Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the action movie Need for Speed. The album features the original song Hero by Kid Cudi feat. Skylar Grey, as well as two new songs by Aloe Blacc and a new remix of All Along the Watchtower by Jamie N Commons. The soundtrack will be released on March […]
Archive for February, 2014
‘Need for Speed’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Need for Speed, Soundtrack
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 28, 2014)
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Angelo Badalamenti, Bottled Up, Edward Rogers, Ernest & Celestine, HairBrained, Hans Zimmer, Joe Hisaishi, John Ottman, John Swihart, Lorne Balfe, Mark Kilian, Max Richter, Non-Stop, Odd Thomas, Repentance, Sam Retzer, Son of God, Stalingrad, The Bag Man, The Lunchbox, The Newton Brothers, The Wind RIses, Tim Boland, Tony Morales, Vincent Courtois
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the thriller Non-Stop directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Anson Mount, Michellle Dockery, Scott McNairy, Lupita Nyong’o and Corey Stoll. The film’s original music is composed by John Ottman (X2, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) who previously scored the director’s features Unknown, Orphan and House of Wax. […]
‘Tom at the Farm’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gabriel Yared, score, Soundtrack, Tom à la ferme, Tom at the Farm, Xavier Dolan
A soundtrack album will be released for Xavier Dolan’s drama Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1408). The soundtrack will be released on March 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded […]
Ennio Morricone in Conversation with Quentin Tarantino
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino
On March 18, legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone will appear at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theater for a discussion of his far-ranging career. Academy Award-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino will be moderating the conversation. Morricone whose credits include such classic as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Once Upon a Time […]
Academy Celebrates Nominated Song & Scores at Oscar Concert
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Oscar Concert
Last night, the Academy of the Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) presented its first-ever official Oscar concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall celebrating the nominated scores and songs of the 86th Academy Awards. The event was hosted by rapper Common and produced by Academy governors Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton. To start off the show, […]
Soundtrack for Showtime’s ‘Shameless’ Announced
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Shameless, Showtime, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Shameless. The album features a selection of songs from the show compiled by music supervisor Ann Kline, including the theme song The Luck You Got by The High Strung. Other artists featured on the soundtrack include The Moog, The Wild Yaks, FidLAr, […]
Thomas Newman to Score ‘The Judge’ and James Brown Biopic ‘Get On Up’
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Dobkin, Get On Up, Tate Taylor, The Judge, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has signed on to score the upcoming legal drama The Judge. The film is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Knights, The Change-Up) and stars Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vera Farmiga, Melissa Leo, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester and Billy Bob Thornton. The movie follows a big-city lawyer who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, […]
Carl Thiel Scoring ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The TV Series’
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carl Thiel, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Robert Rodriguez
Carl Thiel is composing the score for From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. The show based on Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 cult film of the same title starring George Clooney & Quentin Tarantino stars D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia, Don Johnson, Robert Patrick, Madison Davenport, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake Busey and Wilmer Valderrama. The 10-episode series follows a bank robber, Seth […]
‘The Bag Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Rogers, score, Soundtrack, The Bag Man, Tony Morales
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Bag Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tony Morales (Hatfields & McCoys, Enemies Closer) & Edward Rogers (Warehouse 13, NYPD Blue). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded […]
‘American Hustle’ and ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Win Guild of Music Supervisors Honors
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
This evening, the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out at the Mack Sennett Studios in Hollywood. Susan Jacobs received the honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 35M category for her work as music supervisor on David O. Russell’s American Hustle. In the Motion Picture Over 35M category, T Bone Burnett received the award for his […]
