Gabriel Yared is reteaming with director Xavier Dolan on the upcoming drama The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The film marks Dolan’s English-language debut and stars Kit Harington, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Ben Schnetzer, Michael Gambon, Bella Thorne, Thandie Newton, Chris Zylka and Emily Hampshire. The movie takes place in the early 2000’s and centers on the tribulations of an American TV star in his late twenties and his correspondence with Rupert Turner, a young actor-to-be living with his mother in England.
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‘The Mind’s Eye’ Soundtrack Announced
Relapse Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Mind’s Eye. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Moore (The Guest, Cub). The soundtrack will be released on December 2, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Mind’s Eye is written and directed by Joe Begos and stars Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos and Noah Segan. The movie follows a man and woman with telekinetic powers who are pursued by an evil doctor who hopes to drain their powers. The thriller premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and was released in select theaters and on VOD this past summer by RLJ Entertainment.
‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Eddie the Eagle, Kick-Ass 2). The soundtrack will be released on October 11, 2016 by La-La Land Records and the label’s website and on October 14, 2016 at other retail stores. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A digital release is also expected within the next week. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Allison Janney, Terence Stamp, Rupert Everett, Judi Dench and Samuel L. Jackson is based on the Ransom Riggs novel and follows a teenager who finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures out to destroy them.
Marcelo Zarvos to Score Denzel Washington’s ‘Fences’
Marcelo Zarvos has signed on to score the upcoming drama Fences. The film marks the third feature directorial effort by Denzel Washington (The Great Debaters, Antwone Fisher) who also stars in the film, alongside Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sydney. The movie is based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play of the same title and tells the story of a one-time promising baseball player, now working as a Pittsburgh garbage collector, and the complicated relationships with his wife, son and friends.
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the first Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The album features the movie’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Lost, Ratatouille, Jurassic World, Inside Out, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed and Forest Whitaker.
Alexandre Desplat’s to Conduct Concert World Premiere of ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Score
Alexandre Desplat will conduct the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere concert performance of his score for the animated hit film The Secret Life of Pets at this year’s Hollywood in Vienna gala on October 14, 2016 at the historic Vienna Concert Hall. As previously announced, the Academy Award-winning composer will receive the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, presented by the City of Vienna. The event will also feature the concert world premieres of Desplat’s scores to Argo, Julie & Julia, Lust, Caution and the song Still Dream from DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians (performed by German Pop and R&B singer Grace Capristro).
Ennio Morricone’s ‘So Fine’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Music Box Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1981 comedy So Fine written and directed by Andrew Bergman and starring Ryan O’Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato and Richard Kiel. The album features the original music from the Warner Bros. Pictures production composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in America, The Hateful Eight, Cinema Paradiso). To check out the full album details and to pre-order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples.
West Dylan Thordson Scoring M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Split’
West Dylan Thordson has composed the original score for the upcoming psychological thriller Split. The film is written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable) and stars James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula and Haley Lu Richardson. The movie centers around a man who endures a major loss and becomes compelled to abduct three teenage girls. Shyamalan is also producing the project with Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Insidious) for his production company Blumhouse and Marc Bienstock.
‘Brice 3’ Soundtrack Details
Polydor Records will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy Brice 3. The album features the songs from the movie by lead actor Jean Dujardin, The Bech Boys, Andrew Gold, Carl Douglas, The Trashmen, Jan & Dean, Freddy Meyer & more. Also included is the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Chorus, The Crimson Rivers, Song of the Sea) who previously scored the 2005 original film Brice De Nice. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2016. Brice 3 is directed by James Huth and stars Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Bruno Salomone and Alban Lenoir. The sequel follows the title character who receives an SOS from his sidekick, Marius and takes the first plane out to Thailand to come to his rescue.
Jeff Beal, John Debney, Jeff Russo & More to Create New Scores for Silent Films Live Concert
On November 3, 2016, a number of film, television and visual media composers will reimagine and create new scores for classic silent films at the concert, Silent Films Live. The event presented by Education Through Music–Los Angeles member Angel Velez will take place at 7pm at the Malibu Screening Room and will be preceded by with a pre-concert interview and reception at 6pm featuring a discussion with the composers, moderated by Varèse Sarabande’s Robert Townson.