Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi have been tapped to score the upcoming indie romantic comedy drama The Driftless Area. The film is directed by Zachary Sluser and stars Zooey Deschanel, Anton Yelchin, John Hawkes, Aubrey Plaza, Frank Langella, Ciaran Hinds and Alia Shawkat. The movie is based on a novel by Tom Drury and centers on the relationship between a bartender who returns to his hometown after the death of his parents and a mysterious woman. Sluser and Drury have co-written the screenplay. Keith Kjarval (Rudderless, Trust Me) is producing the project for Unified Pictures, alongside Aaron L. Gilbert (A Single Shot, Welcome to Me) for Bron Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
Saunder Jurriaans & Danny Bensi to Score ‘The Driftless Area’
Posted: October 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Jack of the Red Hearts, Saunder Jurriaans, The Driftless Area
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‘Interstellar’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Nolan, Hans Zimmer, Interstellar, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi drama Interstellar. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, Gladiator, The Lion King). The soundtrack will be released in two different versions on November 18, 2014: a Star Wheel Constellation Chart Digipak featuring 16 tracks from the score and a deluxe digital-only version featuring 22 tracks. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version. A 28-track Illuminated Star Projection Edition with bonus content, including 30 minutes of music unavailable anywhere else will be coming out later this year (check back on this page for the full details). Interstellar starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine will be released nationwide on November 7 by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring ‘Dough’
Posted: October 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dough, John Goldschmidt, Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe has recently recorded his score for the upcoming comedy drama Dough. The film is directed by John Goldschmidt and stars Jonathan Pryce, Phil Davis, Ian Hart, Pauline Collins and Jerome Holder. The movie centers on the unlikely friendship between an old Jewish baker trying to save his family business and a young Muslim refugee from Darfur trying to help his mother by selling cannabis. Jez Freedman and Jonathan Benson have written the screenplay. György Gattyán & András Somkuti (Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks), Goldschmidt and Wolfgang Esenwein (Blood and Chocolate) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Repentance’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Kilian, Repentance, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller Repentance. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Pitch Perfect, Tsotsi, Revenge of the Green Dragons, Rendition). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 11, 2014 and physically on January 13, 2015. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Repentance is directed by Philippe Caland and stars Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Mike Epps, Sanaa Lathan and Nicole Ari Parker. The movie follows a life coach who is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Christmas with Nashville’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Christmas with Nashville, Nashville, Soundtrack
A new soundtrack album will be released for the ABC drama Nashville. The album features 12 holiday standards and originals performed by the show’s cast including Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Aubrey Peeples, Will Chase and Lennon & Maisy. The Christmas with Nashville soundtrack will be released both digitally and physically on November 4, 2014. The CD version be available in the U.S. exclusively at Target. Big Machine Records has previously released a number of soundtracks for the ABC show. Check out our previous news article for more information. The third season of Nashville created by Callie Khouri currently airs every Wednesday night on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
Max Richter to Perform ‘The Leftovers’ Score Live in Concert
Posted: October 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: HBO, Max Richter, The Leftovers
Max Richter will be performing selections from his music for the HBO hit show The Leftovers live in concert. The event will take place on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at The Bowery Ballroom in New York. The concert will also feature music from the composer’s latest solo album The Blue Notebooks. Click here for more information about the event and to buy tickets. In related news, Richter is also preparing a soundtrack album for the show created by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta and starring Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler and Ann Dowd. The full album details will be posted on this page as they are announced. 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
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 »
‘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 »
