Nathan Whitehead is scoring the upcoming sci-fi thriller Vigilandia. The film written and directed by James DeMonaco (screenwriter of The Negotiator and Assault on Precint 13) stars Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Edwin Hodge and Rhys Wakefield. The movie takes place in a future where a new regime, called “New Founding Fathers of America”, seek to […]
Archive for June, 2012
Nathan Whitehead to Score ‘Vigilandia’
Posted: June 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James DeMonaco, Michael Bay, Nathan Whitehead, Vigilandia
‘Love at First Bite’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Conti, Charles Bernstein, Love at First Bite, Masters of the Universe, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1979 horror comedy Love at First Bite. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Charles Bernstein, as well as the disco hits Fly By Night penned by the composer plus Dancin’ Through The Night from the original 1979 LP. To […]
Chris Bacon to Score ‘Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 – Either-Or’
Posted: June 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atlas Shrugged, Chris Bacon, Either-Or
Chris Bacon has been hired to score the upcoming drama Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 – Either-Or. The film directed by John Putch is the second installment in a proposed trilogy adapting Ayn Rand’s 1957 classic novel. The movie features an all new cast including Samantha Mathis as the heroine Dagny Taggart, Jason Beghe as Henry […]
Patrick Doyle on Pixar’s ‘Brave’
Posted: June 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Brave, Patrick Doyle, Pixar
David Poland from Movie City News has published a 30-minutes video interview with composer Patrick Doyle in his DP/30 series. During the interview, Doyle discusses his work on Brave and how he got involved in his first project for Pixar. The composer also talks about how he got started in the industry (both as an […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 22, 2012)
Posted: June 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Brave, Henry Jackman, Jonathan Sadoff, Nichola Hooper, Patrick Doyle, Rob Simonsen, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Soundtrack, Stella Days, To Rome With Love
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is Pixar’s 13th full length animated feature Brave directed by Mark Andrews and featuring the voice talent of Kelly MacDonald, Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane and Billy Connolly. The film’s score is composed by Patrick Doyle. Walt […]
‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’ to Feature Music by Deborah Lurie
Posted: June 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deborah Lurie, Katy Perry: Part of Me
Deborah Lurie has written the underscore for the upcoming documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me. The 3D concert film is directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz and takes a look at the international superstar’s life both on- and off-stage. The movie documents Perry’s California Dreams Tour (consisting of 124 performances), which started over a […]
Jim Dooley to Score the CW’s ‘Emily Owens, M.D.’
Posted: June 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emily Owens MD, Jim Dooley, The CW
Jim Dooley will be scoring the new CW drama Emily Owens, M.D.. The show stars Mamie Gummer (daughter of Meryl Streep) in the title role, alongside Justin Hartley, Michael Rady, Aja Naomi King, Kelly McCreary and Necar Zadegan. The series, which was previously entitled First Cut, follows a newly minted doctor who, glad to leave her past […]
‘The Odyssey’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, Dudu Amar, score, Soundtrack, The Odyssey
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for Asif Kapadia’s documentary The Odyssey. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War) and Dudu Aram. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 3, 2012 and is now available on Amazon. Audio clips are available below. The […]
Gustavo Dudamel to Score ‘Libertador’
Posted: June 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gustavo Dudamel, Libertador
Los Angeles Philharmonic musical director Gustavo Dudamel has been tapped to score the Spanish, French and English-language biopic Libertador. The film is directed by Alberto Arvelo (Cyrano Fernandez) and stars Edgar Ramírez as Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar who was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. Danny Huston, María […]