James Horner is currently recording his score for the historical epic Cristiada at Abbey Road Studios in London. The music is being recorded with a 100-piece orchestra and the recording sessions are scheduled for this and next week. Check out the film’s official Facebook page for tons of pictures and daily updates from the sessions. […]
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James Horner Recording the Music for ‘Cristiada’
Posted: May 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clara Sanabras, Cristiada, James Horner, Recording Sessions, Tony Hinnigan
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2011)
Posted: May 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Alex Wurman, An Invisible Sign, Andrew Hollander, Clint Mansell, Daydream Romance, Dickon Hinchliffe, Edward Shearmur, Jumping the Broom, Last Night, Marcelo Zarvos, Ohad Benchetrit, Passion Play, Patrick Doyle, score, Something Borrowed, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck, The Beaver, There Be Dragons, Thor
Three new movies are opening nationwide and this weekend: The comic book adaptation Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo and Stellan Skarsgaard is expected to top the weekend box office. Patrick Doyle has composed the score for the film and […]
A new feature for easier navigation of this page has been added. The Upcoming Soundtrack Albums page is a listing of all currently announced upcoming soundtrack albums for movies that are going to be released theatrically in the United States. If details for the soundtracks are available, you can find out more by clicking on […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 29, 2011)
Posted: April 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 13 Assassins, Brian Tyler, Dead of Night, Deborah Lurie, Dylan Dog, Fast Five, Hood Vs. Evil, Hoodwinked Too, Klaus Badelt, Koji Endo, Murray Gold, Prom
Four new movies are opening wide this weekend: Expecting to enjoy the biggest box office debut of the year so far is the action sequel Fast Five. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler. Check out our news entry from yesterday for a video interview with Tyler and recording sessions footage from the project. […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 22, 2011)
Posted: April 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, African Cats, Gregoire Hetzel, Incendies, James Newton Howard, Jeff Grace, Jon Spurney, Jordin Sparks, Madea's Big Happy Family, Meek's Cutoff, Nicholas Hooper, Philip Miller, The Bang Bang Club, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Water for Elephants
Three new movies are opening wide this Easter weekend: The period drama Water for Elephants directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook features music by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album including the original score, as well as a couple of songs from the film has been […]
David Arnold to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
Posted: April 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, David Arnold, Richard Kirk Award
David Arnold is the recipient of the Richard Kirk Award for career achievment at this year’s BMI Film & Television Awards. The Grammy-winning composer (Independence Day) has previously received 10 BMI film music awards. Arnold is best known as the composer of the last five James Bond movies, as well as for his music for […]
Steve Jablonsky and Linkin Park Collaborating on ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’
Posted: April 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Dark of the Moon, Iridescent, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers
Linkin Park announced on their official website (via ComingSoon.net) that they have once again teamed up with composer Steve Jablonsky for the music of the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The band’s new single Iridescent will be featured as the end credits song in the sequel. The track is a fresh take of the […]
Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Yves Saint Laurent’ Ad with Music by Clint Mansell
Posted: April 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Mansell, Darren Aronofsky, La Nuit de L'Homme, Yves Saint Laurent
Darren Aronofsky recently directed an ad for the Yves Saint Laurent men’s fragrance La Nuit de L’Homme. His regular composer Clint Mansell has written the music for the commercial, which has now surfaced online. Aronofsky has worked with other previous collaborators on the project, including actor Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) and writers Ari Handel (The […]
Cannes 2011 Film Music Preview
Posted: April 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Armand Amar, Ben Frost, Danny Elfman, David Byrne, Death of a Samurai, Hara-Kiri, Kristian Eidnes Andersen, La source des femmes, Melancholia, Midnight in Paris, Polisse, Restless, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Warbeck, The Hunter, The Source, This Must Be the Place, Will Oldham, Woody Allen
With the line-up for this year’s Cannes Film Festival announced this past week, we’re going to take a look at a couple of films set to premiere at the festival that haven’t been covered yet on this page. We already reported about three films that are competing at the festival taking place from May 11 […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 15, 2011)
Posted: April 15, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Atlas Shrugged, Elia Cmiral, John Powell, Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham, Philippe Sarde, Rio, score, Scream 4, Sergio Mendes, Soundtrack, The Conspirator, The Princess of Montpensier, Wes Craven
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend: Scream 4 reunites director Wes Craven with composer Marco Beltrami. Two different soundtracks have been released for the horror sequel. A score album featuring Beltrami’s music will be released next Tuesday and a song soundtrack with two score tracks is available on Lakeshore Records. To […]
