UPDATE (May 14, 2011): The soundtrack release date has been pushed back to June 14, 2011. Stay tuned for more updates. WaterTower Music has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming comic book adaptation of Green Lantern. The album includes James Newton Howard’s original score from the movie. The soundtrack will be released on May […]
Archive for 2011
‘Green Lantern’ Soundtrack by James Newton Howard announced
Posted: May 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Green Lantern, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
Joseph LoDuca to Score ‘Soldiers of Fortune’
Posted: May 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joseph LoDuca, Leverage, Soldiers of Fortune, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Joseph LoDuca has signed on to score the upcoming action adventure film Soldiers of Fortune. The film is directed by Maksim Korostyshevsky and stars Sean Bean, Christian Slater, Dominic Monaghan, Ving Rhames, James Cromwell, Freddy Rodriguez and Colm Meaney. In the movie, a group of wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into […]
‘The Hangover Part II’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 1, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Ed Helms, Mike Tyson, Part II, Ska Ranger, Soundtrack, The Hangover, The Hangover 2
WaterTower Music has revealed the details for the soundtrack release of the comedy sequel The Hangover Part II. The album includes 12 songs from the movie. Artists featured on the soundtrack include Wolfmother, Danzig, Billy Joel, and Curtis Mayfield. Also included are several on-screen performances from the film, including the Thai wedding band, Ska Rangers, […]
Nick Urata to Score ‘Grassroots’
Posted: April 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Devotchka, Dustin Lance Black, Grassroots, Nick Urata, Stephen Gyllenhaal, What's Wrong with Virginia
Nick Urata has been tapped to write the music for the upcoming political comedy Grassroots. The film is directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal (Homegrown, Losing Isaiah) and stars Jason Biggs (American Pie), Joel David Moore (Avatar), Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother), Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), Christopher McDonald (Requiem for a Dream), Tom Arnold […]
A new feature for easier navigation of this page has been added. The Upcoming Soundtrack Albums page is a listing of all currently announced upcoming soundtrack albums for movies that are going to be released theatrically in the United States. If details for the soundtracks are available, you can find out more by clicking on […]
Chris Bacon to Score ‘Wonder Woman’ Pilot
Posted: April 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrienne Palicki, Chris Bacon, David E. Kelley, NBC, Pilot, Wonder Woman
Chris Bacon has been hired to score the NBC pilot Wonder Woman. The project is a reimagining of the iconic D.C. comic created by William Moulton Marston and tells the story of Diana Prince, who tries to balance her life as a vigilante crime fighter, a successful corporate executive and a modern woman. Adrienne Palicki […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2011)
Posted: April 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Assassins, Brian Tyler, Dead of Night, Deborah Lurie, Dylan Dog, Fast Five, Hood Vs. Evil, Hoodwinked Too, Klaus Badelt, Koji Endo, Murray Gold, Prom
Four new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expecting to enjoy the biggest box office debut of the year so far is the action sequel Fast Five. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler. Check out our news entry from yesterday for a video interview with Tyler and recording sessions footage from the project. […]
BREAKING NEWS: Alexandre Desplat to Score George Clooney’s ‘The Ides of March’
Posted: April 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George Clooney, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, Soundtrack, The Ides of March
Film Music Reporter has learned that Alexandre Desplat has signed on to score the drama The Ides of March. George Clooney directs and stars in the film about a young press spokesman, played by Ryan Gosling, who falls prey to backroom politics, the treacherous manipulations of veteran operatives and the seduction of a young intern. […]
Brian Tyler on ‘Fast Five’
Posted: April 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Brian Tyler, Fast Five
Reelz Channel uploaded a new video feature today on Brian Tyler’s music for Fast Five. The composer is interviewed about his score on the action sequel and the video also offers footage from the recording sessions of the score. Tyler also recently uploaded a video from the orchestra and drumming recording of the track Fast […]
William Ross Scoring ‘Touchback’
Posted: April 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Balls to the Walls, Don Handfield, Touchback, William Ross
William Ross recently recorded his score for the upcoming football drama Touchback. The film stars Kurt Russell, Brian Presley, Melanie Lynsky, Christine Lahti and Marc Blucas. According to Variety, the movie written and directed by Don Handfield centers on a man whose promising high school football career was cut short when he was critically injured […]