Archive for November, 2014

On January 6, 2015, Mica Levi will be conducting her score for Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi thriller Under the Skin live to picture with a 25-piece orchestra. The live performance will take place at the newly opened Regent Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. The first concert is set to start at 7:30pm and is followed by a second performance at […]

John Paesano has been tapped to score the upcoming sports drama My All American. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Angelo Pizzo (Rudy, Hoosiers, The Game of Their Lives) and stars Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, Robin Tunney and Sarah Bolger. The movie tells the true story of 1960s University of Texas football star […]

‘Son of a Gun’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: November 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Australian crime thriller Son of a Gun. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (The Snowtown Murders, The Babadook, Macbeth). The soundtrack is already available in Australia and will be released in several European territories later this month. The album will be […]

Premiering tomorrow, November 17, on NBC is the new drama State of Affairs created by Alexi Hawley and starring Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The show’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return). To learn more about the series, which follows a […]

Mark Mothersbaugh has been hired the upcoming Fox comedy Last Man on Earth. The show is created by Will Forte (Nebraska, Saturday Night Live, MacGruber) who also stars in the series as the last man on earth in the year 2022, who searches the entire United States for any signs of other living humans after an unknown event wipes out the entire population of […]

Nonesuch Records will release the official soundtrack album for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood who previously scored Anderson’s There Will Be Blood and The Master. Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Neil Young, Can, The Marketts, Minnie Riperton […]

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Dumb and Dumber To directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly and starring Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Kathleen Turner, Laurie Holden, Rob Riggle, Rachel Melvin and Steve Tom. The film’s original music is composed by the electronic music duo Empire of the Sun. WaterTower […]

Rupert Gregson-Williams is composing the score for the upcoming comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. The film is directed by Andy Fickman (Race to Witch Mountain, She’s All That) and stars Kevin James, Molly Shannon, Nicholas Turturro and D.B. Woodside. The movie follows the title character as he must try to stop art thieves […]

Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for Lone Scherfig’s drama The Riot Club. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kasper Winding (The Salvation). Also included is the song We’re Out There Somewhere performed by Graham Coxon of Blur. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 17, 2014 and is now […]

Stephen Oremus Named Oscar Music Director

Posted: November 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that Stephen Oremus was selected as music director for this season’s 87th Oscar ceremony. He will make his Oscar debut this year. Oremus has worked on such Broadway shows as Avenue Q, Wicked, All Shook Up,  9 to 5, The Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots.  He earned […]