Category: Film Music News

Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 15, 2013)

March 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 2 comments

Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Benoit Charest, Cliff Martinez, John Debney, Lyle Workman, Mindless Behavior: All Around the World, Reality, Ryan Shore, Skrillex, Spring Breakers, The Call, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Upside Down

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone directed by Don Scardino and starring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini, Jay Mohr and Michael Bully Herbig. The film’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. To listen to audio clips and for the full album details, as well as for more information about the film, check out our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening wide is the thriller The Call directed by Brad Anderson, Abigail Breslin, Michael Eklund, Justina Machado, Morris Chestnut, David Otunga and Michael Imperioli. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Debney’s music earlier this week. A CD version is set be released in April. For audio clips and to learn more about the soundtrack album and the film, visit our previous article. Also check out an interview with Debney about his work on the thriller on The Credits.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 8, 2013)

March 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Alex Heffes, Danny Elfman, Dead Man Down, Emperor, Jacob Groth, Oz: The Great and Powerful

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful directed by Sam Raimi and starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff. Danny Elfman composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week. Intrada Records will release a physical version. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Mariah Carey has contributed the original song Almost Home to the film. Click here for a short video interview with Elfman about his work on the film and visit Movieweb for another interview from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood.

Also opening wide is the crime thriller Dead Man Down directed byNiels Arden Oplev and starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert and Armand Assante. The film’s score is composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Unforgettable). Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on April 2, 2013. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the film.

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Armando Trovajoli (1917-2013)

March 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Armando Trovajoli

Armando Trovajoli has passed away in Rome, Italy at age 95. The Italian film composer and jazz pianist has composed the music for numerous films, including Vittorio De Sicca’s 1960 drama Two Women (La ciociara), for which Sophia Loren received an Academy Award for her lead performance. Travajoli also collaborated with De Sicca on a number of other romantic comedies, including Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani) and Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all’italiana), both starring Loren & Marcello Mastroianni. His other credits include the 1977 romance A Special Day (Una giornata particolare) directed by Ettore Scola and starring Loren & Mastroianni, which was honored with two Academy Award nominations and a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. The composer’s best known non-film work was the piece Roma nun fa’ la stupida stasera written for the 1962 stage musical Rugantino.

Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 1, 2013)

March 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: 21 & Over, A Place at the Table, Black Gold, Clint Mansell, Day of the Falcon, Jack the Giant Slayer, James Horner, Jeff Rona, John Ottman, Lorne Balfe, Lyle Workman, Michael Wandmacher, Phantom, Stoker, T Bone Burnett, The Civil Wars, The Last Exorcism Part II, The Sweeney

Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the fantasy adventure Jack the Giant Slayer directed by Bryan Singer and starring Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor. The film’s music is composed by John Ottman (X2, The Usual Suspects, The Fantastic Four) who also edited the movie and served as an associate producer. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Visit out previous article for audio clips and the full album details. Also check out an article on Ottman’s involvement on Variety.

Also opening wide is the comedy 21 & Over written and directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and starring Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Skylar Astin and Sarah Wright. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Langhorne Slim & The Law, Dropkick Myrphys, 4th Pyramid, Spaceman, T. Mills, The Blue Van, Big Freedia, Benny Benassi, Ben Gidsjoy, Iman Shumpert, The Naked and Famous and The Gaslight Anthem. For audio clips and to learn more about the release, check out our soundtrack announcement. Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Win Win) has composed the film’s score.

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Mychael Danna Wins Oscar for ‘Life of Pi’

February 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Adele, Joel McNeely, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, Skyfall, William Ross

Mychael Danna has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer was also nominated for the first time. The other contenders in the category were John Williams (Lincoln), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina) and Thomas Newman (Skyfall). All five nominated composers were in attendance at the awards ceremony.

In the Best Original Song category, Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth received the award for the title song of the James Bond film Skyfall.

