Good Grace has released a soundtrack album for the prison drama Starred Up. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tony Doogan and the movie’s director David Mackenzie. The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Starred Up directed by Mackenzie (Young Adam, Perfect Sense) stars Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn and Rupert Friend. The movie about a a troubled 19-year-old who ends up in the same prison as his father premiered at last year’s Telluride and Toronto Film Festival and was picked up by Tribeca Film for domestic distribution. The drama is now available on VOD and is being released in select theaters today, August 27. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Starred Up’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Mackenzie, score, Soundtrack, Starred Up, Tony Doogan
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Jóhann Jóhannsson to Score Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Sicario’
Posted: August 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Denis Villeneuve, Johann Johannsson, Sicario
Jóhann Jóhannsson is reteaming with director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Enemy) to score the upcoming crime drama Sicario. The film stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal and Jeffrey Donovan. The movie follows an officer from Tucson, Arizona who travels to Mexico with a pair of mercenaries to track down a drug lord. Actor Taylor Sheridan wrote the screenplay and Basil Iwanyk (The Town, Clash of the Titans) is producing the Black Label Media and Thunder Road Pictures production with Molly Smith (P.S. I Love You, Beautiful Creatures), Trent Luckinbill & Thad Luckinbill (The Good Lie) and Ed McDonnell (Three Kings, Insomnia). Academy Award nominee Roger Deakins (The Shawshank Redemption, No Country for Old Men, Skyfall) serves as the film’s director of photography. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release Steven Price’s ‘Fury’ Score
Posted: August 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Ayer, Fury, score, Soundtrack, Steven Price
Varese Sarabande has announced the official soundtrack album for the World War II action drama Fury. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Steven Price (Gravity, Attack the Block, The World’s End). The soundtrack will be released on October 14, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details and 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 in April of 1945 as the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre and follows a battle-hardened 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 »
Alan Silvestri’s ‘Summer Rental’ and ‘Critical Condition’ Scores Released
Posted: August 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Critical Condition, Ennio Morricone, score, Sonny & Jed, Soundtrack, Summer Rental, The Genius
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for two 80s comedies from Paramount Pictures, including 1985’s Summer Rental directed by Carl Reiner (The Man With Two Brains) and starring John Candy, Richard Crenna and Rip Thorn, as well as 1987’s Critical Condition directed by Michael Apted (The World Is Noe Enough, Nell) and starring Richard Pryor. Both scores are written and conducted by Academy Award-nominated composer Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away). To pre-order the limited edition CD and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Good Lie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Martin Leon, Philippe Falardeau, score, Soundtrack, The Good Lie
Warner Bros. Records will release a soundtrack album for the drama The Good Lie. The album features the original song Find a Way by Nico & Vinz, which is already available as a single, as well as tracks by Emmanuel Jal & Nelly Furtado, Melpo Mene, Run River North, Xavier Rudd and Ayub Ogada. Also included are four cues from the film’s original score composed by Martin Leon (Monsieur Lazhar). The soundtrack will be released on September 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Good Lie is directed by Philippe Falardeau and stars Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal and Corey Stoll. The movie follows a young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States and develops an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman to Return for Marvel’s ‘Captain America 3’
Posted: August 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Russo, Captain America, Captain America 3, Henry Jackman, Joe Russo, Marvel Studios
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo have confirmed in a recent interview with Comicbook.com that Henry Jackman will return to score Marvel Studios’ Captain America 3. Chris Evans is returning to star in the title role as Steve Roger in the currently untitled sequel. Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (The Chronicles of Narnia series, Thor: The Dark World) who penned the previous installment in the series are writing the screenplay. No plot details have been announced yet. Kevin Feige (The Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy) is once again producing the project for Marvel. Jackman previously scored this year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier for the Russo brothers while the first Captain America movie directed by Joe Johnston was scored by Alan Silvestri. Read the rest of this entry »
‘This Is Where I Leave You’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Shawn Levy, Soundtrack, This Is Where I Leave You
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy drama This Is Where I Leave You. The album features the songs featured in the film by such artists as Alexi Murdoch, Coldplay, INXS, Saint Raymond, Cyndi Lauper, The Psychedelic Furs and Distant Cousins. The soundtrack will be released on September 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available below. This Is Where I Leave You is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard and Jane Fonda. The movie follows a dysfunctional family in which the father’s death forces four grown siblings to spend a week together under the same roof for the first time in a decade. The dramedy will be released on September 19 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Turn’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Soundtrack, Turn
Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the AMC original series Turn. The album features six songs from the show by such artists as Matt Berninger, Jake Bugg, Sarah Blasko, Jonathan Wilson, Gary Lightbody and Andrew Bird. The label has previously released the individual tracks as singles. The soundtrack will be released on September 2, 2014. Turn is created by Craig Silverstein and stars Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin. The drama’s first season scored by Marco Beltrami premiered earlier this year on AMC. To learn more about the series, which has been renewed for a second season to air in 2015, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Rob Simonsen to Score ‘Master Cleanse’
Posted: August 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bobby Miller, Master Cleanse, Rob Simonsen
Director Bobby Miller announced on Twitter that Rob Simonsen is scoring the upcoming horror comedy Master Cleanse. The film is written and directed by Miller and stars Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, Oliver Platt and Anjelica Huston. The movie follows a man who decides to restart his life, joining a spiritual retreat designed to cleanse negative toxins from his body. Jordan Horowitz (The Kids Are All Right, Save the Date) is producing the project for Gilbert Films, alongside Aaron L. Gilbert (A Single Shot, Trust Me) for Bron Studios and Galecki for Alcide Bava Pictures. Master Cleanse is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere in 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Equalizer’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, Harry Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, The Equalizer
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller The Equalizer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Man on Fire, Cowboys & Aliens, Shrek, Kingdom of Heaven). The soundtrack will be released on September 23, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Equalizer is directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen) and stars Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo. The movie based on the hit 80s television show follows a retired covert operative who meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters. The movie will be released nationwide on September 26 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
