Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the faith-based romance Old Fashioned. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kazimir Boyle. The soundtrack will be released on February 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Old Fashioned is written and directed by Rik Swartzwelder who also stars in the film alongside Elizabeth Ann Roberts, Dorothy Silver, Tyler Hollinger, Lejon Woods, Nini Hadjis, Maryann Nagel and Joseph Bonamico. The movie follows Clay Walsh, a former frat boy who gives up his reckless carousing and now runs an antique shop in a small Midwestern college town, where has become notorious for his lofty and outdated theories on love and romance as well as for his devout belief in God. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Old Fashioned’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kazimir Boyle, Old Fashioned, score, Soundtrack
Lifetime’s ‘Whitney’ Biopic to Feature Music by RedOne
Posted: January 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lifetime, RedOne, Whitney
Music producer/songwriter RedOne is making his scoring debut on the Lifetime original movie Whitney. The film is directed by actress Angela Bassett and stars Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston and Arlen Escarpeta as Bobby Brown. Houston’s vocal performances in the film are performed by Grammy nominee Deborah Cox. The movie chronicles the relationship between the iconic singer, actress, producer and model Whitney Houston and singer and songwriter Bobby Brown from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity to their courtship and tumultuous marriage. Shem Bitterman has written the script and Larry Sanitsky (Betty & Coretta) is executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Top Original Film Scores & Songs of 2014
Posted: January 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsFilm Music Reporter’s Top 3 Original Scores of 2014:
John Powell delivered a perfect sequel score for How to Train Your Dragon 2, developing themes and musical material introduced in the 2010 original film, while adding a number of new themes and reaching a level of sophistication in his orchestral writing that he rarely achieved before. The score, which at times even surpasses his Oscar-nominated music for the first movie, also includes our favorite and most memorable new theme of the year, receiving our favorite treatments in the standout cues Flying with Mother and Toothless Found on the soundtrack album. The soundtrack featuring Powell’s music is available on Relativity Music.
James Newton Howard reportedly worked almost a year on Disney’s Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie & Elle Fanning and the effort showed in the result of his score, which has to be considered one of the composer’s career-best scores. Written for big orchestra and choir, the music features numerous highlights, including some of the year’s best action cues and most impressive choral and orchestral writing. A soundtrack album featuring the score is available on Walt Disney Records. (Standout tracks on soundtrack album: Maleficent Suite, Maleficent is Captured) Read the rest of this entry »
‘Montage – Great Film Composers and the Piano’ Album Announced
Posted: January 7, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Bruce Broughton, Don Davis, Gloria Cheng, John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Randy Newman
Harmonia Mundi has announced the release of Montage – Great Film Composers and the Piano. The album features the piano works composed by six major film composers and performed by pianist Gloria Cheng. Among the pieces are original compositions by John Williams (Star Wars, E.T.), Michael Giacchino (Up, Lost) and Randy Newman (Toy Story, The Natural) who composed a piece in homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman, as well as Bruce Broughton (Silverado) and Don Davis (The Matrix). Also included is a piece from Alexandre Desplat‘s Trois Études (originally written for pianist Lang Lang). The album will be released on February 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out a teaser trailer for the release featuring interviews with all composers after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck to Score Marvel Studios’ ‘Ant-Man’
Posted: January 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ant-Man, Christophe Beck, Marvel Studios, Peyton Reed
Christophe Beck has been hired to score Marvel Studios’ upcoming feature Ant-Man. The film is directed by Peyton Reed (The Break-Up, Yes Man) and stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Pena, Judy Greer, Tip Harris, David Oastmalchian, Wood Harris, Jordi Molla and Michael Douglas. The movie follows master thief Scott Lang who must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, The Other Guys) has written the screenplay with Rudd based on on a story by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and Joe Cornish (Attack the Block). Kevin Feige (The Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami to Score ‘The Fantastic Four’ Reboot
Posted: January 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Josh Trank, Marco Beltrami, The Fantastic Four
Marco Beltrami has signed on to score the upcoming reboot of The Fantastic Four. The film is directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle) and stars Miles Teller as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara as Susan Storm/Invisible Woman, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm/The Thing. Toby Kebbell will be portraying Victor Domashev/Doom. Reg E. Cathey and Tim Blake Nelson are also co-starring. The movie based on the Marvel Comics series centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways and who must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jupiter Ascending’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 6, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jupiter Ascending, Michael Giacchino, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi fantasy movie Jupiter Ascending. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Lost, Up, Ratatouille, The Incredibles). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album will also be released as a 2-CD set overseas and is available as an import here. Check back on this page for audio clips. Jupiter Ascending is written and directed by Andy & Lana Wachowski and stars Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Douglas Booth. The movie follows a young destitute human woman who gets targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe, and begins her destiny to finish the Queen’s reign. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Safan’s Expanded ‘The Last Starfighter’ Score Released
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Craig Safan, score, Soundtrack, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Last Starfighter
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter directed by Nick Castle and starring Lance Guest, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert Preston and Catherine Mary Stewart. The album features the complete score from the film composed and conducted by Craig Safan (Cheers, Stand and Deliver, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master), including previously unreleased music. The soundtrack is now available to order on Amazon and on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full details of the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Andy Tennant’s ‘Wild Oats’
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Tennant, George Fenton, Wild Oats
George Fenton is reuniting with director Andy Tennant to score the upcoming comedy drama Wild Oats. The film stars Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Judd Hirsch, Matt Walsh and Billy Connolly. The movie follows a woman who receives an unexpected windfall check from a computer glitch and goes on the run from the law. Claudia Myers (Fort Bliss) and Gary Kanew have written the screenplay. Blythe Frank (Kettle of Fish) is producing the project for Wild Pictures, alongside Kip Konwiser for the Konwiser Brothers. Fenton and Tennant have previously collaborated on such films as Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Anna and the King, Sweet Home Alabama, Hitch, Fool’s Gold and The Bounty Hunter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Geoff Zanelli, score, Soundtrack, The Scorpion King, The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the action adventure sequel The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power. The album features the film’s original music composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Hitman, Mortdecai, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 13, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. La-La Land Records has announced a physical version of the soundtrack to be released later this month. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power is directed by Mike Elliott and stars Victor Webster, Lou Ferrigno, Roy “Big Country” Nelson, Royce Gracie and Don Wilson. The movie takes place after the king of Norvania is assassinated and follows the legendary Scorpion King Mathayus is framed for the crime and must fight off an entire kingdom of soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »
