Francis Lai has been selected as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the closing-night gala of the 14th World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 25, 2014. The composer is best known for his score for 1970’s Love Story, for which he received an Academy Award, as well as a Golden Globe and Grammy Award nomination. His other scoring credits include such titles as A Man and a Woman, Bilitis, Live for Life and Dark Eyes. Selections of the composer’s music will be performed live by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brosse at the event. Among the composers that were previously honored with the award are John Barry, Marvin Hamlisch, Pino Donaggio Giorgio Moroder and Angelo Badalamenti. In addition, Jef Neve’s music for the Flemish drama series In Flanders Fields will also be performed at the World Soundtrack Awards, accompanied by footage from the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Francis Lai to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Francis Lai, World Soundtrack Awards
Daniel Pemberton to Score Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, Guy Ritchie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Daniel Pemberton has been hired to score the upcoming film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani and Jared Harris. The spy action comedy is based on the 1960 television series and tells the origin story of the first pairing of the two spies — one American, one Russian – who up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. Ritchie has also written the screenplay with Lionel Wigram (Sherlock Holmes) who is producing the project with John Davis (Predator, The Firm, I, Robot, Chronicle). Pemberton’s previous scoring credits include Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, the horror thriller The Awakening, this year’s comedy Cuban Fury and the British comedy series Peep Show. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cabin Fever: Patient Zero’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cabin Fever, Cabin Fever: Patient Zero, Kevin Riepl, score, Soundtrack
Sumthing Else Music Works will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Cabin Fever: Patient Zero. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Riepl (Silent Night, Contracted, Gears of War video game). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 22, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Cabin Fever: Patient Zero is directed by Kaare Andrews and stars Ryan Donowho, Brando Eaton, Jillian Murray, Mitch Ryan, Lydia Hearst and Sean Astin. The movie follows a group of friends who planned the perfect vacation in the Caribbean, but when they head ashore to explore a remote island, their ultimate bachelor weekend devolves into their worst nightmare. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeremy Zuckerman & Benjamin Wynn to Participate in PlayFest
Posted: July 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Benjamin Wynn, Jeremy Zuckerman, Legend of Korra, PlayFest
Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn are participating in the PlayFest in Malaga. The third edition of the Music, Animation and Videogames Festival will feature a concert spotlighting the music of the hit animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which the composers scored together. Also featured on the festival program will be another concert for the animated show The Legend of Korra, which Zuckerman has been scoring since 2012. The festival, which is dedicated to one of the fastest growing industries today and will bring together leading artists, composers and companies to participate in master classes, conferences, screenings and concerts, will take place from September 11 to September 14 in Malaga. Also confirmed to participate this year is video game composer Chris Velasco (God of War, Mass Effect 3) and more guests will be announced soon. 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
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 »
‘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 »
