Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Dinosaur 13. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matt Morton. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Dinosaur 13 is directed by Todd Miller and follows paleontologist Peter Larson of South Dakota’s Black Hills Institute of Geological Research and his finding of a 65 million year-old tyrannosaurus rex fossil named “Sue.”. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on August 15 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dinosaur 13’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dinosaur 13, Matt Morton, score, Soundtrack
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John Debney to Score Jon Favreau’s ‘The Jungle Book’
Posted: August 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Debney, Jon Favreau, The Jungle Book
John Debney is attached to score Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming film adaptation of The Jungle Book. The movie is directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Cowboys & Aliens) and stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli. The film’s voice talent includes Bill Murray as Baloo, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha and Christopher Walken as King Louie. The project is a combination of live-action and animation and tells the classic story of an orphan boy who is raised in the Jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear and a black panther. Justin Marks has written the screenplay. Debney has previously collaborated with Favreau on such films as Elf, Iron Man 2 and Zathura. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carl Thiel, Robert Rodriguez, score, Sin City, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Soundtrack
Morada Music will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert Rodriguez and Carl Thiel (Machete Kills, Shorts, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D), including the track Skin City, which features vocals by Steven Tyler. The soundtrack will be released on August 19, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is directed by Rodriguez & Frank Miller and stars Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Ray Liotta, Josh Brolin, Powers Booth, Rosario Dawson, Stacy Keach and Lady GaGa. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Silvestri to Score Robert Zemeckis’ ‘The Walk’
Posted: August 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Silvestri, Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Robert Zemeckis, Shawn Levy
TriStar Pictures has announced that Alan Silvestri is reuniting with Robert Zemeckis on the upcoming drama The Walk. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, Charlotte Le Bon, Clément Sibony and César Domboy. The film is based on Philippe Petit’s book To Reach the Clouds and tells the true story of the French high-wire artist’s attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. Zemeckis wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne and is also producing the project with Steve Starkey (Forrest Gump, Contact) and Jack Rapke (Cast Away, Flight, Matchstick Men). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Deliver Us from Evil’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, Deliver Us from Evil, score, Scott Derrickson, Soundtrack
Screen Gems has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Deliver Us from Evil. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3, Entrapment, Drag Me to Hell). The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Deliver Us from Evil is directed by Scott Derrickson who previously worked with Young on the features The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister. The movie starring Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, with Sean Harris and Joel McHale follows a New York street cop who finds himself targeted by the devil in the form of possessed soldier. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Search Party’ to Feature Music by Craig Wedren
Posted: August 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, Scot Armstrong, Search Party
Craig Wedren has composed the score for the upcoming comedy Search Party. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter/producer Scot Armstrong (Old School, Road Trip, Starsky & Hutch) and stars T.J. Miller, Adam Pally, Thomas Middleditch, Lance Reddick, Shannon Woodward, Alison Brie and Krysten Ritter. The movie centers around two roommates who go to serious lengths to save their friend who is stranded somewhere in Mexico. Armstrong has also co-written the screenplay with Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller. Paul Brooks (Pitch Perfect, Life As We Know It, Slither) is producing the project for Gold Circle Films, alongside Neal H. Moritz (Fast & Furious series, I Am Legend, 21 Jump Street) for Original Film, as well as Armstrong and Ravi Nandan for American Work. Read the rest of this entry »
‘War Story’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Soundtrack, War Story
110 Records will release the album Aftermath, which features music from and inspired by the indie drama War Story. The film’s original score is composed by Evanescence lead vocalist Amy Lee and Dave Eggar. Also included is the the original song Push the Button performed by Lee. The album will be released on August 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. War Story is directed by Mark Jackson and stars Catherine Keener, Hafsia Herzi, Vincenzo Amato, Donatella Finocchiaro and Ben Kingsley. The movie follows a battle-scarred photojournalist who risks her life to rescue a young refugee. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri to Score James McTeigue’s ‘Survivor’
Posted: August 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Get Santa, Ilan Eshkeri, James McTeigue, Survivor
Ilan Eshkeri is set to reteam with director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, The Raven) on the upcoming thriller Survivor. The movie stars Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott, Angela Bassett and Robert Forster. The film follows a State Department employee who is newly posted to the American embassy in London, where she is given responsibility for stopping terrorists from getting into the US. Philip Shelby has written the screenplay. Irwin Winkler (Rocky, Goodfellas, Life as a House) is producing the project with Charles Winkler (Rocky Balboa, De-Lovely, Boaz Davidson (The Legend of Hercules) and Matt O’Toole (Before I Go to Sleep. Eshkeri has previously scored McTeigue’s 2009 feature Ninja Assassin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hannibal’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brian Reitzell, Hannibal, NBC, score, Soundtrack
The details of the two soundtrack albums for the second season of NBC’s Hannibal have been revealed. The albums feature selections from the original score of the show composed by Brian Reitzell (30 Days of Night, Boss, Stranger Than Fiction, Friday Night Lights). Both albums will be released digitally on September 2, 2014. The Season 2 – Volume 1 soundtrack is available for pre-order on Amazon and click here to pre-order the Season 2 – Volume 2 soundtrack. Audio clips from both albums are available after the jump. As previously reported, the label has just released the first two soundtracks for the show today. Hannibal created by Bryan Fuller and based on the characters by Thomas Harris stars Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen and Laurence Fishburne. Read the rest of this entry »
‘My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Spring Breakers, Solaris) who composed the score for Winding Refn’s last two features Drive and Only God Forgives. Also included is the track Disconnected by Julian Winding. No domestic release date has been announced yet, but the soundtrack is already available in a couple of international territories. Visit the German iTunes store to listen to audio clips. My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn is directed by Liv Corfixen and follows the Danish filmmaker on the set of Only God Forgives starring Ryan Gosling in Thailand. The documentary opened in Denmark last month. Read the rest of this entry »
