Sony Legacy will release a soundtrack album for Jean-Marc Vallee’s drama Wild. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Portishead, The Shangri-Las, Billy Swan, Lucina Williams, Wings, Pat Metheny Group & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 10, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Wild stars Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, Kevin Rankin and Michiel Huisman. The movie based on the best-selling novel by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the screen by Nick Hornby follows a woman who – haunted by memories of her mother and with absolutely no experience – sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wild’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jean-Marc Vallee, Soundtrack, Wild
Gustavo Santaolalla’s ‘The Book of Life’ Score to Be Released
Posted: October 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gustavo Santaolalla, score, Soundtrack, The Book of Life
Sony Classical will release a score album for the animated feature The Book of Life. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, Amores Perros, On the Road). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 21, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next couple of days. As previously reported, the label has already released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film, as well as selections from the score. The Book of Life is directed by Jorge Gutierrez, produced by Guillermo del Toro and features the voices of Channing Tatum, Zoë Saldana, Diego Luna, Ice Cube, Christina Applegate, Danny Trejo, Ron Perlman, Cheech Marin, Kate del Castillo and Eugenio Derbez. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ to Feature End Credits Song Performed by Billy Boyd
Posted: October 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Billy Boyd, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Actor Billy Boyd and screenwriters/producers Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh have written an original end credits song for Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The track entitled The Last Goodbye is also performed by Boyd who played Peregrin “Pippin” Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. As previously reported, WaterTower Music will release the soundtrack album for the film, which features the song, as well as the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore. The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2014 and the 2CD special edition version is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 19, 2014)
Posted: October 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Big Driver, Constantine, Lifetime, NBC, Stephen King
Premiering on Friday, October 24, is the new NBC drama Constantine based on the DC Comics Hellblazer series, developed by Daniel Cerone& David S. Goyer and starring Matt Ryan, Harold Perrineau and Charles Halford. Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci’s Demons) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series and to watch a video featuring footage of the composer conducting his main theme for the show. Constantine will air Friday nights on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
James Horner Scoring ‘The 33’
Posted: October 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Horner, Patricia Riggen, The 33
This past week, James Horner recorded his music for the upcoming drama The 33 on the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles. The movie is directed by Patricia Riggen (Under the Same Moon, Girl in Progress) and stars Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche, Rodrigo Santoro, Cote de Pablo, James Brolin, Gabriel Byrne, Oscar Nunez, Kate Del Castillo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mario Casas, Juan Pablo Raba, Tenoch Huerta, Jacob Vargas, Marco Trevino and Alejandro Goic. The movie is based on the true events of the collapsed Copiapo copper mine and the 33 miners who remained trapped more than 2,000 feet underground. Mike Medavoy (Black Swan, Shutter Island, Zodiac) is producing the project for Phoenix Picutres, alongside Robert Katz (Law Abiding Citizen, The Rebound) and Edward McGurn. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Operation Change’ Vol. 2, 3 & 4 Soundtracks Announced
Posted: October 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: Alex Kovacs, Operation Change, OWN, score, Soundtrack, William Ross
Momentum RLP Records will release three more soundtrack albums for the OWN docu-series Operation Change. The albums features selections of the original score from the show composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Tale of Despereaux, My Dog Skip) and Alex Kovacs. The Volume 2 album includes music from the episodesColombia, Tanzania & Lebanon and will be released digitally on October 21, 2014 (click here for the full details and audio clips). The Volume 3 soundtrack features the score from the episodes Malaysia, India & South Africa) and is set to be released on November 4 (click here for more information). The Volume 4 album includes music from the final two episodes Ethopia & Papua New Guinea and will be released on November 18 (the full details are available on the label’s website). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 17, 2014)
Posted: October 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aaron Zigman, Antonio Sanchez, Birdman, Bryony Marks, Camp X-Ray, Dear White People, Eef Barzelay, Felony, Fury, Gustavo Santaolalla, Jess Stroup, Kathryn Bostic, Ludwig Göransson, Nathan Johnson, Rudderless, Steven Price, The Best of Me, The Book of Life, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, Young Ones
Three new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action war drama Fury written and directed by David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood. The film’s original music is composed by Steven Price (Gravity, Attack the Block, The World’s End). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Click here for the full album details. Also check out The Hollywood Reporter for a video featurette about the music and visit BBC News, Music Times, Hitfix and Go See Talk for more interviews with Price about his work on the film.
Also opening wide is the animated feature The Book of Life directed by Jorge Gutierrez, produced by Guillermo del Toro and featuring the voices of Channing Tatum, Zoë Saldana, Diego Luna, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Danny Trejo and Cheech Martin. Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, August: Osage County) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the composer’s music, as well as the songs from the film, including original tracks by performed by Jesse & Joy and La Santa Cecilia. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kirk Cameron, Saving Christmas, Soundtrack
Reunion Records will release a soundtrack album for Kirk Cameron’s family comedy Saving Christmas. The album features the songs from and inspired by the film by artists including 1 Girl Nation, Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tenth Avenue North, Kerrie Roberts, Rebecca St. James, Building 429, Jason Crabb, Matt Maher & Rhett Walker Band. The soundtrack will be released on October 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Saving Christmas is directed by Darren Doane and stars Kirk Cameron, Doane himself, Bridgette Ridenour, David Shannon, Raphi Henley and Ben Kientz. The comedy will be released in select theaters on November 14 by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘D-Train’ to Feature Music by Fun.’s Andrew Dost
Posted: October 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Dost, D-Train
Andrew Dost is making his feature film scoring debut with the upcoming indie comedy D-Train. The film is written and directed by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul (Yes Men, Allen Gregory) and stars Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Kyle Bornheimer and Adria Tennor. The movie follows a Middle America high school reunion committee chairman, still searching for high school acceptance, who has to do whatever it takes to get the most popular guy from high school to show up to their 20-year reunion. Mike White (The School of Rock, Orange County) & David Bernad (Enlightened, Magic Magic) are producing the project for RipCord Productions, alongside Black & Priyanka Mattoo for Electric Dynamite and Barnaby Thompson (Hope Springs, An Ideal Husband) & Ben Latham Jones for Ealing Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
Toby Chu to Score NBC’s ‘State of Affairs’
Posted: October 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: NBC, State of Affairs, Toby Chu
Toby Chu has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC drama State of Affairs. The show is created by Alexi Hawley (Castle, Exorcist: The Beginning) and stars Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The series follows a top CIA analyst who assembles the president’s Daily Briefing, which lists the most vital security issues facing the nation. Heigl is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds), Dario Scardapane (The Bridge, Trauma), Nancy Heigl, Robert Simonds (The Wedding Singer, Cheaper by the Dozen), Julia Franz (Men at Work), Henry Crumpton, Rodney Faraon and Sophie Watts. Joe Carnahan (Narc, Smokin’ Aces, The A-Team) has directed the pilot episode and also serves as an exec producer. Read the rest of this entry »
