T Bone Burnett is set to score the upcoming HBO original series True Detective. The show stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two cops whose lives intersect during a 17-year serial killer investigation in Louisiana. Michelle Monaghan, Jay O. Sanders, Lili Simmons, Alexandra Daddario, Michael Potts, Kevin Dunn, Tory Kittles, Elizabeth Reaser and Brad […]
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T Bone Burnett to Score HBO’s ‘True Detective’
Posted: October 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, T Bone Burnett, True Detective
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‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Score Album Details
Posted: October 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Universal Republic will release a score album for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, Signs King Kong). The soundtrack will be released on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously announced, the label will also […]
John Williams on ‘The Book Thief’
Posted: October 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: John Williams, The Book Thief
TrailerAddict has published a video interview with John Williams about his music for the film adaptation of Markus Zusack’s novel The Book Thief. During the conversation, the Academy Award-winning composer talks about why he wanted to be part of the project, the score’s relationship to the film, his collaboration with director Brian Percival and his […]
‘Blood Ties’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blood Ties, Guillaume Canet, score, Soundtrack, Yodelice
A soundtrack album for the crime thriller Blood Ties has been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by French singer/songwriter Yodelice. Also included are the songs from the movie by artists including The Velvet Underground, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, The Rubettes, Ace Frehley, Lee Moses, Al Wilson and more. The soundtrack will […]
Carter Burwell to Score HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’
Posted: October 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carter Burwell, HBO, Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge
Carter Burwell has been hired to score the upcoming HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge. The series directed by Lisa Cholodenko (Laurel Canyon, High Art) is based on the Pulitzer Price-winning novel of the same title by Elizabeth Strout and stars Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Zoe Kazan, John Gallagher Jr., Jesse Plemons and Brady Corbet. The two-parter […]
Expanded Soundtrack Albums for ‘Cocoon’ and ‘The Hunt for Red October’ Announced
Posted: October 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basil Poledouris, Cocoon, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Hunt for Red October
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1985 fantasy comedy Cocoon directed by Ron Howard and starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Brian Dennehy, Steve Guttenberg and Tahnee Welch. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the 20the Century Fox production composed […]
Blake Neely to Score Docuseries ‘The Sixties’
Posted: October 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Blake Neely, CNN, The Sixties
Blake Neely has been tapped to score the upcoming documentary series The Sixties. The show explores key moments of the 1960s through archival newsreel footage, personal movies, and interviews with eyewitnesses to history. The 10-part series features expert commentary from historians, including David McCullough, Robert Dallek, and Robert Caro, as well as recollections from journalists, […]
‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ Score Album Details
Posted: October 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a score album for the upcoming biographical drama Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, The Rite, State of Play). The soundtrack will be released on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. […]
Ennio Morricone Wins European Film Award
Posted: October 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ennio Morricone, European Film Awards, The Good Offer
Ennio Morricone has been named European Cinema Composer 2013 by the European Film Academy for his score to Giuseppe Tornatore’s The Best Offer (La migliore offerta) starring Geoffrey Rush & Jim Sturgess. For the first time in the awards history, a winner in the music category (as well as 5 other categories) has been announced before […]
‘Dom Hemingway’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dom Hemingway, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the crime comedy Dom Hemingway. The album features the film’s original score composed by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Election, Up in the Air), as well as the songs from the film by artists including Citizen Cope, Chad Hobson and Emilia Clarke. The soundtrack will be released digitally […]
