Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Blue Sky Studios’ Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in the animated film series. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Powell. The track list reveals that the composer has incorporated themes from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 into a score […]
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‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ice Age 4, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
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‘Savages’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Peters, Oliver Stone, Savages, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Oliver Stone’s crime drama Savages. The release features six tracks from the film’s original score composed by Adam Peters. Also included are tracks by artists such as Bob Dylan, Peter Tosh, Massive Attack, Electric Light Orchestra, Thievery Corporation, John Taverner and Gustavo Santaolalla. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 8, 2012)
Posted: June 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bel Ami, Europe's Most Wanted, Fall on Your Sword, For the Love of Money, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jerome Dillon, Lakshman Joseph De Saram, Lola Versus, Madagascar 3, Marc Streitenfeld, Peace Love & Misunderstanding, Prometheus, Rachel Portman, Ryan Miller, Safety Not Guaranteed, score, Soundtrack, Spencer David Hutchings
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath & Conrad Vernon and featuring a voice cast including Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston and Martin Short. Interscope Records […]
Steve Mazzaro Scoring Walter Hill’s ‘Bullet to the Head’
Posted: June 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bullet to the Head, Steve Mazzaro, Walter Hill
Steve Mazzaro is scoring the upcoming action thriller Bullet to the Head. The film is directed by Walter Hill (48 Hrs., Red Heat, Last Man Standing) and stars Sylvester Stallone as a hitman who forms an alliance with a cop to exact revenge on the killer of their respective partners. Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Sarah […]
‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ Deluxe Soundtrack Edition Released
Posted: June 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Warning Shot
This past Tuesday, La-La Land Records has released a 3-CD deluxe edition of Jerry Goldsmith‘s classic score for 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The album presents the score for the original theatrical release and also premieres the early “rejected” cues that Goldsmith recorded prior to composing his famous main theme. Also included is the […]
‘To Rome With Love’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, To Rome With Love, Woody Allen
Sony Masterworks will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Woody Allen’s new romantic comedy To Rome With Love. The album includes a number of famous arias from such operas as Tosca, Turandot and La Traviata, as well as several classic Italian love songs that are featured in the film. The physical version of the […]
Steve Jablonsky to Score ‘Gangster Squad’
Posted: June 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carter Burwell, Gangster Squad, Ruben Fleischer, Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Battleship) has signed on to score the upcoming crime drama Gangster Squad. The composer is taking over scoring duties from Carter Burwell who has previously been announced as the composer of the film. No word yet on whether any of Burwell’s music will remain in the picture. The movie is directed by […]
‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Henry Jackman, score, Soundtrack, Timur Bekmambetov
The details of the soundtrack album for the supernatural action film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter have been revealed. The abum features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots). The release date of the soundtrack’s CD version has been pushed back to July 3, 2012 since our last update. […]
Alberto Iglesias to Score ‘Out of the Furnace’
Posted: June 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Out of the Furnace, Scott Cooper
According to The Playlist, Alberto Iglesias will be scoring the crime drama Out of the Furnace. The film is written and directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) and stars Christian Bale and Casey Affleck as two brothers in an economically depressed part of the American Rust Belt. When one brother has to go to prison, […]
‘Killer Joe’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Killer Joe, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates, William Friedkin
Milan Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for William Friedkin’s upcoming Southern thriller Killer Joe. The album features the guitar driven score from the film composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen), as well as a cover of the song These Boots Are Made For Walkin produced by Bates and performed by Nan Vernon. […]
