Milan Records will release a soundtrack for the eighth seaon of the Showtime original series Dexter. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s final season composed by Daniel Licht who has been scoring the drama since the first season. Also included are two original songs produced by Licht and performed by Jon Licht and David Poe, as well as live tracks from the Dexter Live concert. Also featured is Rolfe Kent’s main titles theme and the song Make Your Own Kind of Music performed by Mama Cass. The soundtrack will be released on July 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released soundtracks for the previous seven seasons. The final season of Dexter is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dexter’ Season 8 Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
‘The Battered Bastards of Baseball’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: July 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brocker Way, score, Soundtrack, The Battered Bastards of Baseball
A soundtrack album for the documentary The Battered Bastards of Baseball has been released. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brocker Way. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Battered Bastards of Baseball is directed by Chapman & Maclain Way and features appearances by Kurt Russell and director Todd Field (Little Children) who is currently developing a narrative feature based on the material. The movie tells the true story of the Portland Mavericks, a scrappy, independent baseball team of underdogs started by actor Bing Russell in the 1970s. The documentary premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is now available to stream on Netflix. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel Scoring ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’
Posted: July 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carl Thiel, Robert Rodriguez, Sin City, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Robert Rodriguez and Carl Thiel have composed the music for the upcoming Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. The movie is directed by Rodriguez & Frank Miller and stars Jessica Alba, Powers Booth, Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis. The film weaves together two of Frank Miller’s classic stories with new tales in which the town’s most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more repulsive inhabitants. Rodriguez is also producing the project with Sergei Bespalov (Chef), Aaron Kaufman, Stephen L’Heureux, Alexander Rodnyansky (Stalingrad) and Mark C. Manuel. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack & Score Album Details
Posted: July 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, Marvel Studios, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates
The full details of the deluxe soundtrack edition for Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy have been revealed. The release features the content of the previously announced soundtrack entitled Awesome Mix Vol. 1 featuring songs by Blue Swede, David Bowie, Norman Greenbaum, Jackson 5, The Runaways & more, as well as the film’s original score composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead). The composer’s score will also be released separately as a digital download. The deluxe edition will be released on July 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Guardians of the Galaxy is directed by James Gunn and stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close and Benicio del Toro. The comic book adaptation will be released nationwide on August 1, 2014 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Kilian, score, Seal Team 8, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action drama Seal Team 8: Behind Enemy Lines. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Pitch Perfect, Tsotsi, Rendition, Traitor, Killer Women, The Ward). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 29, 2014. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Seal Team 8 is directed by Roel Reine and stars Tom Sizemore, Langley Kirkwood, Tanya van Graan and Lex Shrapnel. The movie takes place in Africa and follows a covert team of U.S. Navy SEALs that is sent to locate a secret mining operation and prevent the sale of weapons-grade uranium to international terrorists. The film is now available on Blu-ray and DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘God Help the Girl’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Belle and Sebastian, God Help the Girl, Soundtrack, Stuart Murdoch
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie musical drama God Help the Girl. The album features three original songs by Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch and performed by the film’s cast. Also included is the original version of Belle and Sebastian’s Dress Up in You, plus dialogue and bits of score from the film. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on August 16, 2014 and in the U.S. on September 2. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. God Help the Girl is written and directed by Murdoch, produced by Barry Mendel and stars Emily Browning, Olly Alexander and Hannah Murray as three friends joined together by music and its possibilities over a summer in Glasgow. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was also screened at the SXSW Film Festival in March. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Shearmur to Score Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Squirrels to the Nuts’
Posted: July 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Peter Bogdanovich, Squirrels to the Nuts
Edward Shearmur has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming comedy Squirrels to the Nuts. The film is directed by Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon) and stars Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Imogen Poots, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans, Lucy Punch, Cybill Shepherd, Ahna O’Reilly and Jake Hoffman. The movie follows a married Broadway director who meets a call girl and tries to convince her to change her life. Bogdanavich has co-written the script with Louise Stratten and Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) is producing the project with Noah Baumbach (Greenberg, Frances Ha), Holly Wiersma (Bobby), Logan Levy and music supervisor George Drakoulias. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bates Motel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A&E, Bates Motel, Chris Bacon, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the first soundtrack release for the A&E original series Bates Motel. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Smash!). The soundtrack will be released on August 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bates Motel is created by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin & Anthony Cipriano and stars Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell and Mike Vogel. The first season of the show about Norman Bates’ formative years is now available on Blu-ray and DVD and the second season premiered this spring on A&E. Read the rest of this entry »
‘All Good Things’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: All Good Things, Rob Simonsen, score, Soundtrack
Caldera Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2010 thriller All Good Things. The album features the film’s original music composed by Rob Simonsen (The Spectacular Now, The Way Way Back, Foxcatcher). Also included is an audio commentary with the composer as a bonus track. Academy Award winner Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) produced the score. For the full details of the release, visit the label’s official website. All Good Things is directed by Andrew Jarecki and stars Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Lily Rabe, Philip Baker Hall, Nick Offerman and Kristen Wiig. The movie is inspired by the story of Robert Durst, scion of the wealthy Durst family, who was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Kathie who disappeared in 1982 and was never found. Read the rest of this entry »
Carter Burwell to Score Bill Condon’s ‘Mr. Holmes’
Posted: July 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bill Condon, Carter Burwell, Mr. Holmes
Carter Burwell is set to reunite with director Bill Condon on the upcoming drama Mr. Holmes. The film stars Ian McKellan as Sherlock Holmes at age 93, as well as Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Roger Allam, Phil Davis, Frances de la Tour and Milo Parker. The movie is set in 1947, when an ageing Holmes returns from a journey to Japan and faces the end of his days, tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son. Jeffrey Hatcher (The Duchess, Casanova) has written the screenplay based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin. Read the rest of this entry »
