Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominations Announced

Posted: December 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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guild-of-music-supervisorsThe Guild of Music Supervisors announced the nominations for its 5th Annual awards ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, January 21, at Mack Sennett Studios in Hollywood. The awards will recognize outstanding Music Supervisors in 14 categories representing Motion Picture, Television, Games, Trailers and Advertising. Below are the nominations for some of the major categories. For the full list of nominations, visit the organization’s official website.

Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 25M

Guardians of the Galaxy – Dave Jordan
Annie – Matt Sullvivan & Wende Crowley
Get On Up – Bud Carr & Margaret Yen
The Book of Life – John Houlihan
Into the Woods – Paul Gemignani and Michael Higham Read the rest of this entry »

Alex Wurman Scoring ‘Unfinished Business’

Posted: December 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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unfinished-business.jpgAlex Wurman is the composer of the upcoming comedy Unfinished Business. The film is directed by Ken Scott (Delivery Man, Starbuck) and stars Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost and James Marsden. The movie follows a relentless businessman with his own company who heads to Germany with his only two employees to clinch a make-or-break deal. Steven Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has written the screenplay. Arnon Milchan (Gone Girl, Birdman) is producing the Escape Artists and New Regency production with Todd Black & Jason Blumenthal (The Equalizer, Knowing, The Weather Man), Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump) and Anthony Katagas (12 Years a Slave, Killing Them Softly). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Still Alice’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: December 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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still-aliceNettwerk has announced a soundtrack release for the indie drama Still Alice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, The Young Victoria, The Invisible Woman, Layer Cake). Also included is a cover of Lyle Lovett’s If I Had A Boat by British musician Karen Elson, which plays during the film’s end credits. The soundtrack will be released on January 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Click here to listen to a couple of tracks from the score. Still Alice is directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland and stars Julianne Moore who received a SAG Awards and Golden Globe nomination for her performance last week. Kristen Stewart, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth and Hunter Parrish are co-starring. The movie follows a linguistics professor who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Brian Tyler to Score ‘Now You See Me: The Second Act’

Posted: December 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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now-you-see-meBrian Tyler is officially set to score the upcoming sequel Now You See Me: The Second Act. The film is directed by Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Step Up 2 & 3D) and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman who reprise their roles from the original movie. They are joined by Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan and Jay Chou. The thriller takes place a year after the first part and follows the Four Horsemen who find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet. Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) & Pete Chiarelli (The Proposal) have written the screenplay. Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Eagle Eye, Sleepy Hollow) are producing the project with Bobby Cohen (Revolutionary Road). Read the rest of this entry »

‘After the Fall’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: December 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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after-the-fallThe details of the soundtrack album for the thriller After the Fall have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Streitenfeld (The Grey, American Gangster, Robin Hood, Prometheus, Body of Lies). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 23, 2014 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD version is set to be released on March 10, 2015 and can be pre-ordered here. After the Fall is co-written and directed by Saar Klein and stars Wes Bentley, Jason Isaacs, Vinessa Shaw and Haley Bennett. The movie follows a guy who loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Mall’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: December 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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mallWarner Bros. Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Mall. The album features the film’s original music composed by Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda (The Raid) & composer Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, The Fosters). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Mall is directed by Joe Hahn and stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Gina Gershon, Cameron Monaghan, Peter Stormare and James Frecheville. The movie follows five disaffected suburbanites whose lives come together at a shopping mall following a seemingly random shooting. Read the rest of this entry »

Dan Romer Scoring Joe Swanberg’s ‘Digging for Fire’

Posted: December 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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digging-for-fireDan Romer has been tapped to score the upcoming indie comedy Digging for Fire. The film is directed by Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas) and stars Jake Johnson, Rosemarie Dewitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick. The movie follows a husband and wife who discover a bone and a gun, which leads them to separate adventures over the course of a weekend. Swanberg has also co-written the screenplay with Johnson. Both are also producing the comedy with Alicia Van Couvering. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: December 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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elf-buddys-musical-christmasWaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the stop-motion animated holiday special Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas. The album features the one-hour special’s songs written by Matthew Sklar, as well as selections from the score composed by Sklar and Christopher Guardino. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas is directed by Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh and featuring the voices of Jim Parsons, Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, Fred Armisen, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Rachael MacFarlane, Max Charles, Gilbert Gottfried, Kate Micucci and Steve Higgins. The Warner Bros. Animation production is based on Jon Favreau’s 2003 film starring Will Ferrell and the Broadway show Elf: The Musical and tells the story of Buddy’s travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Brook Scoring John Crowley’s ‘Brooklyn’

Posted: December 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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brooklynMichael Brook is composing the music for the upcoming romance Brooklyn. The film is directed by John Crowley (Boy A, Intermission, Closed Circuit) and stars Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent. The movie is based on the novel by Colm Toibin and follows a young Irish immigrant who is navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn and must confront a terrible dilemma — a heartbreaking choice between two men and two countries, between duty and true love. Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) has written the screenplay. Finola Dwyer (Quartet, Severance) and Amanda Posey (An Education, Fever Pitch) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Loft’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: December 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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the-loftVarese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Loft. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak, The Following, Stalker). The soundtrack will be released on January 20, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Loft is directed by Erik Von Looy and stars Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Rhona Mitra, Margarita Levieva, Eric Stonestreet, Rachael Taylor, Matthias Schoenaerts and Isabel Lucas. The movie produced by Joel Silver follows five married guys who conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city – a place where they can carry out hidden affairs and indulge in their deepest fantasies. Read the rest of this entry »

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