1944, where Russia has fallen to Nazi Germany and the D-Day landings have failed. The story centers on a group of women in an isolated Welsh village […]
Archive for May, 2011
Mark Bradshaw to Score ‘Resistance’
Posted: May 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Bradshaw, Rachel Portman, Resistance
Rachel Portman’s ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ Soundtrack Coming in July
Posted: May 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rachel Portman, score, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Soundtrack
UPDATE (June 11, 2011): Check out our new article for the album track list. Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. The album includes the original score from the film by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman. The music was recorded at Angel Studios in London. […]
‘The First Grader’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, score, Soundtrack, The First Grader
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the drama The First Grader. The album includes Alex Heffes‘ original score from the movie. Heffes’ music features evocative vocals recorded in Kenya. The album will be released on June 14, 2011. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. The First Grader directed by […]
Mervyn Warren to Score ‘Joyful Noise’
Posted: May 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joyful Noise, Mervyn Warren, Todd Graff
Mervyn Warren is set to score the gospel-choir comedy Joyful Noise. The film centers on an unlikely partnership between two strong-minded women who are forced to work together to save a small town gospel choir after budget cuts threaten to shut them down. The movie stars Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Kris Kristofferson, Courtney […]
‘Another Year’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Another Year, Gary Yershon, Happy-Go-Lucky, Mike Leigh, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has revealed the details of the soundtrack release for Mike Leigh’s Another Year. The album includes the original chamber score by Gary Yershon from the critically acclaimed drama. Also included on the release is Yershon’s score for Mike Leigh’s previous film Happy-Go-Lucky. Sally Hawkins has won a Golden Globe for her lead […]
Mateo Messina to Score ‘Butter’
Posted: May 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Butter, Frankie Goes Boom, Jason Reitman, L!fe Happens, Life Happens, Mateo Messina, Matt Messina, Young Adult
Mateo Messina has been hired to score the satirical comedy Butter. The film is set in the Midwest U.S., where an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town’s annual contest. The movie stars Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, Hugh Jackman, Ty Burrell, Yara […]
‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: May 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mr. Popper's Penguins, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack release for the family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The album includes the original score from composer Rolfe Kent, who collaborated on the project with director Mark Waters for the sixth time. The orchestral score was recorded earlier this month on the Fox Alfred Newman scoring stage in Los […]
Ludovic Bource Scoring ‘The Artist’
Posted: May 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ludovic Bource, Michel Hazanavicius, OSS 117, The Artist
Over the last couple of days, the romance The Artist has been getting a lot of attention at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Likewise, the film’s music composed by French composer Ludovic Bource has been receiving a lot of praise from critics and might be an early contender for the upcoming Awards season. The black-and-white […]
Klaus Badelt Taking Over ‘Seven Days in Utopia’
Posted: May 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Klaus Badelt, L'ordre et la morale, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rebellion, Seven Days in Utopia, William Ross
Klaus Badelt is the new composer of the upcoming sports drama Seven Days in Utopia. He is replacing William Ross, who was originally attached to the project as reported last year. The film starring Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo and Lucas Black tells the story of Luke Chisolm, a talented young golfer set on making the […]
‘The Big C’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: May 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Game Called Life, Leftover Cuties, Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack, The Big C
Epic Records has announced a soundtrack release for the Showtime show The Big C. The album includes the show’s main title song Game Called Life by the Leftover Cuties, as well a suite from Marcelo Zarvos‘ score for the first season of the hit show. Other artists featured on the album are The Staple Singers, […]