Deborah Lurie is writing the score for the upcoming remake of Footloose. The film is directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan) and stars Kenny Wormaid, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell. The movie is a remake of the 1984 hit film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Kevin Bacon, Lori […]
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Deborah Lurie Scoring ‘Footloose’
Posted: April 14, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Brewer, Deborah Lurie, Footloose, Prom, Soundtrack
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Cliff Martinez Scoring ‘Drive’
Posted: April 13, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cliff Martinez, Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn, Talk Show, Xavier Giannoli
Cliff Martinez has signed on to score the upcoming action thriller Drive. The film based on James Sallis’ crime novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by Hossein Amini (the Wings of the Dove, The Four Feathers) revolves around a Hollywood stunt drive who moonlights as a getaway driver in L.A.’s criminal […]
Rolfe Kent Scoring ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’
Posted: April 12, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Waters, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent is currently scoring the upcoming family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The movie is an adaptation of the beloved 1938 children’s book and stars Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll and Angela Lansbury. The film centers on a New York business man who suddenly inherits six penguins and must find out that taking care […]
John Swihart to Score ‘Nailed’
Posted: April 11, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David O. Russell, Flypaper, John Swihart, Lucky, Nailed
Film Music Reporter has learned that composer John Swihart has been hired to score the satirical comedy Nailed. David O. Russell (The Fighter, Three Kings) directed the film back in 2008, but he left the production before it was completed. According to various reports, the backers are now shopping the movie to distributors and a […]
Klaus Badelt Scoring ‘Jock’
Posted: April 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 3D, Alan Menken, Bryan Adams, Jock, Jock on the Bushveld, Klaus Badelt, Tim Rice
Klaus Badelt is scoring the upcoming 3D animated film Jock. The film based on Sir Percy Fitzpatrick’s classic book Jock on the Bushveld is directed by Duncan MacNeillie and marks South Africa’s first 3D animated feature film. While Badelt is writing the orchestral score for the film, the movie also includes original songs by Bryan […]
David Torn’s Upcoming Projects
Posted: April 10, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Torn, Dennis Lee, Everything Must Go, Jesus Henry Christ, Simon Taufique
David Torn has recently finished writing the music for the upcoming comedy Jesus Henry Christ alongside co-composer Simon Taufique. The movie starring Michael Sheen and Toni Collette follows a genius boy conceived in a Petri dish and raised by a loving, left-wing feminist. His world is turned upside down when he discovers he has a […]
Rolfe Kent Scoring ‘Cinema Verite’
Posted: April 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cinema Verite, HBO, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent has recently finished scoring the upcoming HBO drama Cinema Verite. The movie looks at the revolutionary skein about the Santa Barbara-based Loud family, whose son became the first openly gay character on TV on the 1970s PBS series An American Family. The film stars Diane Lane, Tim Robbins, James Gandolfini, Lolita Davidovich and […]
Jim Dooley to Score ‘Poe’
Posted: April 8, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, FX, Jim Dooley, Poe, Soundtrack, Wilfred
Jim Dooley is writing the music for the TV drama pilot Poe. The show follows Edgar Allan Poe, the world’s very first detective, as he uses unconventional methods to investigate dark mysteries in 1840s Boston. Poe stars Chris Egan in the title role, Natalie Dormer, Kevin McNally and Leslie Odom. The pilot is written by […]
Aaron Zigman to Score ‘We the Peeples’
Posted: April 7, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Tina Gordon Chism, Tyler Perry, We the Peeples
Aaron Zigman has signed on to score the upcoming comedy We the Peeples. The movie is written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism who makes her directing debut on the project. She has previously written the screenplays for Drumline and the 2006 crime drama ATL, which featured a score by Zigman. The comedy starring Craig […]
John Ottman to Score and Edit ‘Jack the Giant Killer’
Posted: April 6, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryan Singer, Jack the Giant Killer, John Ottman
John Ottman is set to reunite with director Bryan Singer on the upcoming fantasy adventure Jack the Giant Killer. The film is a twist on the Jack and the Beanstalk story and centers on the kidnapping of a princess that threatens the long-standing peace between men and giants, and a young farmer who’s given an […]
