Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 sci-fi action adventure Judge Dredd directed by Danny Cannon and starring Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Armand Assante and Rob Schneider. The 2-CD set features the film’s original score composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger), including more than an hour of previously unreleased music and alternate takes. Also included is the music from the film’s first trailer composed by Jerry Goldsmith. To listen to audio clips and for the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Judge Dredd’ and ‘Return to Oz’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: May 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, David Shire, Judge Dredd, Return to Oz, score, Soundtrack
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Amazon’s ‘Lost in Oz’ to Feature Theme Music by Mark Mothersbaugh and Score by Adam Berry
Posted: May 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Berry, Amazon, Lost in Oz, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh is writing the theme music and Adam Berry is composing the original score for the Amazon Studios pilot Lost in Oz. The animated show is set in a modern, metropolitan Emerald City in which 12-year-old Dorothy Gale befriends West, a young, street-smart witch grappling with dark temptations, and Ojo, a giant munchkin. Bureau of Magic’s Darin Mark, Jared Mark, Abram Makowka and Mark Warshaw (East Los High, Smallville) are developing and producing the project, which is designed by Flaunt Productions and animated by Arc Productions (9, Gnomeo & Juliet). Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos to Score ‘American Ultra’
Posted: May 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: American Ultra, Marcelo Zarvos, Nima Nourizadeh
Marcelo Zarvos has signed on to score the upcoming action comedy American Ultra. The film is directed by Nima Nourizadeh (Project X) and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Tony Hale, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman and Walton Goggins. The movie follows a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend is suddenly turned upside down when he finds out that he is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. Max Landis (Chronicle) wrote the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Slow West’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jed Kurzel, score, Slow West, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the western Slow West. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jed Kurzel (The Babadook, Son of a Gun, Macbeth The Snowtown Murders). Also included are the songs from the movie by Werner, Bryan Michael Mills, Django Django & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 19, 2015 and physically on June 23. Slow West is written and directed by John Maclean and stars Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn and Caren Pistorius. The movie is set the end of the 19th century and follows a 16-year-old who journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the musical comedy sequel Pitch Perfect 2 have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by the film’s cast, including the original song Flashlight written by Jessie J. Also included is a track from the movie’s original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, The Royal Tenenbaums), as well as Jerry Goldsmith’s Universal Fanfare performed by Elizabeth Banks & John Michael Higgins. The soundtrack will be released this Tuesday, May 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Pitch Perfect 2 is directed by Elizabeth Banks and stars Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine and Hailee Steinfeld. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 10, 2015)
Posted: May 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bessie, Charlie Clouser, Fox, HBO, Rachel Portman, Wayward Pines
Premiering on Thursday, May 14 is the Fox limited series Wayward Pines executive produced by Chad Hodge & M. Night Shyamalan and starring Matt Dillon, Melissa Leo, Toby Jones, Juliette Lewis, Terrence Howard, Carla Gugino, Reed Diamond and Shannyn Sossamon. The show’s original music is composed by Charlie Clouser (Saw series, Numb3rs, Resident Evil: Extinction). Wayward Pines is set in a small town in the Pacific Northwest and follows a Secret Service agent who begins a missing persons investigation that quickly reveals a more sinister and creepy side of the town. The 10-episode series will air every Thursday night on Fox. For updates on the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Entourage’ Movie Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Entourage, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the Entourage movie. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Jane’s Addiction, Royal Blood, Pharrell Williams, A-Trak, The National, Du Tonc, Diplo, DJ Snake feat. Big Freedia, Mobb Depp, The Dogg Pound, Jim Jones, Allison Taylor, Tame Impala & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on June 2, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Entourage is written and directed by Doug Ellin and stars Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Lira, score, Soundtrack, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
VHM will release a soundtrack album for the Australian zombie horror thriller Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Lira (The Hunter). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio sample are embedded after the jump. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner and stars Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey and Leon Burchill. The movie follows a mechanic who struggles to rescue his kidnapped sister on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 8, 2015)
Posted: May 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 5 Flights Up, Andrew Dost, Angelo Milli, Bertrand Bonello, Bravetown, Brian Cachia, Christophe Beck, David Newman, David Wingo, Hot Pursuit, Ilan Eshkeri, Infini, Jacob Groth, Jake Monaco, Maggie, Matti Bye, Playing It Cool, Saint Laurent, Skin Trade, Spike Island, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, The D-Train, Tim Wheeler
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend;
Opening in most theaters is the action comedy Hot Pursuit directed by Anne Fletcher and starring Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara and Michael Mosley. The film’s original music is composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover) who previously collaborated with Fletcher on her last feature The Guilt Trip. No soundtrack album has been announced, but Sony Music has released the original song Two of a Crime by Miranda Lambert from the film. Visit Amazon to download the track. To learn more about Hot Pursuit, which is being released by Warner Bros. Pictures, check out our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the comedy The D Train written and directed by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul and starring Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Kyle Bornheimer and Adria Tennor. Andrew Dost has composed the film’s original music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the fun. member’s score, as well as tracks by INXS, The Vapors, Quarterflash, Mr. Mister, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and the original song A Million Stars performed by Dost, Andy McCluskey (OMD), Rob Kroehler (Ladylike), Jack Antonoff (fun.).Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘Southpaw’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, James Horner, score, Soundtrack, Southpaw
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming drama Southpaw. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13). The soundtrack is set to be released in July ahead of the movie’s release. Check back on this page for the full album details. Southpaw is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Beau Knapp, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Naomie Harris, Oona Laurence, Rita Ora and Victor Ortiz. The movie tells the story of Billy “The Great” Hope, the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion who falls into a downward spiral when a tragic accident leaves his wife dead. Read the rest of this entry »
