Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino and Jon Hamm features music by Tyler Bates and Marius DeVries. A soundtrack with songs from the movie has been released this week by Watertower Music. To listen […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 25, 2011)
Posted: March 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Edward Shearmur, Jeff Cardoni, Julian Schnabel, Marius DeVries, Mark Snow, Miral, Peep World, Philippe Rombi, Potiche, Rodrick Rules, score, Soundtrack, Sucker Punch, Tyler Bates, White Irish Drinkers
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Marcelo Zarvos Scoring ‘Too Big to Fail’
Posted: March 25, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Curtis Hanson, HBO, Marcelo Zarvos, Too Big to Fail
Marcelo Zarvos is currently finishing up work on the score for the upcoming HBO drama Too Big to Fail. The film directed by Curtis Hanson offers an intimate look at the financial crisis of 2008 and the group of powerbrokers who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks. […]
‘Rio’ Score Album Details
Posted: March 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Rio, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has revealed the details for the score album of the upcoming animated feature Rio. The album contains 18 tracks of John Powell’s original score for the film, as well as one track by Brazilian musician/songwriter Carlinhos Brown and Mikael Mutti. The soundtrack will be released on April 19, 2011. To order the […]
‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Soundtrack Update
Posted: March 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Arturo Sandoval, Eric Whitacre, Hans Zimmer, On Stranger Tides, Pirates of the Caribbean, Soundtrack
Since our last update on the music for the upcoming adventure sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, we have learned more information about Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack for the film. The music is being recorded this week in Los Angeles and one of the featured musicians that joined the production’s team is jazz trumpet […]
‘Hop’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Hop, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details for the soundtrack release of the family comedy Hop. The album includes Christopher Lennertz’ original score from the movie, as well as the song The Pink Berets, co-written by Lennertz and performed by The DeeKompressors. The soundtrack will be released on April 5, 2011. To pre-order the album, […]
Hal Lindes Scoring ‘The Lucky One’
Posted: March 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hal Lindes, Scott Hicks, The Lucky One
Film Music Reporter has learned that composer Hal Lindes is currently writing the score for the upcoming drama The Lucky One. The film based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Dear John) centers on a Marine who survives three tours in Iraq and attributes his good fortune to a photograph he carried of […]
‘Tron: Legacy Reconfigured’ Soundtrack announced
Posted: March 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daft Punk, Reconfigured, Soundtrack, Tron: Legacy
Walt Disney Records recently announced a new collection of remixes of Daft Punk’s orginal music from the movie Tron: Legacy. The album features 15 tracks of reworks of Daft Punk’s score from electronic music artists including Paul Oakenfold, The Crystal Method and Moby. The compilation will be released on April 5, 2011 and can be […]
Michael Wandmacher Scoring ‘Breaking In’
Posted: March 23, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breaking In, Fox, Michael Wandmacher, Seth Gordon
Michael Wandmacher is writing the music for the upcoming TV workplace comedy Breaking In. The show starring Christian Slater, Odette Yustman, Jareb Dauplaise, Jennifer Irwin, Trevor Moore, Michael Rosenbaum, Bret Harrison and Alphonso McAuley centers around an eclectic team of twentysomething geniuses who work at a high tech security firm and who are assigned to […]
‘Scream 4’ Soundtrack Status
Posted: March 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, score, Scream 4, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming horror sequel Scream 4. The soundtrack includes 10 songs from the movies from such artists as The Sounds, Ida Maria, The Novocains, The Chain Gang of 1974, 6 Day Riot and Locksey. In addition, the album contains 2 score cues by composer Marco Beltrami. The […]
BREAKING NEWS: Thomas Newman Scoring ‘The Help’
Posted: March 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Tate Taylor, The Debt, The Help, Thomas Newman
Film Music Reporter has learned that Thomas Newman is currently writing the score for the upcoming drama The Help. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Kathryn Stockett about the conflicted and complex relationships between Southern women and their housekeepers at the beginning of the civil rights movement. In the film, an aspiring […]
