WaterTower Music (via Deadline) has published a video featurette on the music of the historical action epic 300: Rise of an Empire, which topped the domestic and international box office this past weekend. The video features an interview with the film’s composer Junkie XL (Divergent) who discusses building new instruments for his score, as well […]
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Creating the Music for ‘300: Rise of an Empire’
Posted: March 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Junkie XL
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Gabriel Yared Scoring ‘The Prophet’
Posted: March 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Yared, Roger Allers, The Prophet
Gabriel Yared is composing the score for the upcoming animated feature The Prophet. The film is written and directed by Roger Allers (The Lion King, Open Season) and features the voice talent of Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina and Quvenzhané Wallis. The movie is based on the iconic book of […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 9, 2014)
Posted: March 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Alan Silvestri, Believe, Blake Neely, Carl Thiel, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Dan Foliart, Fox, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, FX, NBC, Resurrection, Saint George, Steven Price
Premiering tonight on Fox is the docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold & Brannon Braga and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, The Avengers) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring selections from the composer’s was […]
Joel P. West Scoring ‘About Alex’
Posted: March 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: About Alex, Jesse Zwick, Joel P. West
Joel P. West is the composer of the upcoming indie drama About Alex. The film marks the directorial debut of Jesse Zwick (Parenthood) and stars Aubrey Plaza, Jason Ritter, Max Greenfield, Nate Parker, Maggie Grace, Max Minghella and Jane Levy. The movie follows seven college friends who reunite one long weekend after one of their […]
‘Grand Piano’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Grand Piano, score, Soundtrack, Victor Reyes
MovieScore Media and Kronos Records have released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Grand Piano. The album features the film’s original music composed by Victor Reyes (Buried, Red Lights). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. A CD version is set to be released on March 25, 2014. Audio clips are embedded […]
‘Divergent’ Score Album Details
Posted: March 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Divergent, Ellie Goulding, Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL, score, Soundtrack
The details of the score album for the film adaptation of the young adult novel Divergent have been revealed. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Junkie XL (300: Rise of an Empire, Paranoia) and executive produced by Hans Zimmer. Ellie Goulding is featured as a vocalist on the score. The album will […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 7, 2014)
Posted: March 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Alexandre Desplat, Daniel Pemberton, Danny Elfman, Grand Piano, Haunt, In Fear, Junkie XL, Marcelo Zarvos, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Reinhold Heil, Roly Porter, The Face of Love, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Victor Reyes
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro and starring Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Callan Mulvey, Jack O’Connell and Lena Headey. The film’s original music is compowed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia). […]
Marco Beltrami Takes Over Scoring Duties on Michael R. Roskam’s ‘The Drop’
Posted: March 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marco Beltrami, Michael R. Roskam, The Drop
Marco Beltrami has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming crime thriller The Drop. The movie, which was previously entitled Animal Rescue, marks the English language feature debut of director Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead) and stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Gandolfini and John Ortiz. The film follows a lonely Boston bartender who […]
Ennio Morricone to Score Giuseppe Tornatore’s ‘The Correspondence’
Posted: March 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ennio Morricone, Giuseppe Tornatore, The Correspondence
Ennio Morricone is set to reunite with director Giuseppe Tornatore on the director’s upcoming romantic drama The Correspondence. The movie centers on the love affair between a professor and a younger woman working in the same field. No casting deals have been announced yet, but a well-known male actor is reportedly in talks for the […]
Cliff Martinez to Score HBO’s ‘The Normal Heart’
Posted: March 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, HBO, Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart
Cliff Martinez has been hired to score the upcoming HBO original movie The Normal Heart. The film is directed by Ryan Murphy (Glee, Nip/Tuck, Eat Pray Love) and stars Mark Ruffalo, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Jonathan Groff, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Denis O’Hare, Stephen Spinella and Corey Stoll. The movie is based […]
