According to a recent article in Variety, composer Steve Jablonsky has already started working on Michael Bay’s upcoming comedy action thriller Pain & Gain. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Ken Jeong, Tony Shaloub, Anthony Mackie, Rob Corddry and Bar Paly. The movie is based on the true story of body builders […]
Archive for May, 2012
Steve Jablonsky to Reunite with Michael Bay on ‘Pain & Gain’
Posted: May 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Bay, Pain & Gain, Steve Jablonsky
‘A Royal Affair’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Royal Affair, Cyril Aufort, Gabriel Yared, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album for the historical drama A Royal Affair has been released on iTunes last week. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award-winning composer Gabriel Yared (The English Patient) and Cyril Aufort (Splice). The soundtrack is now available digitally and a limited physical release is scheduled to come out on […]
David Buckley to Score Taylor Hackford’s ‘Parker’
Posted: May 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Coma, David Buckley, Parker, Taylor Hackford
David Buckley has signed on to score the upcoming thriller Parker. The film is directed by Taylor Hackford and stars Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte and Michael Chicklis. The movie is based on a book series by Donald Westlake (The Grifters) and revolves around an honorable thief (played by Statham), which is the same […]
‘The Divide’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jean Pierre Taieb, score, Soundtrack, The Divid, Xavier Gens
Pale Blue Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for Xavier Gens’ sci-fi thriller The Divide. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jean Pierre Taieb. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on June 3, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the […]
Lyle Workman to Score ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’
Posted: May 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lyle Workman, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Lyle Workman has announced on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming magician comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. The film is directed by Don Scardino (30 Rock) and features an all-star cast including Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini and Brad Garrett. The movie is set in the […]
Varese Sarabande to Release John Powell’s ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ Score
Posted: May 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ice Age 4, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for Blue Sky Animation’s Ice Age : Continental Drift. The album features the original music from the film composed by John Powell. The movie marks Powell’s third score for the Ice Age series following 2006’s The Meltdown and 2009’s Dawn of the Dinosaur. The soundtrack will be released […]
‘People Like Us’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, People Like Us, score, Soundtrack
The soundtrack details for the comedy drama People Like Us have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman, as well as two songs by Liz Phair and Michael ‘Nomad’ Ripoll. The soundtrack will be released on June 19, 2012 by Lakeshore Records and is now available […]
Stephen Warbeck to Score ‘Henry IV’
Posted: May 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Cork, Adrian Johnston, Henry IV, Henry V, Papadopoulos & Sons, Richard Eyre, Richard II, Stephen Warbeck, Walking the Dogs
Stephen Warbeck is currently recording his score for the upcoming BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV. The television production is directed by Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal, Iris) and stars Jeremy Irons in the title role, as well as Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal and Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff. Sam Mendes […]
‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Europe's Most Wanted, Hans Zimmer, Madagascar 3, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted have been revealed. The album features several tracks of the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer. Also included is an original song perfomed by Peter Asher, Yolanda Be Cool’s Americano, Katy Perry’s Firework, as well as several cover versions performed […]
Remastered ‘Chinatown’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Alien, Amazing Grace and Chuck, Bill Conti, Chinatown, Elmer Bernstein, Eye of the Needle, Jerry Goldsmith, Miklos Rosza, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Karate Kid: Part III
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the latest batch of titles in the Varese CD Club series. Most notably, the label will be relasing a remastered soundtrack edition for Roman Polanski’s classic 1974 thriller Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The album features the Academy Award-nominated score composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The release is limited […]