James Newton Howard is reuniting with director Edward Zwick on the upcoming biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice. The film is set at the height of the Cold War and tells the true story of U.S. chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and his epic faceoff against Russia’s Boris Spassky. Tobey Maguire is portraying Fischer while Liev Schreiber plays his archrival. Peter Saarsgard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe and Sophie Nelisse are co-starring. Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things, Locke) jas written the screenplay. Maguire is also producing the project with Gail Katz (The Perfect Storm, Air Force One, Outbreak). Howard has previously collaborated with Zwick on Blood Diamond, Defiance and Love and Other Drugs. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard to Score Edward Zwick’s ‘Pawn Sacrifice’
Posted: May 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Edward Zwick, James Newton Howard, Pawn Sacrifice, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
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‘Godzilla’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: May 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla
The soundtrack album for Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla has been published on Spotify. The album features the film’s original music composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Listen to the full album after the jump. WaterTower Records will release the soundtrack on May 13 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD). Check out our previous article for the full album details. Godzilla starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche ,Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston will be released nationwide on May 16 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maleficent’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, Maleficent, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure Maleficent. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense). Also featured is Lana Del Rey’s new cover version of the song Once Upon a Dream, which was featured in the movie’s trailer and was released earlier this year as a single. The soundtrack will be released on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Maleficent is directed by Robert Stromberg, produced by Joe Roth and stars Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Sam Riley, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville. The movie tells the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty. The fantasy adventure will be released nationwide on May 30 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph LoDuca to Score Joe Dante’s ‘Burying the Ex’
Posted: May 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Burying the Ex, Joe Dante, Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca has been hired to score the upcoming horror comedy Burying the Ex. The film is directed by Joe Dante and stars Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario and Oliver Cooper. The movie follows a normal guy whose controlling girlfriend suddenly dies in a freak accident and rises from the grave to haunt him. Alan Trezza has written the screenplay. The comedy is produced by Image Entertainment, Scooty Woop Entertainment and Act 4 Entertainment production. Voltage Pictures’ Nicholas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Dallas Buyers Club) is executive producing the project with Cassian Elwes (Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Zev Foreman and Dominic Rustam. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 4, 2014)
Posted: May 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 24: Live Another Day, Fox, Sean Callery
Premiering tomorrow, May 6, on Fox is 24: Live Another Day starring Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kim Raver, William Devane, Judy Davis, Tate Donovan, Stephen Fry and Yvonne Strahovski. The reboot of the hit action series is scored by Sean Callery (Homeland, Elementary, Bones) who previously scored all eight seasons and 192 episodes of the show that aired between 2011 and 2009 on Fox. The drama will air every Monday night on Fox. To learn more about 12-episodes event series, check out the official show website.
‘A Thousand Times Good Night’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Thousand Times Good Night, Armand Amar, score, Soundtrack
Long Distance has released a soundtrack album for the Irish-Norwegian drama A Thousand Times Good Night. The album features the film’s original music composed by Armand Amar (The Concert, Days of Glory, Capital). The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A Thousand Times Good Night is directed by Erik Poppe (Troubled Water) and stars Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maria Doyle Kennedy and U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. The movie follows a war photographer who documents a group of female suicide bombers in Afghanistan and accompanies one of the suicide bombers to Kabul, where she gets injured by a premature detonation of the bomb. The movie premiered at last year’s Montreal Film Festival and was just released in the UK earlier this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Reinhold Heil Scoring TNT’s ‘Legends’
Posted: May 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Legends, Reinhold Heil
Reinhold Heil is currently scoring the upcoming TNT original series Legends. The show is based on the award-winning book by Robert Littell and stars Sean Bean, Ali Larter, Rob Mayes, Tina Majorino, Steve Harris, Amber Valletta and Lux Haney Jardine. The spy drama follows an undercover FBI agent who is so adept at transforming himself into different identities that he begins to question his own. Howard Gordon (24) & Alexander Cary (Homeland) are executive producing the Fox 21 production with Jonathan Levin and Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris (Sleeper Cell, Bulletproof Monk). Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Hostages, The Day After Tomorrow) and Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, Unstoppable) who developed the story with Gordon serve as consulting producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Sea’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: May 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Hewitt, Hilary Hahn, score, Soundtrack, The Sea
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the drama The Sea. The album inlcudes the film’s original music composed by Andrew Hewitt (Submarine, The Double) and featuring violin solos by Hilary Hahn (The Village). The soundtrack is now available to download overseas. Visit the British Amazon store to listen to audio clips. No word yet on a domestic release. The Sea is directed by Stephen Brown and stars Ciaran Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, Natascha McElhone, Rufus Sewell, Sinead Cusack, Matthew Dillon, Missy Keating and Padhraig Parkinson. The movie centers on a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife. The drama premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 2, 2014)
Posted: May 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bad Johnson, Belle, Beneath the Harvest Sky, Decoding Annie Parker, Didier Leplae, Dustin Hamman, Hans Zimmer, Joe Wong, John Debney, Rachel Portman, Steven Bramson, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Walk of Shame
The only wide release this weekend is the superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan. The film’s original music is composed by Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six, which includes Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger, Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro. Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as songs by Alicia Keys feat. Kendrick Lamar, Liz and more. For the full details, check out our previous article. Also click here to watch a live performance of the film’s music at the movie’s New York premiere.
Opening in limited release and on VOD is the comedy Walk of Shame directed by Steven Brill and starring Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden and Gillian Jacobs. The film’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here to listen to audio clips and for the full album details. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by artists including Dave Audé (featuring AKON & Luciana), Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Marcus Latief Scott (featuring John Costello), Brenna Bishop, Lux Lovell & more. For more information, check out our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Composers Discuss Music for Action Movies at Newport Beach Film Festival
Posted: May 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Christophe Beck, Christopher Young, Michael Wandmacher, Newport Beach Film Festival, Pedro Bromfman, Stephen Endelman
This past Sunday, the Newport Beach Film Festival Seminar Series presented the composer panel Lights, Camera, Action – Music for Action Films (and other genres). Tim Greiving moderated a panel of film composers who – challenged with the on-screen fights and explosions – offered insight into how the score works in harmony with the film’s visual elements, sound effects and getting all the elements to co-exist. Participating composers included Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) who discussed the challenges of scoring this summer’s Edge of Tomorrow directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise. Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Entrapment) talked about his music for this year’s Chinese martial arts action movie The Monkey King, which became one the nation’s highest grossing film at the local box office. Read the rest of this entry »
