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 »
‘Another Me’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Another Me, Michael Price, score, Soundtrack
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 »
‘The Hero of Color City’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angel Roché Jr., Soundtrack, The Hero of Color City, Zoë Poledouris-Roché
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the family movie The Hero of Color City. The album features the film’s original music composed by Zoë Poledouris-Roché (daughter of late film composer Basil Poledouris) and Angel Roché Jr., including both original songs and score. The soundtrack will be released physically on October 28, 2014. The Hero of Color City is directed by Frank Gladstone and features the voice talent of Christina Ricci, Rosie Perez, Wayne Brady and Craig Ferguson. The movie follows the adventures of a diverse band of crayons as they strive to protect their magical homeland from an evil tyrant. The film will be released on VOD and in select theaters on October 3, 2014 by Magnolia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Dominic Lewis to Score ‘Spooks: The Greater Good’
Posted: September 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dominic Lewis, MI-5, Spooks, Spooks: The Greater Good
Hans-Zimmer.com is reporting that Dominic Lewis is composing the music for the upcoming British spy thriller Spooks: The Greater Good. The film is based on the BBC TV series Spooks (known in the US under the title MI-5) and stars Peter Firth who reprises his role as Harry Pearce. Kit Harrington and Jennifer Ehle are co-starring in the movie directed by Bharat Nalluri. Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent have written the screenplay and Jane Featherstone (Life on Mars, Broadchurch) & Stephen Garrett (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) are producing the project with Ollie Madden for Shine Pictures. The Spooks TV series featured music by such composers as Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd) and Jennie Muskett (The Prince and Me). Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, score, Soundtrack, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
WaterTower Music has announced the release date of the soundtrack album for Peter Jackson’s fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The album features the film’s original music composed by Howard Shore (The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Departed) who previously scored the first two films in The Hobbit series, as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies stars Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, as well as Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving and Orlando Bloom. Read the rest of this entry »
W.G. Snuffy Walden to Score NBC’s ‘Aquarius’
Posted: September 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aquarius, NBC, W.G. Snuffy Walden
W.G. Snuffy Walden has signed on to score the upcoming NBC event series Aquarius. The show is created by John McNamara (Prime Suspect, Fastlane) and stars David Duchovny, Gethin Anthony, Grey Damon, Emma Dumont and Claire Holt. The series is set in the 1960s and follows a cop who goes undercover to track Charles Manson and the Manson Family before their infamous murder spree. McNamara is also executive producing the ITV Studios America production with Marty Adelstein (Prison Break, Last Man Standing, Tru Calling), Duchovny and Melanie Greene (Californication). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fury’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Ayer, Fury, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action war drama Fury. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Steven Price (Gravity, The World’s End, Attack the Block). The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Fury is written and directed by David Ayer and stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood. The movie is set during World War II in April of 1945 as the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre and follows an army sergeant who commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Read the rest of this entry »
