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 »
‘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
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.
‘The Best of Me’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, The Best of Me
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 »
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 »
