Last night, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held its annual Film & Television Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Elliot Goldenthal was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award, which is given to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. The Academy Award-winning composer was presented the award by director Michael Mann who collaborated with Goldenthal on Heat and Public Enemies. Goldenthal’s partner Julie Taymor who worked with him on Frida, Titus, Across the Universe and various stage productions, as well as Neil Jordan who collaborated with the composer on films including Interview with the Vampire and Michael Collins congratulated the composer via a video message. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliot Goldenthal, Deborah Lurie, Johann Johannsson & Sean Callery Honored at ASCAP Film & TV Music Awards
Posted: March 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards, Austin Wintory, Deborah Lurie, Elliot Goldenthal, Johann Johannsson, Sean Callery
Tree Adams Scoring Lifetime’s ‘The Lizzie Borden Chronicles’
Posted: March 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lifetime, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, Tree Adams
Tree Adams has been hired to score the upcoming Lifetime original series Lizzie Borden Chronicles. The show stars Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, Jonathan Banks, John Heard, Cole Hauser and Jessy Schram. Ricci has previously starred in the title role of the Lifetime original movie Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, which was also scored by Adams. The 8-part series centers on the actual events and people surrounding Lizzie’s life after her controversial acquittal of the double murder of her father and stepmother in 1892. Ricci is also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Judith Verno. Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Edelman’s ‘Pontiac Moon’ to Be Released
Posted: March 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Pontiac Moon, Randy Edelman, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1994 romantic adventure movie Pontiac Moon directed by Oand starring Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Ryan Todd. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Randy Edelman (The Last of the Mohicans, Dragonheart, xXx, Ghostbusters 2, Kindergarten Cop, Gettysburg). To pre-order the limited edition CD and for the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney & Bruce Broughton to Score History’s ‘Texas Rising’
Posted: March 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bruce Broughton, History, John Debney, Roland Joffé, Texas Rising
John Debney and Bruce Broughton are composing the music for the upcoming mini-series Texas Rising. The 8-parter is directed by Roland Joffe (The Mission, The Killing Fields) and stars Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez, Thomas Jane, Crispin Glover, Rhys Coiro, Jeremy Davies, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Christopher McDonald, Max Thieriot, Chad Michael Murray, Trevor Donovan, Robert Knepper, Jeff Fahey, Rob Morrow and Kris Kristofferson. The event series centers on Texas legend Sam Houston and follows his fight for Texas’ independence against Mexican general Santa Anna. Leslie Greif is executive producing the A+E Studios, ITV Studios America and Thinkfactory Media production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘To Write Love on Her Arms’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, To Write Love on Her Arms
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama To Write Love on Her Arms. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Danny Leggett, Corbin Bleu, Flint Eastwood, Delta Spirit, Alex Bennett, Kye Kye, Civilian & more. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. To Write Love on Her Arms is directed by Nathan Frankowski and stars Kat Dennings, Chad Michael Murray, Rupert Friend, Corbin Bleu, Mark Saul and Juliana Harkavy. The movie follows a Florida girl who struggles with addiction and abuse and discovers the value of genuine friendships and embarks on a journey towards recovery. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 8, 2015)
Posted: March 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Battle Creek, CBS, Jeff Rona, Jeff Russo, John McCarthy, John Ottman, PlayStation Network, Powers, The Returned, Zoe Keating
Premiering tomorrow, March 9, is the A&E original series The Returned created by Carlton Cuse & Raelle Tucker based on the French series Les Revenants and starring Mark Pellegrino, Tandi Wright, India Ennenga, Sophie Lowe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Alejandro, Agnes Bruckner and Sandrine Holt. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, CSI: Cyber, Power) and cellist Zoe Keating. The Returned is set in a small town that is turned upside down when several local people who have been long presumed dead suddenly reappear. The drama will air every Monday night on A&E. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Cairns Scoring ‘The Forger’
Posted: March 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rob Cairns, The Forger
Rob Cairns has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming thriller The Forger. The movie is directed by Philip Martin and stars John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan, Jennifer Ehle, Anson Mount, Abigail Spencer and Marcus Thomas. The film follows an expert art forger who is released from prison so that he can spend time with his dying son when he reteams with his father to carry out one last big job for the syndicate. The screenplay is written by Richard D’Ovidio (The Call, Exit Wounds). Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt & Eugene Musso (You Kill Me) are producing the project with Rob Carliner (Crazy Heart, The Apostle). Read the rest of this entry »
Junkie XL to Score ‘Point Break’ Reboot
Posted: March 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Junkie XL, Point Break, Tom Holkenborg
Junkie XL announced on Twitter that he will be scoring the upcoming reboot of Point Break. The film is directed by Ericson Core (Invincible) and stars Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer and Ray Winstone. The action thriller is set in the world of extreme sports and follows an FBI agent infiltrating a ring of criminals. Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Law Abiding Citizen, Salt) has written the screenplay and is also producing the project with Alcon Entertainment’s Broderick Johnson & Andrew Kosove (The Blind Side, Prisoners, Dolphin Tale, Insomnia) and John Baldecchi (The Mexican, Conan the Barbarian) and Chris Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 6, 2015)
Posted: March 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Wurman, Chappie, Eric Neveux, Faults, Hans Zimmer, Heather McIntosh, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken, Lucas Vidal, Mark Adler, Merchants of Doubt, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Thomas Newman, Two Men in Town, Unfinished Business
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi thriller Chappie co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver and Sharlto Copley. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception). Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and additional music by Steve Mazzaro & Andrew Kawczynski digitally next Tuesday and physically on March 17. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and click here to listen to audio clips.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel directed by John Madden and starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, David Strathairn and Richard Gere. Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, American Beauty) who previously scored the 2012 original movie has composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to check out audio samples. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Gunman’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, Pierre Morel, score, Soundtrack, The Gunman
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Gunman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, The Hurt Locker). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A physical version is set to come out in April. The Gunman is directed by Pierre Morrel (Taken), produced by Joel Silver and stars Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance and Jasmine Trinca. The movie is based on the novel The Prone Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette and follows a former special forces officer who is suffering from PTSD and must make a run across Europe to clear his name. Read the rest of this entry »
