Marius de Vries has composed the score for Lucasfilm’s upcoming animated musical Strange Magic. The movie is directed by Gary Rydstrom (Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation, Lifted) and features the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein and Peter Stormare. […]
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Marius de Vries Scoring Lucasfilm’s ‘Strange Magic’
Posted: November 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Marius de Vries, Strange Magic
Mateo Messina to Score USA’s ‘Dig’
Posted: November 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dig, Gideon Raff, Mateo Messina, Tim Kring, USA
Mateo Messina has signed on to score the upcoming USA event series Dig. The show is created by Tim Kring (Heroes, Crossing Jordan) and Gideon Raff (Homeland, Tyrant) and stars Jason Isaacs, Anne Heche, Alison Sudol, Regina Sudol, David Constabile and Omar Metwally. The action adventure drama follows an FBI agent stationed in Jerusalem who, while investigating a murder of a […]
Marco Beltrami to Score ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ and Pierre Morel’s ‘The Gunman’
Posted: November 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hitman: Agent 47, Marco Beltrami, Pierre Morel, The Gunman
Marco Beltrami revealed in a recent interview with Soundworks Collection that he is composing the music for the upcoming action thriller Hitman: Agent 47. The film is directed by Aleksander Bach and stars Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto and Thomas Kretschmann. The movie is based on the bestselling Hitman video game and follows a young woman who teams up with […]
‘Foxcatcher’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher, Mychael Danna, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack, West Dylan Thordson
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Foxcatcher. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, The Way Way Back, (500) Days of Summer), as well as additional music composed by West Dylan Thordson and Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote). Also included are the […]
Joseph Bishara to Return for ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’
Posted: November 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 3, James Wan, Joseph Bishara, Leigh Whannell
Joseph Bishara has been tapped to score the upcoming horror prequel Insidious: Chapter 3. The film marks the directorial debut of writer/actor Leigh Whannell (Saw) who scripted the previous two movies in the series. The movie stars Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Steve Coulter, Angus Sampson, Hayley Kiyoko, Ashton Moio, as well as Whannell himself. The […]
Bruce Broughton’s ‘The Presidio’ Score Released
Posted: November 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, My Science Project, Peter Bernstein, Peter Hyams, score, Soundtrack, The Presidio
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere commercial soundtrack release for the 1988 crime thriler The Presidio directed by Peter Hyams and starring Sean Connery, Mark Harmon and Meg Ryan. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Tombstone, Young Sherlock Holmes, Lost in Space). The soundtrack for the Paramount Pictures production includes […]
Matthew Margeson Scoring ‘Scouts vs. Zombies’
Posted: November 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Matthew Margeson, Scouts vs. Zombies
Matthew Margeson is scoring the upcoming horror comedy Scouts vs. Zombies. The film is directed by Christopher Landon (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) and stars Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller,Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Halston Sage and Patrick Schwarzenegger. The movie follows three scouts who, on the eve of their last camp out, […]
‘Into the Woods’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Into the Woods, Rob Marshall, Soundtrack, Stephen Sondheim
The details have been revealed of the soundtrack albums for the film adaptation of the musical Into the Woods. Walt Disney Records will release a regular and deluxe edition soundtrack featuring the songs from the film composed by Stephen Sondheim. Both albums will be released on December 16, 2014. The regular edition is available for […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 9, 2014)
Posted: November 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominik Scherrer, Hallmark Channel, HBO, James Gelfand, Jeff Beal, Northpole, Paul Englishby, PBS, Salting the Battlefield, Starz, The Missing, The Newsroom, Turks & Caicos, Worricker
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is the second part of the Worricker trilogy, Turks & Caicos directed by David Hare and starring Bill Nighy as MI5 spy Johnny Worricker, alongside Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Englishby (An Englishby, Miss Pettigrew Lives for […]
‘Rosewater’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Jon Stewart, Rosewater, score, Soundtrack
Howe Records will release a soundtrack album for Jon Stewart’s drama Rosewater. The album features the film’s original music composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Aviator, The Silence of the Lambs). Also included are tracks by Leonard Cohen, as well as Persian musicians Mahdyar Aghajani and 25 Band. The soundtrack will […]