Music and Motion Productions’ Lucas Vidal and music supervisor Chris Ramsdell have teamed up to launch Chroma, a new music house for motion picture advertising. The project is a collaboration between Vidal, the composer of such films as Fast & Furious 6, The Raven, The Quiet Ones and The Cold Light of Day and Ramsdell who has placed music in such campaigns as The Hunger Games, Django Unchained, Transformers and The Hobbit and who serves as the company’s creative director. Chroma kickstarts its sonic enterprise with a 65-track showcase album, which was recorded with a 50-piece choir, full string orchestra, 20-piece brass section and 12 french horns. To listen to previews of the debut sampler, which ranges from dark hybrid to epic orchestral sounds, click here and visit Chroma’s official website to learn more about the company.
Lucas Vidal and Chris Ramsdell Launch Music House for Motion Picture Advertising Chroma
Posted: May 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Ramsdell, Chroma, Lucas Vidal
‘Night Moves’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Grace, Kelly Reichardt, Night Moves, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Night Moves. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Grace (We Are What We Are, The Innkeepers, The House of the Devil) who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Kelly Reichardt on Meek’s Cutoff. The soundtrack will be released on June 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album is already available overseas. Night Moves stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard. The movie follows three radical environmentalists who are plotting the explosion of a hydroelectric dam—the symbol of the energy-sucking, resource-devouring industrial culture they despise. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Urata to Score ‘Focus’
Posted: May 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alfred and Jakobine, Focus, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Misconception, Nick Urata
Nick Urata has been tapped to score the upcoming caper comedy Focus. The film is written and directed by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa and stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Rodrigo Santoro. The movie follows a con man who becomes romantically involved with a novice and is thrown off his game when the former flame shows up just as he’s staging an elaborate con in Buenos Aires. Denise Di Novi (Edward Scissorshand, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman Returns) is producing the Warner Bros. Pictures production. Urata has previously composed the music for the directors’ I Love You Phillip Morris and also co-scored their last feature Crazy, Stupid, Love. and contributed music to their TV pilot Back in the Game. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Deep in the Darkness’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chiller, Deep in the Darkness, Matthew Llewellyn, score, Soundtrack
ScreamWorks Records and Kronos Records have released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Depp in the Darkness. The album features the film’s original music composed by Matthew Llewellyn who recorded the score with the Slovakia National Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. A physical version is set to be released on June 24, 2014. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Deep in the Darkness is directed by Colin Theys and stars Sean Patrick Thomas and Dean Stockwell. The movie follows a New York City doctor who moves his family to a small town only to discover a race of creatures living in the woods behind their home. The film will be released in select theaters this weekend and will air next month on Chiller. Read the rest of this entry »
Stephen Endelman Scoring Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Squirrels to the Nuts’
Posted: April 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, Chasing Life, Peter Bogdanovich, Squirrels to the Nuts, Stephen Endelman
Stephen Endelman has recently recorded his music for the upcoming comedy Squirrels to the Nuts. The film is directed by Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon) and stars Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Imogen Poots, Will Forte, Cybill Shepherd, Rhys Ifans, Lucy Punch, Ahna O’Reilly, Jake Hoffman, Austin Pendleton and George Morfogen. The movie follows a married Broadway director who meets a call girl and tries to convince her to change her life. Bogdanavich has also co-written the screenplay with Louise Stratten. Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom) and Noah Baumbach (Greenberg, Frances Ha) are producing the project with Holly Wiersma (Bobby, Bug), Logan Levy and music supervisor George Drakoulias. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Two Men in Town’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Eric Neveux, La voie de l'ennemi, score, Soundtrack, Two Men in Town
Pathe Production will release a soundtrack album for the drama Two Men in Town (La voie de l’ennemi). The album features the film’s original music composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, Borgia) who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Rachid Bouchareb on Just Like a Woman. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 5, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Two Men in Town stars Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Brenda Blethyn, Ellen Burstyn and Luis Guzman. The movie follows an ex-convict who gets a second chance, but the local law wants to send him back to prison. The drama premiered at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and will be released in France on May 7. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Premiere Concert
Posted: April 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hans Zimmer, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
This past Thursday, Hans Zimmer performed at the afterparty of the U.S. premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in New York. The Academy Award-winning composer performed selections from his score with his Magnificent Six band members, including Johnny Marr, Junkie XL, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and Pharrell Williams. Alicia Key also joined the band to perform the song It’s On Again, which also featured Kendrick Lamar. In addition, Liz performed the song That’s My Man. Check out a video of the entire concert (via Yahoo! Movies) after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack is now available from Columbia and Madison Gate Records. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer in Conversation with Junkie XL at IMS Engage
Posted: April 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, IMS Engage, Junkie XL
On April 16, the International Music Summit (IMS Engage) hosted an unmoderated conversation between Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Inception, The Lion King) and Junkie XL (Divergent, 300: Rise of an Empire) at the W Hotel in Hollywood. The composers who have been collaborating on a number of projects in the last couple of years talked about the evolution of electronic music and its impact on film scoring. Check out a video of the full one-hour conversation after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Blended’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Blended, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has announced a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Blended. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Terry Crews and Junior Mambazo, Fifth Harmony, The Elected, The Mowgli’s, Ball Park Music, Hot Water and more. The soundtrack will be released on May 20, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Blended is directed by Frank Coraci and stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, Joel McHale, Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann, Jessica Lowe and Dan Patrick. The movie scored by Rupert Gregson-Williams follows a couple who, after a disastrous blind date, are stuck together in a family resort with their children from previous marriages. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Million Dollar Arm’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A.R. Rahman, Million Dollar Arm, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama Million Dollar Arm. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Couples Retreat). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical version is set to come out on May 19 and is available to order here. Million Dollar Arm is directed by Craig Gillespie, scripted by Tom McCarthy and stars Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Lake Bell, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Pitobash and Alan Arkin. The movie is based on a true story of a real-life sports agent who discovered professional pitchers through a reality show he staged in India with cricket players. The drama will be released nationwide on May 16 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
