Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition soundtrack for Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 sci-fi movie Starship Troopers starring Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon, Clancy Brown and Michael Ironside. The album features the expanded original score from the Touchstone Pictures production composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barabarian, RoboCop, The Hunt for Red October, Free Willy), including roughly an hour of previously unreleased music and unused cues. Also included are two songs performed by the composer’s daughter Zoe Poledouris as featured in the movie. The 2-CD set, which is limited to 3000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Starship Troopers’ and ‘Volcano’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Posted: May 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Basil Poledouris, Georges Delerue, Joe Versus the Volcano, score, Soundtrack, Starship Troopers, Volcano
Phil Mossman Scoring Chris Sparling’s ‘Mercy’
Posted: May 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Sparling, Mercy, Phil Mossman
Phil Mossman has recently scored the upcoming thriller Mercy. The film is written and directed by Chris Sparling (Buried, The Atticus Institute, ATM) and stars James Wolk, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Tom Lipinski, Dan Ziskie, Michael Godere, Michael Donovan, Dion Graham and Constance Baron. The movie follows four estranged brothers who return to their childhood home to be with their dying mother and find their bond tested after old family secrets begin to surface. Andrew D. Corkin (Big Significant Things), Kyle Franke (Holidays) and Robyn Bennett are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
David Mackenzie’s ‘Hell or High Water’ to Feature Music by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Posted: May 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the music for the upcoming heist thriller Hell or High Water. The film is directed by David Mackenzie (Starred Up, Perfect Sense, Young Adam) and stars Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges and Ben Foster. The movie follows two brothers, an ex-con and a divorced father who face the foreclosure of their family’s farm and embark on a daring bank robbery spree. Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) has written the Black List-honored screenplay. Sidney Kimmel (Lars and the Real Girl, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Place Beyond the Pines), Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor), Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn (Unstoppable, We Bought a Zoo) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Beal Scoring ‘The Sweet Life’
Posted: May 8, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Beal, The Sweet Life
Jeff Beal has recently composed the music for the upcoming indie dramedy The Sweet Life. The film is directed by Rob Spera and stars Chris Messina, Abigail Spencer, Tyson Ritter and Maggie Siff. The movie follows a couple that meets in Chicago and makes a pact to drive to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to commit suicide. Jared Rappaport has written the screenplay. Julie Lynn (Albert Nobbs, Passengers) and Bonnie Curtis (Minority Report, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) are producing the project for Mockingbird Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Filter’s Richard Patrick to Score ‘True Crimes’
Posted: May 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandros Avranas, Richard Patrick, True Crimes
Richard Patrick has been tapped to score the upcoming indie thriller True Crimes. The film is directed by Alexandros Avranas (Miss Violence) and stars Jim Carrey, Agata Kulesza, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kati Outinen, Zbigniew Zamachowski and Marton Czokas. The movie is based on a New Yorker article by David Grann and centers on a Polish murder investigation turning to clues found in a novelist’s book that bear a bizarre resemblance to the case. Jeremy Brock (The Last King of Scotland, Mrs. Brown, The Eagle) has written the screenplay. Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, The Family Man, X-Men: The Last Stand) and John Cheng (Barely Lethal) are producing the project with David Gerson (Skiptrace). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 6, 2016)
Posted: May 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Bigger Splash, Anne Nikitin, Being Charlie, Captain America: Civil War, Chris Bacon, Dark Horse, David Hlebo, Dheepan, Henry Jackman, Mothers & Daughters, Nicolas Jaar
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Rudd. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6). Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the film.
Already playing in limited release since this past Wednesday is the dramatic thriller A Bigger Splash directed by Luca Guadagino and starring Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnson. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Decca Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by The Rolling Stones, Captain Beefheart, Robert Mitchum, Chrisma, Nilsson, Popol Vuh & more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Fox Searchlight release. Read the rest of this entry »
Tomandandy Scoring ’47 Meters Down’ & ‘There Are Monsters’
Posted: May 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 47 Meters Down, Bryan Bertino, Johannes Roberts, There Are Monsters, tomandandy
The composer duo of tomandandy has recently scored the upcoming thriller 47 Meters Down. The film is directed by Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door, Storage 24) and stars Mandy Moore, Claire Holt and Matthew Modine. The movie follows two fun-loving sisters on vacation who decide to go cage-diving to view great white sharks and find themselves trapped at the sea bottom with less than an hour of oxygen left in their tanks. Roberts has also written the screenplay with Ernest Riera (The Other Side of the Door). James Harris & Mark Lane (Cockneys vs Zombies) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Danny Elfman, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s fantasy adventure Alice Through the Looking Glass have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Men in Black) who previously Tim Burton’s 2010 original film Alice in Wonderland. Also included is the original song Just Like Fire performed by Pink (listen to the track after the jump). The soundtrack will be released on May 27, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Alice Through the Looking Glass is directed by James Bobin and stars Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, Rhys Ifan, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Durrells’ Theme Song Released
Posted: May 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ITV, Ruth Barrett, The Durrells
ABKCO Records has released the original theme song for the ITV original series The Durrells. The track is written by Ruth Barrett (Harry Brown, Toast, Hunted, Critical). The theme is now available to download as a single on Amazon. The Durrells is created by Simon Nye and stars Keeley Hawes, Josh O’Connor, Callum Woodhouse, Daisy Waterstone and Milo Parker. The drama based on Gerald Durrell’s trilogy of memoirs tell the story of Louisa Durrell who makes a radical change and uproots her four unruly children from Bournemouth, England to start a new life in Corfu in the 1930s. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Doctor Strange, Marvel Studios, Michael Giacchino, Scott Derrickson
Michael Giacchino announced on Twitter that he will be scoring Marvel’s Doctor Strange. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mads Mikkelsen and Tilda Swinton. The movie based on the Marvel Comics character follows surgeon Stephen Strange who encounters the Ancient One after a career-ending car accident. Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, The Darkest Hour and C. Robert Cargill (Sinister) have written the screenplay. Kevin Feige (The Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy) is producing the project for Marvel Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
