iZLER has been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama Growing Up and Other Lies. The film is directed by Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky and stars Adam Brody, Wyatt Cenac, Amber Tamblyn, Josh Lawson, Lauren Miller and Jacobs himself. The movie follows a 30-year-old man who recruits his three oldest friends to help him […]
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iZLER to Score ‘Growing Up and Other Lies’
Posted: February 9, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Growing Up and Other Lies, iZLER, Philip Klein
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 8, 2013)
Posted: February 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Richardson, Christopher Lennertz, Identity Thief, Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Joseph Conlan, Liam Hayes, Lore, Max Richter, Side Effects, Spiders, The Playroom, Thomas Newman
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the crime comedy Identity Thief directed by Seth Gordon and starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick and Eric Stonestreet. The film’s music is […]
WaterTower Music to Release John Ottman’s ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Score
Posted: February 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryan Singer, Jack the Giant Slayer, John Ottman, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Bryan Singer’s upcoming fantasy adventure Jack the Giant Slayer. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Ottman who has previously worked with the director on such films as The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie and the second X-Men movie. In addition to writing the orchestral […]
Rob Simonsen Scoring ‘Chu and Blossom’
Posted: February 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chu and Blossom, Rob Simonsen
Rob Simonsen revealed in a recent interview with Sound on Sight that he is currently scoring the indie coming of age comedy Chu and Blossom. The film is directed by Gavin Kelly and Charles Chu and stars Chu himself, as well as Ryan O’Nan, Melanie Lynskey, Alan Cumming, Mercedes Ruehl, Caitlin Stasey, Annie Potts, Chris Marquette, […]
William Ross to Conduct Orchestra at 85th Academy Awards
Posted: February 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, William Ross
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced today that William Ross will conduct the Oscar orchestra for the 85th Academy Awards later this month. The composer and arranger has previously conducted for the 79th and 83rd Academy Awards in 2007 and 2011. Ross has composed the music for such films as The […]
‘Side Effects’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Side Effects, Soundtrack, Steven Soderbergh, Thomas Newman
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Steven Soderbergh’s psychological thriller Side Effects. The album features the film’s score composed by Thomas Newman who previously collaborated with the director on Erin Brockovich and The Good German. Newman’s music for the movie has been singled out by numerous major film critics including Roger Ebert over the […]
David Hirschfelder Scoring ‘The Railway Man’
Posted: February 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Hirschfelder, Jonathan Teplitzy, The Railway Man
David Hirschfelder is composing the score for the upcoming drama The Railway Man. The movie is directed by Jonathan Teplitzy (Burning Man) and stars Colin Firth as Eric Lomax, a British officer who was captured and tortured by the Japanese in World War II and is persuaded by his wife to seek out and confront […]
‘Song for Marion’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laura Rossi, score, Song for Marion, Soundtrack, Unfinished Song
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama Song for Marion. The album features the songs featured in the film performed by the movie’s cast. Also included are selections from the original score composed by Laura Rossi. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on February 25, 2013. No word yet […]
Mariah Carey Performs ‘Almost Home’ for ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
Posted: February 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Mariah Carey, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Sam Raimi
Disney announced today that Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Mariah Carey has recorded the original song Almost Home for Sam Raimi’s upcoming fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful. The track will be released as a single by Carey’s label, Island Def Jam, on February 19, 2013. David LaChapelle will direct Carey in the music video for […]
‘The Grandmaster’ to Feature Music by Nathaniel Mechaly
Posted: February 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathaniel Mechaly, Shigeru Umebayashi, The Grandmaster, Wong Kar-Wai
Nathaniel Mechaly has composed a new score for the international version of the martial arts epic The Grandmaster. The film is directed by Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love, My Blueberry Nights) and stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Wang Qingxiang, Zhang Jin, Zhao Benshan and Song Hye-kyo. The movie is a […]
