Walt Disney Pictures has announced today that Alan Menken will be providing the score for the upcoming live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The film will also feature new original songs co-written by the composer and Sir Tim Rice, as well as new recordings of the songs from the 1991 animated classic that Menken penned with Howard Ashman. The live action version will be directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Kinsey, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) and is set to star Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the title roles. Luke Evans will portray Gaston, Emma Thompson will star as Mrs. Potts and Kevin Kline as Belle’s father, Maurice. Josh Gad has been cast to play Lefou. Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) is writing the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Menken to Score Disney’s Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Posted: March 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Bill Condon, Tim Rice
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 15, 2015)
Posted: March 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bloodline, E!, Edward Rogers, Josh Kramon, Netflix, Rob Thomas, Siddhartha Khosla, The CW, The Royals, Tony Morales
Premiering tonight is E!’s first scripted series The Royals created by Mark Schwahn (One Tree Hill) and starring Elizabeth Hurley, William Moseley, Merritt Patterson, Alexandra Park, Jake Maskall, Tom Austen, Oliver Milburn Sophie Colquhoun and Vincent Regan. The show’s original music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla. The Royals follows a modern-day monarch and head of a fictional British royal family living in the public eye. The drama will air every Sunday night on E!. To learn more about the series, which has already been renewed for a second season, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff ‘Rogue One’
Posted: March 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Rogue One, Star Wars
Alexandre Desplat revealed in an interview on Radio Classique’s Culture Club that he will be reuniting with director Gareth Edwards on the upcoming Star Wars spinoff feature Rogue One. Felicity Jones is attached to star in the film, which is scripted by Chris Weitz (Cinderella, The Golden Compass). No plot details have been revealed yet, but the movie is said to be the first in a series of big-screen adventures that explores the characters and events beyond the core Star Wars saga. Kathleen Kennedy (Jurassic Park, The Sixth Sense, Lincoln) and Tony To (Band of Brothers, The Pacific) are producing the Lucasfilm production. Read the rest of this entry »
Max Richter to Perform U.S. Tour Featuring Music from ‘The Leftovers’
Posted: March 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Max Richter, The Leftovers
Max Richter will embark on a U.S. mini tour which runs March 22 – 29, 2015. The composer will be performing compositions from HBO’s The Leftovers at select shows along with music from his various solo albums including The Blue Notebooks, Infra, and Vivaldi Recomposed live. First stop will be at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on March 22 (click here to buy tickets), followed by Le Poisson Rouge in New York on March 25 & 26 (click here for more information) and Big Ears in Knoxville, TN on March 28 & 29 (click here for more details). Richter’s music from the first season is available on WaterTower Music. The composer is returning to score the show’s second season, which is set to premiere this summer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 13, 2015)
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 3 Hearts, Bruno Coulais, Christophe Beck, Cinderella, Cymbeline, David Ludwig, Dirk Brosse, Disasterpiece, Frozen Fever, Home Sweet Hell, It Follows, John Debney, Josh Kelley, Junkie XL, Nick Urata, Patrick Doyle, Run All Night, The Cobbler, The Lovers, Tom Holkenborg
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Guaranteed to top the weekend box office is Disney’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgard, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Derek Jacobi and Helena Bonham-Carter. The film’s original music is composed by Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well the film’s songs including the original end titles track Strong written by Doyle, Branagh & Tommy Danvers and performed by Sonna Rele. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit We Are Movie Geeks, Go See Talk, Film.Music.Media, AndroidTV and HeyUGuys for interviews with Doyle about his work on the film.
Playing in front of Cinderella is Disney’s new animated short Frozen Fever directed by Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck and featuring the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. Christophe Beck (Edge of Tomorrow, The Muppets, The Hangover) who scored 2013’s feature has also composed the score for the short film, while Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez have contributed a new original song. Visit The Hollywood Reporter to listen to a 2-minute suite from Beck’s original score. Also check out our previous news article for more information about the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Douglas Pipes to Score ‘Krampus’
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Douglas Pipes, Krampus, Michael Dougherty
Legendary Pictures has announced that Douglas Pipes is set to score the upcoming horror comedy Krampus. The film is directed by Michael Dougherty (writer of X2 & Superman Returns) and stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Conchata Ferrell, Emjay Anthony, Stefania Owen and Krista Stadler. The movie follows a young boy who turns his back on Christmas as his dysfunctional family comes together and clashes over the holidays. When they accidentally unleash the wrath of Krampus — an ancient entity from European folklore — beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own. Dougherty has also co-written the screenplay with Zach Shields and Todd Casey (Thundercats) and is also producing the project with Legendary’s Thomas Tull & Jon Jashni (Godzilla, Pacific Rim, 300: Rise of an Empire) and Alex Garcia. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Craig Armstrong, Far from the Madding Crowd, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Vinterberg
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Far from the Madding Crowd. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, The Incredible Hulk, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet). The soundtrack will be released on April 28, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The cover art and audio clips will be posted on this page soon. Far from the Madding Crowd is directed by Thomas Vinterberg and stars Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge and Michael Sheen. The movie is based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy and tells the story of an independent and headstrong woman who attracts three very different suitors: a sheep farmer, a handsome and reckless Sergeant and a prosperous and mature bachelor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Backcountry’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Backcountry, Frères Lumières, score, Soundtrack
Screamworks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Backcountry. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frères Lumières. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Backcountry is written and directed by Adam MacDonald and stars Missy Peregrym, Jeff Roop and Eric Balfour. The movie follows a busy executive and her boyfriend on a camping trip, where they have an unsettling encounter with a stranger wandering through the woods and take a detour that leaves them at the mercy of the wilderness and its ferocious inhabitants. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Effie Gray’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Effie Gray, Paul Cantelon, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Effie Gray. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Cantelon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Conviction, Everything Is Illuminated). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 31, 2015 and physically on April 28. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Click here to listen to audio clips. Effie Gray is directed by Richard Laxton and stars Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson (who also wrote the film’s screenplay), Julie Walters, Tom Sturridge, Robbie Coltrane, Claudia Cardinale, Derek Jacobi, David Suchet, James Fox and Linda Bassett. The movie tells the real life story of the 19th century Scotswoman who married critic and author John Ruskin as a teenager only to see their six-year relationship finally annulled with Gray still a virgin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Gibney, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, score, Soundtrack, Will Bates
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. The album features the film’s original music composed by Will Bates (Another Earth, I Origins, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 17, 2015 and physically on April 7. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Going Clear directed by Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side) is based on the book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright and profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, whose most prominent adherents include A-list Hollywood celebrities, shining a light on how the church cultivates true believers, detailing their experiences and what they are willing to do in the name of religion. Read the rest of this entry »
