Ian Fraser has passed away at age 81 this morning at his home in Los Angeles. The music director and arranger received a total of 32 Emmy Award nominations, more than any other musician in television history. He won the award 11 times, most recently in 1993 for his music direction for the 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala. He received an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination for adapting the song score for 1970’s Scrooge starring Albert Finney. His musical director credits include a number of Christmas in Washington TV specials, the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, numerous TV Academy’s Hall of Fame ceremonies, the SAG 50th Anniversary Celebration, Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas and America Salutes Richard Rodgers. Read the rest of this entry »
Ian Fraser (1933-2014)
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ian Fraser
Marc Streitenfeld Scoring ‘Poltergeist’ Remake
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gil Kenan, Marc Streitenfeld, Poltergeist
Marc Streitenfeld has recently composed the music for the upcoming Poltergeist remake. The film is directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House, City of Ember) and stars Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie Dewitt, Jared Harris, Kyle Catlett, Saxon Sharbino, Kennedi Clements and Jane Adams. The movie follows the Bowen family, whose life is suddenly disrupted after a supernatural force takes over their home and begins terrorizing them. David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole, Oz the Great and Powerful, Robots) has written the screenplay. Sam Raimi & Robert Tapert (Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell, The Grudge) are producing the project for Ghost House Pictures, alongside Roy Lee (The Lego Movie, Dark Water). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Walking with the Enemy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Timothy Williams, Walking with the Enemy
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the period drama Walking with the Enemy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Timothy Williams (Sym-Bionic Titan, Red Sky). The composer recorded his score with a 90-piece orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2014 and physically on February 10, 2015. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Walking with the Enemy is directed by Mark Schmidt and stars Ben Kingsley, Jonas Armstrong, Hannah Tointon, Burn Gorman, Mark Wells, William Hope, Flora Spencer-Longhurst and Mark Wingett. The movie is set in Hungary during the final months of World War ll and follows a young man who sets out to find his displaced family by using a stolen Nazi uniform to pose as an officer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Laggies’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Gibbard, Laggies, Lynn Shelton, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Laggies. The album features the film’s original music composed by Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Benjamin Gibbard. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version will be released later this year and is available for pre-order here. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Laggies is directed by Lynn Shelton (My Sister’s Sister, Touchy Feely) and stars Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell. The movie follows a woman who is stuck in permanent adolescence and lies to her fiance about going on a retreat and instead hangs out with friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck Scoring ‘Get Hard’
Posted: October 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christophe Beck, Get Hard
Christophe Beck is the composer of the upcoming comedy Get Hard. The film marks the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Men in Black 3, Idiocracy) and stars Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Craig T. Nelson, Gary Owen and Jay Pharoah. The movie follows a rich, soft-handed investment bank manager who is sentenced to a maximum security prison and hires the streetwise guy who normally washes his car so he can learn how to survive his upcoming prison sentence. Jay Martel & Ian Roberts (Key and Peele) have written the screenplay with Cohen. Will Ferrell & Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Other Guys, Talladega Nights) and Chris Henchy are producing the project for their Gary Sanchez Productions company. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Better Angels’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hanan Townshend, score, Soundtrack, Terrence Malick, The Better Angels
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Terrence Malick-produced drama The Better Angels. The film’s original music is composed by Hanan Townshend who previously scored Malick’s To the Wonder and also contributed music to The Tree of Life. Also included are the classical pieces featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is set to be released on December 2. The Better Angels is written and directed by A.J. Edwards and stars Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, Wes Bentley and Braydon Denney. The movie centers on the formative years of Abraham Lincoln’s life in the harsh wilderness of Indiana in 1817. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Englishby to Score ‘The Musketeers’ Season 2
Posted: October 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, BBC America, Paul Englishby, The Musketeers
Paul Englishby has been hired to score the second season of the BBC original series The Musketeers. The show is created by Andrew Hodges (My Week With Marilyn, Primeval) and stars Luke Pasqualino, Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Howard Charles, Peter Capaldi, Maimie McCoy, Tamla Kari and Hugo Speer. The series is set on the streets of 17th century Paris and follows the adventures of Athos, Aramis and Porthos. Hodges is executive producing the project with Jessica Pope. Murray Gold (Doctor Who) has composed the music for the first season, which premiered earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez to Score Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’
Posted: October 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beasts of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga, Cliff Martinez
Cliff Martinez revealed in a recent interview with Celluloid Tunes during this year’s Ghent Film Festival that he is set to score the upcoming drama Beasts of No Nation. The film is written and directed by Cary Fukunaga and stars Idris Elba, Ama K. Abebrese, Grace Nortey, David Dontoh and Opeyemi Fagbohungbe. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala and follows the journey of a boy who is forced to join a group of soldiers in an unnamed West African country. Amy Kaufman (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Sin Nombre), Riva Marker & Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are All Right, Grace Is Gone, What Maisie Knew) are producing the Participant Media and Red Crown production. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Masterworks to Release Alberto Iglesias’ ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ Soundtrack
Posted: October 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott, score, Soundtrack
Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for Ridley Scott’s biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Alberto Iglesias (The Constant Gardener, The Kite Runner, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). Harry Gregson-Williams who previously scored the director’s Kingdom of Heaven also contributed music to the film, but no word yet on if any of his score will be included on the release. The soundtrack will be released on December 9, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Exodus: Gods and Kings stars Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley. Read the rest of this entry »
William Ross & Jerome Leroy Scoring Hallmark Hall of Fame’s ‘One Christmas Eve’
Posted: October 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hallmark Hall of Fame, Jay Russell, Jerome Leroy, One Christmas Eve, William Ross
William Ross and Jerome Leroy have recently composed the score for the upcoming Hallmark Hall of Fame movie One Christmas Eve. The film is directed by Jay Russell (The Water Horse) and stars Anne Heche as a recently-divorced mom who wants her two kids’ first Christmas without their father to be perfect. Holly Goldberg Sloan (Made in America, Angels in the Outfield) has written the script. Paula Mazur (Nim’s Island, Corinna, Corinna), Brent Shields (Christmas in Conway, Remember Sunday) and Mitchell Kaplan are executive producing the project. Ross has previously collaborated with Russell on such features as My Dog Skip, Tuck Everlasting and Ladder 49. Read the rest of this entry »
