Paul Englishby is the composer of the upcoming political thriller Page Eight. The BBC production centers on a long-serving M15 officer who is forced to quit his job in order to find the truth behind a mystery file which threatens its stability. The movie stars Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Felicity Jones, […]
Archive for May, 2011
Paul Englishby Scoring David Hare’s ‘Page Eight’
Posted: May 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, David Hare, Outcasts, Page 8, Page Eight, Paul Englishby
Christopher Young’s ‘Priest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, Priest, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has announced a soundtrack release for the action horror thriller Priest. The album includes Christopher Young’s original score from the film. The score was recorded with 83 piece orchestra and a 32 member choir. The album will be released tomorrow, May 10 and is available to order as an on demand CD-R […]
Marcelo Zarvos’ ‘The Beaver’ Score released
Posted: May 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack, The Beaver
A score soundtrack album for Jodie Foster’s drama The Beaver has recently been released digitally. The album includes 19 tracks of Marcelo Zarvos‘ original score from the movie. To download the album, visit Amazon. Also check out the audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Beaver starringMel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin […]
William Ross to Score ‘A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas’
Posted: May 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Harold & Kumar, William Ross
William Ross has been hired to score the comedy A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. The second sequel in the series is directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and Kal Penn, John Cho and Neil Patrick Harris are reprising their roles from the previous movies. They are joined by new cast members Patton Oswalt, Tom Lennon and […]
‘Something Borrowed’ Soundtrack released
Posted: May 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Something Borrowed, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Something Borrowed. The album includes 12 songs from the movie from such artists as Tyrone Wells, Natasha Bedingfield, Peter Bradley Adams, Hipjoint, King Floyd, Pt Walkley and Collective Soul. No score tracks from composer Alex Wurman are featured on the soundtrack. The album is […]
Hans Zimmer on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
Posted: May 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, On Stranger Tides, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rodrigo y Gabriela
Trailer Addict has recently uploaded a new short video interview with Hans Zimmer on his score for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The composer talks about working with director Rob Marshall and his collaboration with Rodrigo y Gabriela on the music for the fourth installment in the Pirates series. Check out the video […]
Brian Byrne Scoring ‘Albert Nobbs’
Posted: May 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Albert Nobbs, Brian Byrne, Glenn Close, Rodrigo Garcia, The Good Doctor
Brian Byrne is scoring the upcoming drama Albert Nobbs. The movie stars Glenn Close as a woman who must pass as a man to survive life in 19th century Ireland. Close also co-wrote the script based on a short story by Irish author George Moore and makes her feature producing debut on the project. Mia […]
‘Make Believe’ Soundtrack released
Posted: May 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music AlbumsTags: Lucas Vidal, Make Believe, score, Soundtrack, The Cold Light of Day, The Raven, Vanishing on 7th Street
MuMo Record has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Make Believe. The album includes the original score by Lucas Vidal, as well as a couple of tracks by Serialmusique. For audio clips and to download the soundtrack, visit iTunes. Make Believe follows six of the world’s best young magicians as they battle for the […]
Max Richter Scoring ‘The Congress’
Posted: May 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ari Folman, How to Die in Oregon, Impardonnables, Max Richter, Perfect Sense, Sarah's Key, The Congress, Womb
Max Richter has recently been working on the score for the sci-fi movie The Congress. The project reunites Richter with director Ari Folman who previously collaborated with the composer on the Academy Award-nominated animated documentary Waltz with Bashir. The film is an adaptation of the novella The Congress from sci-fi writer Stanislaw Lem (Solaris) and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2011)
Posted: May 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Alex Wurman, An Invisible Sign, Andrew Hollander, Clint Mansell, Daydream Romance, Dickon Hinchliffe, Edward Shearmur, Jumping the Broom, Last Night, Marcelo Zarvos, Ohad Benchetrit, Passion Play, Patrick Doyle, score, Something Borrowed, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Beaver, There Be Dragons, Thor
Three new movies are opening nationwide and this weekend: The comic book adaptation Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Stellan Skarsgaard is expected to top the weekend box office. Patrick Doyle has composed the score for the film and […]