Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the British comedy drama Still Life. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat). The soundtrack will be released on August 28, 2014. Visit the label’s official website to pre-order the limited edition CD and to check out audio clips. Still Life is directed by the composer’s husband Uberto Pasolini and stars Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury, Andrew Buchan and Brosnon Webb. The movie centers on a case worker who looks for relatives of those found dead alone. The dramedy premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and was released in Italy last December. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Still Life’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack, Still Life, Uberto Pasolini
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 8, 2014)
Posted: August 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A.R. Rahman, About Alex, AC Newman, Amy Bastow, Brett Aplin, Brian Tyler, Deepsea Challenge 3D, Into the Storm, Jeff Cardoni, Joel P. West, Ricky Edwards, Step Up: All In, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Hundred-Foot Journey, What If
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action adventure Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, as well as the voices of Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard and Pete Ploszek. The film’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Fast Five). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Click here for the full album details. The label has also released the single Shell Shocked written and performed by Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Ty Dolla $ign. Check out our previous article for more information. Also check out a recording session video of Tyler’s Turtles theme on YouTube.
Brian Tyler has also composed the music for the disaster action adventure Into the Storm directed by Steven Quale and starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Arlen Escarpeta, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress, Jeremy Sumpter, Kyle Davis and Jon Reep. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally earlier this week and a CD version will be coming out later this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine and Go See Talk for recent interviews with Tyler about his new projects. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Andrews to Score HBO’s ‘Togetherness’
Posted: August 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: HBO, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Michael Andrews, Togetherness
Michael Andrews is composing the music for the upcoming HBO original series Togetherness. The show is created and executive produced by Mark & Jay Duplass and stars Amanda Peet, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Duplass and Steve Zissis. The comedy follows two couples living under the same Los Angeles roof and who are struggling in their relationships while dealing with their individual problems. Stephanie Langhoff is co-executive producing the project. Andrews has previously collaborated with the Duplass brothers on the features Cyrus and Jeff Who Lives at Home. 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
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 »
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 »
