Two new movies are opening wide this Memorial Day weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi comedy Men in Black 3 directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve and Emma Thompson. The film’s score is composed by Danny Elfman. Sony Classical […]
Archive for May, 2012
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 25, 2012)
Posted: May 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Chernobyl Diaries, Danny Elfman, Diego Stocco, Ludovico Enaudli, Men in Black 3, Moonrise Kingdom, The Intouchables
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Atli Örvarsson to Score ‘A Single Shot’
Posted: May 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Single Shot, Atli Orvarsson
Atli Örvarsson has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller A Single Shot. The film is directed by David M. Rosenthal (Janie Jones) and stars Sam Rockwell as a wild-game poacher who makes a fatal mistake that leaves him with a suitcase full of blood money and hardened killers on his trail. William H. Macy, […]
Bruno Coulais Scoring ‘An Open Heart’
Posted: May 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Coeur Ouvert, An Open Heart, Bruno Coulais
Bruno Coulais is scoring the French romantic drama An Open Heart (A Coeur Ouvert). The film is directed by Marion Laine (A Simple Heart) and stars Juliette Binoche and Edgar Raminez as two surgeons whose passionate relationship is turned upside down by an unexpected pregnancy. Laine has co-written the script with Anne Le Ny. The drama, which is […]
Trevor Rabin to Receive ASCAP Henry Mancini Award
Posted: May 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Film and Television Awards, ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, Trevor Rabin
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that composer Trevor Rabin will be honored at the 27th Annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards on June 28, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Rabin will receive the ASCAP Henry Mancini Award, which is awarded to composers in […]
‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Score Album Released
Posted: May 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hatfields & McCoys, John Debney, score, Soundtrack, Tony Morales
Silva Screen Records America has released a soundtrack album for the mini-series Hatfields & McCoys. The album features the original score from the series composed by John Debney and Tony Morales. Also included is the song I Know These Hills performed by Kevin Costner and Modern West. Lisbeth Scott (Avatar, The Passion of the Christ) […]
John Frizzell to Score ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D’
Posted: May 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Frizzell, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D
John Frizzell has signed on to score Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. The latest reimagining of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic is directed by John Luessenhop (Takers, Lockdown) and stars Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde, Thom Barry, Dan Yaeger and Trey Songz. The movie is reportedly set immediately after the original film and follows a young woman […]
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones, Ramin Djawadi, score, Season 2, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Season 2 of the HBO hit series Games of Thrones. The album features selections from Ramin Djawadi‘s original music from the second season of the show. The release date of the soundtrack has been pushed back to June 19, 2012 since our last update. […]
Soundtrack for Oliver Stone’s ‘Savages’ Announced
Posted: May 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Oliver Stone, Savages, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for Oliver Stone’s crime drama Savages. Among the tracks featured on the album are Paradise Circus by Massive Attack, Romance In Durango by Bob Dylan, Mandala by Thievery Corporation (feat. Anoushka Shankar), Eternity’s Sunrise by John Taverner, Legalize It (Secret Circuit’s Echodelic Shockblast Dub) by Peter Tosh and […]
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Amazing Spider-Man
The track list for the soundtrack release for the comic book adaptation of The Amazing Spider-Man has been revealed (via JWFAN.com). The album features more than 75 minutes of the film’s original score composed by James Horner. The soundtrack will be released on July 3, 2012 by Sony Classical and is available for pre-order on […]
‘Magic Mike’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Magic Mike, Soundtrack, Steven Soderbergh
The details of the soundtrack release for Steven Soderbergh’s comedy drama Magic Mike have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Alice Russell, Countre Black, Foreigner, The Unknown, Black Daniel, Cloud Control, Joe Tex, Win Win featuring Blaqstarr and Beth Thornley. The soundtrack will be released on June 26, […]
