Ilan Eshkeri has signed on to score the upcoming romantic comedy I Give It a Year. The film marks the directorial debut of Dan Mazer who is best known for his collaborations with Sacha Baron Cohen as a writer/producer of Borat, The Dictator, Bruno and Ali G Indahouse. The comedy starring Rose Byrne, Anna Faris, […]
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Ilan Eshkeri to Score ‘I Give It a Year’
Posted: October 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Mazer, I Give It a Year, Ilan Eshkeri
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‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Jack Wall, score, Soundtrack, Trent Reznor
Activision will release a soundtrack album for the first-person shooter game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The album includes the main theme composed by Trent Reznor (The Social Network), as well as more than 2 hours of the game’s score composed by Jack Wall (Mass Effect, Myst III & IV). The soundtrack will be released digitally […]
David Wittman Scoring ‘Empire State’
Posted: October 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Wittman, Dito Montiel, Empire State
David Wittman is currently scoring the upcoming heist drama Empire State. The film is directed by Dito Montiel and stars Liam Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Emma Roberts, Nikki Reed, Chris Diamantopoulos, Michael Angarano, Jerry Ferrara, Paul Ben-Victor, Shenae Grimes and Greg Vrotsos. The movie is set in the 80s and follows two childhood friends from Astoria, […]
Emily Wells’ Original Song ‘Becomes the Color’ from ‘Stoker’ Released
Posted: October 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emily Wells, Park Chan-wook, Stoker
Milan Records has released the original song Becomes the Color performed by violinist/singer Emily Wells from the psychological thriller Stoker. The one-track single is now available to download on Amazon. Listen to the full track after the jump. As previously reported, the label will release a soundtrack album for the film featuring Wells’ song, as […]
Aaron Zigman Scoring ‘Escape from Planet Earth’
Posted: October 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Escape from Planet Earth
Aaron Zigman is scoring the upcoming animated 3D family comedy Escape From Planet Earth. The film is directed by Cal Brunker and features the voice talent of Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Rob Corddry, James Gandolfini and Craig Robinson. The movie is set on the planet Baab, where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova is […]
‘California Solo’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Franklin, California Solo, Robert Carlyle, score, Soundtrack, T. Griffin
The details of the soundtrack album for the indie drama California Solo have been revealed. The album features the film’s title song California Solo written by Adam Franklin and performed by actor Robert Carlyle, as well as the movie’s original score composed by T. Griffin. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 1, 2012 […]
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score ‘Grown Ups 2’
Posted: October 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Sandler, Dennis Dugan, Grown Ups 2, Rupert Gregson-Williams
Rupert Gregson-Williams has been hired to score the upcoming comedy sequel Grown Ups 2. The film is directed by Dennis Dugan (Big Daddy, Just Go With It) who directed the first installment and reunites cast members Alan Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph and Maria Bello. They are […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 28, 2012)
Posted: October 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beauty and the Beast, Blake Neely, CBS, Claude Foisy, Emily Owens M.D., The CW, The Mentalist, Transcenders
Airing tonight is the 100th episode of the CBS hit drama The Mentalist. Blake Neely (Arrow, The Pacific) has been written the music for the entire series, beginning with the pilot episode in 2008. For the landmark episode – a flashback to the main character Patrick Jane’s (played by Simon Baker) first few days in […]
‘Sparkle’ Score Album Released
Posted: October 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Salaam Remi, score, Soundtrack, Sparkle
Madison Gate Records has released a score album for the musical drama Sparkle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Salaam Remi. The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD-R version is available to order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack album featuring the […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 26, 2012)
Posted: October 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Akira Yamaoka, Chad Fischer, Chasing Mavericks, Christopher Young, Cloud Atlas, Deborah Lurie, Fun Size, Jeff Danna, Johnny Klimek, Orbital, Pusher, Reinhold Heil, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, The Black Tulip, Tom Tykwer
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: One of the most talked about and ambitious film of the season is the epic adventure drama Cloud Atlas directed by Tom Tykwer and Andy & Lana Wachowski and starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Xun Zhou, […]
