Gabriel Yared and Cyrille Aufort are co-scoring the historical drama A Royal Affair. The film directed by Nicolaj Arcel (King’s Game, screenwriter of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) centers on the affair between Chr. VII’s German physician, Johan Struensee, and the English born queen of Denmark, Caroline Mathilda in the early 1770’s. The movie […]
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Gabriel Yared and Cyrille Aufort to Score ‘A Royal Affair’
Posted: October 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Royal Affair, Cyrille Aufort, Gabriel Yared, Nicolaj Arcel
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Max Richter’s ‘Perfect Sense’ Score Released
Posted: October 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Max Richter, Perfect Sense, score, Soundtrack, The Congress
Metropolis Movie Music has released a soundtrack album for the romantic thriller Perfect Sense. The album features the original score from the movoe composed by Max Richter. At the moment, the album is available ezclusively on the British iTunes. No word yet on a domestic release. Perfect Sense is directed by David Mackenzie (Yong Adam) […]
Nicholas Hooper to Score ‘Chimpanzee’
Posted: October 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chimpanzee, Disneynature, Nicholas Hooper, Stella Days
Nicholas Hooper is currently scoring the Disneynature documentary Chimpanzee. The movie is directed by Alastair Fothergrill (The Blue Planet, Deep Blue) and Mark Linfield (Earth) and centers on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests. Hooper who is best known for his scores for Harry Potter and the Order […]
‘World Soundtrack Awards’ Winners Announced
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, Alex Heffes, Alexandre Desplat, Giorgio Moroder, Hans Zimmer, Inception, Randy Newman, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at last night’s closing event of the 38th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2011. Hans Zimmer received the award for Best Orginal Film Score of the Year for Inception and Randy Newman was […]
Hans Zimmer to Sit Out the 2012 Oscar Race
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Hans Zimmer
According to an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hans Zimmer said at the Ghent Film Festival, where he was attendance for a performance of some of his scores at last night’s World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, that he will be sitting out this year’s Academy Awards competition. The composer mentioned that his decision is partly related […]
‘The Awakening’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Nicolas Errèra, score, Shaolin, Soundtrack, The Awakening
MovieScore Media’s Screamworks Records label has announced a soundtrack release for the supernatural thriller The Awakening. The album includes the original score from the film by composer Daniel Pemberton (Peep Show). A soundtrack CD will be released on November 8, 2011 and a digital release is also planned through 1812 Recordings. The Awakening is directed […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’
Posted: October 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Nico Muhly, Stephen Daldry
Alexandre Desplat has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. He is taking over scoring duties from composer Nico Muhly who was originally attached to the project with his name even credited on the film’s poster and in the first trailer. The movie is directed by Academy Award nominated director […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 21, 2011)
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexander Jurriaans, Andrew Bird, Daniel Bensi, Johnny English Reborn, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Nathan Larson, Norman, Paranormal Activity 3, Paul Haslinger, Score Ilan Eshkeri, Soundtrack, The Might Macs, The Three Musketeers, William Ross
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend. Apart from Paranormal Activity 3, which is expected to top the weekend box office and doesn’t feature any original music, the following three movies are receiving a wide release: The Three Musketeers directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, […]
‘My Week with Marilyn’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Conrad Pope, Lang Lang, Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical has announced a soundtrack release for the drama My Week with Marilyn. The album includes the original score by Conrad Pope. Alexandre Desplat has written Marilyn’s Theme for the film and pianist Lang Lang is performing on the score. Also featured on the album are several period songs by Nat King Cole, a […]
David Sardy to Score ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’
Posted: October 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Sardy, Ghost Rider, Premium Rush, Spirit of Vengeance
David Sardy is scoring the superhero action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. The movie is directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank, Gamer). Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze who lives in exile in Eastern Europe, where he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Idris […]
