Joss Whedon announced at a panel at last week’s Comic-Con that he has composed his first full film score for the independent production Much Ado About Nothing. The film written and directed by Whedon is a modern version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy and stars Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Beatrice and Benedick, the […]
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Joss Whedon Scoring ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Posted: July 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joss Whedon, Much Ado About Nothing
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Laurent Eyquem to Score Ron Maxwell’s ‘Copperhead’
Posted: July 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Copperhead, Laurent Eyquem, Ron Maxwell, Winnie
Laurent Eyquem has signed on to score the upcoming Civil War-era drama Copperhead. The film is directed by Ron Maxwell and stars Billy Campbell, Angus MacFadyen and Peter Fonda. The movie based on the epic novel by Harold Frederic and adapted by Bill Kauffman examines the price of dissent amid the hysteria of wartime, as a […]
‘Trouble with the Curve’ to Feature Music by Marco Beltrami
Posted: July 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Eastwood, Marco Beltrami, Robert Lorenz, The Sessions, Trouble with the Curve
Marco Beltrami is currently scoring the drama Trouble with the Curve. The film is directed by Robert Lorenz and stars Clint Eastwood as an aging baseball scout who is losing his sight and takes a road trip to Atlanta with his daughter to take a look at a hot prospect. Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John […]
Jenny Lewis to Score Naomi Foner’s ‘Very Good Girls’
Posted: July 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jenny Lewis, Naomi Foner, Very Good Girls
Herrick Entertainment and Groundswell Productions have announced that Jenny Lewis will be writing the score for the upcoming indie drama Very Good Girls. The film marks the directorial debut of Naomi Foner and stars Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen as two lifelong best friends, both determined to lose their virginity as a rite of passage […]
Edward Shearmur Scoring ‘Spinning Plates’
Posted: July 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Spinning Plates
Edward Shearmur has recently recorded his score for the upcoming documentary Spinning Plates. The film is directed by Joseph Levy and centers on three restaurants – including a cutting-edge restaurant named the sixth best in the world, an 150-year-old family restaurant and a fledgling Mexican restaurant – extraordinary for what they are today as well […]
Gabriel Yared Scoring ‘Haute Cuisine’
Posted: July 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Yared, Haute Cuisine, Les saveurs du Palais
Gabriel Yared has recently scored the French comedy Haute Cuisine (Les saveurs du Palais). The film is directed by Christian Vincent and stars Catherine Frot and French novelist Jean D’Ormesson. The movie is based on the true story of Danièle Delpeuch who was the private cook to late French President, François Mitterrand and follows a […]
Brendan Canning to Score Paul Schrader’s ‘The Canyons’
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brendan Canning, Paul Schrader, The Canyons
According to The Playlist, Broken Social Scene member Brendan Canning will be scoring the upcoming indie drama The Canyons. The contemporary L.A. noir film is directed by Paul Schrader and written by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction). The movie stars James Deen, Lindsay Lohan, Nolan Funk and Amanda Brook and explores the […]
Randy Newman to Score ‘Monsters University’
Posted: July 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Monsters University, Pixar, Randy Newman
Randy Newman has confirmed in a recent interview with Laughing Place at the world premiere of Pixar’s Brave in Hollywood that he will be returning to score the studio’s next animated feature Monsters University. The composer previously scored the original 2001 Monsters, Inc. film, for which he received his first Academy Award for the song […]
Christopher Lennertz to Score ‘Thanks for Sharing’
Posted: July 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Stuart Blumberg, Thanks for Sharing
Christopher Lennertz has taken over scoring duties on the indie comedy drama Thanks for Sharing. The film marks the directorial debut of Stuart Blumberg who has received an Academy Award nomination for co-writing the screenplay for 2010’s The Kids Are All Right. Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Joely Richardson, Patrick Fugit, Josh Gad and […]
James Newton Howard to Score M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’
Posted: July 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: After Earth, James Newton Howard, M. Night Shyamalan, Will Smith
Director M. Night Shyamalan has confirmed on Twitter that he will be reuniting with composer James Newton Howard on his next feature After Earth. The sci-fi movie stars Will and Jaden Smith as a father and son who crash-land on Earth one thousand years after mankind has abandoned the planet. The crash leaves the father […]
