Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure Dracula Untold. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Dracula Untold is directed by Gary Shore and stars Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Diarmaid Murtagh and Dominic Cooper. The movie tells the origin story of the man who became Dracula and follows a young prince who risks his soul to save his wife and child from a bloodthirsty sultan and in the process becomes the first vampire. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dracula Untold’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dracula Untold, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
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Josh Kelley Scoring ‘Home Sweet Hell’
Posted: October 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Home Sweet Hell, Josh Kelley
Country singer/songwriter Josh Kelley is making his film scoring debut on the upcoming comedy Home Sweet Hell. The film is directed by Anthony Burns (Skateland) and stars Katherine Heigl, Patrick Wilson, Jordana Brewster, Kevin McKidd, A.J. Buckley, Chi McBride and Jim Belushi. The movie, which was originally entitled North to Hell, follows a businessman whose life would be perfect if it weren’t for his domineering wife controlling his every move. Carlo Allen, Ted Elrick and Tom Lavagnino have written the screenplay. Burns and Buckley are also producing the Darko Entertainment and Donnybrook 4 production with Jeff Culotta & Sean McKittrick (Bad Words, Hell Baby, Jimi: All Is By My Side). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stonehearst Asylum’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brad Anderson, John Debney, score, Soundtrack, Stonehearst Asylum
The full details of the soundtrack album for the thriller Stonehearst Asylum have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award nominated composer John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, Sin City). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 14, 2014 and physically on November 11. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Stonehearst Asylum is directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist, The Call) and stars Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Michael Caine, Brendan Gleeson and Ben Kingsley. The movie follows a recent medical school grad who takes a position at a mental institution soon finds himself taken with one of his colleagues, but he has no initial idea of a recent, horrifying staffing change. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Operation Change’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alex Kovacs, Operation Change, score, Soundtrack, William Ross
Momentum RLP Records will release a soundtrack album for the OWN docu-series Operation Change. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Tin Cup, Ladder 49) and Alex Kovacs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 6, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to audio clips after the jump. Operation Change follows Bill & Tani Austin and Steven Sawalich from the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a global non-profit organization that gives free hearing aids to those in need, as they are joined by celebrities and philanthropists to tackle some of the most challenging issues plaguing our world today. Read the rest of this entry »
Tina Guo & Composers for Charity Album Released
Posted: October 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Tina Guo
Cellist Tina Guo has released the album Tina Guo & Composers for Charity, which features collaborations with a variety of film, TV, and video game composers. The pieces on the album are written by composers including Neal Acree (Diablo III), Penka Kouneva (Primrose Lane), Austin Wintory (Journey), Lorne Balfe (The Penguins of Madagascar), Jeff Rona (Dominion), Bill Brown (CSI: NY), Nuno Malo (The Celestine Prophecy) and Pinar Toprak (The River Murders). The proceeds from the digital album will be donated to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation to support underfunded music in schools. The album is now available on Loudr.fm and iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Guo was the eatured cello soloist on numerous film scores, including Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer, Iron Man 2 by John Debney, Clash of the Titans by Ramin Djawadi and Olympus Has Fallen by Trevor Morris. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Horns’ Score Album Announced
Posted: October 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Aja, Horns, Rob, Robin Coudert, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a score album for Alexandre Aja’s horror thriller Horns. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob (aka Robin Coudert) who previously scored the Aja-produced Maniac. The soundtrack was released yesterday in the UK and will arrive in the U.S. digitally on October 14. A CD version will be released on November 4 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. Horns directed by Aja is based on the best-selling book by Joe Hill and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Max Minghella, Heather Graham, David Morse, Joe Anderson, Kelli Garner, Kathleen Quinlan and James Remar. The movie follows a small-town guy who, after being blamed for the death of his longtime girlfriend, awakens one morning to find a pair of horns growing from his head. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Driver’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack, The Driver
14th Street Music has released a soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series The Driver. The album features the series’ original music composed by Lorne Balfe (Megamind, The Penguins of Madagascar, Ironclad, The Dilemma, The Frozen Ground, Salinger). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Driver is created by Danny Brocklehurst & Jim Poyser and stars David Morrissey, Claudie Blakeley, Sacha Parkinson, Ian Hart, Colm Meaney, Shaun Dingwall and Lee Ross. The three-part series centers on a taxi driver who blames himself for a family mystery and accepts an offer to start driving for a criminal gang. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos to Score Showtime’s ‘The Affair’
Posted: October 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Showtime, The Affair
Marcelo Zarvos has been hired to score the upcoming Showtime original series The Affair. The show is created by Hagai Lemi (In Treatment) & Sarah Treem (House of Cards) and stars Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson. The drama explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital affair, told separately from the male and female perspectives and follows young woman waiting tables at a Hamptons diner, who begins an affair with a public school teacher and aspiring novelist. Treem and Levi are also executive producing the project with Eric Overmyer (The Wire) and director Jeffrey Reiner (Friday Night Lights). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Best of Me’ Score Album Announced
Posted: October 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, score, Soundtrack, The Best of Me
Sony Classical will release a score album for the romantic drama The Best of Me. The album features the film’s original music composed by Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, John Q, The Bridge to Teribithia). The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. As previously reported, EMI Nashville & Relativity Music will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film. The Best of Me is directed by Michael Hoffman and stars James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato, Sebastian Arcelus and Gerald McRaney. The movie based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks follows two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of the beloved friend. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, Lifetime, Soundtrack
Caroline Records will release a soundtrack album for the Lifetime original movie Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. The album features original and traditional Christmas songs performed by such artists as Chris Mann, The Bird and the Bee, KT Tunstall, The Brian Setzer Orchestra and more. The soundtrack will be released on November 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever is directed by Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop) and stars Aubrey Plaza as the voice of Grumpy Cat. The movie scored by Paul Leonard-Morgan follows a pet-store cat that forms a unique friendship with a 12-year old girl. Read the rest of this entry »
