EMI Nashville in conjunction with Relativity Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama The Best of Me. The album features the original song I Did With You by Lady Antebellum (co-written with Monty Powell) inspired by the story in the film, which is already available as a single on iTunes. Also included are songs by Hunter Hayes, David Nail, Colbie Caillat, Kip Moore and the Eli Young Band. The soundtrack will be released on October 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Best of Me based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks and directed by Michael Hoffman stars James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato, Sebastian Arcelus and Gerald McRaney. The movie 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 »
‘The Best of Me’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Best of Me
David Hirschfelder Scoring Russell Crowe’s ‘The Water Diviner’
Posted: September 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Hirschfelder, Russell Crowe, The Water Diviner
David Hirschfelder has recently recorded his score for the upcoming historical drama The Water Diviner. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Russell Crowe who also stars in the film as an Australian farmer who – four years after Turkey’s Battle of Gallipoli during World War I – travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his sons who are reported missing in action. Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney and Isabel Lucas are co-starring. Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios have written the screenplay. Andrew Mason (Dark City, Adore, I, Frankenstein) and Troy Lum are producing the project for Hopscotch Features, alongside Keith Rodger for Crowe’s Fear of God Films. James Packer and Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand) are executive producing for RatPac Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Boxtrolls’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: September 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, The Boxtrolls
Audio clips of the soundtrack album for Laika Studios’ animated feature The Boxtrolls have been published. The film’s original music is composed by Academy Award winner Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Anna Karenina, V for Vendetta, Pride and Prejudice). Also included are the film’s songs, including The Boxtrolls Song written by Eric Idle and performed by Mark Orton (Nebraska) and Loch Lomond (feat. Sean Patrick Doyle). To pre-order the soundtrack, which will be released on September 23, 2014 by Back Lot Music, visit Amazon. Check out the soundtrack preview after the jump and check out our previous article for the full album details. The Boxtrolls directed by Athony Stacchi & Graham Annable and featuring the voices of Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Elle Fanning, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan and Simon Pegg will be released nationwide on September 26, 2014 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams’ ‘Postman Pat: The Movie’ Score To Be Released
Posted: September 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Postman Pat: The Movie, Rupert Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the British animated feature Postman Pat: The Movie. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hotel Rwanda, Over the Hedge, Click, Bee Movie, Winter’s Tale). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23, 2014 and physically on October 21. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Polydor has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs, as well as a suite from Gregson-Williams’ score overseas earlier this year. Postman Pat: The Movie is directed by Mike Disa and features the voice talent of Ronan Keating, Rupert Grind, Stephen Mangan, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet and David Tennant. The movie based on the British TV series of the same title opened overseas this past May and in select U.S. theaters in June. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beatles’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beatles, Magne Furuholmen, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the Norwegian drama Beatles. The album features the film’s original score composed Magne Furuholmen who is best known as a member of the pop group a-ha. Also included are cover versions of the classic Beatles songs Come Together by Apparatjik (feat. Icona Pop & Erik Hassle) and Yesterday by Furuholmen hied by Peter Flinth is based on the bestselling novel by Lars Saabye Christensen and tells the story about four Norwegian youngsters growing up in the 60s and 70s, modeling themselves on their musical heroes: The Beatles. The drama starring Louis Williams, Håvard Jackwitz , Ole Nicolai Myrvold Jørgensen and Halvor Tangen Schultz opened in Norwegian theaters last month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘No Good Deed’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: No Good Deed, Paul Haslinger, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller No Good Deed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Death Race, Halt and Catch Fire, The Three Musketeers, Crank). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on September 9, 2014. No Good Deed is directed by Sam Miller and stars Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo and Henry Simmons. The movie follows a former district attorney and her two children who are terrorized and kidnapped after she invites a stranger into their home to wait for help after his car runs off the road. The thriller will be released nationwide this Friday, September 12 by Screen Gems/Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Brion to Score Rupert Wyatt’s ‘The Gambler’
Posted: September 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jon Brion, Rupert Wyatt, The Gambler
Jon Brion has been tapped to score the upcoming crime drama The Gambler. The film is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Escapist) and stars Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, Brie Larson, Michael K. Williams, John Goodman and Emory Cohen. The movie is a remake of the 1974 film of the same title written by James Toback and starring James Caan and follows a literature professor with a gambling problem whose vices cause his life to spiral out of control. William Monahan (The Departed, Kingdom of Heaven, Body of Lies) has written the screenplay. Irwin Winkler (Raging Bull, Rocky, Goodfellas), Robert Chartoff (Rocky, Ender’s Game), Stephen Levinson (Entourage, Contraband) and David Winkler (Rocky Balboa) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Complete ‘Terms of Endearment’ Score Released
Posted: September 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Beresford, Carl Davis, James L. Brooks, King David, Michael Gore, score, Soundtrack, Terms of Endearment
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete score for the 1983 drama Terms of Endearment directed by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley McLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow and Danny DeVito. The film’s music is composed by Michael Gore (Fame, Pretty in Pink, Defending Your Life) who received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the film. The movie also ended up winning five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. The limited edition 2-CD set features the complete score presented in film order (including several alternate versions), as well as the Richard Hazard recordings of song standards not included in the final print of the movie on the first disc. The second disc features a newly remastered version of the original Capitol soundtrack album. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
Creative Spark: Theodore Shapiro
Posted: September 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Theodore Shapiro
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has published its latest episode in the digital documentary-style video series, Academy Originals, which examines everything from the creative process, to the moments that changed the course of filmmaking, to the artists who are charting its future. The newest episode in the Creative Sparks series features an interview with composer Theodore Shapiro (The Devils Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder, Marley & Me) who discusses his creative process and where his ideas come from. The video also features footage of the composer working on last year’s Ben Stiller-directed The Secret Life of Walter Mitty at his studio. Check out the full video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Old Lady’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Orton, My Old Lady, score, Soundtrack
BAG Production will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama My Old Lady. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl). Also included is a track from the composer’s acoustic chamber group Tin Hat and a track by the jazz ensemble The Hot Club of San Francisco. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. My Old Lady is written and directed by Israel Horovitz and stars Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Maggie Smith. The movie follows a down-and-out New Yorker who inherits an apartment in Paris from his estranged father and is stunned to find a refined old lady living there with her protective daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
