14th Street Music will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Manny. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Home, Terminator Genisys, Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Manny is directed by Ryan Moore & Leon Gast, narrated by Liam Neeson and features appearances by Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Piven, Bert Sugar, Alex Ariza, Jinkee Pacquiao, Larry Merchant and Jimmy Kimmel. The movietells the story of 10-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Manny’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lorne Balfe, Manny, score, Soundtrack
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‘We’ll Never Have Paris’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexis & Sam, score, Soundtrack, We'll Never Have Paris
A soundtrack album will be released for the romantic comedy We’ll Never Have Paris. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexis & Sam (Lila & Eve). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 1, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. We’ll Never Have Paris directed by Simon Helberg & Jocelyn Towne and stars Helberg himself, as well as Melanie Lynskey, Maggie Grace, Jason Ritter, Alfred Molina and Zachary Quinto. The movie follows a neurotic man who follows his ex-girlfriend to Paris to win her back. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 17, 2015)
Posted: April 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex of Venice, Beyond the Reach, Child 44, David Wingo, Dickon Hinchliffe, Don McGlashan, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Debney, Jon Ekstrand, Josh Debney, Marco Beltrami, Monkey Kingdom, Monsters: Dark Continent, Neil Davidge, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Dead Lands, The Newton Brothers, The Road Within, True Story, Unfriended
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 directed by Andy Fickman and starring Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough and Shirley Knight. The film’s original music is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Over the Hedge, Bee Movie, Click, Blended, Veep). No soundtrack album has been announced. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 follows the security guard as he travels to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his teenage daughter and inadvertently discovers a heist. The comedy is being released by Sony Pictures. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is Disneynature’s documentary Monkey Kingdom directed by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill. Walt Disney Records has released the original song It’s Our World performed by Jacquie Lee from the film earlier this week. Click here to download the track. Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek series, The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, Man on Fire, The Equalizer) has composed the film’s original score. No word yet on a release of the composer’s music. For more information about the documentary, check out our scoring assignment announcement from last year. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Nicholas Hytner’s ‘The Lady in the Van’
Posted: April 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Absolutely Anything, George Fenton, Nicholas Hytner, The Lady in the Van
George Fenton revealed in an interview with Celluloid Tunes that he has recently recorded his score for the upcoming British drama The Lady in the Van. The film is directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent, Frances De La Tour and Roger Allam. The movie is based on Alan Bennett’s West End stage play and follows an eccentric woman of uncertain origins who “temporarily” parked her broken down van in Bennett’s London driveway
and proceeded to live there for the next fifteen years. Hytner is also producing the BBC Films and TriStar production with Damian Jones (The Iron Lady, Millions, Belle) and Kevin Loader (Venus, Nowhere Boy, In the Loop). Read the rest of this entry »
Cameron Crowe’s ‘Aloha’ to Feature New Compositions by Jónsi & Alex
Posted: April 17, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aloha, Cameron Crowe, Jónsi, Jónsi & Alex
Jónsi & Alex have written two new compositions for Cameron Crowe’s upcoming romantic comedy Aloha. The movie also features music by Hawaiian music legends Genoa Keawe and The Royal Hawaiian Serenaders, as well as slack-key guitar players Cyril Pahinui, Bobby Ingano and Ledward Kaapana. The film’s soundtrack album will also feature songs by Beck, David Crosby, Fleetwood Mac, The Blue Nile, Kurt Vile, Josh Ritter, The Tallest Man on Earth, Radical Face, Evening Hymns and Vancouver Sleep Clinic. The soundtrack will be released on May 26, 2015 by Sony Legacy and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
World Soundtrack Awards 2015 Young Composers Contest Announced
Posted: April 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
As in previous years, the World Soundtrack Academy will give out the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer to young international film music talent during this year’s World Soundtrack Awards (WSA) during the 42nd Film Fest Gent in Belgium. Three finalists will be invited for a three-day visit in Ghent where they will have their compositions performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by Dirk Brossé during the 15th World Soundtrack Awards, which takes place on October 25, 2015 and will also honor composers Alan Silvestri and Daniel Pemberton. They will also have the opportunity to meet with film music professionals and compete for a €2,500 prize. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman to Score ‘The 5th Wave’
Posted: April 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Henry Jackman, J Blakeson, The 5th Wave
Henry Jackman is set to score the upcoming action adventure The 5th Wave. The film is directed by J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed) and stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maika Monroe, Zackary Arthur and Live Schreiber. The movie based on the young adult novel by Rick Yancey is set in the present day after four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated and follows a 16-year-old girl who is on the run and desperately trying to save her younger brother. Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, Charlotte’s Web, 28 Days) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Age of Adaline’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Age of Adaline
The details of the soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Age of Adaline have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Little Joy, The Skyliners, The Antlers, Sam & Dave, Dexter Gordon, Nancy McCallion & more. The soundtrack will be released physically on May 19, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. As previously reported, the label will also a separate soundtrack featuring composer Rob Simonsen’s original score from the film. The Age of Adaline is directed by Lee Toland Krieger and stars Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn, Kathy Baker and Amanda Crew. Read the rest of this entry »
Universal Buys Untitled Musical Comedy to Feature Music by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
Posted: April 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Jeremy Garelick, Stephen Schwartz
Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has acquired an untitled comedy musical to be directed by Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer), starring Josh Gad and featuring music by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The movie is said to follow a “domestic who integrates into family with a busy single mother, and becomes an important part of the clan”. Garelick is also writing the screenplay based on a story by himself and Gad. Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Captain Phillips, Moneyball, Fifty Shades of Grey) will serve as the producer on the project alongside Garelick, Gad, Menken & Schwartz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Poltergeist’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Streitenfeld, Poltergeist, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the Poltergeist remake. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American Gangster, The Grey, Robin Hood, Body of Lies). The soundtrack will be released on released on May 19, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Poltergeist is directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House), produced by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, The Evil Dead) and stars Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris and Jane Adams. The movie follows the Bowen family, whose life is suddenly disrupted after a supernatural force takes over their home and begins terrorizing them. Read the rest of this entry »
