During the DreamWorks Animation panel at Comic-Con in San Diego, it was announced that Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi will contribute three new compositions, including direct collaborations with composer John Powell, to the studio’s upcoming animated film sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2. It was also confirmed that Powell will return to compose the score […]
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Sigur Rós Frontman Jónsi to Collaborate with John Powell on ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
Posted: July 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dreamworks Animation, How to Train Your Dragon 2, John Powell, Jónsi, Sigur Rós
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2013 Emmy Nominations Announced
Posted: July 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, Emmy Nominations
The nominations for the 65th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories: Outstandig Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): Arrested Development – Flight of the Phoenix – Music by David Schwartz The Borgias – The Prince – Music by Trevor Morris Downton Abbey – Episode 6 – Music by […]
Cliff Martinez to Score ‘Mea Culpa’
Posted: July 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Fred Cavaye, Mea Culpa
Cliff Martinez revealed in a recent interview with Hitfix that he will be scoring the French thriller Mea Culpa. The film is directed by Fred Cavaye and stars Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche and Nadine Labaki. The movie centers on a pair of police officers and long-time partners, whose lives go into a tailspin when one […]
Comic-Con 2013 Update
Posted: July 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Bear McCreary, Comic-Con, Jeremy Zuckerman, Ryan Shore, Scott Glasgow
Since our last update on this year’s film music-related events at Comic-Con in San Diego, a couple of additional announcements have been made. Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) has joined the panel The Anatomy of Superhero Film Music: Bringing a Comic Book to Life, which also features such participants as Marco Beltrami and […]
‘The Canyons’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brendan Canning, Me&John, Paul Schrader, score, Soundtrack, The Canyons
SQE Music will release a soundtrack album for Paul Schrader’s upcoming indie drama The Canyons. The album features the film’s original music composed by Broken Social scene member Brendan Canning w/ Me&John. Also included are the songs Love, French, Better by Gold Zebra, Fear by A Place to Bury Strangers and Coming Down by Dum […]
‘The Spectacular Now’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack, The Spectacular Now
Lakeshore Records has announced the details for the indie drama The Spectacular Now. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (The Way, Way Back, 500 Days of Summer), as well as the songs Baby by Ariel Pink, Song For Zula by Phosphorescent and Wakin’ On A Pretty Day by Kurt Vile. The soundtrack will […]
Nick Glennie-Smith to Score Randall Wallace’s ‘Heaven Is for Real’
Posted: July 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Belfast Story, Heaven Is for Real, Nick Glennie-Smith, Randall Wallace
Nick Glennie-Smith is set to reunite with director Randall Wallace on his upcoming family drama Heaven Is for Real. The movie is based on the bestselling novel Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent and follows a boy who recounts tales […]
Shirley Walker’s ‘Turbulence’ Score Released
Posted: July 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Shirley Walker, Soundtrack, Turbulence
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1997 action thriller Turbulence directed by Robert Butler and starring Lauren Holly and Ray Liotta. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Willard, Batman: The Animated Series). […]
Alan Silvestri’s ‘Clean Slate’ and ‘The Perez Family’ Scores Released
Posted: July 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Angel's Wing, Clean Slate, Dangerous Moves, Gabriel Yared, L'Instincte de l"ange, La Diagonale du Fou, La Putain du Roi, score, Soundtrack, The King's Whore, The Perez Family
Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album featuring two previously unreleased scores written by Academy Award-nominated composer Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, The Avengers). The album features the world premiere release of the score for the 1994 comedy Clean Slate directed by Mick Jackson (The Bodyguard) and starring Dana Carvey, Valeria […]
‘Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Ilan Eshkeri, Soundtrack
Rhino Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. The album features the music from the film, including a track from Philip Glass’ Koyaanisqatsi, The Police’s Roxanne, Shirley Bassey’s Goldfinger, Bryan Ferry’s Let’s Stick Together, Sparks’ The Number One Song in Heaven and Hot Chocolate’s It Started With a Kiss. […]
