Lucas Vidal has started to work on the music for the upcoming biopic jOBS. The drama stars Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and covers the iconic Silicon Valley visionary from his early years as an impressionable youth and wayward hippie, through his initial successes and infamous ousting, to his storybook return and ultimate triumphs as […]
Archive for July, 2012
Lucas Vidal to Score Steve Jobs Biopic
Posted: July 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: jOBS, Lucas Vidal, Steve Jobs
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Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau Scoring ‘Bachelorette’
Posted: July 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Feltenstein, Bachelorette, John Nau
Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau have composed the score for the indie comedy Bachelorette. The comedy is written and directed by Leslye Headland (Terriers) and stars Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan as three best friends who are invited to act as bridesmaids at the wedding of a girl they called “Pigface” in high […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 20, 2012)
Posted: July 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 30 Beats, Alexandre Desplat, C.C. Adcock, Hans Zimmer, Jeff Beal, La fille du puisatier, The Dark Knight Rises, The Queen of Versailles, The Well Digger's Daughter
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in over 4000 theaters is the final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer. Watertower […]
‘Little Birds’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elgin James, Little Birds, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack for the indie drama Little Birds. The album features the film’s music including tracks by the film’s director Elgin James & The Suicide Gang, Tift Merritt, Linée, Big Star and Brian Jonestown Massacre. The soundtrack is set to be released on August 11, 2012. Check out the full track […]
Dario Marianelli to Score Steven Knight’s ‘Hummingbird’
Posted: July 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli, Hummingbird, Steven Knight
Dario Marianelli has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Hummingbird. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) and stars Jason Statham as an Afghanistan veteran haunted by tragic events of the past who assumes the identity of an upper class Londoner. When his pregnant girlfriend is […]
‘Red Hook Summer’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Hornsby, Judith Hill, Red Hook Summer, score, Soundtrack, Spike Lee
The details for two different soundtrack albums for Spike Lee’s indie drama Red Hook Summer have been revealed. First up is a soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by Judith Hill. The album will be released on July 31, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full track list and audio clips are […]
Richard Hartley Scoring Mike Newell’s ‘Great Expectations’
Posted: July 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Great Expectations, Mike Newell, Richard Hartley
Richard Hartley has composed the score for Mike Newell’s upcoming film adaptation of Great Expectations. The film based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel stars Jeremy Irvine as the young orphan Pip who is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as Miss Havisham, alongside […]
2012 Emmy Nominations Announced
Posted: July 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, Emmy Nominations
The nominations for the 64th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories: Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): Hemingway & Gellhorn – Javier Navarrete, Composer Game Change – Music by Theodore Shapiro Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia – Music by Michael Price & David […]
Hans Zimmer at ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ European Premiere
Posted: July 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight Rises
Hans Zimmer attended today’s European premiere of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises at Leicester Square in London. Red Carpet News TV caught the composer on the red carpet and talked to him about his music and process of scoring the final installment in Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Zimmer also discusses the chance of a sequel […]
Joss Whedon Scoring ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Posted: July 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joss Whedon, Much Ado About Nothing
Joss Whedon announced at a panel at last week’s Comic-Con that he has composed his first full film score for the independent production Much Ado About Nothing. The film written and directed by Whedon is a modern version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy and stars Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Beatrice and Benedick, the […]
