Theo Green has recently co-scored the upcoming drama The Gambler. The film is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and stars Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael K. Williams and Jessica Lange. The movie based on the 1974 film of the same title starring James Caan follows a college professor who gets caught up in the dangerous world of high-stakes underground gambling. William Monahan (The Departed) has written the screenplay. Wahlberg is also producing the Closest to the Hole and Leverage Entertainment production with Stephen Levinson (Contraband, Entourage, Irwin Winkler (Raging Bull, Goodfellas), Robert Chartoff (Rocky) & David Winkler (Rocky Balboa). Read the rest of this entry »
Theo Green Co-Scoring Rupert Wyatt’s ‘The Gambler’
Posted: October 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Brion, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler, Theo Green
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‘Beyond the Lights’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beyond the Lights, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the drama Beyond the Lights. The album features the original song Grateful written by Academy Award-nominated songwriter Dianne Warren and performed by Rita Ora. Also included are the other songs from the film by such artists as Mavado feat. Nicki Minaj, Noni feat. Kid Culprit, Birdy, Yuna, India Jean-Jacques, Stacy Barthe & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 10, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Beyond the Lights is written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Richard Colson Baker (“MGK”) and Danny Glover. The movie follows an award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom and nearly ends her life until she is saved by a young police officer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 26, 2014)
Posted: October 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Poet in New York, BBC America, Benched, CBS, David Schwartz, Death Comes to Pemberley, Debbie Wiseman, PBS, The Insects, The McCarthys, USA
Premiering tonight on PBS as part of Masterpiece is the two-part movie Death Comes to Pemberlay directed by Daniel Percival and starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Rhys, Matthew Goode, Jenna Coleman, Trevor Eve, Rebecca Front, James Fleet, Tom Ward, Tom Canton and Eleanor Tomlinson. The film’s original music is composed by The Insects. Visit Soundcloud to stream the score. Death Comes to Pemberley is a murder mystery continuation of the events of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice incorporating the same characters. To learn more about the film, which premiered on BBC in the UK earlier this year as a three-part series, visit the official PBS website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The New Girlfriend’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francois Ozon, Philippe Rombi, The New Girlfriend, Une nouvelle amie
Cristal Records will release a soundtrack album for Francois Ozon’s French drama The New Girlfriend (Une nouvelle amie). The album features the film’s original music composed by Phillipe Rombi who previously collaborated with the director on such films as Swimming Pool, Angel, Potiche and In the House. The soundtrack will be released overseas on November 3, 2014. The New Girlfriend is written and directed by Ozon and stars Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier and Raphaël Personnaz. The movie centers on a young woman who makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend. The drama premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in French theaters on November 5. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards 2014
Posted: October 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Daniel Pemberton, Michelino Bisceglia, Pharrell Williams, World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2014 at the World Soundtrack Awards 2012, tonight’s closing event of the 41st Ghent Film Festival. Desplat also received an award for his score for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel in the Best Original Film Score of the Year category. Desplat also composed the music for such films as Gareth Edward’s Godzilla, George Clooney’s The Monuments Men and Stephen Frears’ Philomena over the past year. The composer previously was named Film Composer of the Year in 2007, 2009 and 2011. In the Discovery of the Year category, Daniel Pemberton was awarded for his work over the last year, which included his scores for Ridley Scott’s The Counselor and the comedy Cuban Fury. In the Best Original Song category, Pharrell Williams was honored for his Oscar-nominated song Happy from Despicable Me 2. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Theory of Everything’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
Audio samples of all tracks from the soundtrack release for the biographical drama The Theory of Everything have been published. The film’s original music is composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson (Prisoners, For Ellen). The soundtrack album will be released on November 4, 2014 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The Theory of Everything is directed by James Marsh and stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Lesley Manville, Simon McBurney, Maxine Peake and Harry Lloyd. The movie about the relationship between physicist James Hawkings and Jane Wilde, the arts student fell in love with in the 1960s will be released in select cities on November 7 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 24, 2014)
Posted: October 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 23 Blast, Anton Sanko, Benjamin Gibbard, Exists, Harold Budd, Joel J. Richard, John Carta, John Debney, John Wick, Laggies, Low Down, Mark Kilian, Nima Fakhrara, Ohad Talmor, Ouija, Revenge of the Green Dragons, Robin Guthrie, Stoneheart Asylum, Tyler Bates, White Bird in a Blizzard
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the horror thriller Ouija directed by Stiles White, produced by Michael Bay & Jason Blum and starring Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, Bianca Santos and Ana Coto. The film’s original music is composed by Anton Sanko (The Possession, Rabbit Hole, Big Love). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.
Also opening wide is the action thriller John Wick directed by Chad Stahelski and starrimb Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, Alfie Allen, John Leguizamo and Willem Dafoe. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Dawn of the Dead) and Joel J. Richard have composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music, as well as additional music by Le Castle Vania and songs perfomed by Ciscandra Nostalghia, KALEIDA, The Candy Shop Boys and M86 & Susie Q. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Am Here’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BJ Nilsen, I Am Here, Johann Johannsson, score, Soundtrack
Ash International will release a soundtrack album for the drama I Am Here. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything, Prisoners) & BJ Nilsen. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album is also being released on Vinyl overseas. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. I Am Here is written and directed by Anders Morgenthaler and stars Kim Basinger, Jordan Prentice, Peter Stormare and Sebastian Schipper. The movie follows a successful career woman who finds out she is infertile and whose attempts to adopt lead her to the criminal work of infant prostitution in Eastern Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Sklar & Christopher Guardino Scoring NBC’s ‘Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas’
Posted: October 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Guardino, Elf, Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, Matthew Sklar, NBC
NBC announced today that Matthew Sklar and Christopher Guardino are composing the score for the upcoming NBC holiday event Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas. The stop-motion animated special is directed by Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh and features the voice talent 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 hour-long special is based on Jon Favreau’s hit 2003 hit 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 »
‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ – Songs from the Film Album Announced
Posted: October 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gregg Araki, Soundtrack, White Bird in a Blizzard
Lakeshore Records has announced a second soundtrack album for the indie drama White Bird in a Blizzard. The release features the songs from the film by Depeche Mode, Talk Talk, Tears For Fears, Pet Shop Boys, Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd, Psychedelic Furs, New Order, Echo and The Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, Everything But The Girl, Soft Cell, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Ulrich Schnauss. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2014 and physically on December 12. As previously reported, the label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd. White Bird in a Blizzard directed by Gregg Araki and starring Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane and Angela Bassett opens in select theaters this weekend and is now also available on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
