ABKCO Records will release a soundtrack album for Noah Baumbach’s indie comedy drama Frances Ha. The album features the music from the film, including four tracks from classic film scores by composer Georges Delerue, Paul McCartney’s Blue Sway, David Bowie’s Modern Love, T. Rex’s Chrome Sitar and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on […]
Archive for May, 2013
‘Frances Ha’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frances Ha, Noah Baumbach, Soundtrack
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Mark Isham Scoring ‘Homefront’
Posted: May 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gary Fleder, Homefront, Mark Isham
Mark Isham is scoring the upcoming action thriller Homefront. The movie is directed by Gary Fleder (Runaway Jury) and stars Jason Statham, James Franco, Frank Grillo, Winona Ryder, Izabela Vidovic and Kate Bosworth. The film follows an ex-DEA agent who moves his family to a quiet town hoping to escape his past and finds the town […]
‘Monsters University’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Monsters University, Pixar, Randy Newman, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated feature Monsters University have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score by Academy Award-winning composer Randy Newman who has previously scored Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., as well as all three Toy Story films, A Bug’s Life and Cars. Also included is a track from Axwell […]
Michael Giacchino to Score ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’
Posted: May 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, Planet of the Apes
Michael Giacchino confirmed on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The film is directed by Matt Reeves who previously collaborated with the composer on Let Me In and Cloverfield. The sequel stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Kodi-Smit McPhee, Keri Russell and Gary Oldman. While […]
Danny Elfman to Score Errol Morris’ ‘The Unknown Known’
Posted: May 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Errol Morris, The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld, The Unknown Known
Danny Elfman has been tapped to score the upcoming documentary The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld. The film is directed by Errol Morris (The Fog of War, Tabloid) and draws on hours of filmed interviews and previously unpublished material from Rumsfeld’s private archive and looks at the former United States Secretary […]
Expanded ‘Dress to Kill’ Score Released
Posted: May 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian De Palma, Dressed to Kill, Pino Donaggio, Randy Miller, score, Soundtrack, Yellow Rock
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack edition for Brian De Palma’s classic 1980 horror thriller Dressed to Kill starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed by Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Don’t Look Now) and conducted by Natale Massara. To listen to […]
Varèse Sarabande’s 35th Anniversary Celebration
Posted: May 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Austin Wintory, Brian Tyler, Christopher Lennertz, Cliff Eidelman, Danny Elfman, Diego Navarro, Hans Zimmer, Joel McNelly, John Debney, John Powell, Mark Isham, Michael Giacchino, Varese Sarabande
On Saturday night, film music label Varèse Sarabande hosted their 35th Anniversary Concert Gala at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California. The sold out concert was hosted and produced by Varese Sarabande’s Robert Townson and performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) and Chorale. The event featured a special guest performance by […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘Philomena’
Posted: May 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jerome Salle, Philomena, Roman Polanski, Stephen Frears, Venus in Fur, Zulu
Alexandre Desplat is reteaming with director Stephen Frears on the upcoming tragic comedy Philomena. The film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan is based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search by BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith and tells the true story of an Irish woman […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 12, 2013)
Posted: May 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: C.J. Vanston, Christopher Guest, Family Tree, HBO
Premiering tonight on HBO is the mockumentary comedy series Family Tree written and created by Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock and starring Chris O’Dowd, Tom Bennett and Nina Conti. The show’s music is composed by CJ Vanston who has previously written the music for Guest’s features Best in Show, For Your Consideration and Almost Heroes. Family […]
‘Now Is Good’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, Now Is Good, score, Soundtrack, The Beauty Inside
Splinter Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie drama Now Is Good. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dustin O’Halloran (Like Crazy). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Now Is Good based on a novel by Jenny Downham is written […]
