Miles of Lions Records has released a score album for Zach Braff’s indie dramedy Wish I Was Here. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, (500) Days of Summer, The Way Way Back). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Also watch a video featuring Simonsen performing his theme from the score on the piano below. Columbia Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film. Wish I Was Here stars Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Jim Parsons, Ashley Green, Mandy Patinkin and Josh Gad. The Kickstarter-funded film written and directed by Braff follows a thirtysomething man who finds himself at major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, and his family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wish I Was Here’ Score Album Released
Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack, Wish I Was Here, Zach Braff
‘Tokarev’ (‘Rage’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Laurent Eyquem, Rage, score, Soundtrack, Tokarev
Caldera Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the action thriller Tokarev (released in the U.S. under the title Rage). The album features the film’s original music composed by Laurent Eyquem (Copperhead, Winnie Mandela). Also included on the CD is an audio commentary by the composer talking about the concept of his score. To listen to a 5-min cue from the soundtrack and to pre-order the album, visit Screen Archives. Tokarev is directed by Paco Cabezas and stars Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols and Danny Glover. The thriller follows a respectable businessman who rounds up his old crew to help him find his kidnapped teenage daughter. The movie was released in select theaters this summer by Image Entertainment and is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
Antoine Duhamel (1925 – 2014)
Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Antoine Duhamel
Antoine Duhamel has passed away at age 89. The French composer was best known for scoring numerous films for directors Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. His collaborations with Godard included 1965’s BAFTA-nominated drama Pierrot le Fou starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and 1967’s Weekend. Among the movies he scored for Truffaut were the 1968 Oscar-nominated comedy drama Stolen Kisses and 1969’s Mississippi Mermaid starring Belmondo & Catherine Deneuve. He also worked together with director Bertrand Travier multiple times, including on 1980’s Death Watch starring Romy Schneider & Harvey Keitel and on the 2002 war drama Safe Conduct. His other credits include the Spanish 1992 feature Belle Epoque, which received the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language film category, the 1996 Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated comedy drama Ridicule directed by Patrice Leconte and the 1998 Spanish film The Girl of Your Dreams starring Penelope Cruz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Borgia’ Season 3 Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Borgia, Eric Neveux, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album will be released for the third and final season of the historical drama Borgia. The album features selection from the show’s original score composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, The Attack, Sitcom) who previously wrote the music for the second season. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Silva Screen Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music for Season 2. Borgia is created by Tom Fontana and stars John Doman, Stanley Weber, Mark Ryder, Isolda Dychauk, Diarmuid Noyes, Assumpta Serna and Marta Gastini. The final season of the show about the Borgia family’s rise to power and subsequent domination of the Papal States during the Renaissance airs this fall in Europe and is expected to premiere in the U.S. on Netflix later this year or in early 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Saint Laurent’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Betrand Bonello, Saint Laurent, score, Soundtrack
EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Saint Laurent. The album features the film’s original score composed by the film’s director Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance). Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Velvet Underground, The Metros, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and Patti Austin, as well as several classical pieces featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 22, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Saint Laurent directed by Bonello stars Gaspard Ulliel, Louis Garrel, Jérémie Renier and Lea Seydoux. The movie takes place between 1976 and 1987, during which time the famed French fashion designer was at the peak of his career. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was picked up for U.S. distribution by Sony Pictures Classics. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Song ‘Come Clean’ from USA’s ‘Satisfaction’ Released
Posted: September 11, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Leon Thomas, Michelle DeShon, Satisfaction, USA
Back Lot Music has released the original song Come Clean by Michelle DeShon & Leon Thomas from the USA drama Satisfaction. The somg will be featured in this week’s episode Through Revelation and is now available to download as a single on Amazon. Check out an audio sample after the jump. Satisfaction is created and executive produced by Sean Jablonski and stars Matt Passmore, Stephanie Szostak, Michelle DeShon, Katherine LaNasa, Blair Redford and DeAnna Russo. The drama scored by Ludwig Goransson & Nathan Matthew David follows an investment banker and his wife who confront their relationship and life issues after the wife cheats on her husband. The final episodes of the show’s first season currently air on Thursday nights on USA. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Reclaim’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Inon Zur, Reclaim, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records America will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Reclaim. The album features the film’s original music composed by Inon Zur (Prince of Persia, Dragon Age, Crysis video games). Also included is the song Fighting the World performed by Mike Harris and written by Maddie White (check out the track after the jump), as well as three songs written by Edgardo Monserrat. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 16, 2014 and physically on October 14. The CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Reclaim is directed by Alan White and stars John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Rachelle Lefevre, Jacki Weaver and Luis Guzman. The movie follows an American couple, who travel to Puerto Rico to finalize the adoption of their new seven-year old daughter who mysteriously vanishes from their hotel room. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Moms’ Night Out’ Score Album Announced
Posted: September 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Fantini, Mom's Night Out, score, Soundtrack, Steffan Fantini
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the family comedy Moms’ Night Out. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marc & Steffan Fantini (Criminal Minds, Army Wives). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 12, 2014 on iTunes. Moms’ Night Out is directed by Andrew & Jon Erwin (October Baby) and stars Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, Alex Kendrick, Robert Amaya, Abbie Cobb, Andrea Logan White, Kevin Downes, Harry Shum Jr. and Trace Adkins. The TriStar Pictures production follows the busy lives of three mothers as they attempt to have one celebratory night on the town, only to have it turn into complete chaos. The comedy opened in theaters nationwide this past May and was released on Blu-ray and DVD earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Conrad Pope to Score Steven Spielberg-Produced ABC Series ‘The Whispers’
Posted: September 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Conrad Pope, The Whispers
Conrad Pope is set to score the upcoming ABC drama The Whispers . The show is created by Soo Hugh and stars Lily Rabe, Barry Sloane, Derek Webster, Milo Ventimiglia, Brianna Brown, Kylie Rogers, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf and Catalina Deni. The series is based on the short story Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury and chronicles the race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to achieve world domination using the planet’s most unlikely resource: the children. Steven Spielberg is executive producing the ABC Studios and Amblin Entertainment production with Hugh, Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank (The Americans, Under the Dome, Falling Skies) and Dawn Olmstead (Prison Break). Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo, Never Let Me Go) has directed the pilot episode. The project marks the composer’s first TV series scoring assignment. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard’s ‘Eye for an Eye’ Score Released
Posted: September 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eye for an Eye, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released the world premiere soundtrack album for Paramount Pictures’ 1996 thriller Eye for an Eye directed by John Schlesinger and starring Sally Field, Ed Harris and Kiefer Sutherland. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive, Signs, Maleficent), including several tracks that were unused in the movie, as well as two alternate cues as bonus tracks. To check out the full details of the limited edition CD and to order the album, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
