Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the drama The Butler starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams. The film’s […]
Archive for August, 2013
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 16, 2013)
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Austenland, Brian Tyler, Daniel Hart, Emmy the Great, Henry Jackman, Ilan Eshkeri, jOBS, John Debney, Junkie XL, Kick-Ass 2, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Matthew Margeson, Paranoia, Rodrigo Leão, Standing Up
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‘About Time’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: About Time, Nick Laird-Clowes, Richard Curtis, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming romantic comedy About Time. The album features the songs from the film, including the original song How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding, as well as tracks by Ben Folds, The Cure, Amy Winehouse, Paul Buchanan, The Killers, T.A.T.U. and Arvo Pärt. Also […]
Dave Porter to Score Fox’s ‘Wayward Pines’
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chad Hodge, Dave Porter, Fox, M. Night Shyamalan, Wayward Pines
Dave Porter has been hired to score the upcoming event series Wayward Pines. The show is created by Chad Hodge (The Playboy Club, Runaway) and stars Matt Dillon, Shannyn Sossamon, Terrence Howard, Carla Gugino, Juliette Lewis, Toby Jones and Melissa Leo. The series follows a Secret Service agent Ethan Burke who arrives in the bucolic town […]
World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2013 World Soundtrack Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October […]
‘Adore’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adore, Anne Fontaine, Antony Partos, Christopher Gordon, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for the drama Adore. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Christopher Gordon (Master and Commander, Daybreakers). Also included is additional music by Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom). The soundtrack will be released on September 24, 2013 and is now available for […]
‘Standing Up’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, D.J. Caruso, score, Soundtrack, Standing Up
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama Standing Up. The album features the film’s original score composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Now You See Me, Fast Five). The soundtrack will be released physically on September 24, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio […]
Gustavo Santaolalla Takes Over Scoring Duties on ‘August: Osage County’
Posted: August 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: August: Osage County, Carter Burwell, Gustavo Santaolalla, John Wells
Gustavo Santaolalla has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming drama August: Osage County. The movie is directed by John Wells (The Company Men) and features and all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Nicholson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dermot Mulroney, Misty Upham and Sam Shepard. […]
‘Filth’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Filth, Soundtrack
Island Records will release a soundtrack album for the British comedic thriller Filth. The album features three tracks from the film’s original score composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Moon). Also included are the film’s songs by artists including Billy Ocean, The Shirelles, Tom Jones, Otis Blackwell, David Soul, Wilson Pickett, […]
Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Under the Skin’ to Feature Music by Mica Levi
Posted: August 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jonathan Glazer, Mica Levi, Micachu, Under the Skin
Mica Levi has composed the music for Jonathan Glazer’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Under the Skin. The film is based on a novel by Michael Faber (The Crimson Petal and the White) and stars Scarlett Johannson as an alien disguised as a mesmerizing woman who scours remote highways and backroads for human prey. Glazer has co-written the […]
‘Rush’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: August 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Ron Howard, Rush, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has published audio clips from all tracks of the soundtrack release for Ron Howard’s racing drama Rush. As previously announced, the album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight), as well as the songs featured in the film by Dave Edmunds, Steve Winwood, Mud, Thin Lizzy […]
