Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the thriller Safe House. The album includes the original score by composer Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack release date has been pushed back two weeks since our previous announcement and is now scheduled for February 21, […]
Archive for January, 2012
‘Safe House’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ramin Djawadi, Safe House, score, Soundtrack
Paul Leonard-Morgan Scoring ‘Dredd’
Posted: January 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Garland, Dredd, Paul Leonard Morgan, Pete Travis
Paul Leonard-Morgan is scoring the upcoming comic book adaptation Dredd. The film is based on the Judge Dredd comic book series about a powerful cop in Mega City One, a city that runs down the entire east coast of America. The movie stars Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Jason Cope and Domhnall Gleeson. Pete […]
Academy Award Nominations Announced
Posted: January 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Nominations
This morning, the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced. Here are the music-related nominations: Best Original Score The Adventures of Tintin – John Williams The Artist – Ludovic Bource Hugo – Howard Shore Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Alberto Iglesias War Horse– John Williams
Randy Newman’s ‘Toy Story 3’ Soundtrack Released on CD
Posted: January 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lee Holdridge, Randy Newman, score, Soundtrack, Toy Story 3, Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Intrada Records has announced a CD release of the soundtrack for Pixar’s Academy Award-winning hit sequel Toy Story 3. The film’s music is written by Randy Newman. The soundtrack featuring both the film’s score and the songs We Belong Together and the Spanish-language version of You’ve Got A Friend In Me has previously only been […]
Sundance 2012 Film Music Roundup (Part 2)
Posted: January 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Compliance, Dan Romer, For Ellen, Francis and the Lights, Francis Farewell Starlit, Heather McIntosh, I Am Not a Hipster, Joel P. West, Johann Johannsson, Joseph Trapanese, Me at the Zoo, Mike Shinoda, Nico Muhly, One Man Joins an Uprising, Robot and Frank, The Movement, The Raid, Trevor Rabin
Check out the first part of our roundup of the music and composers of the movies premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival by clicking here. A film that is likely to find distribution within the next few days or weeks given its high profile cast and positive critical reaction is the comedy drama Robot […]
Christopher Young to Score ‘Sinister’
Posted: January 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, Kostas Christides, Scott Derrickson, Sinister, The Baytown Disco
Christopher Young has been hired to write the music for the upcoming horror thriller Sinister. The movie reunites the composer with director Scott Derrickson. They have previously collaborated on the 2005 hit thriller The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Sinister stars Ethan Hawke as a journalist who travels with his family around the country to investigate […]
‘Footnote’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amit Poznansky, Footnote, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the Israeli drama Footnote. The album includes the original score from the movie written by Amit Poznansky. The soundtrack will be released in the US on February 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Footnote is written and directed by Joseph Cedar (Beaufort) […]
Sundance 2012 Film Music Roundup (Part 1)
Posted: January 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Celeste and Jesse Forever, Daniel Bensi, Davin Wood, Hello I Must Be Going, Jeff Beal, Laura Veirs, Nick Cave, Rosie Chase, Saunder Jurriaans, Searching for Sugar Man, Simon Killer, Sixto Rodriguez, Sundance, Sunny Levine, The Queen of Versailles, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, Tim Rogers, Warren Ellis, West of Memphis, Wish You Were Here, Zach Cowie
Over the next week, we will be looking at the music and composers of some of the most high profile titles premiering at the Sundance Film Festival that haven’t been covered yet on this page. One of the best reviewed film so far at the festival is the documentary West of Memphis directed by Amy […]
‘The Woman in Black’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack, The Woman in Black
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack release for the gothic horror thriller The Woman in Black. The album includes the original score by composer Marco Beltrami. The soundtrack is currently scheduled to be released on March 27, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. (UPDATE: February 2012): The album is also coming […]
‘W.E.’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Madonna, score, Soundtrack, W.E
Interscope Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Madonna’s drama W.E. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man) who received a Golden Globe nomination for his music. Also included on the soundtrack is the Golden Globe-winning song Masterpiece, performed and co-written by Madonna. The […]