Taped Noise will release the album Anonymous Rejected Filmscore. The album features a rejected score composed by film composer John Murphy (Sunshine, 28 Days Later…, Snatch, Miami Vice, Kick-Ass, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) for a movie, which can’t be named for legal reasons. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Also check out a full track from the release, which the composer published a couple of months ago, on Soundcloud. Read the rest of this entry »
Anonymous Rejected Filmscore by John Murphy to Be Released
Posted: July 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anonymous Rejected Filmscore, John Murphy
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Mateo Messina Scoring ‘Barely Lethal’
Posted: July 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barely Lethal, Mateo Messina
Mateo Messina is currently scoring the upcoming action comedy Barely Lethal. The film is directed by Kyle Newman (Fanboys) and stars Hailee Steinfeld, Jessica Alba, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Turner, Gabriel Basso, Dan Fogler, Dove Cameron, Thomas Mann and Jaime King. The movie follows a young international assassin who yearns for a “normal” adolescence, prompting her to fake her own death and enroll in a suburban high school. John D’Arco has written the screenplay. Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand, John Cheng, Sukee Chew (Jesus Henry Christ), Vanessa Coifman (Fireflies in the Garden, A Late Quartet) and Ted Hartley (Mighty Joe Young, Are We Done Yet?) are producing the RKO Pictures, Main Street Films, Hopscotch Pictures and RatPac Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
John Dragonetti to Score ‘Scout’
Posted: July 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Dragonetti, Laurie Weltz, Scout
John Dragonetti has been tapped to score the upcoming indie coming-of-age comedy drama Scout. The film is written and directed by Laurie Weltz (Wresting with Alligators) and stars India Ennenga, Nikki Reed, Danny Glover, Ellen Burstyn, James Frecheville, Onata Aprile and Shelly Hennig. The movie follows a rebellious young girl who convinces a suicidal young man to go on a road trip with her across Texas to track down her little sister, who’s been taken by their estranged carnie father. Beverley A. Gordon, Nic Emiliani and Dwjuan Fox are producing the project. Scout is currently in post-production and is expected to be released in 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Congress’ U.S. Version Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ari Folman, Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, The Congress
The details of the U.S. version of the soundtrack album for the hybrid animated/live action movie The Congress have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (Disconnect, The Leftovers) who previously collaborated with director Ari Folman on Waltz With Bashir. Also included are versions of the songs Forever Young and If It Be Your Will performed by actress Robin Wright. The soundtrack will be released on July 22, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album overseas last year when the film opened in Europe. The Congress stars Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Danny Huston. The movie follows an actress who decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 6, 2014)
Posted: July 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andreas Grill, CBS, Extant, Grayson Matthews, Marcelo Zarvos, NBC, Nick Malmestrom, Welcome to Sweden, Working the Engels
Premiering on Wednesday, July 9, is the new CBS drama Extant created by Mickey Fisher and starring Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Pierce Gagnon, Hiroyuki Sanada, Camryn Manheim, Grace Gummer and Michael O’Neill. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Enough Said, Ry Donovan, The Big C, Remember Me). To learn more about the series, which follows an astronaut who returns home from a year-long mission in space and tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life, visit the official show website. Extant will air every Wednesday night on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Porter to Score Starz’s ‘Flesh and Bone’
Posted: July 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, Flesh and Bone, Moira Walley-Beckett, Starz
Dave Porter has signed on to score the upcoming Starz original series Flesh and Bone. The show is created by Moira Walley-Beckett and stars Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha Radetsky, Raychel Diane Weiner, Emily Tyra and Damon Herriman. The series follows a young ballet dancer with a distinctly troubled past, as she joins a prestigious ballet company in New York. Walley-Beckett is also executive producing the project with Lawrence Bender (Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Good Will Hunting), Kevin Brown (Roswell) and John Melfi (House of Cards, Sex and the City). David Michod (Animal Kingdom, The Rover) is directing the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 4, 2014)
Posted: July 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: America, Bryan E. Miller, Christopher Young, Deliver Us from Evil, Earth to Echo, Geoff Zanelli, Joseph Trapanese, Joshua Abrams, Life Itself, Michael Andrews, Nick Urata, Premature, School Dance, Tammy
Three new movies opened nationwide this past Wednesday:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy Tammy directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Toni Collette and Nat Faxon. The film’s original music is composed by Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko, Bridesmaids, The Heat). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs by Possum Creek earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.
Also opening wide is the family sci-fi adventure Earth to Echo directed by Dave Green and starring Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reese Hartwig and Ella Linnea Wahlested. Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Raid, Tron: Uprising) has composed the film’s original music. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score, as well as the song Worlds Away performed by Dia Frampton. Click here for more information and also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Trapanese about his work on the film. The label has also announced a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by artists including Mowgli’s, This Will Destroy You, Big Data and Chiddy Bang. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: July 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino
The soundtrack album for Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has been published on Spotify. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Up, Lost, Ratatouille, The Incredibles). Listen to the full album after the jump. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Tuesday, July 8 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The release date of the CD version has been pushed back to August 12 since our last update. Click here to pre-order the CD. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes starring Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Enrique Murciano and Kirk Acevedo will be released nationwide on July 11 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Score Album Released
Posted: July 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Bay, score, Soundtrack, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers, Transformers: Age of Extinction
Paramount Pictures has released a score album for Michael Bay’s sci-fi action sequel Transformers: Age of Extinction. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Jablonsky (Pain & Gain, The Island, Ender’s Game) who also scored the previous three Transformers movies. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A soundtrack EP featuring four tracks of the composer’s music was previously released earlier this week. Transformers: Age of Extinction stars Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Sophia Myles, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Bingbing Li, Titus Welliver and TJ Miller. The sequel is currently the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office and is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Salisbury & Portishead’s Geoff Barrow Scoring Alex Garland’s ‘Ex Machina’
Posted: July 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Garland, Ben Salisbury, Ex Machina, Geoff Barrow
Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow are composing the music for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Ex Machina. The film is written and directed by Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later…, Sunshine, Dredd) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander. Andrew Macdonald (Trainspotting, The Beach) is producing the DNA Films production with Allon Reich (Never Let Me Go, 28 Weeks Later). Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network, Captain Phillips) and Eli Bush serve as executive producers on the project, alongside Tessa Ross. Salisbury’s previous scoring credits include the Beyonce documentary Life is But a Dream. Read the rest of this entry »
