Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror sequel Wolf Creek 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo, The International). Also included are the songs from the film by such artists as Steppenwolf, The Tokens, Nellie Melba and Patsy Cline. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 6, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Wolf Creek 2 is directed by Greg McLean and stars John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Philippe Klaus and Shannon Ashlyn. The movie is the sequel to the 2005 Australian hit film and follows another unwitting tourist who becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killer Mick Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wolf Creek 2’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johnny Klimek, score, Soundtrack, Wolf Creek 2
Guillaume Roussel to Score ‘Outcast’
Posted: April 22, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Guillaume Roussel, Outcast
Guillaume Roussel has been tapped to score the upcoming martial arts action movie Outcast. The film marks the directorial debut of stunt coordinator and fight choreographer Nick Powell and stars Nicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen and Liu Yifei. The movie is set in the 12th Century and follows two European Crusaders who chose to wander off toward western China, where they become entangled in romance and antagonism with local royalty. James Dormer (Strike Back) has written the screenplay. Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil, Death Race) is producing the project with Alan Zhang, Karine Martin (The Moth Diaries), Leonard Glowinski, Ying Ye, Gary Hamilton (Bait), Chris Milburn (Getaway, An American Haunting), George Mizen and Tove Christensen (Shattered Glass). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Creating Music for the Action Film’ Panel at Newport Beach Film Festival Announced
Posted: April 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Newport Beach Film Festival
On Sunday, April 27, the Newport Beach Film Festival Seminar Series will present the composer panel Lights, Camera, Action – Creating Music for the Action Film (and other genres). The participating composers include John Ottman (X2, Superman Returns, The Fantastic Four) who recently completed his score for X-Men: Days of Future Past, Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) who most recently finished work on the sci-fi action film Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise, Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Entrapment) who scored this year’s martial arts epic The Monkey King, one of the all-time highest grossing films in China, Marco Beltrami (World War Z, The Wolverine) whose action movie credits in 2014 include the upcoming November Man starring Pierce Brosnan and Stephen Endelman (Home of the Brave) whose most recent feature Rob the Mob is currently playing in select theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Barr to Co-Score Rob Cohen’s ‘The Boy Next Door’
Posted: April 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Barr, Randy Edelman, Rob Cohen, The Boy Next Door
Nathan Barr revealed in a recent interview with Billboard that he will be co-scoring the upcoming thriller The Boy Next Door with Randy Edelman who was previously announced as the composer of the film. The movie is directed by Rob Cohen (xXx, The Fast and the Furious, Dragonheart, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) and stars Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth and John Corbett. The thriller scripted by Barbara Curry follows a newly separated mother who begins an affair with a teenage neighbor who befriends her son. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Sinister) is producing the Blumhouse, Nuyorican and Smart Entertainment production with John Jacobs (Ted, Blades of Glory), Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (Maid in Manhattan, Mona Lisa Smile) and Benny Medina (The Fighting Temptations). Read the rest of this entry »
Kevin Kiner to Score ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Posted: April 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cartoon Network, Kevin Kiner, Star Wars Rebels
During this past weekend’s WonderCon in Anaheim, CA, it was revealed that composer Kevin Kiner will be composing the score for the upcoming animated series Star Wars Rebels. The show is set between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope and takes place in a time when the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape. The series’ voice cast includes Freddie Prinze, Jr., Taylor Gray, Steve Blum, Tiya Sircar and Vanessa Marshall. Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class, Jumper) is executive producing the Lucasfilm Animation production with Dave Filoni and Greg Weisman (Young Justice). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Chef’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chef, Jon Favreau, Lyle Workman, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Jon Favreau’s comedy Chef. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Pete Rodriguez, Courtney John, The Martinis, Liquid Liquid, Louie Ramirez, El Michels Affair and more . Also included is a cue by composer Lyle Workman (Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin) who wrote additional music for the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 6, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version will be released later in May and is available for pre-order here. Chef is written and directed by Favreau who also stars in the film alongside Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, Oliver Platt, Emjay Anthony, Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey, Jr. The movie follows a chef who quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 20, 2014)
Posted: April 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Bad Teacher, Black Box, CBS, Clare Manchon, In My Dreams, Jeff Beal, Lifetime, Lyle Workman, Olivier Manchon, Salem, Tyler Bates, WGN America, William Ross
Premiering tonight on ABC is the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie In My Dreams directed by Kenny Leon and starring Katherine McPhee, Mike Vogel and JoBeth Williams. The film’s original music is composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, My Dog Skip, Ladder 49). The composer recorded his score at Abbey Road Studios in London. A soundtrack album featuring Ross’ music will be released soon. Check back on this page for the details. To learn more about the drama, visit ABC’s official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Lyle Workman Scoring CBS’ ‘Bad Teacher’ TV Series
Posted: April 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Teacher, CBS, Lyle Workman, The Green Girl
Lyle Workman is composing the original music for the new CBS comedy Bad Teacher. The show is based on the 2011 feature starring Cameron Diaz and follows a fearless and unapologetic former trophy wife who masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man after her wealthy husband leaves her penniless. The series stars Ari Graynor, Kristin Davis, David Alan Grier, Sara Gilbert, Ryan Hansen and Sara Rodier. Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg (The Office, Year One) who produced the movie version are executive producing the Sony Pictures Television and CBS Television Studios production with Hilary Winston (Community, My Name is Earl), Jimmy Miller (Step Brothers, The Other Guys), Sam Hansen and Michael Lasker. Read the rest of this entry »
Josh Kramon to Score The CW’s ‘iZombie’ and MTV’s ‘Happyland’
Posted: April 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Happyland, iZombie, Josh Kramon, MTV, Rob Thomas, The CW
Josh Kramon is composing the score for the CW drama pilot iZombie. The show based on the DC Comics title of the same title is created by Rob Thomas & Diane Ruggiero and stars Rose McIver, Robert Buckley, Malcolm Goodwin, Alexandra Krosney and David Anders. The supernatural procedural and follows a medical student-turned-zombie who takes a job in the coroner’s office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. Thomas is directing the pilot episode and also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television production with Ruggerio, Danielle Stokdyk and Dan Etheridge. Kramon has previously collaborated with Thomas and the producers on the Veronica Mars show and its recent movie version, as well as Party Down and Cupid. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruno Coulais Scoring Anne Fontaine’s ‘Gemma Bovery’
Posted: April 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Fontaine, Bruno Coulais, Gemma Bovery
Bruno Coulais is the composer of the upcoming drama Gemma Bovery. The film is directed by Anne Fontaine and stars Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Mel Raido and Fabrice Luchini. The movie is based on a graphic novel by Posy Simmonds, which is loosely based on Gustave Flabert’s Madame Bovary and chronicles the last last few months in the life of the English expatriate living in Normandy. Philippe Carcassonne (Coco Before Chanel, The Illusionist) and Faye Ward are producing the Gaumont production. Fontaine has previously collaborated with Coulais on the 2011 romantic comedy My Worst Nightmare. She has also worked together witch such composers as Alexandre Desplat (Coco Before Chanel and Christopher Gordon (Two Mothers). Read the rest of this entry »