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SCL Hosts Annual Oscar Nominees Reception

February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Academy Awards, Alain Boublil, Alexandre Desplat, Bombay Jayashri, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Dario Marianelli, Herbert Kretzmer, J. Ralph, John Williams, Mychael Danna, Paul Epworth, SCL, Thomas Newman, Walter Murphy

This afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category at the home of composer John Cacavas in Beverly Hills. All five nominated composers in the score category attended the event: John Williams (Lincoln), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and Thomas Newman (Skyfall). Among the attendants in the Best Original Song category were J. Ralph (nominated for the song Before My Time from Chasing Ice), Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer & Alain Boublil (nominated for the original song Suddenly from Les Miserables), Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri (who received a nomination for Pi’s Lullaby from Life of Pi), Walter Murphy (nominated for the song Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Ted with Seth MacFarlane) and Paul Epworth (nominated for the title song of Skyfall with Adele).

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 22, 2013)

February 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Antonio Pinto, Bless Me Ultima, Dark Skies, Geo Hoehn, Inescapable, Joseph Bishara, Mark Kilian, Snitch

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the action thriller Snitch directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Benjamin Bratt and Barry Pepper. The film’s music is composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, Senna). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s digitally earlier this week. A physical release is set to come out next month. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening wide is the supernatural thriller Dark Skiesdirected by Scott Stewart, produced by Jason Blum and starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyd and J.K. Simmons. The film’s score is composed by Joseph Bishara who has previously scored the Blum-produced horror hit film Insidious. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. To learn more about the film, which is being released by Dimension Films, check out our scoring assignment announcement.

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Aaron Zigman’s ‘Escape from Planet Earth’ Scoring Sessions Video

February 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Aaron Zigman, Escape from Planet Earth

Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, Bridge to Terabithia) recently recorded his score for the animated feature Escape from Planet Earth. The composer’s music was recorded with at 100 piece orchestra and choir at Abbey Road Studios in London. Check out a video featuring footage from the sessions after the jump. Zigman’s first score for an animated film is now available on Sony Classical. Visit our previous article for the full soundtrack details and audio clips. Escape from Planet Earth directed by Cal Brunker and featuring the voices of Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Rob Corddry, James Gandolfini and Craig Robinson was released last weekend by the Weinstein Company and is now playing nationwide.

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Exclusive: Music and Motion Productions / Lucas Vidal Studio Tour

February 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 6 comments

Tags: Lucas Vidal, Music and Motion Productions

Music and Motion Productions, co-owned by composer Lucas Vidal and his business partner Steve Dzialowski, has recently moved into its new studio facilities in Venice, California. The company’s studio complex, which was previously the home of Harry Gregson-Williams, located in walking distance from the beach, has been remodeled for the past two months and houses half a dozen composition rooms, as well as live recording and meeting spaces and a rooftop patio. Check out an exclusive video tour of the studio accompanied by an original music composition written by Vidal after the jump. The composer whose credits include such films as The Raven, The Cold Light of Day and the upcoming Hammer Films production The Quiet Ones is currently working on a major studio feature film project, which will be announced within the next couple of weeks.

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‘Les Miserables’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award

February 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Andrew Dudman, Brave, CAS Awards, Hatfields & McCoys, Jeffrey A. Vaughn, Jonathan Allen, Les Miserables

The team behind the sound mixing of Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2012 Motion Pictures – Live Action at tonight’s 49th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Scoring mixer Jonathan Allen, along with production mixer Simon Hayes, re-recording mixers Andy Nelson & Mark Paterson, ADR mixer Robert Edwards and foley mixer Pete Smith have received the award for the movie musical starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried. The other contenders in the category were Lincoln (including scoring mixer Shawn Murphy) and Skyfall (including scoring mixer Simon Rhodes), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (including scoring mixer Peter Cobbin) and Zero Dark Thirty (including scoring mixer Sam Okell).

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