Randy Newman revealed in an interview with The Advertiser that he is set to compose the music for Pixar’s upcoming animated feature Cars 3. Owen Wilson is expected to return to voice Lightning McQueen, while Larry the Cable Guy is expected to reprise his role as Mater. No plot details have been revealed yet, but the film is said to feature a tribute to Hayao Miyazaki’s movie The Castle of Cagliostro. No director has been announced, but John Lasseter who directed the first two parts will be producing the project. Newman previously scored 2006’s original cars film, while Michael Giacchino composed the music for the 2011 sequel. Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Newman to Score Pixar’s ‘Cars 3’
Posted: March 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cars, Cars 3, Pixar, Randy Newman, Toy Story, Toy Story 4
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Ilan Eshkeri Scoring ‘Doctor Thorne’
Posted: March 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Doctor Thorne, Ilan Eshkeri, ITV, Julian Fellowes
Ilan Eshkeri has composed the music for the new ITV mini-series Doctor Thorne. The drama is written by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) and stars Tom Hollander, Rebecca Front, Ian McShane, Alison Brie, Richard McCabe, Phoebe Nicholls, Gwyneth Keyworth, Kate O’Flynn, Edward Franklin, Stefanie Martini and Harry Richardson. The 3-parter is based on the novel of the same title by Anthony Trollope and revolves around the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt and cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate. Fellowes is also executive producing the project with Mark Redhead (Bloody Sunday), Christopher Kelly and Ted Childs (Inspector Lewis). Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Broughton’s Complete ‘Lost in Space’ Score to Be Released
Posted: March 1, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Lost in Space, score, Soundtrack, The Twilight Zone, Twilight Zone
Intrada Records has announced a new expanded soundtrack release for the 1998 sci-fi adventure Lost in Space directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring William Hur, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Jack Johnson, Matt LeBlanc and Gary Oldman. The album features the complete score from the New Line Cinema production composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee Bruce Broughton (Silverado, Tombstone, Young Sherlock Holmes, The Rescuers Down Under), as well as alternate cues. For the full album details and to order the 2-CD set, visit the label’s online store, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
Video Highlights from the 88th Academy Awards
Posted: February 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony was held last night. Among the music-related highlights was Ennio Morricone receiving his first competitive Oscar for his music for The Hateful Eight and Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes who won the award for the song Writing’s on the Wall from Spectre. Check out the acceptance speeches by the winners, as well as a backstage press room interview with Smith & Napes after the jump. Also embedded are the live performances of the winning song by Smith, and two of the other nominated songs, Til It Happens to You from The Hunting Ground by Lady Gaga, and Earned It from Fifty Shades of Grey by The Weeknd. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Power Rangers’
Posted: February 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Tyler, Dean Israelite, Haim Saban, Power Rangers
Lionsgate announced today that Brian Tyler will be composing the music for the upcoming Power Rangers movie. The film is directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac) and stars Dacre Montgomery as Jason the Red Ranger, RJ Cyler as Billy the Blue Ranger, Naomi Scott as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, Becky G as Trini the Yellow Ranger, Ludi Lin as Zack the Black Ranger, and Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa. The movie follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. John Gatins (Real Steel), Burk Sharpless & Matt Sazama (Dracula Untold), Zack Stentz & Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class) and Max Landis (Chronicle) have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Weller to Score ‘Jawbone’
Posted: February 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jawbone, Paul Weller
British singer/songwriter Paul Weller is set to compose the music for the upcoming boxing drama Jawbone. The film is directed by Thomas Napper and stars Johnny Harris, Ray Winstone, Michael Smiley and Ian McShane. The movie follows a former youth boxing champion who, after hitting rock bottom, returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team. Harris has also written the screenplay. Mike Elliott (The Devil’s Rejects, 31) is producing the project for Emu Films. Andrew Eaton, Christine Langan and Nichola Martin serve as executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Eye in the Sky’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eye in the Sky, Gavin Hood, Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Gavin Hood’s dramatic thriller Eye in the Sky. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Hepker (Kite) and Mark Kilian (Traitor, Pitch Perfect) who previously co-scored the director’s Oscar-winning Tsotsi and Rendition. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 11, 2016 and physically on April 8. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Eye in the Sky stars Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox. The movie follows a London-based military intelligence officer who is remotely commanding a top secret drone operation that aims to capture a group of terrorists in Nairobi. Read the rest of this entry »
Deluxe Soundtrack Albums for ‘Executive Decision’ and ‘Cocoon: The Return’ Announced
Posted: February 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bloodline, Cocoon: The Return, Ennio Morricone, Executive Decision, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in the label’s CD Club series. They include a deluxe edition of the soundtrack for the 1996 action thriller Executive Decision directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry and John Leguizamo. The album features the expanded score from the film composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Chinatown, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Patton, Planet of the Apes), including previously unreleased music. The CD is limited to 2500 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Journey to Mecca’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 29, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Journey to Mecca, Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the IMAX documentary Journey to Mecca. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Brook (Brooklyn, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Into the Wild, The Vow, The Fighter). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 18, 2016 and physically on April 8. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Journey to Mecca is narrated by Ben Kingsley and tells the story of Ibn Battuta, the greatest explorer of the Old World, following his first pilgrimage between 1325 and 1326 from Tangier to Mecca. Bruce Neibar has directed the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone Wins Oscar for ‘The Hateful Eight’
Posted: February 28, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards
Ennio Morricone has received his second Academy Award for his music for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. He previously received an Academy Honorary Award in 2007 for his lifetime achievement and was nominated five times before. The other nominated composers in the Best Original Score category were John Williams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Thomas Newman (Bridge of Spies), Carter Burwell (Carol) and Johann Johannsson (Sicario). All composers except Johannsson were in attendance at the awards ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »
