Timothy Williams is currently scoring the upcoming western Wild Horses. The film is directed by Robert Duvall who also stars in the movie alongside James Franco, Josh Hartnett, Luciana Duvall and Adriana Barraza. The movie centers on the impact on a Texas rancher’s family when the Texas Rangers reopen an investigation into a missing person case. Duvall has also written the screenplay and is producing the project with Michael Mendelsohn (Rage, I Am Michael) of Patriot Pictures and Rob Carline (Crazy Heart, The Apostle, Assassination Tango). Read the rest of this entry »
Timothy Williams Scoring Robert Duvall’s ‘Wild Horses’
Posted: February 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Robert Duvall, Timothy Williams, Wild Horses
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Steve Jablonsky to Score ‘The Last Witch Hunter’
Posted: February 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Breck Eisner, Steve Jablonsky, The Last Witch Hunter
Steve Jablonsky has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy adventure The Last Witch Hunter. The film is directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara, The Crazies) and stars Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Julia Engelbrecht and Michael Caine. The movie follows the last remaining witch hunter who partners with his natural enemy, a female witch, to stop the covens of New York City from unleashing a plague on humanity. Burk Sharpless & Matt Sazama (Dracula Untold, Gods of Egypt) have written the screenplay based on a pitch by Cory Goodman (Priest). Diesel is also producing the Summit Entertainment production with Mark Canton (300, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Piranha 3D) and Bernie Goldmann (300: Rise of an Empire, Mirror Mirror, Fool’s Gold). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Run All Night’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jaume Collet-Serra, Junkie XL, Run All Night, score, Soundtrack, Tom Holkenborg
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Run All Night. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (300: Rise of an Empire, Divergent, Mad Max: Fury Road). The soundtrack will be released on March 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Run All Night is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown, Non-Stop) and stars Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ed Harris, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook, Holt McCallany and Common. The film follows an aging hitman who is forced to take on his brutal former boss to protect his estranged son and his family. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dying of the Light’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dying of the Light, Frederik Wiedmann, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Dying of the Light. The album features the film’s original music composed by Frederik Wiedmann (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Beware the Batman, Field of Lost Shoes). The soundtrack will be released as a limited edition CD on February 24, 2015. Dying of the Light is directed by Paul Schrader and stars Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irène Jacob, Adetomiwa Edun, Aymen Hamdouchi, Claudius Peters and Robert G. Slade. The movie centers on a former CIA agent embarking on a global manhunt for his long-standing nemesis, while simultaneously battling an aggressive form of Alzheimer’s Disease. Read the rest of this entry »
Saunder Jurriaans & Danny Bensi to Score ‘The Ticket’
Posted: February 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans, The Ticket
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have been tapped to score the upcoming indie drama The Ticket. The film is directed by Ida Fluk and stars Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman, Kerry Bishe and Oliver Platt. The movie follows a blind man who regains his vision only to be engulfed in selfishness, blinded by his obsession for the superficial. Fluk has also co-written the script with Sharon Mashishi. Oren Moverman (Rampart, The Messenger) is producing the project with Lawrence Inglee for Blackbird Films, alongside Bill Walton & Matt Malek for Rush River Entertainment. Dale Brown, Nick Byasse and Katie Heidy are executive producing. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Bowl 2015 Season Schedule Announced
Posted: February 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Back to the Future, E.T., Hollywood Bowl, John Williams
The Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On September 4/5/6, 2015, the Bowl will host its premiere performance of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert. The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be performing the film’s entire Academy Award-winning score from Steven Spielberg’s classic film composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Jaws, Jurassic Park) live-to-picture while the movie is shown in HD on the Bowl’s big screen. The composer will be introducing the concert. Click here to learn more about the concert. On Tuesday, June 30, the Bowl will also host the U.S. premiere of Back to the Future in Concet to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original movie. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wolf Totem’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jean-Jacques Annaud, score, Soundtrack, Wolf Totem
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Jean-Jacques Annaud’s epic adventure drama Wolf Totem. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens) who previously collaborated with the director on such films as The Name of the Rose, Enemy at the Gates and Black Gold. The soundtrack will be released in France on February 23, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Wolf Totem is based on the autobiographical novel by Jiang Rong and stars Chinese actors Feng Shaofeng and Dou Xiao . The movie follows a student who is sent from Beijing in China to the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia to teach shepherds and learns about the bond that they share with the wolves. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard to Score ‘Concussion’
Posted: February 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Concussion, James Newton Howard, Peter Landesman
James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming drama Concussion. The film is directed by Peter Landesman and stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Luke Wilson, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, David Morse and Albert Brooks. The movie centers on Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who discovered football-related brain trauma in a player and fought to bring awareness to the public. Landesman has also written the screenplay based on the GQ article Game Brain by Jeanne Marie Laskas. Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien) is producing the project with Giannina Facio (Tristan + Isolde), David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman and Elizabeth Cantillon (The Banger Sisters). Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Ladyhawke’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Powell, Ladyhawke, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1985 fantasy romance Ladyhawke directed by Richard Donner starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed by Andrew Powell (Rocking Gibraltar), including previously unreleased music and bonus tracks. The soundtrack for the Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox production is limited to 3000 copies. To order the 2-CD set and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
Elliot Goldenthal to Receive ASCAP Founders Award
Posted: February 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards, ASCAP Founders Award, ASCAP Shirley Walker Award, Deborah Lurie, Elliot Goldenthal
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that composer Elliot Goldenthal will receive the organization’s Founder Award at the 30th annual Film & Television Music Awards, which will take place on Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The invitation-only dinner and awards ceremony will honor the composers and songwriters of the top box office film music, the most performed television music and the top video game music of 2014. The Founder Award is given to songwriters and composers who have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. Previous recipients include Quincy Jones, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Elmer Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Read the rest of this entry »
