Category: Film Music News

Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 15, 2013)

February 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: A Good Day to Die Hard, Aaron Zigman, Beautiful Creatures, Christopher Carmichael, Deborah Lurie, Escape from Planet Earth, Klaus Badelt, Marco Beltrami, Safe Haven, Shanghai Calling, thenewno2

Four new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller sequel A Good Day to Die Hard directed by John Moore and starring Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream) who previously scored the last film in the series, Live Free or Die Hard. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. For a recent interview with Beltrami about his work on the film and his other recent projects, visit Film Music Magazine.

Also opening wide is the romantic drama/thriller Safe Haven directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, David Lyons, Cobie Smulders and Noah Lomax. The film’s original score is composed by Deborah Lurie who previously worked with Hallstrom on the Nicholas Sparks adaptation Dear John and An Unfinished Life. A soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs, as well as one score track has been released by Relativity Music Group and Republic Records. Check out our previous article for the full details. Relativity has also released a separate soundtrack featuring Lurie’s score. For audio clips and more information, click here.

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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Win Grammy Award for ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’

February 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 5 comments

Tags: Atticus Ross, Grammy Awards, Midnight in Paris, T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Hunger Games, Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have won the Grammy Award in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category for their music for David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo starring Rooney Mara. The other nominated composers in the category included John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin), Ludovic Bource (The Artist), Howard Shore (Hugo), Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight Rises) and Austin Wintory (Journey). In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams were honored for the original song Safe & Sound performed by Swift & The Civil Wars from the hit movie The Hunger Games.

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Thomas Newman Wins BAFTA for ‘Skyfall’

February 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 2 comments

Tags: BAFTA Awards, Skyfall, Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman has received his second BAFTA for his score for the latest James Bond film Skyfall directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig in the Original Music category. Newman accepted the award in person at the awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London. He was nominated alongside Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and John Williams (Lincoln). The composer has previously received the award for his music for American Beauty in 2000, his first collaboration with Mendes. Newman is also up for an Academy Award for his Skyfall score.

UPDATE (February 11, 2013): Check out Newman’s acceptance speech, as well as a backstage interview with the composer after the jump.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 8, 2013)

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

Tags: Bruce Richardson, Christopher Lennertz, Identity Thief, Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Joseph Conlan, Liam Hayes, Lore, Max Richter, Side Effects, Spiders, The Playroom, Thomas Newman

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the crime comedy Identity Thief directed by Seth Gordon and starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick and Eric Stonestreet. The film’s music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, NBC’s Revolution). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a cover of James Brown’s The Payback performed by Amanda Brown and a song by Ty Taylor has been released digitally earlier this week on Back Lot Music. A CD version will be released next month by La-La Land Records. To learn more about the soundtrack and to listen to audio clips, check out our previous article.

Also opening wide is the psychological thriller Side Effects directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Thomas Newman has composed his third score for the director following Erin Brockovich and The Good German. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music is now available digitally and will be released in March on CD by Varese Sarabande. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.

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William Ross to Conduct Orchestra at 85th Academy Awards

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

Tags: Academy Awards, William Ross

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced today that William Ross will conduct the Oscar orchestra for the 85th Academy Awards later this month. The composer and arranger has previously conducted for the 79th and 83rd Academy Awards in 2007 and 2011. Ross has composed the music for such films as The Tale of Despereaux, Ladder 49, Tuck Everlasting and My Dog Skip. He also arranged music for artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and Michael Buble. Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 hosted by Seth MacFarlane will be presented on Oscar Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. Check our our previous article for the nominees in the music categories.

Mariah Carey Performs ‘Almost Home’ for ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’

February 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Mariah Carey, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Sam Raimi

Disney announced today that Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Mariah Carey has recorded the original song Almost Home for Sam Raimi’s upcoming fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful. The track will be released as a single by Carey’s label, Island Def Jam, on February 19, 2013. David LaChapelle will direct Carey in the music video for Almost Home. Carey has written the song with Simone Porter, Justin Gray, Lindsey Ray, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen. She has previously performed original songs for such films as The Prince of Egypt and Glitter. As previously reported, Danny Elfman has composed the score for Oz the Great and Powerful, which will be released by Intrada and Walt Disney Records next month.

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‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ Wins Annie Award for Best Music

February 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 1 comment

Tags: Annie Awards, Dragons: Riders of Berk, Henry Jackman, John Paesano, Skrillex, Wreck-It-Ralph

Composer Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Adam Young, Matthew Thiessen, Jamie Houston and Yasushi Akimoto have received the Annie Award in the Music in an Animated Feature Production category for their music for Disney’s animated movie Wreck-It-Ralph. The other contenders in the category were Alexandre Desplat for Rise of the Guardians, Bruce Retief for Adventures in Zambezia, Joel McNeely, Brendan Milburn & Valerie Vigoda for Secret of the Wings, John Powell, Adam Schlesinger & Ester Dean for Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell & Cinco Paul for Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Mark Mothersbaugh for Hotel Transylvania and Patrick Doyle, Mark Andrews & Alex Mandel for Brave. Wreck-It-Ralph also won four other Annies, including Best Animated Feature and Directing in a Feature Production.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 1, 2013)

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

Tags: Bullet to the Head, Girls Against Boys, Lyle Workman, Marco Beltrami, Michael Wandmacher, Nathan Larson, Sound City, Stand Up Guys, Steve Mazzaro, The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia, Warm Bodies

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the zombie romance Warm Bodies directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton and John Malkovich. The film’s music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, 3:10 to Yuma) and Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker, Max Payne). Despite featuring a significant amount of original score, as well as numerous songs, no soundtrack album has been announced at this point. The opening titles cue from Beltrami’s and Sanders’ score can be checked out here. To find out more about the film, visit the official movie website.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Bullet to the Head directed by Walter Hill and starring Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Sarah Shahi and Christian Slater. Steve Mazzaro has composed the film’s original score and Hans Zimmer has produced the music. A soundtrack album featuring Mazzaro’s score has been released earlier digitally this week and will be coming out on February 19 on CD by Varese Sarabande. To find out more about the soundtrack release and movie and listen to audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement.

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Normand Corbeil (1956 – 2013)

January 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Normand Corbeil

Normand Corbeil has passed away at age 56 this past Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The Canadian composer’s best known feature film credits include the 1999 hit thriller Double Jeopardy starring Ashley Judd & Tommy Lee Jones, the Wesley Snipes-starring action thriller The Art of War and the 1995 horror movie Screamers. The composer also scored numerous TV shows and films, including the pilot for ABC’s recent reboot of V and NBC’s mini-series The Last Templar and has received two Emmy Award nominations for the TV movies Human Trafficking and Hitler: The Rise of Evil. He was also known for composing music for high profile video game titles, including Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain and was reportedly working on the game/interactive movie Beyond: Two Souls starring Ellen Page.

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Norah Jones to Perform ‘Ted’ Title Song at Oscars

January 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Academy Awards, Norah Jones, Ted

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced today that Norah Jones will perform the Oscar-nominated song Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Universal Pictures’ hit comedy Ted at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony. The song written by the film’s composer Walter Murphy and writer/director & Oscar host Seth MacFarlane is nominated in the Best Original Song category, along with songs from Life of Pi, Les Miserables, Chasing Ice and Skyfall. This will be Jones’s first time performing on an Oscar show. It has previously been announced that Adele will also performing her title song for Skyfall at the event. Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.