James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming fantasy movie Maleficent. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland) and stars Angelina Jolie as the green-skinned wicked witch from Disney’s 1959 animated feature Sleeping Beauty. The movie tells the fairy tale from the perspective […]
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James Newton Howard to Score Disney’s ‘Maleficent’
Posted: October 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Newton Howard, Joe Roth, Maleficent, Robert Stromberg
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A.R. Rahman and Tuomas Kantelinen to Score ‘The Seventh Son’
Posted: October 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A.R. Rahman, Sergei Bodrov, The Seventh Son, Tuomas Kantelinen
A.R. Rahman and Tuomas Kantelinen have been tapped to score the fantasy action adventure The Seventh Son. The film is directed by Sergei Bodrov and stars Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Antje Traue, Olivia Williams and Djimon Hounsou. The film is based on the young adult series The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph […]
Ennio Morricone to Score ‘The Canterville Ghost’
Posted: October 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ennio Morricone, The Canterville Ghost
Ennio Morricone is set to score the upcoming animated feature The Cantervile Ghost. The movie is directed by Kim Burden and features the voice talent of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. The Memoth Films and Arc Productions project is based on the classic story by Oscar Wilde and is written by Keiron Self and Giles New […]
James Newton Howard to Return for ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
Posted: October 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Catching Fire, Francis Lawrence, James Newton Howard, The Hunger Games
James Newton Howard has confirmed in a recent interview with Filmmusicsite.com, Underscores.fr and BSO Spirit (available to listen here) at last weekend’s Ghent Film Festival that he is attached to score the upcoming The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. The composer has scored this year’s first part in the series and has also written the […]
Joby Talbot to Score John Crowley’s Untitled International Suspense Thriller
Posted: October 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Joby Talbot, John Crowley
Joby Talbot has been hired to score John Crowley’s upcoming currently Untitled International Suspense Thriller. The film stars Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall as two ex-lovers who find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk when they are joined together on the defense team in a terrorism trial. Julia Stiles, Jim Broadbent, Ciarán Hinds, […]
Roque Banos to Score ‘Evil Dead’ Remake
Posted: October 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, Roque Banos, Sam Raimi
Roque Banos has signed on to score the upcoming remake of the horror comedy Evil Dead. The film is written and directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci and Elizabeth Blackmore. The movie is a reinvention of Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic about a group of teens […]
James Horner to Score Carlo Carlei’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Posted: October 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlo Carlei, James Horner, Romeo and Juliet
James Horner is currently scoring Carlo Carlei’s upcoming film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film stars Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld in the title roles. The movie’s cast also includes Damian Lewis as Lord Capulet, Natascha McElhone as Lady Capulet, Lesley Manville as the Nurse and Ed Westwick as Tybalt. Other actors include Paul […]
Nathan Wang to Score ‘My Lucky Star’
Posted: October 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chinese Zodiac, CZ12, Dennie Gordon, Jackie Chan, My Lucky Star, Nathan Wang
Nathan Wang has been tapped to score the Chinese-language romantic comedy My Lucky Star. The film is a prequel to the 2009 Chinese blockbuster Sophie’s Revenge and stars Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha) and singer Wang Leehom. Dennie Gordon (New York Minute, What a Girl Wants) is directing the movie. […]
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Iron Man 3’
Posted: October 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Iron Man 3, Marvel Studios, Shane Black
Brian Tyler has signed on to score Iron Man 3. The film is directed by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang). Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark/Iron Man, along with Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Paul Bettany who are reprising their characters from the previous film. Ben Kingsley stars as the film’s villain The […]
Michael Andrews Scoring Paul Feig’s ‘The Heat’
Posted: October 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Andrews, Paul Feig, The Heat, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Michael Andrews is reteaming with Paul Feig on the upcoming buddy cop comedy The Heat. The composer has previously scored last year’s hit comedy Bridesmaids for the director. The Heat stars Sandra Bullock as a high-strung FBI agent and Melissa McCarthy as an unconventional Boston cop who team to take down a Russian gangster. Tony […]
