Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for Gore Verbinski’s western The Lone Ranger. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer who has previously collaborated with the director on the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Rango and The Ring Also included is a track by the folk band Pokey LaFarge and […]
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‘The Lone Ranger’ Score Album Details
Posted: June 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, The Lone Ranger
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Walter Murphy Tapped for NBC’s Animated Special ‘How Murray Saved Christmas’
Posted: June 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: How Murray Saved Christmas, NBC, Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy has been tapped to write the music for the NBC holiday special How Murray Saved Christmas. The project is based on the best-selling children’s book of the same name by Mike Reiss and centers on the cranky deli owner Murray Kleiner, who is forced to fill in for Santa one Christmas and does […]
‘The Conjuring’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Bishara, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Conjuring
La-La Land Records will release the official soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Conjuring. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Bishara (Insidious, Dark Skies). Also included is a theme written for the movie by composer Mark Isham. The soundtrack will be released on July 16, 2013 and is now available […]
Ilan Eshkeri Takes Over Scoring Duties on ’47 Ronin’
Posted: June 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 47 Ronin, Carl Rinsch, Ilan Eshkeri
Ilan Eshkeri has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming 3D martial arts fantasy adventure 47 Ronin. The movie is directed by Carl Rinsch and stars Keanu Reeves, as well as Japanese actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, and Kou Shibasaki. Chris Morgan (Fast Five) and Hossein Amini (Drive) have written the screenplay for […]
‘The Smurfs 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Smurfs, The Smurfs 2
RCA Records will release the soundtrack album for the hybrid live action/animated family movie The Smurfs 2. The album features music from and inspired by the film, including Britney Spears’ new single Ooh La La, as well as songs by Owl City, Nelly Furtado (feat. Ace Primo), Right Said Fred, Becky G (feat. Austin Mahone), […]
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Posted: June 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Jonathan Liebesman, Marvel Studios, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thor, Thor: The Dark World
Brian Tyler has signed on to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World. The film is directed by Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo and […]
‘Pacific Rim’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: June 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guillermo Del Toro, Pacific Rim, Ramin Djawadi
The cover art of the soundtrack album for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming sci-fi monster movie Pacific Rim has been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack is now scheduled to be released digitally on June 25, 2013 by WaterTower Music and […]
‘Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa’ to Feature Music by Ilan Eshkeri
Posted: June 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Ilan Eshkeri
According to the film’s first full trailer, Ilan Eshkeri is the composer of the upcoming British comedy Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. The film is directed by Declan Lowne and and stars Steve Coogan in the title role, alongside Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nigel Lindsay, Felicity Montagu, Simon Greenall and Phil Cornwell. The […]
Rachel Portman Scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ‘Diana’
Posted: June 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Diana, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman is scoring the upcoming biographical drama Diana. The film is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Experiment) and stars Naomi Watts in the title role alongside Naveen Andrews who portrays the heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan. The film centers on the last two years of Princess Diana’s life and the secret love affair […]
‘World War Z’ Remixes EP Announced
Posted: June 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, World War Z
Warner Bros. Records will release an EP for the zombie thriller World War Z featuring remixes of the film’s original score by Marco Beltrami. The release features four remixes by Mystery Skulls, Justin Warfield, Future Funk Squad and BLKHRTS. The EP will be released tomorrow, June 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. […]
