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 »
Junkie XL to Score ‘Point Break’ Reboot
Posted: March 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Junkie XL, Point Break, Tom Holkenborg
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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 »
‘The Longest Ride’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Longest Ride
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Longest Ride. The album features the songs from the film by artists such as Seafret, Ryan Adams, Ben & Ellen Harper, Middle Brother, Adanowsky, Nikki Lane, The Wild Feathers, Pistol Annies, Black Pistol Fire & more. The soundtrack will be released on April 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Longest Ride directed by George Tillman, Jr. is based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks and stars Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin and Alan Alda. The movie centers on the relationship between a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback and a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in the art world of New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Ludwig Göransson to Score ‘Rocky’ Spinoff ‘Creed’
Posted: March 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Creed, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler
Ludwig Göransson has been tapped to score the upcoming boxing drama Creed. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad and Anthony Bellew. Stallone stars in his iconic role as Rocky Balboa who acts a trainer for the grandson of Apollo Creed, portrayed by Carl Weathers in 1976’s original Rocky film. Coogler has also co-written the screenplay with Aaron Covington. Robert Chartoff (Rocky series, Ender’s Game, The Gambler) is producing the project with Irwin Winkler (Goodfellas, The Right Stuff, Life as a House), Charles and David Winkler & William Chartoff (The Mechanic), Stallone and Kevin King Templeton (The Expendables, Rambo). Read the rest of this entry »
GSPO to Perform ‘A Spoonful of Sherman: A Symphonic Concert’
Posted: March 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: GSPO, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman
On Sunday, March 15, the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) will perform A Spoonful of Sherman: A Symphonic Concert at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The event will feature performances of the songs by the sibling songwriting team of Richard and Robert Sherman who penned some of the most memorable melodies in the Walt Disney songbook, including It’s A Small World and music for Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Winnie the Pooh and The Jungle Book. A quintet of dynamic vocalists and a children’s chorus will be joining the GSPO and Richard Sherman himself will make a special appearance. For the first time in 13 years, the GSPO will produce a concert in Redondo Beach, CA. For more information about the event and to buy tickets, click here.
‘The Face of an Angel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harry Escott, Michael Winterbottom, score, Soundtrack, The Face of an Angel
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for Michael Winterbottom’s The Face of an Angel. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, A Might Heart, Welcome to the Punch). Also included is Mi Fido Di Te performed by Lorenzo “Jovanotti” Cherubini. The soundtrack will be released overseas on March 30, 2015 and is now available as an import on Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release date. The Face of an Angel stars Daniel Brühl, Kate Beckinsale, Valerio Mastandrea and Cara Delevingne. The movie tells the story of the killing of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy and the resulting trial of her flatmate, American student Amanda Knox. Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: George Miller, Junkie XL, Mad Max: Fury Road, score, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the post-apocalyptic action movie Mad Max: Fury Road. The album features the film’s original music composed by Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg (Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire, Run All Night). The soundtrack will be released on May 12, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Mad Max: Fury Road is directed by George Miller and stars Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Abbey Lee and Courtney Eaton. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Chuck’ to Be Released
Posted: March 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chuck, NBC, score, Soundtrack, Tim Jones
Varese Sarabande will release the first soundtrack album for the NBC spy comedy drama Chuck. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Tim Jones (Human Target, The Death and Life of Bobby Z). Also included are three songs by the cover band Jeffster feat. Jeff Barnes (played by Scott Krinsky) and Lester Patel (Vik Sahay). The soundtrack will be released on April 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Chuck created by Chris Fedak & Josh Schwartz and stars Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin and Joshua Gomez. The show about a twenty-something computer geek who inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain aired from 2007 and 2012 on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Home, Rihanna, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Home have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Kiesza, Charli XCX and Jacob Plant. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2015 by Roc Nation Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Home is directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge) and features the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. The animated feature based on Adam Rex’s book The True Meaning of Smekday centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet. Read the rest of this entry »
