Archive for 2011

Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the epic drama Black Gold. The album features the original score from the movie by James Horner and marks the composer’s first new release since 2010’s The Karate Kid. The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back […]

Hans Zimmer to Score Ron Howard’s ‘Rush’

Posted: December 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Hans Zimmer is set to score the upcoming racing drama Rush. The film is directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde and Alexandra Maria Lara. The movie centers on the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda and their Formula One racing teams, McLaren and Ferrari during the 1975/76 season, […]

Intrada Records has announced the release of a number of classic film scores. First up is the world premiere release of the complete score for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The music is composed by Leonard Rosenman who received an Academy Award nomination for his score. Apart from the movie’s full score, the 2CD-set […]

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominations for the 17th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards this morning. The nominations in the Best Score category are: The Artist – Ludovic Bource Drive – Cliff Martinez The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Hugo – Howard Shore War Horse – […]

‘Big Miracle’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: December 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Big Miracle. The album includes the original score from the film by composer Cliff Eidelman (He’s Just Not That Into You, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country). The soundtrack will be released on January 24, 2012 and is now available for […]

Christopher Lennertz has signed on to score the upcoming romantic comedy Think Like a Man. The movie is directed by Tim Story and stars Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Regina Hall, Terrence J. and Romany Malco. The Screen Gems Production is based on Steve Harvey’s book Act Like […]

A couple of major local critics associations have been announced their winners for this year’s movies today. Check out the film music-related picks below. Ludovic Bource’s music for the black-and-white romance The Artist has been chosen by both the New York Film Critics Online and the Boston Society of Film Critics. For a full list […]

In our fifth part of our fall television music series, we are taking a look at the new and returning shows on ABC: The most successful new show of the season on the network is the fantasy drama Once Upon a Time created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (Lost) and starring Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer […]

‘Pariah’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: December 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the drama Pariah. The album includes the movie’s songs from such artists as Tamar-kali and Sparlha Swa. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 20, 2011 and on CD on January 31, 2012. To pre-order the physical version, visit Amazon and check out the audio clips […]

Marco Beltrami has been hired to score the upcoming indie drama The Surrogate. The film is written and directed by Ben Lewin (Georgia, Paperback Romance) and stars John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Rhea Perlman and Moon Bloodgood. The movie centers on poet and journalist Mark O’Brien, a paraplegic polio victim who decides to […]