The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced a concert featuring the performance of the Academy Award-winning original score for James Cameron’s epic historical drama Titanic performed live to projection. James Horner has composed the music for the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet and received his first two Oscars for both his score and the original song My Heart Will Go On. The music will be performed by the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and the Boys Choir Lucerne under the baton of Ludwig Wicki. Three concerts will be held on three consecutive days on March 13, 14 & 15, 2015 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland.As previously announced, Titanic Live will also be performed on April 27, 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Read the rest of this entry »
21st Century Symphony Orchestra to Perform James Horner’s ‘Titanic Live’
Posted: September 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, James Horner, Titanic
‘Tracks’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Garth Stevenson, John Curran, score, Soundtrack, Tracks
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama Tracks. The album features the film’s original music by Garth Stevenson (Red Knot, Young Lakota). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2014 and on CD on October 28. Visit Amazon to pre-order the soundtrack. Tracks is directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil, We Don’t Live Here Anymore) and stars Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver. The movie tells the true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who leaves her life in the city to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan who begins to photograph her voyage. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler & Tony Morales to Score CBS’ ‘Scorpion’
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Brian Tyler, CBS, Justin Lin, Nick Santora, Robert Orci, Scorpion, Tony Morales
Brian Tyler and Tony Morales are scoring the new CBS drama Scorpion. The show is created by Nick Santora (Prison Break, Breakout Kings) and stars Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Robert Patrick, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jadyn Wong and Ari Stidham. The series follows an eccentric genius and his team of brilliant misfits who comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. Santora is also executive producing the CBS Television Studios production with Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Alias), Nicholas Wootton (NYPD Blue, Chuck), Heather Kadin (Sleepy Hollow) Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber’s Believe) and Walter O’Brien. Justin Lin has directed the pilot episode and is also executive producing the project. The director has previously collaborated with Tyler on such films as Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Finishing the Game and Annapolis. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Birdman’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Antonio Sanchez, Birdman, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s comedy drama Birdman have been revealed. The album features the film’s original drum music written by Antonio Sanchez. Also included are the classical pieces featured in the movie by Gustav Mahler, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninov and John Adams. The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out two tracks after the jump. Birdman starring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts follows an actor — famous for portraying an iconic superhero — as he struggles to mount a Broadway play and as he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Ebert to Score J.C. Chandor’s ‘A Most Violent Year’
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Most Violent Year, Alex Ebert, J.C. Chandor
Alex Ebert is reuniting with director J.C. Chandor to score the upcoming crime drama A Most Violent Year. The film stars Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo and Albert Brooks. The movie is set in New York City during the winter of 1981 and follows the lives of an immigrant family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities amid violence, decay and corruption. Chandor (Margin Call) has also written the screenplay and is producing the project with Neal Dodson and Anna Gerb. Ebert who is best known as the lead vocalist of the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros has previously collaborated with Chandor on last year’s All Is Lost starting Robert Redford and went on to receive a Golden Globe for his score. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Another Me’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Another Me, Michael Price, score, Soundtrack
The Control Room has released a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Another Me. The album features the film’s original music written by Emmy Award-winning composer Michael Price (Sherlock, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, The Inbetweeners 2). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Another Me is directed by Isabel Coixet and stars Sophie Turner, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Claire Forlani and Rhys Ifans. The movie follows a teenage girl whose once seemingly perfect life slowly begins to unravel when she suspects that she’s being stalked by a mysterious “double” who is out to steal not just her identity, but her life. The thriller premiered at last year’s Rome Film Festival and was released in select U.S. theaters last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Endelman Scoring ‘How to Make Love Like an Englishman’
Posted: September 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: How to Make Love Like an Englishman, Stephen Endelman
Stephen Endelman has recently scored the upcoming romantic comedy How to Make Love Like an Englishman. The film is directed by Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas, Starter for 10, Extraordinary Measures) and stars Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Ben McKenzie, Jessica Alba, Lindsey Sporrer and Malcolm McDowell. The movie follows a University of Cambridge professor who finds a woman who forces him to reevaluate his life of hedonistic excess after he manages to get her graduate student stepsister pregnant. Matthew Newman has written the screenplay. Richard B. Lewis (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Backdraft, August Rush), Beau St. Clair (The Thomas Crown Affair, Laws of Attraction, November Man) and Kevin Frakes (Laggies) are producing the Palmstar Media Capital, Southpaw Entertainment, Irish DreamTime and Envision production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Annabelle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Annabelle, Joseph Bishara, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Annabelle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring, Insidious, Dark Skies). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips below. Annabelle is directed by John Leonetti and stars Annabelle Wallis, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola, Eric Ladin and Brian Howe. The movie is a spin-off of last year’s hit feature The Conjuring and explores the history of the haunted doll Annabelle who exists locked up in an occult museum in Connecticut—visited only by a priest who blesses her twice a month. The supernatural thriller will be released nationwide on October 3, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Southpaw’
Posted: September 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antoine Fuqua, Catherine Hardwicke, Harry Gregson-Williams, Miss You Already, Southpaw
Harry Gregson-Williams revealed in a recent interview with Film Music Magazine that he is reuniting with director Antoine Fuqua on his next feature Southpaw. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Naomie Harris, Forest Whitaker, Victor Ortiz, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Miguel Gomez. The movie follows a welterweight champion who rises in his profession while his personal life falls apart. Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy) has written the screenplay. Alan Riche (Starsky & Hutch, Family Man, Deep Blue Sea) and Peter Riche are producing the project with Todd Black & Jason Blumenthal (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Weather Man, Knowing, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3). Gregson-Williams has previously collaborated with Fuqua on 1997’s The Replacement Killers and most recently on The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, which is set to be released later this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Urata to Score ‘Paddington’
Posted: September 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nick Urata, Paddington
Nick Urata has been tapped to score the upcoming family comedy Paddington. The film is written and directed by Paul King (Come Fly With Me, Bunny and the Bull) and stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent and Peter Capaldi. Ben Whishaw provides the voice of Paddington. The movie is based on Michael Bond’s best-selling novels and tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home. David Heyman (Harry Potter series, Gravity, I Am Legend) is producing the Studiocanal production. Paddington is set to be released in the UK on November 28, 2014 and arrives in the U.S. on December 12, 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
