The first teaser trailer for Walt Disney Pictures’ Muppets Most Wanted confirms that composer Christophe Beck who scored 2011’s reboot of The Muppets will return to provide the music for the sequel. The film is directed by James Bobin who also helmed the original film and stars Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey. The […]
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Christophe Beck to Score ‘Muppets Most Wanted’
Posted: August 9, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Muppets Most Wanted, The Muppets
Paul Leonard-Morgan to Score ‘Walking with Dinosaurs 3D’
Posted: August 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon, Paul Leonard Morgan, Walking with Dinosaurs 3D
Paul Leonard-Morgan has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming family action adventure Walking with Dinosaurs 3D. The movie is helmed by Neil Nightingale & Barry Cook (Mulan, Arthur Christmas) and follows two brothers looking to follow in their father’s footsteps, which leads them to a showdown with dinosaurs in the Arctic. John Collee (Happy Feet, […]
Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans Scoring Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Enemy’
Posted: August 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Bensi, Denis Villeneuve, Enemy, Saunder Jurriaans
Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have composed the score for the upcoming indie thriller Enemy. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, the upcoming Prisoners) and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon and Isabella Rossellini. The movie is based on the novel The Double by José Saramago and follows a dysfunctional history teacher who accidentally […]
Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ to Feature Music by Arcade Fire
Posted: August 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arcade Fire, Her, Spike Jonze
The Grammy-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire is writing the music for Spike Jonze’s upcoming sci-fi romance Her. The film written and directed by Jonze stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt and Scarlett Johansson. The movie is set in future Los Angeles and follows a complex, soulful man who makes […]
John Williams to Score ‘The Book Thief’
Posted: August 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Percival, John Williams, The Book Thief
John Williams is currently scoring the upcoming drama The Book Thief. The film is directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey) and stars Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nelisse. The movie based on Markus Zusack’s best-selling novel is set in Germany during World War II and follows a girl who finds solace from the horrors around […]
Manuel Riveiro Scoring Eli Roth’s ‘The Green Inferno’
Posted: August 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eli Roth, Manuel Riveiro, The Green Inferno
Last week, Manuel Riveiro has recorded his score for the upcoming horror thriller The Green Inferno. The film is directed by Eli Roth and stars Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Aaron Burns, Magda Apanowicz and Sky Ferreria. The movie is said to be a homage to the Italian cannibal movies of the […]
Tyler Bates Scoring Ti West’s ‘The Sacrament’
Posted: August 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: The Sacrament, Ti West, Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates is composing the music for the upcoming horror thriller The Sacrament. The film is written and directed by Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) and stars Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Kentucker Audley, Amy Seimetz and Gene Jones. The movie follows two Vice media correspondents as they set out to document […]
The Newton Brothers Scoring ‘Life of Crime’
Posted: August 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Life of Crime, Oculus, The Newton Brothers
The Newton Brothers are scoring the upcoming crime thriller Life of Crime. The film is directed by Daniel Schechter (Supporting Characters) and stars Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Isla Fisher, Will Forte, Mark Boone Junior and Tim Robbins. The film based on the novel The Switch by Elmore Leonard (Out of […]
David Wingo and Explosions in the Sky to Score David Gordon Green’s ‘Manglehorn’
Posted: August 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Gordon Green, David Wingo, Explosions in the Sky, Manglehorn
Explosions in the Sky and David Wingo are set to reunite with David Gordon Green on the director’s upcoming drama Manglehorn. The film stars Al Pacino as an eccentric man who tries to come to terms with a past crime that cost him the love of his life. Paul Logan has written the screenplay based […]
George Fenton to Score Disneynature’s ‘Bears’
Posted: August 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bears, Disneynature, George Fenton
George Fenton has been hired to score Disneynature’s upcoming documentary Bears. The film is directed by Alastair Fothergill (Earth, African Cats, Chimpanzee) and Keith Scholey (African Cats) and showcases a year in the life of two mother bears as they impart life lessons to their impressionable young cubs. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming […]