Madison Gate Records has announced a score album for the live-action/animated hyrbid film adaptation of The Smurfs. The album includes the original score by composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuaha). The album will be released on July 26, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page later this […]
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‘The Smurfs’ Score Album announced
Posted: July 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack, The Smurfs
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2011 Summer Television Music Roundup (Part 1)
Posted: July 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adam Gorgoni, Amin Bhatia, Ari Posner, Brandon Jay, Burn Notice, CBS, Chaos, Christopher Tyng, Combat Hospital, Covert Affairs, Danny Lux, David Schwartz, Edmund Butt, Evan Frankfort, Flashpoint, Gwendolyn Sanford, In Plain Sight, James Levine, John Dickson, John Swihart, Jon Ehrlich, Liz Phair, Love Bites, Marc Dauer, Marcelo Zarvos, NBC, Necessary Roughness, Ron Sures, Rookie Blue, Royal Pains, Samuel Sim, Showtime, Suits, The Big C, Toby Chu, Tree Adams, USA, Web Therapy, Weeds, White Collar
With an increasing number of major TV shows premiering during the summer months, Film Music Reporter presents a listing of this summer’s original shows and their composers. Featured in Part 1 of the Summer TV Roundup are the original shows on the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), as well as on USA and Showtime. Check back […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 15, 2011)
Posted: July 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George S. Clinton, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Henry Jackman, John Kusiak, John Swihart, Love Etc., Lucky, Rachel Portman, Rob Simonsen, Salvation Boulevard, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Tabloid, Winnie The Pooh
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Already beating box office records is the fantasy sequel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat who scored his second Harry Potter film. A soundtrack album featuring Desplat’ score has been released on Watertower Music (click […]
A.R. Rahman to Score ‘Welcome to People’
Posted: July 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.R. Rahman, Alex Kurtzman, Welcome to People
A.R. Rahman has signed on to score the upcoming drama Welcome to People. The film directed by Alex Kurtzman (Fringe, Star Trek) centers on a man who is directed by his father’s will to deliver $150.000 to his sister he didn’t know he had. The movie stars Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Pfeiffer […]
2011 Emmy Nominations announced
Posted: July 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, Nominations
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) […]
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 […]
