The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 322 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization. Among the invited artists this year a number of film composers, including Johann Johannsson (Prisoners, Sicario) who received his first Academy Award nomination earlier this year for his music for The Theory of Everything, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross who received the Oscar in 2011 for their work on David Fincher’s The Social Network and recently reunited with the director on Gone Girl, Tyler Bates whose film scoring credits include last year’s hit film Guardians of the Galaxy, Jonny Greenwood whose film music work include Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, The Master and Inherent Vice and Christopher Lennertz whose recent feature credits include Ride Along, Horrible Bosses 2 and The Wedding Ringer. Read the rest of this entry »
Johann Johannsson, Trent Reznor, Jonny Greenwood, Tyler Bates, Christopher Lennertz & More Invited to Join Academy
Posted: June 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alex Heffes, Atticus Ross, Christopher Lennertz, Dave Grusin, Gary Yershon, Johann Johannsson, Jonny Greenwood, Laura Karpman, Marc Streifenfeld, Trent Reznor, Tyler Bates
‘The Vatican Tapes’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Bishara, score, Soundtrack, The Vatican Tapes
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Vatican Tapes. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious series, Annabelle, Dark Skies). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 17, 2015 and physically on August 14. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Audio clips are available after the jump. The Vatican Tapes is directed by Mark Neveldine and stars Kathleen Robertson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Peña, Dougray Scott and John Patrick Amedori. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Azaria to Return for ‘The Transporter Refueled’
Posted: June 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Azaria, The Transporter Refueled, Transporter
Alexandre Azaria has composed the music for the upcoming action thriller The Transporter Refueled. The film is a reboot of the Transporter series starring Jason Statham and stars Ed Skrein as Frank Martin, the most highly-skilled transporter money can buy. The movie is directed by Camille Delamarre (Brick Mansions) and co-stars Ray Stevenson, Loan Shabanon, Gabriella Wright, Radivoje Bukvić, Anatole Taubman, Wenxia Yu and Tatiana Pajković. Bill Collage & Adam Cooper (Exodus: Gods and Kings, Accepted) wrote the screenplay with Luc Besson (The Professional, Lucy, The Fifth Element) who is also producing the project with Mark Gao. Read the rest of this entry »
3rd Annual Superhero Music Panel at Comic-Con Announced
Posted: June 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Blake Neely, Brian Tyler, Christophe Beck, Comic-Con, Junkie XL, Lorne Balfe, Marco Beltrami
The line-up of the 3rd Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero panel has been announced. Six leading Hollywood film and TV composers will offer a behind the scenes look at the music of today’s biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and never heard before music and discuss collaborating with the directors and the challenges involved in telling a story with music. Participating composers include Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg who recently scored the action hit Mad Max: Fury Road and has Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice coming up, Brian Tyler whose superhero film credits include Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World and Iron Man 3, as well as Marco Beltrami who recently composed the music for the new Fantastic Four film adaptation and previously scored The Wolverine and Hellboy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Sharknado, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Soundtrack, Syfy
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Syfy original movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!. The album features original songs from Camper Van Beethoven, Dead Kennedy’s East Bay Ray, Eddie Cole and Dave Days. Also included are contemporary covers of the Pixies classic Wave Of Mutilation by Daniel Davies & Sebastian Robertson, the Mission Of Burma anthem That’s When I Reach For My Revolver by Filter’s Geno Lenardo and Nina Bergman and the Surf Punks’ Shark Attack performed by Barnaby Austin. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 17, 2015 and physically on August 14. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score Fox’s ‘The Frankenstein Code’
Posted: June 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, John Paesano, The Frankenstein Code
John Paesano has been hired to score the upcoming Fox drama The Frankenstein Code. The show is inspired by the classic Mary Shelley mythology and stars Rob Kazinsky, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Tim DeKay and Ciara Bravo The series follows a morally corrupt cop who is given a second chance when he’s brought back from the dead and now has to choose between his old temptations and his new sense of purpose. Rand Ravich (The Astronaut’s Wife, Life) has written the pilot and is executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24, Tyrant) and Michael Cuesta (Elementary, Kill the Messenger) who also directed the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Terminator Genisys’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack, Terminator, Terminator: Genisys
Skydance Productions and Paramount Pictures will release the official soundtrack album for Terminator Genisys. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Home, Penguins of Madagascar, The Dilemma, Megamind). Hans Zimmer serves as the executive music producer. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and will be released on iTunes on June 30. Check out audio samples after the jump. Terminator Genisys is directed by Alan Taylor and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Matt Smith, Byung-Hun Lee and JK Simmons. The movie follows John Connor, leader of the human resistance who sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future when an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Read the rest of this entry »
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ – The Rogue Cut Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryan Singer, John Ottman, score, Soundtrack, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past – The Rogue Cut. The album features the original score from the new cut of last year’s hit film composed by John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, X2, Valkyrie, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four), including new music which the composer recorded specifically for the new edition. The soundtrack will be released on July 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released the original soundtrack for the film last year. X-Men: Days of Future Past stars Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Curious George, Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle, Heitor Pereira, Nick Nolan, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Minions, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) who previously scored the second part in the series. Also included are the movie’s original songs by Nick Nolan. The soundtrack is now available on iTunes, where you can also check out audio samples. Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle is directed by Phil Weinstein and features the voices of Angela Bassett, John Goodman, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett and Alexander Polinsky. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Conducts ‘Passion of the Christ Oratorio’ at 57th Smetana’s Litomysl Festival
Posted: June 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: John Debney, Passion of the Christ Oratorio, The Passion of the Christ
This past Sunday, June 21, Academy Award-nominated composer John Debney‘s Passion of the Christ Oratorio had its Czech premiere at the 57th Smetana’s Litomysl Festival. The concert was held in the Litomysl Castle’s courtyard, was attended by over 1,200 people and concluded their evening with five curtain calls. Michal Kortyš, the mayor of Litomysl was also in attendance along with several other dignitaries. Debney conducted the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra himself. Special guest included vocalists, soprano Alžběta Poláčková, mezzosoprano Lisbeth Scott, and tenor Aleš Briscein, as well as world renowned flautist, Pedro Eustache. Read the rest of this entry »
