Academy Awards show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today that Adam Levine will be performing the original song Lost Stars from Begin Again at this year’s Oscars ceremony on February 22. The song written by New Radicals’ Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois is one of the five nominees in the Best Original Song category. Levine who is best known as the lead singer for the group Maroon 5 also made his feature film acting debut in the film directed by John Carney and also starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo. The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Adam Levine to Perform ‘Lost Stars’ from ‘Begin Again’ at the Oscars
Posted: January 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Adam Levine, Begin Again
‘Me & Earl and the Dying Girl’ to Feature Music by Brian Eno
Posted: January 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brian Eno, Me & Earl and the Dying Girl
Brian Eno has composed the music for the upcoming drama Me & Earl and the Dying Girl. The film is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (American Horror Story, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Glee) and stars Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton and Molly Shannon. The movie through follows a student who is coasting to senior year of high school as anonymously as possible and is forced by his mother to befriend a classmate with leukemia. Jesse Andrews has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes Scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ‘Elser (13 Minutes)’
Posted: January 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, Elser (13 Minutes), Oliver Hirschbiegel
David Holmes is reuniting with Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Experiment, The Invasion) on the upcoming German drama Elser (13 Minutes). The film starring Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, David Zimmerschied and Johann von Bülow tells the story of Georg Elser, a German carpenter who had assembled a bomb and plotted an attack on Hitler in November 1939, shortly after the start of World War II. Oliver Schündler & Boris Ausserer of Lucky Bird are producing the project with Fred Breinersdorfer (Sophie School of Delphi. Holmes has previously co-scored Hirschbiegel’s last feature Diana starring Naomi Watts with Keefus Ciancia. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 25, 2015)
Posted: January 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beautiful & Twisted, Hans Zimmer, History, Lifetime, Nathan Whitehead, Sons of Liberty
Premiering tonight is the History original mini-series Sons of Liberty directed by Kari Skogland and starring Ben Barnes, Rafe Spall, Michael Raymond-James, Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold, Marton Csokas, Emily Berrington, Dean Norris and Jason O’Mara. Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator) has composed the series’ title theme. Sons of Liberty follows John Adams, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Joseph Warren as they band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation. The 3-parter will air tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday on History. To learn more about the project, visit the official series website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘McFarland, USA’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, McFarland USA, Niki Caro, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama McFarland, USA. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, The Host, Snitch). Also included is the original end title track Juntos (Together) performed by Grammy-winning singer Juanes, which is already available to download as a single. The soundtrack will be released on February 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. McFarland, USA is directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider) and stars Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor, Martha Higareda, Michael Aguero, Sergio Avelar, Hector Duran, Rafael Martinez, Johnny Ortiz and Carlos Pratts. The movie follows the novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California, as they build a cross-country team under the direction of a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 23, 2015)
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexis & Sam, Black Sea, Cake, Christophe Beck, Geoff Zanelli, Ilan Eshkeri, Jenny Lewis, Jonathan Rice, Leo Birenberg, Lorne Balfe, Manny, Marcelo Zarvos, Marius de Vries, Mark Ronson, Mortdecai, Nathan Barr, Randy Edelman, Red Army, Song One, Strange Magic, The Boy Next Door, The Humbling, We'll Never Have Paris
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature Strange Magic directed by Gary Rydstrom, produced by George Lucas and featuring the voices of Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein and Peter Stormare. Marius de Vries (Moulin Rouge, Kick-Ass) serves as the film’s musical director and has also composed the original score. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film performed by the voice cast. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Boy Next Door directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Jason Blum and starring Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, John Corbett and Kristin Chenoweth. The film’s original music is composed by Randy Edelman who previously scored such films as Dragonheart, xXx and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for Cohen and Nathan Barr (True Blood, The Americans). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the score earlier this week and Varese Sarabande will release a physical version next month. Click here for the full album details. Lisbeth Scott provided the vocals on the score and also wrote an original song for the movie. Check out our previous article for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Lisbeth Scott’s ‘Just Like Rain’ from ‘The Boy Next Door’ Released
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lisbeth Scott, The Boy Next Door
Lisbeth Scott has written and produced the original song Just Like Rain for Rob Cohen’s thriller The Boy Next Door. The singer/songwriter/film composer also performs the song, which is now available to download on Amazon. The track will also be featured on her solo record Bird, which is coming out on March 3 and is available for pre-order on iTunes. Check out the official music video after the jump. Scott who has previously written songs for HBO’s True Blood and the features Shutter and The Big Wedding also provides vocals on the film’s original score composed by Randy Edelman & Nathan Barr, which is now available on Varese Sarabande. Her best known work as a vocalist also includes the scores for The Passion of the Christ, Munich and The Chronicles of Narnia. Read the rest of this entry »
Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese (1944 – 2015)
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese has passed away at age 70. According to the band’s official Facebook page, the composer suddenly and unexpectedly died on January 20 from the effects of a pulmonary embolism in Vienna. Froese founded the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. In addition to producing dozens of studio albums, the band was best known for composing the score for numerous films, including 1983’s Risky Business starring Tom Cruise, William Friedkin’s Sorcerer, Mihcael Mann’s The Keep and Thief, Ridley Scott’s Legend, 1988’s Miracle Mile, Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, 1984’s Firestarter and 1987’s Three O’Clock High.
Theodore Shapiro to Score Nancy Meyers’ ‘The Intern’ and Jay Roach’s ‘Trumbo’
Posted: January 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jay Roach, Nancy Meyers, The Intern, Theodore Shapiro, Trumbo
Theodore Shapiro has been hired to score the upcoming comedy The Intern. The film is written and directed by Nancy Meyers and stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Zack Pearlman, Adam DeVine, Reid Scott, Andrew Rannells, Anders Holm, Nat Wolff, Linda Lavin and Christina Scherer. The movie centers on a 70-year-old widower who discovers that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site. Meyers is also producing the film with Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Captain Phillips) and Suzanne McNeill Farwell. Read the rest of this entry »
H. Scott Salinas to Score NBC’s ‘Allegiance’
Posted: January 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allegiance, H. Scott Salinas, NBC, Zipper
H. Scott Salinas is composing the music for the upcoming NBC drama Allegiance. The show is created by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and stars Hope Davis, Scott Cohen, Gavin Stenhouse, Margarita Levieva, Morgan Spector, Kenneth Choi and Alex Peters. The series follows a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs whose parents and sister are part of a dormant Russian sleeper cell that has just been reactivated. Nolfi is also executive producing the Universal Television, Keshet Media and Yes! production with Avi Nir (Homeland, Tyrant), Ron Leshem, Amit Cohen, Giyora Yahalom, Yona Wiesenthal, John Glenn (Hatfield & McCoys, Eagle Eye) and Rashad Raisani. Read the rest of this entry »
