A soundtrack release for the indie comedy The Pretty One has been announced. The album features the film’s original music composed by Julian Wass (Hit & Run, Noah’s Ark: Jumping the Broom). The soundtrack will be released on June 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Pretty One is written and directed by Jenée LaMarque and starring Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston, John Carroll Lynch and Frankie Shaw. The movie follows a young woman who is mistaken for her dead “perfect” identical twin and seizes the chance to masquerade as her sister. The comedy premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and was released in select theaters earlier this year. The movie is also set to be released on DVD on June 3 and is available for pre-order here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Pretty One’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Julian Wass, score, Soundtrack, The Pretty One
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 23, 2014)
Posted: May 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Blended, Cold in July, Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, Ian Honeyman, Jean-Michel Bernard, Jeff Grace, John Ottman, Mateo Messina, Paul Grabowsky, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, The Love Punch, Words and Pictures, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Two new movies are opening nationwide this holiday weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past directed by Bryan Singer and starring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. The film’s music is composed by John Ottman (X2, The Usual Suspects, The Fantastic Four) who also serves as the film’s editor. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two songs from the film. Click here for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent audio interview with Ottman about his work on the project, as well as Hitfix, Indiewire and ComingSoon.Net for more interviews with the composer.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Blended directed by Frank Coraci and starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, Joel McHale, Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann, Jessica Lowe and Dan Patrick. The film’s original score is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Click, Bee Movie, Winter’s Tale, Veep). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by such artists as Terry Crews and Junior Mambazo, Fifth Harmony, The Elected, The Mowgli’s, Ball Park Music and Hot Water. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Pinto to Score Niki Caro’s ‘McFarland’
Posted: May 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, McFarland, Niki Caro
Antonio Pinto is composing the music for the upcoming sports drama McFarland. The film is directed by Niki Caro and stars Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor and Carlos Pratts. The movie is set in the 1980s and tells the true story of a high school coach who comes to the predominantly Latino town of McFarland, Calif. and creates a high school track team that becomes a championship-winning dynasty. Mark Ciardi & Gordon Gray (Miracle, The Rookie, Million Dollar Arm) are producing the project for Mayhem Pictures. William Broyles Jr. (Apollo 13, Planet of the Apes, Cast Away) has written the final version of the script based on a previous version by Grant Thompson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Walking on Sunshine’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 23, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anne Dudley, Soundtrack, Walking on Sunshine
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the British musical Walking on Sunshine. The album features the songs from the film performed by cast members Leona Lewis, Annabel Scholey, Hannah Arterton, Giulio Berruti, Katy Brand and Greg Wise. Academy Award-winning composer Anne Dudley (The Full Monty, American History X) serves as the film’s music director. Featured titles are such classic 80s hit songs as The Power of Love, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, It Must Have Been Love, Eternal Love, If I Could Turn Back Time and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on June 23, 2014. Walking on Sunshine directed by Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini (StreetDance 3D) is set in a coastal village in Italy and details a holiday romance love triangle, an upcoming wedding and old flames. Allan Niblo and James Richardson are producing the project for Vertigo Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for History’s ‘The World Wars’ Released
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: History, Rusty Massive, score, Soundtrack, The World Wars
A&E Networks has released a soundtrack album for the History event docu-series The World Wars. The album features the show’s original music composed by Rusty Massive. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The World Wars executive produced by Stephen David and directed by John Ealer tells the story of three devastating decades of war between 1914 and 1945 told through the eyes of the powerful leaders including Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series is narrated by Jeremy Renner and features interviews with contemporary leaders, including John McCain, Colin Powell, John Major and David Miliband, along with noted historians from around the world. The 3-part event series will premiere this Memorial Day, May 26 on History. Read the rest of this entry »
Television Academy Celebrates TV Music at Live Concert
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Television Academy
Last night, the Television Academy presented its first ever live concert, Score! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The event was hosted by film music journalist Jon Burlingame and featured music from over 50 television series performed by a 70-piece orchestra and the LA Chorus. To start off, Mark Watters conducted a medley featuring 24 themes from current and recent TV shows following a video montage of numerous classic themes. The medley included music from Once Upon a Time (Mark Isham), Sherlock (David Arnold & Michael Price), The Newsroom (Thomas Newman), Revolution (Christopher Lennertz), The Americans (Nathan Barr), Camelot (Mychael & Jeff Danna), Law & Order (Mike Post), Modern Family (Gabriel Mann) and Breaking Bad (Dave Porter). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Vikings’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: History Channel, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris, Vikings
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the History original series Vikings. The album features selections from the original music of the second season of the show composed by Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Immortals). The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon . Vikings is created by Michael Hirst and stars Travis Fimmel, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig, George Blagde and Alyssa Sutherland. The historical drama tells the story of viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes who rises to fame by successful raids into England with the support of his family and fellow warriors. The second season of Vikings premiered this spring on History and the show has already been renewed for a third season to air in 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, Ian Honeyman, score, Soundtrack
Madified Publishing has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ian Honeyman. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia is directed by Nicholas D. Wrathall and centers on the controversial author, screenwriter and essayist who passed away in 2012. Through interviews with Vidal himself, as well as friends and colleagues such as Tim Robbins and Christopher Hitchens, the movie reveals how the charismatic cultural critic used the media to wage blistering attacks on hypocrisy and establishment politics. The documentary premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on May 23 by IFC Films, following by a VOD release on May 29. Read the rest of this entry »
William Ross to Collaborate with Robby Krieger on Jim Morrison Movie ‘The Poet in Exile’
Posted: May 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pablo Manzarek, Robby Krieger, The Poet in Exile, Tim Sullivan, William Ross
William Ross is set to collaborate with Robby Krieger, the guitarist of The Doors, and Pablo Manzarek, the son of Ray Manzarek, on the soundtrack for the upcoming drama The Poet in Exile. The film is written and directed by Tim Sullivan and will explore the urban legend that Jim Morrison is still alive. The movie is based on a novel written by Ray Manzarek, which suggests that Morrison staged his death in 1971 and later contacted Manzarek from his hiding place in the Seychelles Islands to embark on one last journey of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion. Harrison Ford is reportedly considered to play Manzarek. Sullivan is also producing the project for New Rebellion and Krieger serves as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maps to the Stars’ Soundtrack Single Released
Posted: May 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Cronenberg, Howard Shore, Maps to the Stars, score, Soundtrack
Howe Records has released a single featuring a track from the soundtrack for David Cronenberg’s drama Maps to the Stars. The film’s music is composed by the director’s regular musical collaborator Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed). The single is now available to download on Amazon. Check out an audio clips from the track after the jump. A full soundtrack album is scheduled to be released this fall. Maps to the Stars starring Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Evan Bird and Sarah Gadon. The drama tells the story of an archetypical Hollywood dynasty, including a psychotherapist, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; his wife who manages the career of their thirteen-year-old child star son; and their daughter who has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was admitted for the treatment of criminal pyromania. Read the rest of this entry »
