WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi fantasy movie Jupiter Ascending. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Lost, Up, Ratatouille, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album will also be released as a 2-CD set overseas and […]
Archive for January, 2015
‘Jupiter Ascending’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jupiter Ascending, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack
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Craig Safan’s Expanded ‘The Last Starfighter’ Score Released
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Craig Safan, score, Soundtrack, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Last Starfighter
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter directed by Nick Castle and starring Lance Guest, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert Preston and Catherine Mary Stewart. The album features the complete score from the film composed and conducted by Craig Safan (Cheers, Stand and Deliver, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master), […]
George Fenton Scoring Andy Tennant’s ‘Wild Oats’
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Tennant, George Fenton, Wild Oats
George Fenton is reuniting with director Andy Tennant to score the upcoming comedy drama Wild Oats. The film stars Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Judd Hirsch, Matt Walsh and Billy Connolly. The movie follows a woman who receives an unexpected windfall check from a computer glitch and goes on the run from the law. Claudia Myers (Fort Bliss) and Gary […]
‘The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Geoff Zanelli, score, Soundtrack, The Scorpion King, The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure sequel The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power. The album features the film’s original music composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Hitman, Mortdecai, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. La-La Land Records […]
John Lunn to Score BBC America’s ‘The Last Kingdom’
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BBC America, John Lunn, The Last Kingdom
John Lunn has been tapped to score the upcoming historical drama series The Last Kingdom. The show stars Alexander Dreymon, Rutger Hauer, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Ian Hart, Tobias Santelmann, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Peter Gantzler, Joseph Millson, Alexandre Willaume, Rune Temte and Henning Valin Jakobsen. The 8-parter based on Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novels The Saxon Stories […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 4, 2015)
Posted: January 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Agent Carter, Alan Menken, Babylon, Christopher Lennertz, Empire, Fil Eisler, Fox, Galavant, Glenn Slater, Hindsight, Rick Smith, Stephen Endelman, SundanceTV, VH1
Premiering tonight is the musical comedy Galavant created by Dan Fogelman and starring Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show features original songs written by Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and Glenn Slater. The series’ underscore is composed by Christopher Lennertz […]
Mark McKenzie Scoring ‘Max & Me’
Posted: January 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse, Mark McKenzie, Max & Me
Mark McKenzie is composing the score for the upcoming animated feature Max & Me. The film is written by Bruce Morris (Pocahontas, Hercules) and features the voices of David Henrie, Ashley Greene, Neal McDonough and Hector Elizondo. The movie follows a youngster who learns about sacrifice through the true story of Polish priest Maximilian Kolbe and the challenges […]
Don Davis to Score ‘False Memory Syndrome’
Posted: January 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Don Davis, False Memory Syndrome
Don Davis is set to score the upcoming sci-fi thriller False Memory Syndrome. The film is directed by Fulvio Sestito and stars Peter Stormare, Jordan Hinson, Dee Wallace and Don Stark. The movie takes place during the shoot of a documentary to expose the lies of alien abductees and follows a provocative filmmaker and his crew who encounter a young […]
Jeff Danna Scoring ‘Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck’
Posted: January 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Morgen, Jeff Danna, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Jeff Danna is reteaming with director Brett Morgen on the upcoming documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. The film centers around Kurt Cobain, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Nirvana, who remains an icon 20 years after his death. The movie follows Cobain’s life and his career with Nirvana through the lens of his home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 2, 2015)
Posted: January 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: [REC] 4 Apocalypse, A Most Violent Year, Alex Ebert, Arnau Bataller, Brandon Roberts, Leviathan, Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, Philip Glass, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the horror sequel The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death directed by Tom Harper and starring Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Phoebe Cox and Oaklee Pendergast. The film’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma) who previously scored the first part in the series, as well […]
