Heitor Pereira is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated feature Angry Birds. The film is directed by Fergal Reilly & Clay Kaytis and features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Peter Dinklage, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Cristela Alonzo, Jillian Bell, Danielle Brooks, singer Romeo Santos and YouTube stars Smosh. The movie is based on Rokio Entertainment’s video game series of the same title. No plot details have been announced. Jon Vitti (Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Simpsons) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira to Score ‘Angry Birds’ Movie
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Angry Birds, Heitor Pereira
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‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Zwick, James Newton Howard, Pawn Sacrifice, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for Edward Zwick’s biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Fugitive) who previously collaborated with the director on Blood Diamond, Defiance and Love and Other Drugs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2015 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Pawn Sacrifice starring Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe and Robin Weigert chronicles chess prodigy Bobby Fischer’s terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Paesano, score, Soundtrack, The Maze Runner, The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
The full details of the soundtrack album for the film adaptation of The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, Dreamworks Dragons, When the Game Stands Tall) who previously scored last year’s installment part in the series. The soundtrack will be released on September 11, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is directed by Wes Ball and stars Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rosa Salazar, Aidan Gillen, Jacob Lofland, Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor. The movie follows Thomas and his fellow Gladers as face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Outcast’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guillaume Roussel, Outcast, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Outcast. The album features the film’s original music composed by Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill, Crossing Lines, It Boy). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 28, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Outcast is directed by Nicholas Powell and stars Nicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen and Yifei Liu. The movie is set in the 12th Century and follows two European Crusaders who chose to wander off toward western China, where they become entangled in romance and antagonism with local royalty. Read the rest of this entry »
CBS’ ‘Code Black’ to Feature Music by Clinton Shorter
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Clinton Shorter, Code Black, Michael Seitzman
Clinton Shorter is composing the music for the upcoming CBS medical drama Code Black. The show is created by Michael Seitzman (North Country, Here On Earth) and stars Marcia Gay Harden, Bonnie Somerville, Raza Jaffrey, Luis Guzmán, Melanie Chandra, Harry M. Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth and William Allen Young. The series is based on Ryan McGarry’s feature documentary about an understaffed emergency room team at Los Angeles County Hospital. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Orton to Score ‘Unleashed’
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Finn Taylor, Mark Orton, Unleashed
Mark Orton has signed on to score the upcoming indie comedy Unleashed. The film is written and directed by Finn Taylor (Dream With the Fishes, The Darwin Awards) and stars Kate Micucci, Steve Howey, Justin Chatwin, Sean Astin, Illeana Douglas, Hana Mae Lee and Josh Brener. The movie follows a 30-something app designer who moves to San Francisco after she’s betrayed by her boyfriend and changes her outlook on dating when a cosmic event turns her dog and cat into two perfect guys. Susan Johnson (Mean Creek) is producing the Braveart Films production with Debbie Brubaker. Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of Cards’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: House of Cards, Jeff Beal, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
The details of the third soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards have been announced. The album features selections from the show’s original music of the third season composed by Jeff Beal (Rome, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty) who has earned a total of four Emmy Award nominations for his work on the project to date. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2015 and physically as a 2-CD set on October 2 by Varese Sarabande. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CDs. The label has previously released soundtracks for the first and second season. House of Cards is developed by Beau Willimon, executive produced by David Fincher and stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Everest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, Everest, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the adventure drama Everest have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice, The Brothers Grimm, V for Vendetta). The soundtrack will be released on September 18, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Everest is directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Sam Worthington, Michael Kelly, Robin Wright, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal. The movie is based on the 1996 disaster on Everest that left eight climbers dead. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Walk in the Woods’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Walk in the Woods, Ken Kwapis, Nathan Larson, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the comedy adventure A Walk in the Woods. The album features two score suites composed by Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry, Show Me a Hero, Margin Call, The Skeleton Twins). Also included are previously unreleased tracks from Lurd Huron & Blake Mills, as well as four tracks from Lord Huron’s 2012 debut, Lonesome Dreams and songs by Dwight Yoakum, Great Lake Swimmers and Shovels & Rope. The soundtrack will be released on September 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Walk in the Woods is directed by Ken Kwapis and stars Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen and Emma Thompson. The film follows two old friends who make the improbable decision to hike the 2,200–mile Appalachian Trail. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Umrika’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dustin O'Halloran, score, Soundtrack, Umrika
Splinter Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama Umrika. The album features the film’s original music written by Emmy Award-nominated composer Dustin O’Halloran (Transparent, Like Crazy, Breathe In, Equals). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Umrika is written and directed by Prashant Nai and stars Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Smita Tambe, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang and Prateik Babbar. The movie follows a young village boy who discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, and begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak. Read the rest of this entry »
