Four new dramas are premiering on the major networks this week: Premiering on September 27 is the ABC drama Last Resort created by Shawn Ryan & Karl Gajdusek and starring Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman. The show’s music is composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy […]
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 23, 2012)
Posted: September 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Carbonara, Elementary, Last Resort, Made in Jersey, Robert Duncan, Sean Callery, Stephen Endelman, Vegas
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David Carbonara Scoring the CBS Drama ‘Vegas’
Posted: September 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, David Carbonara, John Houlihan, Vegas
David Carbonara is the composer of the new CBS period drama Vegas. The series is created by Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas, Casino) & Greg Walker and stars Dennis Quaid as Sheriff Ralph Lamb and Michael Chiklis as Chicago mobster Vincent Savino. Carrie-Anne Moss, Jason O’Mara and Taylor Handley are co-starring in the show, which is set […]
Stephen Endelman Scoring ‘Made in Jersey’
Posted: September 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Made in Jersey, Stephen Endelman
Stephen Endelman is scoring the new CBS drama Made in Jersey. The legal show is created by Dana Calvo (writer on Covert Affairs and Greek) and stars Janet Montgomery as young working-class woman from New Jersey who uses her street smarts to succeed at a top New York law firm. Kyle MacLachlan, Stephanie March, Toni […]
Steven Price to Score Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Gravity’
Posted: September 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price
Steven Price has signed on to score Alfonso Cuaron’s highly anticipated sci-fi thriller Gravity. The film stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as two astronauts who have to fight to survive on a remote space station after satellite debris wipes out the rest of the crew and destroys most of the station. Cuaron has written […]
‘Frankenweenie’ Scoring Sessions
Posted: September 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Danny Elfman, Frankenweenie, Tim Burton
A video from the scoring sessions of Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated film Frankenweenie was published this week and shows footage from the recording sessions in London earlier this year with composer Danny Elfman and Burton in attendance. Check out the video after the jump. Also embedded below is a short interview with the composer about […]
‘ThunderCats’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Kliesch, score, Soundtrack, ThunderCats
The details of the soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network animated series ThunderCats have been revealed. The 2-CD set features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kevin Kliesch. The composer received an Annie Award nomination this year for his work on the show. The soundtrack will be released on October 16, 2012 and […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 21, 2012)
Posted: September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: About Cherry, Backwards, Chris Westlake, David Sardy, David Torn, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel, Dredd, End of Watch, Geoff Zanelli, House at the End of the Street, Jeff Russo, Joey Newman, Marco Beltrami, Michael Brook, My Uncle Rafael, Paul Cantelon, Paul Leonard Morgan, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Theo Green, Trouble with the Curve, You May Not Kiss the Bride
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the drama Trouble with the Curve directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard and Scott Eastwood. The film’s score is written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream). […]
‘Smashed’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson, score, Smashed, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the soundtrack details for the indie drama Smashed. The album features the film’s score composed by Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson (Our Idiot Brother, Ceremony), as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Richard and Linda Thompson, Bart Davenport, Omero Guerrero, Cass McCombs, Dark Meat, Sonny & […]
‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Score Album Announced
Posted: September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Lionsgate Records will release a score soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Brook (The Fighter, The Vow, Into the Wild). The score album will be released on September 25, 2012 and is now available to download on Amazon. Audio […]
