Gabriel Mann is scoring a couple of new TV shows that are set to premiere in 2012. Among the composer’s new projects is the half-hour comedy Bent. The series is created by Tad Quill (Scrubs, Spin City) and stars Amanda Peet as a recently divorced lawyer and David Walton as an irresponsible contractor and recovering […]
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Gabriel Mann to Score NBC’s ‘Bent’ and ABC Family’s ‘Jane by Design’
Posted: January 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, Bent, Gabriel Mann, Jane by Design, Lifetime, Modern Love, NBC
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Mario Grigorov Scoring Lee Daniels’ ‘The Paperboy’
Posted: December 31, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lee Daniels, Mario Grigorov, The Paperboy
Mario Grigorov is the composer of the thriller The Paperboy. The film reunites Grigorov with director Lee Daniels. They have previously collaborated on the 2009 indie hit Previous and 2005’s Shadowboxer. Lee’s third directorial feature stars Matthew McConaughey, Zak Efron, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack and Scott Glenn. The movie is based on the 1995 novel by […]
James Seymour Brett to Score Stephen Frears’ ‘Lay the Favorite’
Posted: December 30, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Batman Live, James Brett, James Seymour Brett, Lay the Favorite, Stephen Frears
James Seymour Brett is currently scoring the comedy Lay the Favorite. The film is directed by Stephen Frears and stars Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, Laura Prepon and Vince Vaughn. Recording sessions for the music are scheduled to take place in early January. The movie follows a young woman as she goes […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
