Marco Beltrami has been hired to score the upcoming sci-fi drama The Giver. The film is directed by Phillip Noyce and stars Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Swift, Cameron Monaghan, Odeya Rush and Katie Holmes. The movie is based on the YA novel by Lois Lowry and follows a young boy who is selected for his life service as the Receiver of Memories and works with an old man who teaches him to use his unique gifts of the senses. Michael Mitnick has written the most recent version of the screenplay. Nikki Silver is producing the project with Neil Koenigsberg (A Walk on the Moon) and Bridges. The project marks Beltrami’s first collaboration with Noyce. The director has previously worked together with such composers as James Horner (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger), James Newton Howard (Salt), Howard Shore (Sliver) and Craig Armstrong (The Bone Collector). Read the rest of this entry »
Marco Beltrami to Score Phillip Noyce’s ‘The Giver’
Posted: June 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marco Beltrami, Phillip Noyce, The Giver, The Woman in Black, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
‘The Liberator’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gustavo Dudamel, Libertador, score, Soundtrack, The Liberator
Deutsche Grammaphon will release the official soundtrack album for the historical drama The Liberator (Libertador). The album features the film’s original music composed by Los Angeles Philharmonic director Gustavo Dudamel and performed by the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. The project marks the first scoring assignment of Dudamel who consulted with John Williams in preparations for his music. The soundtrack will be released on July 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Liberator is directed by Alberto Arvelo and stars Edgar Ramirez, Maria Valverde, Danny Huston, Imanol Arias and Gary Lewis. The film tells the story of Simon Bolívar, the legendary Venezuelan military and political leader who helped secure independence from the Spanish empire. The drama premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and was picked up by Cohen Media Group for domestic distribution. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr Working on ‘True Blood’ Musical
Posted: June 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alan Ball, HBO, Nathan Barr, True Blood
Nathan Barr revealed at last night’s Season 7 premiere of True Blood in Hollywood that he is working on a musical adaptatation of the HBO drama. The composer who has been scoring the show since the pilot episode in 2008 pitched the project to creator and executive producer Alan Ball. The musical will revolve around the series’s lead character of Sookie Stackhouse, portrayed in the show by Anna Paquin. Stephen Moyer who plays Bill Compton already helped Barr to put together some samples to present to HBO and Ball. The composer who is also scoring FX’s The Americans and Netflix’s Hemlock Grove hopes to present a workshop version of the musical in 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
Composer Guest Line-Up Announced for Cordoba International Film Music Festival
Posted: June 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Cordoba, International Film Music Festival
The complete composer guest line-up for this year’s International Film Music Festival in Cordoba has been announced. The 10th anniversary celebration of the event will be attended by the most recent Academy Award-winning composer Steven Price (Gravity), Golden Globe nominees Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Election) and Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, W.E., Penny Dreadful), Emmy Award nominee Christopher Lennertz (Revolution, Horrible Bosses, Ride Along) and Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter). The festival will pay tribute to composer Jerry Goldsmith who was born 85 years ago and died 10 years ago. Carol Goldsmith, widow of the Academy Award-winning composer, will be attending. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos Scoring ‘Brother’s Keeper’
Posted: June 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brother's Keeper, Marcelo Zarvos, Ross Katz
Marcelo Zarvos is composing the music for the upcoming indie comedy drama Brother’s Keeper. The film is directed by Academy Award-nominated producer Ross Katz (Lost in Translation, In the Bedroom) and stars Nick Kroll, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Joel McHale, Josh Charles and Caitlin Fitzgerald. The movie follows a young, narcissistic entrepreneur who leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged, pregnant sister and his brother-in-law and his 3-year-old nephew, only to end up becoming their nanny. Jeff Cox (Blades of Glory) and Liz Flahive (Nurse Jackie) have written the screenplay played based on a story by Kroll, Cox and Flahive. Kroll is also producing the project with Sam Slater & Paul Bernon (Drinking Buddies), Marcus Cox & Karrie Cox and Jared Goldman. Mark & Jay Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home) serve as executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Snowpiercer’ U.S. Version Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bong Joon-ho, Marco Beltrami, score, Snowpiercer, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the U.S. version of the soundtrack album for Bong Joon-ho’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marco Beltrami (World War Z, The Wolverine, Scream, 3:10 to Yuma). The soundtrack will be released physically on July 22, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A soundtrack album featuring the same content was previously released exclusively in Asia. Check out our previous article for the full details. Snowpiercer stars Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt, Allison Pill, Song Kang Ho and Ko Asung. The movie takes place after a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet and the final survivors board a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. The thriller will be released in select theaters on June 27, 2014 by the Weinstein Company’s Radius label. Read the rest of this entry »
Inon Zur to Score ‘Reclaim’
Posted: June 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Inon Zur, Reclaim
Inon Zur has been tapped to score the upcoming thriller Reclaim. The film is directed by Alan White (Broken, Erskineville Kings) and stars John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Rachelle Lefevre, Jacki Weaver and Luis Guzman. The movie is inspired by true events and follows an American couple who head to Puerto Rico to finalize the adoption of their new daughter, a Haitian orphan, who mysteriously vanishes from their hotel room. Luke Davies has written the screenplay based on an earlier version by Carmine Gaeta. Fredrik Malmberg and Silvio Muraglia are producing the Paradox Entertainment production with Brian and Josh Etting (Relative Strangers). Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ Announced
Posted: June 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, Wish I Was Here, Zach Braff
Columbia Records has announced a soundtrack album for Zach Braff’s indie comedy drama Wish I Was Here. The album features exclusive new songs from The Shins, Bon Iver and Cat Power + Coldplay. Also featured are tracks by Baldy Drawn Boy, Paul Simon, Gary Jules, Allie Moss & more. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on July 15, 2014. A special 12″ double gatefold, 180 gram vinyl version will be released on August 5. Click here to pre-order the vinyl version. Wish I Was Here is written and directed by Braff who also stars in the film alongside Kate Hudson, Joey King, Jim Parsons, Ashley Green, Mandy Patinkin and Josh Gad. The Kickstarter-funded movie scored by Rob Simonsen tells the story of a thirtysomething man who finds himself at major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, and his family. The dramedy premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be released in theaters on July 18 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Takes Over Scoring Duties on ‘The Imitation Game’
Posted: June 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming drama The Imitation Game. The film is directed by Morten Tyldum (Headhunters) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode and Charles Dance. The movie follows a British mathematician and cryptographer who helped crack the German enigma code during the final years of World War II and was later prosecuted by the British government in the early 1950s for being a homosexual. Graham Moore has written the script based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma. Teddy Schwarzman (All Is Lost) is producing the project with Nora Grossman and Ido Ostrowsky. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tammy’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Andrews, score, Soundtrack, Tammy
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Tammy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Andrews (Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Bad Teacher, Donnie Darko). Also included are two songs by Possum Creek. The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. Tammy is directed by Ben Falcone and stars Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Toni Collette and Nat Faxon. The movie follows a woman who after losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother. McCarthy has also co-written the screenplay with Falcone. The comedy will be released nationwide on July 2 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
