The nominations for the 63rd Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories: Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Mildred Pierce – Part Five – Music by Carter Burwell The Pillars of the Earth – Anarchy – Music by Trevor Morris Any Human Heart (Masterpiece) […]
Archive for July, 2011
2011 Emmy Nominations announced
Posted: July 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, Nominations
Alberto Iglesias Scoring ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’
Posted: July 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson
Alberto Iglesias is currently recording his score for the Cold War thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The movie starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Graham and Benedict Cumberbatch is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In). The film based on the novel by John Le Carre centers […]
Marco Beltrami Scoring ‘Blackbird’
Posted: July 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blackbird, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Marco Beltrami, The Thing
Marco Beltrami is currently scoring the thriller Blackbird. The film stars stars Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde as a brother and sister fleeing after a casino heist, who meet a young boxer just out of prison. Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson, Sissy Spacek, Kate Mara and Treat Williams are co-starring. The movie is directed by Austrian […]
John Debney to Score ‘The Three Stooges’
Posted: July 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bobby Farrelly, John Debney, Peter Farrelly, The Three Stooges
John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming slapstick comedy The Three Stooges. The film based on the mid-20th century comedy shorts is directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber). The movie stars Chris Diamantopolous as Moe Howard, Sean Hayes as Larry Fine and Will Sasso as Curly Howard. […]
Fernando Velazquez’s ‘Devil’ Score Album announced
Posted: July 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Devil, Fernando Velazquez, The Egyptian
Varese Sarabande has announced a new limited edition album of the soundtrack for last year’s horror thriller Devil. The album features the original score by Fernando Velazquez performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. The soundtrack is limited to 1000 copies and is available for pre-order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to […]
Brian Reitzell to Score Starz’s ‘Boss’
Posted: July 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Awake, Boss, Brian Reitzell, Kelsey Grammer, NBC, Starz
Brian Reitzell has signed on to score the Starz series Boss. The show stars Kelsey Grammer as the Mayor of Chicago who is diagnosed with a degenerative mental condition that only he and his doctor know about. Kathleen Robinson, Martin Donovan, Jeff Hephner, Connie Nielsen and Hannah Ware are co-starring. The project is created by Farhad […]
‘Should’ve Been Romeo’ to Feature Music by Geoff Zanelli
Posted: July 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beneath the Darkness, Geoff Zanelli, Should've Been Romeo, You May Not Kiss the Bride
Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Hitman) is the composer of the upcoming indie comedy Should’ve Been Romeo. The film is directed by Marc Bennett and stars Paul Ben-Victor, Kelly Osbourne, Ed Asner, Carol Kane, Michael Rapaport, Mary McCormack, Natasha Henstridge, Renee Taylor, B.J. Britt, Evan Handler, Alanna Ubach and Howard Rosenman. The movie centers on a self-centered, […]
Michael Brook Co-Scoring ‘The Vow’
Posted: July 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Brook, Rachel Portman, The Vow
Michael Brook (The Fighter, Into the Wild) has recently co-written the music for the upcoming romantic drama The Vow. As reported last year, Rachel Portman has also been working on the project. The movie starring Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman, Wendy Crewson and Jessica Lange centers on a newlywed couple that recovers […]
‘Sarah’s Key’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: July 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Max Richter, Sarah's Key, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the French drama Sarah’s Key. The album includes the original score from the film composed by Max Richter, as well as several songs from the film by artists including Frehel, Loren Wilfong and Sarah Ber. The soundtrack will be released on June 19 and will be […]