Marco Beltrami has signed on to score the upcoming drama True Story. The film is directed by Rupert Goold and stars Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Ethan Suplee and Gretchen Mol. The movie is based on journalist Michael Finkel’s memoirs about the relationship between Finkel and Christian Longo, a Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under […]
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Marco Beltrami to Score ‘True Story’
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marco Beltrami, Rupert Goold, True Story
Charles Bernstein Rejoins Academy Board
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Charles Bernstein
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that composer Charles Bernstein has rejoined the Academy’s Board of Governors after a hiatus. He joins composers Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton as a governor for the Academy’s music branch. The Academy’s 17 branches are represented by three governors, who may serve up to three […]
Francis Lai to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Francis Lai, World Soundtrack Awards
Francis Lai has been selected as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the closing-night gala of the 14th World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 25, 2014. The composer is best known for his score for 1970’s Love Story, for which he received an Academy Award, as well as a […]
Daniel Pemberton to Score Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Guy Ritchie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Daniel Pemberton has been hired to score the upcoming film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani and Jared Harris. The spy action comedy is based on the 1960 television series and tells the origin story of the […]
‘Cabin Fever: Patient Zero’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cabin Fever, Cabin Fever: Patient Zero, Kevin Riepl, score, Soundtrack
Sumthing Else Music Works will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Cabin Fever: Patient Zero. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Riepl (Silent Night, Contracted, Gears of War video game). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 22, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio […]
Jeremy Zuckerman & Benjamin Wynn to Participate in PlayFest
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Benjamin Wynn, Jeremy Zuckerman, Legend of Korra, PlayFest
Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn are participating in the PlayFest in Malaga. The third edition of the Music, Animation and Videogames Festival will feature a concert spotlighting the music of the hit animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which the composers scored together. Also featured on the festival program will be another concert for the animated […]
‘Dexter’ Season 8 Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack for the eighth seaon of the Showtime original series Dexter. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s final season composed by Daniel Licht who has been scoring the drama since the first season. Also included are two original songs produced by Licht and performed by […]
‘The Battered Bastards of Baseball’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brocker Way, score, Soundtrack, The Battered Bastards of Baseball
A soundtrack album for the documentary The Battered Bastards of Baseball has been released. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brocker Way. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Battered Bastards of Baseball is directed by Chapman & Maclain Way and features appearances by Kurt […]
Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel Scoring ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’
Posted: July 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carl Thiel, Robert Rodriguez, Sin City, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Robert Rodriguez and Carl Thiel have composed the music for the upcoming Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. The movie is directed by Rodriguez & Frank Miller and stars Jessica Alba, Powers Booth, Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis. The film weaves together two of Frank Miller’s classic […]
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack & Score Album Details
Posted: July 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, Marvel Studios, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
The full details of the deluxe soundtrack edition for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy have been revealed. The release features the content of the previously announced soundtrack entitled Awesome Mix Vol. 1 featuring songs by Blue Swede, David Bowie, Norman Greenbaum, Jackson 5, The Runaways & more, as well as the film’s original score […]