Coinciding with the 75th birthday of Philip Glass on January 31, several interviews have appeared online, including a 30-minute video conversation with the Academy Award-nominated composer in CET Connect’s Focus series, in which he talks about his life and career, including his work for movies and the concert hall is and the world premiere of […]
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Philip Glass 75th Birthday Interviews
Posted: February 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chan-woon Park, Philip Glass, Stoker
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‘The Innkeepers’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Grace, score, Soundtrack, The Innkeepers
MovieScoreMedia’s Screamworks Records label has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Innkeepers. The album features the original score from the movie by composer Jeff Grace. The soundtrack was released digitally earlier this week and is available to download on iTunes. A limited CD edition is coming out on February 7, 2012 and […]
‘Act of Valor’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Act of Valor, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will be releasing the soundtrack album for the war movie Act of Valor. The album features the film’s songs by country artists including Keith Urban, Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen, Trace Adkins, Lori McKenna and Josh Kelley. The soundtrack will be released on February 21, 2012 and is available for pre-order on […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Peter Webber’s ‘Emperor’
Posted: January 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Emperor, Peter Webber
Director Peter Webber has announced on Twitter (via The Film Stage) that Alexandre Desplat is attached to score the upcoming political thriller Emperor. The movie starring Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones is set in Japan amidst the uncertainties of the days following the nation’s surrender at the end of World War II, when General […]
Walt Disney Records to Release Michael Giacchino’s ‘John Carter’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Stanton, John Carter, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack
UPDATE (February 1, 2012): The track list has been added to the article. Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the epic sci-fi adventure John Carter. The album includes the original score from the movie written by Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino. The soundtrack will be released on March 6, 2012 and […]
Nicholas Hooper Scoring ‘Birdsong’
Posted: January 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Birdsong, Nicholas Hooper, Stella Days
Nicholas Hooper has scored the Working Title Television two part serial Birdsong. The mini-series directed by Philip Martin (Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act) based on the bestselling novel by Sebastian Faulks (Charlotte Gray) has been adapted for the screen by Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady, Shame). The movie set against the First World War […]
Sundance 2012 Film Music Roundup (Part 4)
Posted: January 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Hollander, Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson, Hrishikesh Hirway, Jonathan Snipes, Predisposed, Room 237, Save the Date, Sleepwalk with Me, Smashed, Spencer David Hutchings, William Hutson
Also check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of our roundup of the music and composers of the movies premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. One of the best received films that premiered at the festival is the drama Smashed directed by James Ponsoldt (Off the Black). The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 27, 2012)
Posted: January 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Albert Nobbs, Brian Byrne, Deborah Lurie, Henry Jackman, Man on a Ledge, Marc Streitenfeld, One for the Money, score, Soundtrack, The Grey
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Opening in most theaters is the action drama The Grey directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson and James Badge Dale. The film’s music is composed by Marc Streitenfeld who has become go-to composer of Ridley Scott (who […]
Craig Wedren to Score ‘Thanks for Sharing’
Posted: January 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, Stuart Blumberg, Thanks for Sharing, Wanderlust
Craig Wedren is scoring the upcoming indie comedy drama Thanks for Sharing. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Stuart Blumberg (The Kids Are All Right) and stars Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Joely Richardson, Patrick Fugit, Josh Gad and Alecia Moore. The movie revolves around a group of unlikely friends who […]
‘The Vow’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Vow
Rhino Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Vow. The album includes songs from the movie by artists including Meat Loaf, Matt Pond PA, The National, The Cure, Light FM, Voxhaul Broadcast, OK Go and Lykke Li. The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available […]
