The details of the fourth and final soundtrack release for the Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey have been revealed. The album features 40 more minutes from the show’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 28, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Cosmos Studios has previously released Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 soundtrack albums for the show. The final episodes of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold & Brannon Braga and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson currently air every Sunday night on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ Volume 4 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Fox, score, Soundtrack
Television Academy to Present SCORE! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Mark Snow
The Television Academy has revealed more details about their first TV music concert, which was originally announced earlier this year. SCORE! A Concert Celebrating Music Composed for Television will take place on Wednesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by Jon Burlingame and will feature original scores from over 50 television series performed by a 67 piece orchestra and the 40 voice LA Chorus directed by Steve Lively. 15-times Emmy Award nominee Mark Snow (The X-Files, Millennium) will be honored with a Career Achievement Award presented by the Television Academy’s Music Peer Group. Among the composers who will be conducting their own scores at the concert will be Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome), Sean Callery (24, Homeland, Elementary), Alf Clausen (The Simpsons), Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones), James S. Levine Glee, American Horror Story), John Lunn (Downton Abbey), Bear McCreary (Da Vinci’s Demons, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Walking Dead), Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman (Heroes, Nurse Jackie), Trevor Morris (Vikings, The Borgias, The Tudors), Walter Murphy (Family Guy) and career achievement honoree Mark Snow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The White Queen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: John Lunn, score, Soundtrack, Starz, The White Queen
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the British mini-series The White Queen. The album features selections from the series written by Emmy Award-winning composer John Lunn (Downton Abbey). The soundtrack will be released on June 30, 2014. The White Queen is based on Philippa Gregory’s historical novel series The Cousins’ War and stars Rebecca Ferguson, Max Irons, Janet McTeer, James Frain, Amanda Hale and David Oakes. The show about three women in their quest for power in the 15th Century premiered in the U.S. last year on Starz and was honored with three nominations at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. The drama’s first season is now available on Blu-ray and DVD and a second season is currently under consideration. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Delicious’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Delicious, Michael Price, score, Soundtrack
The Control Room will release a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Delicious. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Michael Price (Sherlock, Horrid Henry: The Movie) who also serves as a producer on the movie. The score was recorded with the Budapest Cafe Orchestra. Also included are songs by Cicero Buck, Selah Corbin and Polly Paulusma. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Delicious is written and directed by Tammy Riley-Smith and stars Nico Rogner, Louise Brealey, Adrian Scarborough, Sheila Hancock and Nicholas Rowe. The movie tells the story of a chef who falls in love with an obsessive dieter. Read the rest of this entry »
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bryan Singer, John Ottman, score, Soundtrack, X-Men, X-Men: Days of Future Past
The details of the soundtrack album for the superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four) who previously scored X2. Also included is Roberta Flack’s song The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face and Jim Groce’s Time in a Bottle. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 19, 2014 and physically on June 3.The CD version is now available for pre-order on Amazon. X-Men: Days of Future Past is directed by Bryan Singer and stars Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. The movie features the characters from the original X-Men film trilogy who join forces with their younger selves from the past from X-Men: First Class in order to change a major historical event. The sequel will be released nationwide on May 23 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Million Ways to Die in the West, Joel McNeely, score, Seth MacFarlane, Soundtrack
The details for Seth MacFarlane’s western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joel McNeely (Holes, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Return to Never Land). Also included is the original end credits song A Million Ways to Die performed by Alan Jackson, which is already available as a single, as well as the film’s musical number If You’ve Only Got a Moustache performed by Amick Bryam. The soundtrack will be released on May 27, 2014 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A Million Ways to Die in the West starring MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, Neil Patrick Harris and Liam Neeson will be released on May 30, 2014 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Decoding Annie Parker’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Decoding Annie Parker, score, Soundtrack, Steve Bramson
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Decoding Annie Parker. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Bramson (JAG, NCIS). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Decoding Annie Parker is directed by Steven Bernstein and stars Helen Hunt, Samantha Morton, Rashida Jones, Aaron Paul,Marley Shelton, Alice Eve, Corey Stoll and Bradley Whitford. The movie centers on two women whose parallel lives are devoted to finding a hereditary link to certain types of breast cancer. The drama was released in select theaters earlier this month by Entertainment One and is now also available on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ to Feature Original Song by Imagine Dragons
Posted: May 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Imagine Dragons, Michael Bay, Steve Jablonsky, Transformers, Transformers: Age of Extinction
Imagine Dragons have written the original song Battle Cry for Michael Bay’s upcoming action sequel Transformers: Age of Extinction. The band also contributed original music during the scoring process by recording cues with the film’s composer Steve Jablonsky, and Hans Zimmer, who assisted in the process. The songs is said to be used in critical points during the movie. Imagine Dragons will perform the new single live at the film’s worldwide premiere in Hong Kong. Check out Paramount Pictures’ video announcement after the jump. Transformers: Age of Extinction starring Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, Stanley Tucci and T.J. Miller will be released nationwide on June 27, 2014. F Read the rest of this entry »
Maurice Jarre’s ‘Solar Crisis’ Score Released
Posted: May 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Judith, Maurice Jarre, score, Sol Kaplan, Solar Crisis, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1990 sci-fi thriller Solar Crisis produced by Richard Edlund and starring Charlton Heston, Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle and Jack Palance. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Dead Poets Society, Ghost). The album features the complete score by the composer, as well as an alternate cue. To listen to audio clips and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score ‘Jurassic World’
Posted: May 12, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino has signed on to score the upcoming action adventure Jurassic World. The film is directed by Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) and stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jake Johnson, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, Vincent D’Onofrio, Judy Greer and BD Wong. No plot details have been revealed yet, but the movie is set to take place 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park. Trevorrow has also co-written the screenplay with Derek Connolly. Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley are producing the project and Steven Spielberg serves as an executive producer. The composer follows John Williams who scored Steven Spielberg’s first two movies in the series, as well as Don Davis who scored Jurassic Park III. Read the rest of this entry »
