Archive for February, 2014

Four new movies are opening nationwide this week: Already in theaters since Wednesday is the sci-fi action movie RoboCop directed by José Padilha and starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams and Samuel L. Jackson. Pedro Bromfman who previously scored Padilha’s Elite Squad movies has composed the […]

Jeff Beal has recently composed the score for the upcoming Lifetime original movie A Day Late and a Dollar Short. The film is based on the New York Times bestseller by Terry McMillan (Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back) and stars Whoopi Goldberg as Viola Price, the irascible matriarch who tries to create some order within her family […]

Psychedelic Records has released a soundtrack album for the indie romantic drama Charlie Countryman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover, The Muppets) and Dead Mono. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Charlie Countryman is directed by Fredrik Bond and stars Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, […]

Harry Escott Scoring ‘New Worlds’ Mini-Series

Posted: February 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Harry Escott is currently recording his score for the upcoming mini-series New Worlds. The historical drama is written and created by Peter Flannery (Funny Bones, Our Friends In The North) & Martine Brant and stars Jamie Dornan, Freya Mavor, Alice Englert and Joe Dempsie. The four-parter is set in the 1680s during the Restoration period […]

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will present the first-ever live “Oscar Concert” celebrating this year’s nominated scores and songs on Thursday, February 27, at 8 p.m. at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The program will feature an 80-piece orchestra performing suites from each of the nominated original scores, conducted by their […]

‘Rio 2’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: February 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Atlantic Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rio 2. The album features the songs from the film, including the original track What Is Love by Janelle Monae, which can be checked out after the jump. Also featured is the song Rio Rio, ” a new version of the track by Take You to Rio by Ester Dean […]

The Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 4th Annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, February 26, at Mack Sennett Studios in Hollywood. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors in 14 categories representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of the major […]

Photek to Score Fox’s ‘Gang Related’

Posted: February 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Photek is composing the music for the upcoming Fox drama Gang Related. The show is created by Chris Morgan (Fast Five, Wanted) and stars Ramon Rodriguez, RZA, Sung Kang, Inbar Lavi, Terry O’Quinn, Shantel VanSanten, Cliff Curtis and Jay Hernandez. The series follows a rising star in Los Angeles’ elite Gang Task Force who teams up with […]

Oscars show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that singer-songwriter Karen O will, for the first time, perform the Academy Award-nominated original song The Moon Song  for a global television audience on the Oscars on March 2, 2014. The song from Spike Jonze’s romantic drama Her starring Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams and Rooney Mara is one […]

‘Under the Skin’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: February 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Under the Skin. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2014. Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer (Birth, Sexy Beast) is […]