Premiering tomorrow, April 15 is the new sci-fi series Defiance created by Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape) and starring Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Jaime Murray, Tony Curran, Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner and Fionnula Flanagan. Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) is composing the show’s score. It has been announced this past week that […]
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Brett Detar Scoring William Brent Bell’s ‘Wer’
Posted: April 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Detar, Wer, William Brent Bell
Brett Detar is composing the score for the upcoming horror feature Wer. The film is directed by William Brent Bell and stars A.J. Cook, Simon Quarterman, Vic Sahay, Sebastian Roché and Brian J. O’Connor. The movie is set in Paris and follows s defense attorney who is looking to clear her client who is a […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2013)
Posted: April 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 42, Austin Wintory, Disconnect, George Fenton, Hanan Townshend, Into the White, It's a Disaster, James L. Venable, Mark Isham, Max Richter, Nils Petter Molvaer, Scary Movie 5, The Angels' Share, To the Wonder
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sports drama 42 written and directed by Brian Helgeland and stars Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Alan Tudyk, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Brad Beyer and T.R. Knight. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, A River […]
Jóhann Jóhannsson to Score ‘Prisoners’
Posted: April 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Denis Villeneuve, Johann Johannsson, Prisoners
Jóhann Jóhannsson has been hired to score the upcoming dramatic thriller Prisoners. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) and stars Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard and David Dastmalchian. The movie follows a small-town carpenter whose young daughter and best friend are kidnapped and discovers that elderly […]
Bear McCreary’s ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Theme to Be Released
Posted: April 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Da Vinci's Demons, Defiance, Europa Report, score, Soundtrack
Composer Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) has launched his own record label Sparks & Shadows and announced the first couple of releases. Coming out on April 12, 2013 as a digital single is his main theme for the new Starz original series Da Vinci’s Demons. The single will be released on April 12 […]
Justin Burnett Scoring ‘Getaway’
Posted: April 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Courtney Solomon, Getaway, Java Heat, Justin Burnett
Justin Burnett is currently scoring the upcoming action crime thriller Getaway. The movie is directed by Courtney Solomon (An American Haunting) and Yaron Levy and stars Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez and Jon Voight. The film follows a burned out race car driver forced to get behind the wheel for a criminal scheme when his wife is […]
‘Scary Movie 5’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Scary Movie 5, Scary Movie V, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the horror spoof sequel Scary Movie 5. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Hyper Crush, Latief Scott, Bellringer, Blind Truth featuring Georgia Harris and Tarik NuClothes. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 23, 2013. Check back on this page for audio clips. […]
Danielle Diego to Head Fox Music
Posted: April 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danielle Diego, Fox Music
20th Century Fox Film has promoted Danielle Diego to EVP of Fox Music. In her new position, she will be responsible for overseeing music supervision for films across all Fox Film Divisions, including 20th Century Fox Film, Fox Searchlight, Fox 2000 and Fox Animation. Diego worked at Fox for 17 years and previously served as […]
Son Lux Scoring ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His/Hers’
Posted: April 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Son Lux, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Son Lux is composing the score for the upcoming movies The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers. The double feature is written and directed by Ned Benson and stars Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, William Hurt, Jess Weixler, Nina Arianda, Viola Davis, Isabelle Huppert, Bill Hader and Ciaran Hinds. The films […]
