A soundtrack album has been announced for the action drama Transporter: The Series. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s first season composed by Nathaniel Mechaly (Taken series, Colombiana, Taxi Brooklyn). Also included are songs from the series by ADN System. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Transporter: The Series based on Luc Besson’s action film franchise stars Chris Vance, Andrea Osvart, Francois Berleand, Delphine Chaneac and Rachel Skaris. The show follows professional transporter Frank Martin, who opertates in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Transporter – The Series’ Season 1 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ADN System, Nahaniel Mechaly, score, Soundtrack, TNT, Transporter: The Series
‘Le Père Noël’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Klaus Badelt, Le Père Noël, score, Soundtrack
Quad will release a soundtrack album for the French holiday comedy Le Père Noël. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, Rescue Dawn). Also included are songs by James Blunt, CeeLo Green, MC Hammer and Jabberwocky. The soundtrack will be released digitally overseas on December 9, 2014. Click here to listen to audio clips. Le Père Noël is directed by Alexandre Coffre (Borderline, The Volcano) and stars Tahar Rahim, Victor Cabal, Philippe Rebbot, Anne-Lise Hesme, Amélie Glenn and Jean-François Cayrey. The movie follows a six-year-old boy who dreams of sliding through the sky with Santa Claus and discovers that he is actually a burglar who will not let anyone get in the way of his night’s work. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On Angel Wings’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Julian Nott, On Angel Wings, score, Soundtrack
The Illuminated Film Company will release a soundtrack album for the animated short On Angel Wings. The album features the film’s original music composed by Julian Nott (Wallace & Gromit shorts & feature). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 8, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. On Angel Wings is written and directed by Dave Unwin (Father Christmas), executive produced by Iain Harvey (The Snowman) and features the voices of Sir Michael Gambon, Dominic Cooper and Juliet Stevenson. The short is based on a book by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and tells the story of a young shepherd and how he came to be the first visitor to the new born Christ child – ahead of the other shepherds, and in complete secret. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 5, 2014)
Posted: December 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Air, By the Gun, Comet, Daniel Hart, Deborah Lurie, Dying of the Light, Eric D. Johnson, Frederik Wiedmann, Life Partners, Murder of a Cat, Nathan Whitehead, Nima Fakhrara, Pioneer, Poker Night, Scott Glasgow, The Pyramid, Wild
Only one movie is opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in around 600 theaters is the horror thriller The Pyramid directed by Gregory Levasseur, produced by Alexandre Aja and starring Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O’Hare, Christa Nicola and Amir K. The film’s original music is composed by Nima Fakhrara (The Signal, The Courier). No soundtrack album has been announced. The Pyramid follows a group of U.S. archaeologists who discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. The thriller is being released by 20th Century Fox. For more information about the film, visit the official movie website.
Already playing in select theaters since this past Wednesday is the drama Wild directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, Kevin Rankin and Michiel Huisman. The film doesn’t feature an original score. Sony Legacy has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Portishead, The Shangri-Las, Billy Swan, Lucina Williams, Wings, Pat Metheny Group & more. Check out our previous news article for the full details and to learn more about the Fox Searchlight release. Read the rest of this entry »
57th Grammy Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: December 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
The nominations for the 57th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film music-related categories:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Frozen (Christophe Beck) – Walt Disney Records
- Gone Girl (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Columbia Records
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (Alexandre Desplat) – ABKCO Music & Records
- Gravity (Steven Price) – WaterTower Music
- Saving Mr. Banks (Thomas Newman) – Walt Disney Records
Lorne Balfe Scoring ‘Bone in the Throat’
Posted: December 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bone in the Throat, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe is composing the score for the upcoming British indie thriller Bone in the Throat. The film marks the feature directorial debut of commercials director Graham Henman and stars Ed Westwick, John Hannah, Tom Wilkinson, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Graves, Steven Mackintosh and Neil Maskell. The movie is based on the best-selling novel by Anthony Bourdain and follows a chef at the hottest restaurant in London’s East End who becomes embroiled in his uncle’s underground mob activity when he witnesses him commit a murder. Henman has also co-written the screenplay with Mark Townend. Read the rest of this entry »
Junkie XL to Score ‘Run All Night’
Posted: December 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jaume Collet-Serra, Junkie XL, Run All Night
Junkie XL revealed on Twitter that he has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming thriller Run All Night. The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop, Orphan) and stars Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Holt McCallany, Boyd Holbrook, Vincent D’Onofrio and Common. The film follows an aging hitman who is forced to take on his brutal former boss to protect his estranged son and his family. Brad Inglesby (Out of the Furnace) has written the script. Roy Lee (The Lego Movie, The Lake House) is producing the Vertigo Entertainment production with Brooklyn Weaver (Extant). Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman to Score 24th James Bond Film ‘Spectre’
Posted: December 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Bond, Sam Mendes, Spectre, Thomas Newman
Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that Thomas Newman will return to score the 24th film in the James Bond series, Spectre. The composer will reteam with director Sam Mendes who previously helmed 2012’s Skyfall. They also collaborated on the features American Beauty, The Road to Perdition, Revolutionary Road and Jarhead. Spectre stars Daniel Craig in the title role, alongside Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny and Ralph Fiennes as M. Rory Kinnear, Andrew Scott, David Bautista, Monica Bellucci, Léa Seydoux and Christoph Waltz are co-starring. The movie follows Bond as he uncovers a sinister organization after he receives a cryptic message from his past. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brandon Roberts, Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp, score, Soundtrack, The Woman in Black, The Woman in Black 2: Angelo of Death
The details of the soundtrack album for the horror sequel The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, The Wolverine, World War Z, Live Free or Die Hard), Marcus Trumpp and Brandon Roberts. The soundtrack will be released on January 6, 2015 by Varese Sarabande and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death is directed by Tom Harper and stars Jeremy Irvine, Helen McCrory, Phoebe Cox and Oaklee Pendergast. The movie takes place in the same house as the original 40 years later, when a group of children who are evacuated from London during World War II come to stay and awaken the house’s darkest inhabitants. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the family adventure Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger) who previously scored the first two installments in the series. The soundtrack will be released physically on January 6, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson and Ben Kingsley. Read the rest of this entry »
