Alexandre Desplat is reteaming with director Stephen Frears on the upcoming tragic comedy Philomena. The film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan is based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search by BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith and tells the true story of an Irish woman […]
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Alexandre Desplat to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘Philomena’
Posted: May 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Jerome Salle, Philomena, Roman Polanski, Stephen Frears, Venus in Fur, Zulu
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Theodore Shapiro to Score David Frankel’s ‘One Chance’
Posted: May 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Frankel, One Chance, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is reuniting with director David Frankel on the upcoming comedy biopic One Chance. The film stars Tony Award-winner James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Mackenzie Crook, Julie Walters and Colm Meaney. The movie tells the true story of Paul Potts, a bullied shop assistant, who performed as an amateur opera singer at night and became a […]
Sean Callery Scoring ‘Backstrom’ Pilot
Posted: May 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Backstrom, CBS, Hart Hanson, Louis Febre, Michael Cuesta, Sean Callery, Second Sight
Sean Callery has scored the pilot for the CBS drama Backstrom. The show based on the Swedish book series by criminologist Leif G.W. Persson is created by Hart Hanson and follows on an overweight, offensive, irascible detective as he tries, and fails, to change his self-destructive behavior. The pilot stars Rainn Wilson, Dennis Haysbert, Mamie […]
Steve Jablonsky Takes Over Scoring Duties on ‘Ender’s Game’
Posted: May 9, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ender's Game, James Horner, Steve Jablonsky
According to First Showing, Summit Entertainment has confirmed that Steve Jablonsky is scoring the upcoming sci-fi movie Ender’s Game. The composer is taking over scoring duties from James Horner who was previously attached to score the film as reported earlier this year. The film is directed by Gavin Hood (X-Men: Wolverine) and stars Asa Butterfield, […]
Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’ to Feature Music by Tin Hat’s Mark Orton
Posted: May 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexander Payne, Mark Orton, Nebraska, Tin Hat
Mark Orton has composed the score for the upcoming comedy drama Nebraska. The film is directed by Alexander Payne and stars Will Forte, Bruce Dern, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk and Stacy Keach. The movie was shot in black and white and follows an old man with increasing dementia who goes on a road trip from […]
Rachel Portman Scoring ‘Belle’
Posted: May 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amma Asante, Belle, Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman is currently recording her score for the upcoming period drama Belle. The film is directed by Amma Asante (A Way of Life) and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Tom Felton, Matthew Goode, James Norton and Emily Watson. The movie follows a mixed–race girl who is […]
Junkie XL Scoring ‘300: Rise of an Empire’
Posted: May 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Junkie XL, Tom Holkenborg, Zack Snyder
Junkie XL has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming action sequel 300: Rise of an Empire. The film is directed by Noam Murro and stars Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Callan Mulvey, Jack O’Connell and Lena Headey are co-starring. The movie follows the Greek general Themistocles as he battles an invading army of […]
Carter Burwell Scoring ‘August: Osage County’
Posted: May 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: August: Osage County, Carter Burwell, John Wells
Carter Burwell is scoring the upcoming drama August: Osage County. The film is directed by John Wells (The Company Men) and stars Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margo Martindale, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Ewan McGregor, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Misty Upham and Sam Shepard. The movie is based on the Pulitzer Prize- […]
William Ross Scoring ’50 to 1′
Posted: May 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 50 to 1, Jim Wilson, To Have and to Hold, William Ross
William Ross is the composer of the upcoming sports family drama 50 to 1. The film is directed by Jim Wilson who is best known as an Academy Award-winning producer of such films as Dances with Wolves and The Bodyguard and whose previous directing credits include 1996’s Head Above Water. The movie starring Skeet Ulrich, […]
David Gordon Green’s ‘Joe’ to Feature Music by David Wingo and Jeff McIlwain
Posted: May 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Gordon Green, David Wingo, Jeff McIlwain, Joe, Prince Avalanche
David Wingo and Jeff McIlwain are reuniting with director David Gordon Green on his latest feature Joe. The Southern drama stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan and follows an ex-con who becomes the unlikeliest of role models to a 15-year-old child of a homeless family ruled by a drunk father. Gary Hawkins wrote the screenplay […]
