Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller Edge of Tomorrow directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Riley, Jonas Armstrong and Franz Drameh. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Muppets, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). WaterTower Music has released a […]
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 6, 2014)
Posted: June 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Lockington, Anna, Blake Neely, Chris Bordeaux, Christophe Beck, Edge of Tomorrow, I'll Follow You Down, Lucas Vidal, Mark Kilian, Michael Montes, Mike Mogis, Nathaniel Walcott, Obvious Child, Ping Pong Summer, The Case Against 8, The Fault in Our Stars, The Sacrament, Trust Me, Tyler Bates
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‘Healing’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Hirschfelder, Healing, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album for the Australian drama Healing has been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Shine, The Railway Man, Legend of the Guardians). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips below. Healing is directed by Craig Monahan […]
Christophe Beck to Return for ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’
Posted: June 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Christophe Beck confirmed in a recent interview with We Are Movie Geeks that he is returning to score the upcoming comedy sequel Hot Tub Time Machine 2. The film reunites director Steve Pink (About Last Night, Accepted), screenwriter Josh Heald and actors Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke and Chevy Chase. They are joined by […]
‘John Doe: Vigilante’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Hirschfelder, John Doe: Vigilante, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Australian thriller John Doe: Vigilante. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer David Hirschfelder (Elizabeth, Shine, Australia). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. John Doe: Vigilante is directed by Kelly Dolen and stars Jamie Bamber, Lachy Hulme, Gary Abrahams, […]
Deborah Lurie to Score ABC’s ‘Astronaut Wives Club’
Posted: June 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Astronaut Wives Club, Deborah Lurie, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
Deborah Lurie has been hired to score the upcoming ABC drama Astronaut Wives Club. The show is created by Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl, Hart of Dixie, Endless Love) and stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Odette Annable, Zoe Boyle, Azure Parsons and Desmond Harrington. The 10-episode limited series is based on the book by Lily Koppel and […]
Inside ‘The Matrix Live’ Documentary
Posted: June 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Don Davis, The Matrix
Laser Hotline has published a new documentary on the music of The Matrix. The 50-minute film focuses on composer Don Davis and his involvement with The Matrix Live, a live to picture concert, which the composer last conducted on May 17, 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany. The composer talks about his musical background, his influences, how […]
Mark Bradshaw to Score ‘Testament of Youth’
Posted: June 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Kent, Mark Bradshaw, Testament of Youth
Mark Bradshaw has been hired to score the upcoming historical drama Testament of Youth. The film is directed by James Kent (The Thirteenth Tale, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister) and stars Alicia Vikander, Kit Harrington, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Emily Watson, Joanna Scanlan, Hayley Atwell, Jonathan Bailey, Alexandra Roach and Anna […]
‘Bird People’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Béatrice Thiriet, Bird People, score, Soundtrack
Cristal Records has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Bird People. The album features the film’s original music composed by Béatrice Thiriet (Lady Chatterley). Also included is David Bowie’s Space Oddity and Feist’s Anti Pioneer. The soundtrack was released earlier this week in France. No word yet on a release in the U.S. Click […]
Syfy’s ‘Dominion’ to Feature Music by Christopher Young and Jeff Rona
Posted: June 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, Dominion, Jeff Rona, Scott Stewart, Syfy
Christopher Young has composed the music for the pilot of the new Syfy original series Dominion. Jeff Rona is currently scoring the other episodes of the first season of the show created by Scott Stewart and starring Christopher Egan, Tom Wisdom, Roxanne McKee, Alan Dale, Anthony Stewart Head and Luke Allen-Gale. The supernatural action drama is based […]
‘Coming Home’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Coming Home, Lang Lang, Qigang Chen, score, Soundtrack, Zhang Yimou
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Zhang Yimou’s romantic drama Coming Home. The album features the film’s original music composed by Qigang Chen who previously scored the director’s features The Flowers of War and Under the Hawthorne Tree. The music was recorded with the China Philharmonic Orchestra and features piano solos by Lang Lang. The soundtrack will be […]
