The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Home have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Kiesza, Charli XCX and Jacob Plant. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2015 by Roc Nation Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Home is directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge) and features the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. The animated feature based on Adam Rex’s book The True Meaning of Smekday centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet. Read the rest of this entry »
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 5, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Home, Rihanna, Soundtrack
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Keefus Ciancia Scoring Jackie Earle Haley’s ‘Criminal Activities’
Posted: March 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Criminal Activities, Jackie Earle Haley, Keefus Ciancia
Keefus Ciancia is composing the music for the upcoming indie drama Criminal Activities. The film marks the directorial debut of actor Jackie Earle Haley who also stars in the movie alongside John Travolta, Dan Stevens, Michael Pitt, Christopher Abbott and Rob Brown. The drama follows a group of four friends who make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob. Robert Lowell has written the screenplay. Wayne Rice (Valentine’s Day, Suicide Kings, Dude, Where’s My Car?), Howard Burd and Micah Sparks (4 Minute Mile) are producing the Capacity Pictures, Phoenix Rising Motion Pictures and Producer Capital Fund production. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos to Score ‘Our Kind of Traitor’
Posted: March 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Our Kind of Traitor, Susanna White
Marcelo Zarvos has been tapped to score the upcoming spy thriller Our Kind of Traitor. The film is directed by Susanna White (Nanny McPhee Returns, Parade’s End) and stars Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Naomie Harris, Damian Lewis and Jeremy Northam. The movie based on the novel by John le Carre (The Constant Gardener, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) follows a couple who get embroiled with a Russian oligarch and high-profile money launderer while on holiday in Marrakech. Hossein Amini (The Two Faces of January, Drive, Snow White and the Huntsman) has written the screenplay. Simon Cornwell & Stephen Cornwell (A Most Wanted Man) are producing the project for The Ink Factory, alongside Gail Egan (A Little Chaos) for Potboiler. Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Glennie-Smith’s ‘A Sound of Thunder’ Score to Be Released
Posted: March 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Sound of Thunder, Nick Glennie-Smith, Peter Hyams, score, Soundtrack
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2005 sci-fi adventure A Sound of Thunder directed by Peter Hyams (2010, Outland, The Presidio) and starring Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Jemima Rooper and David Oyelowo. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith (The Rock, We Were Soldiers, The Man in the Iron Mask, Secretariat, Heaven Is for Real). The limited edition CD is now available for pre-order on Buysoundtrax.com, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full album details.
Saturn Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: March 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Saturn Awards
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for this year’s Saturn Awards. The winners will be announced at the 41st Annual Saturn Awards ceremony on June 25.
Here are the nominees in the Best Film Music category:
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Henry Jackman
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Michael Giacchino
- Godzilla – Alexandre Desplat
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Howard Shore
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – John Powell
- Interstellar – Hans Zimmer
‘Chappie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Kawczynski, Chappie, Hans Zimmer, Neill Blomkamp, score, Soundtrack, Steve Mazzaro
The details of the soundtrack album for Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi thriller Chappie have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Interstellar) and additional music by Steve Mazzaro & Andrew Kawczynski. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2015 and physically on March 17 by Varese Sarabande. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Chappie co-written and directed by Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) stars Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, as well as Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie. The movie follows a robot named Chappie who is kidnapped by two criminals and becomes the adopted son of a very strange and dysfunctional family. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh to Return for ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’
Posted: March 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh has signed on to score the upcoming animated feature Hotel Transylvania 2. The film is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky who previously helmed the first installment and features the voice talent of Adam Sandler, Mel Brooks, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Kevin James, Molly Shannon, Jon Lovitz, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Fran Drescher and Cee-Lo Green. The movie follows Dracula’s very old and grumpy vampire father Vlad who turns up at the hotel for an impromptu family get-togethe Robert Smigel (You Don’t Mess with the Zohan) has written the screenplay. Michelle Murdocca (Open Season) is producing the Sony Pictures Animation production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ratatouille’ and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Live to Projection Concerts Announced
Posted: March 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rataouille
The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced two new concerts of its 2015/2016 season, including a performance of the Academy Award-nominated original score for Pixar’s animated feature Ratatouille performed live to projection. Michael Giacchino who previously worked together with the orchestra on several other events, including a live performances of both his Star Trek scores, has composed the film’s music, for which he received his first Oscar nomination. Two concerts will be held on November 14 & 15 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. Click here to order tickets. The KKL Luzern Concert Hall will also host the world premiere performance of a live to projection concert of the music for Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Duel’ Released
Posted: March 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Music AlbumsTags: Billy Goldenberg, Duel, Leonard Rosenman, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg, The Car
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1971 television movie Duel directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Dennis Weaver. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Emmy Award-winning composer Billy Goldenberg (Kojak, Columbo, Rhoda, Helter Skelter), including the full score and several radio source music written by the composer. For the full album details and to listen the audio clips, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the CD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Insurgent’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Divergent, Insurgent, Joseph Trapanese, Soundtrack
Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the second part in the Divergent series, Insurgent. The album features the songs from the film by artists including M83 feat. Haim, Imagine Dragons, Royal Blood, Woodkid feat. Lykke Li, Anna Calvi, SOHN and Zella Day. Also included is a suite from the movie’s original score composed and conducted by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, Earth to Echo). The soundtrack will be released on March 16, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Insurgent is directed by Robert Schwentke and stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Daniel Dae Kim, Naomi Watts and Kate Winslet. Read the rest of this entry »
