Cliff Eidelman has signed on to score the drama Everybody Loves Whales. The movie stars Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Tim Blake Nelson, Vinessa Shaw, Stephen Root and Ted Danson. The film tells the true story of a small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer who enlist the help of rival superpowers […]
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Cliff Eidelman to Score ‘Everybody Loves Whales’
Posted: May 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Eidelman, Everybody Loves Whales, Ken Kwapis
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‘Catch Me If You Can’ Broadway Cast Recording Album released
Posted: May 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Broadway, Catch Me if You Can, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman
Ghostlight Records has released the official Broadway cast recording album of the musical Catch Me If You Can. While we usually don’t cover stage musical productions on this page, it’s worth mentioning because of the involvement of film composer Marc Shaiman who wrote the music for the project alongside lyricist Scott Wittman (Hairspray). The album […]
Henry Jackman’s ‘X-Men: First Class’ Score Out on Tuesday
Posted: May 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, score, Soundtrack, X-Men: First Class
While the release date for physical CD version of the X-Men: First Class soundtrack has been pushed back a week to June 28, 2011 since our last update, Sony Masterworks will be releasing the album digitally on Tuesday. As reported, the soundtrack includes 20 tracks from the original score by Henry Jackman. Check out audio […]
Jerome Dillon Scoring ‘For the Love of Money’
Posted: May 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: For the Love of Money, Jerome Dillon
Jerome Dillon is the composer of the upcoming crime drama For the Love of Money. The film is directed by Ellie Kanner (Wake) and stars Edward Furlong, Jeffrey Tambor, James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Steven Bauer, Oded Fehr and Jonathan Lipnicki. The movie follows the true account of a Jewish immigrant who searches for his piece […]
Alec Puro’s Upcoming Projects
Posted: May 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Warrior's Heart, Alec Puro, Gavin Wiesen, Higher Ground, Homework, Joint Body, Like Water, The Art of Getting By, The Chateau Meroux, Vera Farmiga, We Are the Hartmans
A composer who appears to be having his breakout year on the big screen in 2011 is Alec Puro. Two of his recent projects that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival have been picked up by major indie studios and will be released in theaters this summer. First up in a couple of weeks […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 27, 2011)
Posted: May 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Christophe Beck, Daniel Licht, Dumbstruck, Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Kung Fu Panda 2, Lucas Vidal, Make Believe, score, Soundtrack, The Hangover Part II, The Tree of Life
Two new movies are opening wide this Memorial Day weekend: Dreamworks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 directed by Jennifer Yuh and featuring the voice talent of Jack Black Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Gary Oldman, David Cross, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Dennis Haysbert, Victor Garber and Dustin Hoffman is opening in […]
Terence Blanchard Scoring ‘Red Tails’
Posted: May 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bunraku, George Lucas, Red Tails, Terence Blanchard
While Terence Blanchard has announced his involvement in the WWII drama Red Tails almost two years ago, some details on the film’s music have finally been revealed. Jazz Corner (via The Playlist) reports that the score will be recorded this June in Prague. The movie produced by George Lucas is based on the true story […]
Rachel Portman to Score ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’
Posted: May 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Douglas McGrath, I Don't Know How She Does It, Rachel Portman
According to the film’s trailer, Rachel Portman will be scoring the upcoming romantic comedy I Don’t Know How She Does It. The film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers and Olivia Munn centers on a working mother who is desperately trying to juggle marriage, children and a […]
Hans Zimmer and Rodrigo y Gabriela on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’
Posted: May 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Henry Jackman, On Stranger Tides, Pirates of the Caribbean, Puss in Boots
Spinner Music has recently uploaded a new short video interview with Hans Zimmer and Rodrigo y Gabriela focusing on the contributions of the Mexican musical duo to score for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The site has also published a music video of the track The Pirate That Should Not Be from the […]
Michael Andrews to Score ‘Five-Year Engagement’
Posted: May 26, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Teacher, Five-Year Engagement, Judd Apatow, Michael Andrews, Nicholas Stoller
Film Music Reporter has learned that Michael Andrews will be scoring the upcoming comedy Five-Year Engagement. The movie is produced by Judd Apatow and stars Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans, Chris Pratt and Mindy Kaling. According to the official synopsis, the film looks at what happens when an engaged couple keeps getting […]
