Watertower Music has announced a soundtrack release for the family adventure sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The album features the original score from the film by composer Andrew Lockington who also wrote the music for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Also included on the release are two versions of What a Wonderful […]
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‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Lockington, Dwayne Johnson, Journey 2, score, Soundtrack, The Mysterious Island
‘Underworld Awakening’ Score Album Details
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Haslinger, score, Soundtrack, Underworld Awakening
Lakeshore Records has revealed the details of the score release for the action horror sequel Underworld Awakening. The album features the original score from the movie by Paul Haslinger who previously scored the original film in the series, as well as the 2009 prequel Rise of the Lycans. Also included are three tracks by Blue […]
Alexandre Desplat to Score Jacques Audiard’s ‘Rust and Bone’
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jacques Audiard, Rust and Bone
Alexandre Desplat has revealed in a recent interview with Collider that he will be reuniting with French director Jacques Audiard this year. They have previously worked together on all of the director’s features including the crime drama A Prophet, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category two years […]
‘The Grey’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Streitenfeld, score, Soundtrack, The Grey
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack for the action drama The Grey. The album includes the film’s original score written by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, American Gangster). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 24, 2012 and the physical version is scheduled for a release on January 31. To pre-order the […]
‘Red Tails’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Lucas, Red Tails, score, Soundtrack, Terence Blanchard
Sony Masterworks will be releasing the soundtrack album for the WWII drama Red Tails. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Terence Blanchard (Inside Man, The 25th Hour). The soundtrack will be released on February 7, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on […]
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘Dog Fight’
Posted: January 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dog Fight, Jay Roach, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is set to reteam with director Jay Roach on the upcoming comedy Dog Fight. The movie stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two rival politicians running for a congressional seat in a small North Carolina district election. Jason Sudekis, Brian Cox, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Baker, Katherine LaNasa, Dan Akroyd and John Lithgow […]
Michael Kamen’s ‘Road House’ and ‘Renegades’ Soundtracks Released
Posted: January 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Kamen, Renegades, Road House, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the release of two scores from the 80s composed by late composer Michael Kamen (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon). First up is the world premiere of the composer’s score for the 1989 action film Road House. Apart from most of the major cues from the score, the album also includes a couple […]
2012 Academy Awards Original Score Predictions
Posted: January 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Predictions
On December 22, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the movies eligible in the Best Original Score category for the 84th Academy Award. Among the 97 scores on the list, we think about a quarter of the titles have a realistic chance of getting one of the five nominations. Among those scores, […]
Mike Patton to Score ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’
Posted: January 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Derek Cianfrance, Mike Patton, The Place Beyond the Pines
Mike Patton has been tapped to write the music for the upcoming crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines. The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) and stars Ryan Gosling as a motorcycle stunt rider who starts robbing banks to support his newborn son until he crosses paths with a determined young cop-turned […]
Bruno Coulais Scoring ‘Farewell, My Queen’
Posted: January 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benoit Jacquot, Bruno Coulais, Farewell My Queen, Les adieux à la reine
Bruno Coulais has recently recorded his score for the period drama Farewell, My Queen (Les adieux à la reine). The movie is directed by Benoit Jacquot (Right Now, A Single Girl) and stars Diane Kruger (National Treasure, Troy) as Marie-Antoinette. Lea Seydoux (Midnight in Paris) and Virginie Ledoyen (The Beach) are co-starring. The film is […]