Bruce Hornsby is the composer of the upcoming indie drama Red Hook Summer. The film is written and directed by Spike Lee and stars Clarke Peters (The Wire), Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, Nate Parker, James Ransone and Thomas Jefferson Byrd. The movie centers on a boy from Atlanta who lands at the Red Hook housing […]
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Spike Lee’s ‘Red Hook Summer’ to Feature Music by Bruce Hornsby
Posted: December 29, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Hornsby, Red Hook Summer, Spike Lee
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Watertower Music to Release ‘Rock of Ages’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 28, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Anders, Adam Shankman, Matt Sullivan, Peer Astrom, Rock of Ages, Soundtrack
Watertower Music has announced that they will release the soundtrack album for the upcoming movie musical Rock of Ages. (UPDATE April 2012: Pre-order the soundtrack on Amazon). The film is an adaptation of the 2006 Broadway musical by Chris D’Arienzo built around classic rock hits from the 1980s and features music by artists including Def […]
Marco Beltrami to Score ‘World War Z’
Posted: December 27, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Good Day to Die Hard, Alex Proyas, John Moore, Marc Forster, Marco Beltrami, Paradise Lost, World War Z
Marco Beltrami has signed on to score the post-apocalyptic horror thriller World War Z. The movie is directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball, Quantum of Solace) and stars Brad Pitt as a U.N. employee who scours the world, interviewing survivors of a Zombie apocalypse. Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Bryan Cranston and David […]
David Wingo to Score Jeff Nichols’ ‘Mud’
Posted: December 22, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Wingo, Jeff Nichols, Mud
David Wingo is set to score the upcoming drama Mud. The movie is written and directed by Jeff Nichols and stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon and Sam Shephard. The film revolves around two teenage boys who encounter a mysterious fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi and enter […]
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Teaser Trailer
Posted: December 21, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: An Unexpected Journey, Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings
The teaser trailer for Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiered last night and features new original music composed Howard Shore, including what appears to be a new theme. Check out the trailer after the jump. The first prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, […]
Mark Isham to Score Simon West’s ‘Stolen’
Posted: December 20, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Isham, Medallion, Simon West, Stolen, The Lucky One
Mark Isham has been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller Stolen. The project marks the second collaboration between the composer and director Simon West (Con Air, Tomb Raider) who previously worked together on the Jason Statham-starring action film The Mechanic, which was released earlier this year. Stolen (which was recently renamed from its original […]
Carter Burwell to Score ‘Gangster Squad’
Posted: December 19, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carter Burwell, Gangster Squad, Ruben Fleischer
Carter Burwell has signed on to score next year’s crime drama Gangster Squad. The film is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, 30 Minutes or Less) and stars Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Pena. The movie is based on L.A. Times’ seven-part series Tales of […]
Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 6): Cable
Posted: December 18, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: AMC, American Horror Story, Boss, Brian Reitzell, Carter Burwell, Cesar Davila-Irizarry, Charlie Clouser, Enlightented, FX, Gabriel Mann, Gustavo Santaolalla, HBO, Hell on Wheels, Homeland, James Levine, Kevin Kiner, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ryan Murphy, Sean Callery, Showtime, Starz, The Exes, TV Land
In our sixth and final part of our fall television series, we are taking a look at the major new shows on the cable networks: One of this fall’s most talked about new shows is American Horror Story created by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk and starring Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, […]
Christian Henson to Score ‘Trap for Cinderella’
Posted: December 17, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christian Henson, Grabbers, Iain Softley, Trap for Cinderella
Christian Henson is the composer of the upcoming British psychological thriller Trap for Cinderella. The movie is directed by Iain Softley and based on Sebastien Japrisot’s novel of the same name centering on the mystery surrounding two women who are trapped inside a beach house at a French resort that is gutted by a fire of […]
