Ramin Djawadi has been hired to score the live-action family film African Safari 3D. The movie diredted by Ben Stassen follows an expedition from the “Skeleton” coast in Namibia all the way to the top of Kiliminjaro. Stassen is producing the film with Eric Dillen for his Belgium-based production company nWave Pictures. The project marks […]
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Ramin Djawadi to Score ‘African Safari 3D’
Posted: June 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: African Safari 3D, Ben Stauss, Ramin Djawadi
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Varese Sarabande to Release ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Soundtrack
Posted: June 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Bourne Legacy, Tony Gilroy
Varese Sarabande Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Tony Gilroy’s action thriller The Bourne Legacy. The album features the film’s original score composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator James Newton Howard. Also included is a new version of Moby’s song Extreme Ways, which has been featured in the previous three installments […]
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez to Write Songs for Disney’s ‘Frozen’
Posted: June 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Frozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez have been tapped to write the original songs for the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated feature Frozen. The film directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) takes place in a kingdom trapped in eternal winter and follows the young dreamer Anna who must team up with a daring mountain man, […]
Jerry Goldsmith’s Unused ‘2 Days in the Valley’ Score Released
Posted: June 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 2 Days in the Vallley, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the unused soundtrack for the crime thriller 2 Days in the Valley composed by Jerry Goldsmith. The album features over 45 minutes of the composer’s score for the 1996 film directed by John Herzfeld and starring Charlize Theron, James Spader, Teri Hatcher, Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, […]
Lucas Vidal to Score ‘The Quiet Ones’
Posted: June 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hammer Films, Lucas Vidal, The Quiet Ones
Lucas Vidal has signed on to score the upcoming supernatural horror thriller The Quiet Ones. The Hammer Films production is directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) and stars Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman) and Jared Harris (Mad Men, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). The film follows a University professor who uses controversial […]
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, The Dark Knight Rises
The details of the soundtrack release for Christopher Nolan’s final chapter in his Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack will be released on July 17, 2012 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips, […]
Sam Phillips Reuniting with Amy Sherman-Palladino on ABC Family’s ‘Bunheads’
Posted: June 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Bunheads, Sam Phillips
Sam Philipps has reunited with Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino to score the new ABC Family drama Bunheads. The show marks Phillips’ first TV scoring assignment since her work on all seven seasons of the critically acclaimed WB series. Bunheads stars Sutton Foster as a Las Vegas showgirl who impulsively marries a man, moves to […]
‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ice Age 4, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Blue Sky Studios’ Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in the animated film series. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Powell. The track list reveals that the composer has incorporated themes from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 into a score […]
‘Savages’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Peters, Oliver Stone, Savages, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Oliver Stone’s crime drama Savages. The release features six tracks from the film’s original score composed by Adam Peters. Also included are tracks by artists such as Bob Dylan, Peter Tosh, Massive Attack, Electric Light Orchestra, Thievery Corporation, John Taverner and Gustavo Santaolalla. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 8, 2012)
Posted: June 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bel Ami, Europe's Most Wanted, Fall on Your Sword, For the Love of Money, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jerome Dillon, Lakshman Joseph De Saram, Lola Versus, Madagascar 3, Marc Streitenfeld, Peace Love & Misunderstanding, Prometheus, Rachel Portman, Ryan Miller, Safety Not Guaranteed, score, Soundtrack, Spencer David Hutchings
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend: Opening in most theaters is Dreamworks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath & Conrad Vernon and featuring a voice cast including Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston and Martin Short. Interscope Records […]
