Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is action horror sequel Underworld Awakening directed by Mans Marlin & Bjorn Stein and starring Kate Beckinsale, Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy and India Eisley. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Evanescence, […]
Archive for January, 2012
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 20, 2012)
Posted: January 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: David Holmes, Haywire, Paul Haslinger, Qigang Chen, Red Tails, score, Soundtrack, Terence Blanchard, The Flowers of War, Underworld Awakening
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James Newton Howard Video Interview
Posted: January 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: James Newton Howard, The Bourne Legacy, The Hunger Games
Go See Talk has published a 30-minutes video conversation with James Newton Howard that was shot last week in Dallas, where he conducted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on his first full concert of his film work for The Masters of Film Music series. During the interview, the composer talks about his background and his first […]
Peter Golub Scoring ‘Black Rock’
Posted: January 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Black Rock, Katie Aselton, Peter Golub
Peter Golub has recently scored the indie horror thriller Black Rock. The film is directed by Katie Aselton (The Freebie) and written by Mark Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home) who is also executive producing with his brother Jay Duplass. Aselton, Lake Bell and Kate Bosworth are starring as three friends who are going […]
‘Black Gold’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Black Gold, James Horner, Jean-Jacques Annaud, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s epic drama Black Gold. The album includes the original music from the film composed by James Horner who collaborated with the director before on The Name of the Rose and Enemy at the Gates. The album will be released on February 14, […]
John Debney to Score ‘I, Alex Cross’
Posted: January 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: I Alex Cross, John Debney, Rob Cohen, The Three Stooges
John Debney has announced on his official Facebook fan page that he will be scoring the thriller I, Alex Cross. The film is directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, xXx) and stars Tyler Perry as James Patterson’s iconic character Alex Cross. Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols and Jean Reno are co-starring. […]
Clint Mansell’s ‘Last Night’ Score to Be Released
Posted: January 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Last Night, score, Soundtrack
Clint Mansell has revealed today that Milan Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the drama Last Night on March 27, 2012. The movie starring Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington and Eva Mendes opened last May in the US and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Listen to the song Not at Home by […]
Dustin O’Halloran Scoring ‘Now Is Good’
Posted: January 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Marius Markevicius, Now Is Good, Ol Parker, The Other Dream Team
Dustin O’Halloran is scoring the upcoming indie drama Now Is Good. The film based on a novel by Jenny Downham is written and directed by Ol Parker (Imagine Me & You) and stars Dakota Fanning as a seventeen year old girl diagnosed with a terminal illness who resolves to live her life on fast forward […]
BAFTA Nominations Announced
Posted: January 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BAFTA, Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television has announced the nominations for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. Here are the nominations in the ‘Original Music’ category: The Artist – Ludovic Bource The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Hugo – Howard Shore Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Alberto […]
David Sardy to Score ‘End of Watch’
Posted: January 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Ayer, David Sardy, End of Watch
David Sardy has signed on to score the upcoming cop drama End of Watch. The film is written and directed by David Ayer (screenwriter of Training Day) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena as two LAPD officers as they confront love, marriage, fatherhood and the harsh realities of the Los Angeles streets. Anna Kendrick […]
Ludovic Bource Wins Golden Globe for ‘The Artist’
Posted: January 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Golden Globes, Ludovic Bource, Madonna, The Artist, W.E
Ludovic Bource has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for the black-and-white romance The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle and Penelope Ann Miller. The composer has already won a number of other awards and is among the frontrunners to receive […]
