NBC has picked up the musical comedy Smash, produced by Steven Spielberg and with music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. As reported, the show follows characters who come together for the exhilarating ride of putting on a Broadway musical. Michael Meyer directed the pilot and is expected to be back to direct more episodes. […]
Archive for May, 2011
NBC Picks Up ‘Smash’ Musical by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Posted: May 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Catch Me if You Can, Marc Shaiman, Musical, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash, Steven Spielberg
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Tomandandy Scoring ‘Identity’ Pilot
Posted: May 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Gary Fleder, I Melt with You, Identity, The Apparition, The Details, tomandandy
The composer duo of tomandandy has recently scored the pilot for the ABC show Identity. The project centers on an elite police unit formed to combat the explosion of identity-related crime. The pilot stars Wentworth Miller (Prison Break), Angela Bassett (Malcolm X, ER), Tony Curran (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Orlando Jones (The Time […]
James Horner Recording the Music for ‘Cristiada’
Posted: May 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clara Sanabras, Cristiada, James Horner, Recording Sessions, Tony Hinnigan
James Horner is currently recording his score for the historical epic Cristiada at Abbey Road Studios in London. The music is being recorded with a 100-piece orchestra and the recording sessions are scheduled for this and next week. Check out the film’s official Facebook page for tons of pictures and daily updates from the sessions. […]
David Holmes to Produce and Score ‘Good Vibrations’
Posted: May 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, Good Vibrations, Haywire, Terri Hooley
Screen Daily (via The Playlist) reports that David Holmes is set to write the music for the upcoming movie Good Vibrations. Holmes is also on the producing team of the film, which tells the story of Terri Hooley, Belfast’s godfather of punk. The project marks the composer’s feature producing debut. Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros […]
‘Cars 2’ Soundtrack Update
Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brad Paisley, Cars 2, Michael Giacchino, Monte Carlo, Perfume, Pixar, Robbie Williams, score, Soundtrack, Weezer
A press release from Disney has announced the contents of the upcoming soundtrack release of Pixar’s Cars 2. Apart from 21 tracks of Michael Giacchino‘s original score, the album also includes a song written by the composer and performed by French singer/songwriter Bénabar. The song is called Mon coeur fait vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) […]
Aaron Zigman Scoring ‘A Mann’s World’ Pilot
Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Mann's World, Aaron Zigman, Michael Patrick King, NBC, What's Your Number?
Aaron Zigman is scoring the pilot for the drama A Mann’s World. The project is written, produced and directed by Michael Patrick King who has worked with the composer on both Sex and the City movies. The show follows the complicated life of Allan Mann, a celebrity hair stylist in glamorous Los Angeles as he […]
‘Smallville’ Score Album released
Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Louis Febre, Mark Snow, score, Smallville, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack for the CW show Smallville. The album includes selections from the show’s original score by Mark Snow and Louis Febre. Snow was the composer on the project during its first six seasons, while Febre scored the last four seasons. The soundtrack featuring almost 70 minutes of music is […]
‘The X-Files’ Soundtrack Set released
Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Mark Snow, score, Socom 4, Soundtrack, The X-Files
La-La Land Records has released a 4CD-box set of composer Mark Snow‘s music for the mystery show The X-Files. The release includes selections of Snow’s score from 40 episodes that span the show’s nine seasons, for a total of more than 5 hours of music. The set is limited to 3000 copies and available to […]
‘Jig’ Features Music by Patrick Doyle
Posted: May 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jig, Patrick Doyle, Sarajevo
A project that somehow slipped under our radar is the documentary Jig, which opened in the UK last weekend. The film’s score is by Patrick Doyle whose music can currently been heard in Kenneth Branagh’s comic book adaption of Thor. Jig tells the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. The documentary directed and […]
‘Beginners’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beginners, Brian Reitzell, David Palmer, Roger Neill, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack album for the dramedy Beginners. The album includes the original score by Roger Neill, David Palmer and Brian Reitzell. Also featured on the soundtrack are several songs from the movie from artists including Hoagy Carmichael, Gene Austin, Josephine Baker and Jolly Roll Morton. The album will be released […]
