With the line-up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival announced this past week, we’re going to take a look at a couple of films set to premiere at the festival that haven’t been covered yet on this page. We already reported about three films that are competing at the festival taking place from May 11 […]
Archive for 2011
Cannes 2011 Film Music Preview
Posted: April 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Armand Amar, Ben Frost, Danny Elfman, David Byrne, Death of a Samurai, Hara-Kiri, Kristian Eidnes Andersen, La source des femmes, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Polisse, Restless, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Warbeck, The Hunter, The Source, This Must Be the Place, Will Oldham, Woody Allen
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Mark Kilian to Score ‘Bless Me, Ultima’
Posted: April 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bless Me Ultima, Carl Franklin, John Carpenter, Mark Kilian, The Ward
Composer Mark Kilian has signed on to score the upcoming drama Bless Me, Ultima. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by Rudolfo Anaya and tells the coming-of-age story of a young man growing up in New Mexico during World War II and his relationship with an elderly medicine woman who helps him navigate […]
Expanded ‘First Knight’ Score released
Posted: April 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, First Knight, Jerry Goldsmith, Medal of Honor, Michael Giacchino, Ramin Djawadi
Earlier this week, La-La Land Records has released an expanded soundtrack album of Jerry Goldsmith’s score for First Knight. The album comes in a 2 disc-set featuring the film’s score, the original 1995 album version and 7 alternate tracks not used in the film. The music has been expanded over the original soundtrack album by […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2011)
Posted: April 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Atlas Shrugged, Elia Cmiral, John Powell, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Philippe Sarde, Rio, score, Scream 4, Sergio Mendes, Soundtrack, The Conspirator, The Princess of Montpensier, Wes Craven
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Scream 4 reunites director Wes Craven with composer Marco Beltrami. Two different soundtracks have been released for the horror sequel. A score album featuring Beltrami’s music will be released next Tuesday and a song soundtrack with two score tracks is available on Lakeshore Records. To […]
C.C. Adcock Scoring William Friedkin’s ‘Killer Joe’
Posted: April 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 30 Beats, C.C. Adcock, Killer Joe, William Friedkin
C.C. Adcock is scoring the upcoming black comedy Killer Joe. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Juno Temple. The film is based on a play by Tracy Letts (Bug) about a family who hires a police detective-turned-hitman to kill their mother for her life insurance policy. Killer Joe […]
‘Bridesmaids’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: April 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bridesmaids, Michael Andrews, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group has announced a soundtrack release for the comedy Bridesmaids. The album features one score track by composer Michael Andrews, as well as several songs from the movie. Artists on the soundtrack include Wilson Phillips, Blondie, Fiona Apple, Kate Nash and Hole. The album will be released on May 10, 2011 and is […]
Alberto Iglesias to Score Roman Polanski’s ‘Carnage’
Posted: April 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Carnage, God of Carnage, Roman Polanski
According to a press release by Sony Pictures Classics, Alberto Iglesias has been hired to write the music for the upcoming drama Carnage. The film is directed by Roman Polanski and stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly. The movie is an adaptation of the Tony-winning play God of Carnage by […]
Deborah Lurie Scoring ‘Footloose’
Posted: April 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Brewer, Deborah Lurie, Footloose, Prom, Soundtrack
Deborah Lurie is writing the score for the upcoming remake of Footloose. The film is directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan) and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. The movie is a remake of the 1984 hit film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Kevin Bacon, Lori […]
‘Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: April 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hood Vs. Evil, Hoodwinked Too, Murray Gold, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a score soundtrack release for the animated film Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil. The album includes the original score by Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood) and will be released digitally on April 26, 2011 and on CD on May 17. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. Hoodwinked Too is directed by […]
Cliff Martinez Scoring ‘Drive’
Posted: April 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn, Talk Show, Xavier Giannoli
Cliff Martinez has signed on to score the upcoming action thriller Drive. The film based on James Sallis’ crime novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by Hossein Amini (the Wings of the Dove, The Four Feathers) revolves around a Hollywood stunt drive who moonlights as a getaway driver in L.A.’s criminal […]
