Premiering on Wednesday, July 10, is the new FX drama The Bridge . The series stars Demian Bechir and Diana Kruger as two El Paso detectives who partner to catch a serial killer working both sides of the US-Mexican border. The show is based on the Scandinavian series of the same title and is adapted […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2013)
Posted: July 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FX, Shawn Pierce, The Bridge
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Rodrigo Leão Scoring Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’
Posted: July 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lee Daniels, Rodrigo Leão, The Butler
Rodrigo Leão has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming drama The Butler. The film is directed by Lee Daniels (Precious, The Paperboy) and stars 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. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 5, 2013)
Posted: July 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, Despicable Me 2, Hammer of the Gods, Hans Zimmer, Heitor Pereira, Kennard Ramsey, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Mike Mogis, Nathaniel Walcott, Pharrell Williams, Rob Simonsen, Stuck in Love, The Lone Ranger, The Way Way Back
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week: Already in theaters since Wednesday is the animated film sequel Despicable Me 2 directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong, Steve Coogan and Benjamin Bratt. Pharrell Williams has written the movie’s original songs […]
‘Beneath’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beneath, Fall on Your Sword, score, Soundtrack, Will Bates
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror film Beneath. The album features the film’s original score composed by Will Bates of Fall On Your Sword (Another Earth, Lola Versus, We Steal Secrets). Also included are additional tracks by Graham Reznick and Shilpa Ray. The soundtrack will be released both digitally and physically […]
‘Kick-Ass 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, Soundtrack
Sony Music will release a soundtrack album for the superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Union J, Glasvegas, James Flannigan, Lemon, Danko Jones, Eg White & Chlöe Howl, The Bees, Ozma, The Go! Team and Hanni El Khatib. The soundtrack will be released on […]
‘Elysium’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elysium, Neil Blomkamp, Ryan Amon, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Neil Blomkamp’s sci-fi action drama Elysium. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ryan Amon. The soundtrack will be released on August 6, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Elysium written and […]
‘The Smurfs 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack, The Smurfs 2
Varese Sarabande will release a score album for the family movie The Smurfs 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). The soundtrack will be released on July 23, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, RCA Records will release a […]
Walt Disney Records to Release Jon Brion’s ‘The Blue Umbrella’ Score
Posted: July 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon Brion, Pixar, The Blue Umbrella
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack for Pixar’s animated short The Blue Umbrella. The single features the film’s music composed by Jon Brion (Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) featuring vocals by Sarah Jaffe. Also included is an instrumental version of the Blue Umbrella suite. The two-track single will be released on July 9, 2013 and […]
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘Last Vegas’
Posted: July 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Jon Turteltaub, Last Vegas, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Last Vegas. The film is directed by Jon Turteltaub and stars Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline as four best friends in their late-60’s, who decide to escape retirement and throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the last single member […]
Expanded ‘Patriot Games’ Score by James Horner Released
Posted: July 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, Patriot Games, Phillip Noyce, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack edition for the 1992 thriller Patriot Games directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Anne Archer and Sean Bean. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed by James Horner. Also included are a number of source cues […]
