Archive for 2014

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the family movie Dolphin Tale 2 written and directed by Charles Martin Smith and starring Harry Connick, Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Austin Stowell. The film’s original music is composed by Rachel Portman (The Cider […]

Heitor Pereira Scoring ‘The Jesuit’

Posted: September 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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Heitor Pereira is composing the music for the upcoming crime thriller The Jesuit. The film is directed by Alfonso Pineda Ulloa and stars Jose Maria Yazpik, Tim Roth, Brian Cox, Tommy Flanagan, Neal McDonough, Shannyn Sossamon and Paz Vega. The movie follows an ex-convict who is forced to take matters into his own hands after […]

Alex Da Kid to Develop Movie Musical ‘Ziggy’

Posted: September 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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British music producer Alex Da Kid is developing the original contemporary music for the upcoming movie musical Ziggy. The film is directed by Diesel Schwarze who previously worked with Baz Luhrmann on Moulin Rouge! and Broadway’s La Boheme. The period movie is set to star Dane DeHaan and Rooney Mara and follows a hunchback escape […]

Miles of Lions Records has released a score album for Zach Braff’s indie dramedy Wish I Was Here. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, (500) Days of Summer, The Way Way Back). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes, where you can also listen […]

Caldera Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the action thriller Tokarev (released in the U.S. under the title Rage). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Eyquem (Copperhead, Winnie Mandela). Also included on the CD is an audio commentary by the composer talking about the concept of his […]

Antoine Duhamel (1925 – 2014)

Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Antoine Duhamel has passed away at age 89. The French composer was best known for scoring numerous films for directors Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. His collaborations with Godard included 1965’s BAFTA-nominated drama Pierrot le Fou starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and 1967’s Weekend. Among the movies he scored for Truffaut were the 1968 Oscar-nominated comedy drama […]

‘Borgia’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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A soundtrack album will be released for the third and final season of the historical drama Borgia. The album features selection from the show’s original score composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, The Attack, Sitcom) who previously wrote the music for the second season. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 15, 2014 and is […]

‘Saint Laurent’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Saint Laurent. The album features the film’s original score composed by the film’s director Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance). Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Velvet Underground, The Metros, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and […]

Back Lot Music has released the original song Come Clean by Michelle DeShon & Leon Thomas from the USA drama Satisfaction. The somg will be featured in this week’s episode Through Revelation and is now available to download as a single on Amazon. Check out an audio sample after the jump. Satisfaction is created and […]

‘Reclaim’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: September 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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Silva Screen Records America will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Reclaim. The album features the film’s original music composed by Inon Zur (Prince of Persia, Dragon Age, Crysis video games). Also included is the song Fighting the World performed by Mike Harris and written by Maddie White (check out the track after the jump), […]