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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 24, 2012)

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Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Already in theaters since this past Wednesday is the action comedy Hit & Run directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer and starring Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Beau Bridges, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner and Michael Rosenbaum. The film’s score is composed by Julian Wass and Bob Mervak has provided additional music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs by artists including Ishmael Jingo, Lou Rawls, Kool and the Gang, John Martyn, Dazz Band and The Highlighters. Visit our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. Also visit ASCAP’s website for an interview with Wass on his work on the film.

Also opening wide is the action thriller Premium Rush co-written and directed by David Koepp and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez and Michael Shannon. David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released so far. The movie follows a New York City bike messenger who picks up a package at Columbia University and subsequently catches the attention of a dirty cop. To learn more about the Sony Pictures release and to watch the trailer, visit the official movie website.

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John Williams to Receive Classic Brit Award

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John Williams will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Classic Brit Awards. The composer who celebrated his 80th birthday this year will be the first film composer to receive the lifetime achievement award in the award ceremony’s 13-year history. The full list of nominations will be announced on September 6 and the award ceremony will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on October 2, 2012. Last year, late composer John Barry was honored posthumously with an outstanding contribution to music award.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 17, 2012)

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Four new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the action film sequel The Expendables 2 directed by Simon West and starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film’s music is composed by Brian Tyler who previously scored the 2010 original film. Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Tyler’s music. For the full album details, visit our previous article. Also check out Tyler’s recent appearance on the Weekly Comet and click here for a video interview with the composer from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood this past Wednesday.

Also opening wide is the stop-motion animated film ParaNorman directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler and featuring the voice talent of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, Jeff Garlin, John Goodman, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Jon Brion has composed the film’s music. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and audio clips.

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2012 World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced

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The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2012 World Soundtrack Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 20, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival. Here are the nominations:

Film Composer of the Year

Alexandre Desplat
A Better Life, Carnage, De Rouille Et d’Os (Rust & Bone), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Moonrise Kingdom, The Ides Of March

Alberto Iglesias
Le Moine (The Monk), La Piel Que Habito (The Skin I Live In), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 10, 2012)

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Three new studio features are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the action thriller The Bourne Legacy directed and co-written by Tony Gilroy and starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach, Albert Finney, Scott Glenn, David Strathairn and Joan Allen. The film’s score is composed by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a new version of Moby’s track Extreme Ways has been released on Back Lot Music and Varese Sarabande. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and audio clips and click here for a video from the recording of Extreme Ways.

Also opening wide is the political comedy The Campaign directed by Jay Roach and starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudekis, Brian Cox, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Baker, Katherine LaNasa, Dan Akroyd and John Lithgow. The film’s score is composed by Theodore Shapiro who previously worked with Roach on the comedy Dinner for Schmucks and this year’s HBO drama Game Change. A soundtrack album was set to be released by WaterTower Music as listed in the film’s credits, but no announcement has been made yet. To find out more about the comedy and to watch the trailer, visit the official movie website.

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Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012)

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Marvin Hamlisch has passed away at age 68. The composer died Monday in Los Angeles after a brief illness. During his career, he received twelve Academy Award nominations and was honored with the award three times for the title song and score for Sidney Pollack’s The Way We Were starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford and the original score for the Paul Newman- and Redford-starring The Sting in 1973. He also received multiple Golden Globes, Emmy Awards and Grammy Awards over almost four decades. Among the composer’s other film music projects are the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, for which wrote the score and the song Nobody Does It Better, the sports drama Ice Castle, 1982’s Sophie’s Choice starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline, 1980’s Oscar-winning drama Ordinary People directed by Robert Redford and Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run and Bananas.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 3, 2012)

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Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Total Recall directed by Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho and Ethan Hawke. Harry Gregson-Williams has composed the film’s original score. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. The album is available digitally on iTunes and a physical release is reportedly in the works. Visit our previous news article for the full soundtrack details. Also check out a short interview with Gregson-Williams about his work on the project in Beatweek Magazine.

Also opening wide is the family movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days directed by David Bowers and starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn. The film’s score is composed by Edward Shearmur (Charlie’s Angels, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) who previously scored last year’s second installment in the series. No plans for a soundtrack release have been announced. To watch the trailer and learn more about the third part of the franchise, visit 20th Century Fox’s official movie website.

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Hans Zimmer Composes Tribute Piece for Aurora Victims

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Following the recent tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, Hans Zimmer who composed the score for The Dark Knight Rises has recorded a new eight-minute piece in London in the days following the events as a heartfelt tribute to the victims and their families. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Aurora Victim Relief organization. The track is available internationally on iTunes and those in the US can also donate and listen through MoonToast.

Michael Giacchino Wins Saturn Award for ‘Super 8’

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Michael Giacchino was honored with a Saturn Award tonight at the 38th annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The composer won the award in the Best Music category for his score for last year’s Super 8, which also received awards for director J.J. Abrams and actor Joel Courtney in the Best Performance by a Younger Actor category. Giacchino was also nominated for his music for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. The other nominated composers were Howard Shore (Hugo), Alan Silvestri (Captain America: The First Avenger) and John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse). For the full list of winners, visit Variety.

Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 20, 2012)

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Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend:

Opening in over 4000 theaters is the final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer. Watertower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our previous article. The composer and app developer RjDj have created the app The Dark Knight Rises Z+ for iPhone and iPod touch. The app is available in iTunes app store and includes a special “Origins” pack that features an extra 55 minutes of music and allows users to download an exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion with Zimmer and Nolan. For a number of video interviews with the composer from the European premiere of the film, click here and also check out an interview with Empire where you can also stream the entire soundtrack album.

Opening in limited release is the documentary The Queen of Versailles directed by Lauren Greenfield about a billionaire couple who live in a 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles, built on the success of the time-share industry. Jeff Beal (Appaloosa, HBO’s Rome) has composed the film’s score. A soundtrack album featuring Beal’s music has been released digitally on Lakeshore Records. Visit our soundtrack announcement to listen to audio clips and find out more about the album and the documentary.

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