Lorne Balfe has signed on to score the upcoming thriller Captive. The film is directed by Jerry Jameson and stars David Oyelowo, Kate Mara, Leonor Varela and Mimi Rogers. The movie centers on the true story of Brian Nichols who broke out of a courthouse jail in 2005 and shot dead the judge assigned to his case as well as a court […]
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Lorne Balfe to Score ‘Captive’
Posted: January 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Captive, Jerry Jameson, Lorne Balfe
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Riz Ortolani (1926 – 2014)
Posted: January 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Riz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani has passed away at age 87. The Italian composer scored around 200 films both in home country, as well as the United States, England and Germany. He received two Academy Awards for the original songs More from 1962’s Mondo cane and Till Love Touches Your Life from the 1970 western Madron. He was also Golden Globe-nominated for his Madron song, as well as […]
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, score, Soundtrack, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
ABKCO Records will release the official soundtrack album for Wes Anderson’s comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who previously collaborated with the director on The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. Also included are a number of folk music tracks used in the […]
Max Richter to Score ‘Paradise Lost’
Posted: January 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrea di Stefano, Max Richter, Paradise Lost
Max Richter has been hired to score the upcoming romantic thriller Paradise Lost. The movie is written and directed by Andrea di Stefano and stars Josh Hutcherson as a young American surfer who takes a trip to Colombia and falls in love with a beautiful local girl. Their romance seems idyllic until he meets her uncle, drug lord Pablo […]
‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Junkie XL, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire. The album features the film’s original music composed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia). The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. 300: Rise of an Empire is […]
Ellie Goulding to Perform on ‘Divergent’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Divergent, Ellie Goulding, Junkie XL
Ellie Goulding has announced that she has recorded the original song Beating Heart for the film adaptation of the young adult novel Divergent. She also announced on ABC’s Good Morning America today that she will be the “musical voice” of Shailene Woodley’s character Tris and that her voice will be featured on the instrumental score. Junkie XL is […]
‘Pompeii’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clinton Shorter, Paul W.S. Anderson, Pompeii, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the historical action epic Pompeii. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband, 2 Guns). The soundtrack will be released on February 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Click here to listen to audio clips. Pompeii is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, AVP: Alien […]
Alexandre Azaria & Marc Bell Scoring ‘Brick Mansions’
Posted: January 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Azaria, Brick Mansions, Marc Bell
Alexandre Azaria and Marc Bell are composing the music for the upcoming action thriller Brick Mansions. The film is directed by Camille Delamarre and is an English language remake of Pierre Morel’s 2004 film District B13. The movie stars Paul Walker as an undercover cop who is tasked with going into a tenement named Brick Mansions in order to […]
Hans Zimmer Launching ‘Open Call’ Global Contest on SoundCloud
Posted: January 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bleeding Fingers, Hans Zimmer
SoundCloud and The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop – a joint venture between Extreme Music, the production music arm of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer’s company Remote Control Productions – have partnered to launch the talent quest Hans Zimmer Wants You!. The winner/s will get an opportunity to become a Bleeding Fingers staff […]
‘Black Sails’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Black Sails, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the new Starz original series Black Sails. The album features the show’s original score composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), including the composer’s main titles theme. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on January 28, 2014. Black Sails marks […]
