Joseph Trapanese has signed on to score Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action adventure Echo. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Dave Green who is best known for helming numerous commercials and music videos, as well as comedic short films, including Pinkberry the Movie. The movie has been described as a “wolf adventure”, but no […]
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Joseph Trapanese to Score Disney’s ‘Echo’
Posted: May 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Green, Echo, Joseph Trapanese
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Behind the Music of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
Posted: May 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: J.J. Abrams, Michael Giacchino, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
Paramount Pictures has published a short video featurette on the music for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness. The video features an interview with Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost), as well as footage from the score’s recording sessions earlier this year. Check out the full video after the jump. The soundtrack album for […]
SCL Selects Ashley Irwin as New President
Posted: May 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ashley Irwin, SCL
The board of the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) unanimously elected Emmy-winning composer Ashley Irwin as President for the 2013-2015 term. The Australian composer has been a board member since 2008 and has served on the Performing Rights Committee and as the Chairman of the Seminar Committee for the last four years. He succeeds […]
‘Frances Ha’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Frances Ha, Noah Baumbach, Soundtrack
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 […]
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 […]
