Archive for 2011

Milan Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the Showtime hit drama Dexter. The album features music from Season 5 of the show, including 18 tracks from the score by Daniel Licht, as well as the the main theme composed by Rolfe Kent. Also featured on the soundtrack are several Latin songs from such […]

Christophe Beck has been hired to score the family movie The Muppets. The first film featuring Jim Henson’s creatures since 1999’s Muppets from Space is directed by James Bobin and teams up characters including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy with actors Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones. Segel also co-wrote the screenplay […]

Eric Serra is scoring the upcoming drama The Lady. The film is directed by Luc Besson who has collaborated with the composer on most of his movies (including Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element and La femme Nikita. The French/British co-production tells the true story of political activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband […]

Ramin Djawadi has signed on to score the new CBS series Person of Interest. The show is created by Christopher Nolan’s brother Jonathan (co-writer of The Dark Knight and The Prestige) and centers on a presumed dead former-CIA agent who teams up with a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand […]

Warner Bros. Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming remake of Conan the Barbarian. The album includes the film’s original score by composer Tyler Bates. The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the […]

Dickon Hinchliffe is scoring the upcoming crime drama Rampart. The movie based on a story by James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia) is directed by Oren Moverman (The Messenger) who also co-wrote the script with Ellroy. The film centers on the widespread corruption in the anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart […]

In our second part of this summer’s roundup of television scores, we’re taking a look at the new and returning shows on FX, ABC Family and Starz. Also visit our previous article featuring shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, USA and Showtime. FX: The only new show this summer on FX is the comedy Wilfred. The […]

‘The Smurfs’ Score Album Details

Posted: July 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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As reported last week, Madison Gate Records will be releasing a score album for the live-action/animated hyrbid film adaptation of The Smurfs. Details have now been announced for the album featuring the original score by composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuaha). The album will be released on July 26, 2011 and the on-demand […]

Gabriel Mann is the composer of the upcoming CW drama Ringer. The show stars Sarah Michelle Gellar (in her first TV show since Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as a woman on the run, who assumes her twin sister’s identity, only to discover that her sister’s life is just as complicated and dangerous as the one […]

Varese Sarabande has published the details for the soundtrack release of John Carpenter’s horror thriller The Ward. The album features the original score written by Mark Kilian. The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Ward stars Amber Heard, Lyndsy Fonseca, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris […]