Scoremagacine is reporting that Javier Navarette has signed on to score the upcoming HBO drama Hemingway & Gellhorn. The biopic focuses on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and WWII correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway’s inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls and the only woman who ever asked for a divorce from the writer. The film […]
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Javier Navarrete to Score ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn’
Posted: March 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Javier Navarrete, Joe Dante, Philip Kaufman, The Hole
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Trevor Morris to Score Oren Peli’s ‘The River’
Posted: March 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beautiful Boy, Oren Peli, Rise of the Dead, Scorpion King, The Borgias, The River, Tornado Alley, Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris has been hired to score the upcoming TV drama pilot The River. The thriller/horror show centers on a family who travels to the deep Amazon to locate and rescue their missing father. The show’s cast includes Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, Joe Anderson and Thomas Kretschmann. The River is created by the Paranormal Activity […]
John Powell Confirmed to Score ‘The Lorax’
Posted: March 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Continental Drift, Hans Zimmer, Happy Feet 2, Ice Age, Illumination Entertainment, John Powell, Kung Fu Panda 2, Rio, The Lorax
A press release from Universal Pictures has confirmed this week that John Powell is writing the music for the upcoming animated feature The Lorax. The film based on the book by Dr. Seuss centers around a boy who searches for a way to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. He comes across […]
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’
Posted: March 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aardman, Band of Misfits, Jeff Newitt, Peter Lord, The Pirates, Theodore Shapiro
Film Music Reporter has learned that composer Theodore Shapiro will make his animation scoring debut on the upcoming film The Pirates! Band of Misfits. The film’s story follows the fortunes of a cheerful but hapless pirate band as they cross the seven seas in search of adventure. The Aardman Animations-produced movie is directed by Peter […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 18, 2011)
Posted: March 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Cliff Martinez, Cracks, David Arnold, Javier Navarette, Limitless, Lyle Workman, Paul, Paul Cantelon, Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Music Never Stopped, Win Win
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: The sci-fi comedy Paul is directed Greg Mottola and stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Wiig, Jane Lynch, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader and Seth Rogen as the voice of Paul. The film’s original score is composed by David Arnold. A soundtrack release including […]
‘The Music Never Stopped’ Soundtrack released
Posted: March 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Grateful Dead, Paul Cantelon, Soundtrack, The Music Never Stopped
Rhino Media has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Music Never Stopped. The album includes one track from Paul Cantelon’s original score, as well as several songs from Grateful Dead, including three previously unreleased live recordings. Other artists featured on the soundtrack are Peggy Lee, Bob Dylan, Steppenwolf, Donovan,The Tulips and Crosby, Stills […]
Howard Shore to Score ‘Cosmopolis’
Posted: March 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, Hugo Cabret, Martin Scorsese, The Hobbit
C7nema recently reported that Howard Shore is attached to reunite with his long term collaborator David Cronenberg to write the score for the upcoming drama Cosmopolis. The film based on the Don DeLillo tome is adapted for the screen by Cronenberg and follows a multimillionaire who risks his entire fortune to bet against the yen […]
Edward Shearmur Slated to Score John Singleton’s ‘Abduction’
Posted: March 16, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abduction, Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, John Singleton, Taylor Lautner
Film Music Reporter has learned that composer Edward Shearmur has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Abduction. The film centers on a young man who discovers his own baby picture on a missing persons website and sets out to uncover the truth about his life. The movie is directed by John Singleton who has […]
Paul Grabowsky and Branford Marsalis Collaborating on ‘The Eye of the Storm’
Posted: March 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Branford Marsalis, Fred Schepisi, Paul Grabowsky, The Eye of the Storm
Paul Grabowsky recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Eye of the Storm. The film is set in a Sydney suburb, where two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son and daughter convene at her deathbed. The movie stars Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Dustin Clare, Judy […]
Elia Cmiral Scoring ‘Rites of Passage’
Posted: March 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Elia Cmiral, Rites of Passage, W. Peter Iliff
Elia Cmiral is currently scoring the thriller Rites of Passage. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter W. Peter Iliff (Point Break, Patriot Games, Varsity Blues) and stars Christian Slater, Wes Bentley, Kate Maberley, Ryan Donowho and Stephen Dorff. The movie centers around an anthropology bookworm who laments his place in a society […]
