Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack EP for the indie comedy Dear White People. The EP features the film’s original score composed by Kathryn Bostic (Middle of Nowhere). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 18, 2014. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The label has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film. Dear White People. The movie is written and directed by Justin Simien and stars Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell and Dennis Haysbert. The movie centers on a group of African American students as they navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly white college. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dear White People’ Score EP Announced
Posted: November 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dear White People, Kathryn Bostic, score, Soundtrack
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, score, Soundtrack, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The details of the soundtrack albums for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies have been revealed. The albums feature the film’s original music composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Aviator). Also included is the end titles song The Last Goodbye performed by actor Billy Boyd and written by Boyd and screenwriters/producers Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh. The soundtrack will be released in two editions: a standard edition, as well as a deluxe edition with additional tracks. Both albums are set to be released on December 16, 2014. Visit Amazon to pre-order the standard edition and click here to order the deluxe edition. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Hugo Weaving and Orlando Bloom will be released on December 17, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 31, 2014)
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Before I Go to Sleep, Charlie Clouser, David Wingo, Edward Shearmur, Horns, James Newton Howard, Nightcrawler, Private Peaceful, Rachel Portman, Rob, Saw, The Great Invisible
Opening in most theaters this weekend is the thriller Nightcrawler written and directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed. The film’s original music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, The Sixth Sense, King Kong). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this month. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Open Road Films release and click here to listen to audio clips.
Also opening wide is the psychological thriller Before I Go to Sleep written and directed by Rowan Joffe, produced by Ridley Scott and starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Anne-Marie Duff. Edward Shearmur (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Reign of Fire, Johnny English, Charlie’s Angels) has composed the film’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Before I Go to Sleep follows a woman who wakes up every day with no memory as the result of a traumatic accident in her past. The thriller is being released by Clarius Entertainment. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for BBC’s ‘The Game’ Announced
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Daniel Pemberton, score, Soundtrack, The Game
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Game. The album features the show’s original music composed by Daniel Pemberton (The Counselor, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Awakening). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Game is created by Toby Whithouse and stars Tom Hughes, Brian Cox, Paul Ritter, Shaun Dooley, Chloe Pirrie, Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Aris and Judy Parfitt. The spy drama centers on secret committee of intelligence officers who are assembled to investigate a KGB attack threatening Britain and the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Ian Fraser (1933-2014)
Posted: October 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ian Fraser
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 »
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 »
