Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 4, 2014)

Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Only one new movie is opening this weekend:

winter-soldierGuaranteed to top the weekend box office is Captain America: The Winter Soldier directed by Anthony & Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit ET Online for a video featurette about the movie’s music and check out recent interviews with Jackman on Collider, Comicbook.com, Comic Book Therapy and The Movie Bit.

under-the-skinOpening in limited release is the Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer, based on a novel by Michael Faber and starring Scarlett Johansson. Mica Levi from the experimental pop music band Micachu and the Shape has composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Levi’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film. Also visit Pitchfork, Indiewire and Variety for recent interviews with Levi about her work on the project. Read the rest of this entry »

‘African Safari 3D’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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imageStudiocanal will release a soundtrack album for the documentary African Safari 3D. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. African Safari 3D is directed by Ben Stassen who previously collaborated with Djawadi on such films as Fly Me to the Moon 3D and the two A Turtle’s Tale features. The documentary follows an expedition from the “Skeleton” coast in Namibia all the way to the top of Kiliminjaro. The movie has already been released in several international territories and will open in France on April 16. Read the rest of this entry »

Brian Tyler to Score Fox’s ‘Hieroglyph’

Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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brian-tylerBrian Tyler has been hired to score the pilot of the upcoming Fox series Hieroglyph. The show is created by Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans) and stars Max Brown, Reece Ritchie, John Rhys-Davis, Condola Rashad, Antony Bunsee, Kelsey Chow and Caroline Ford. The adventure drama is set in ancient Egypt and follows a notorious thief who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharaoh when a dangerous scroll is stolen from Egypt’s most secure vault. Beacham is also executive producing the Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television production with Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion), Katherine Pope (New Girl, Touch) and Anna Fricke (Being Human). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Proxy’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: April 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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proxyScreamWorks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Proxy. The album features the film’s original music composed by The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Life of Crime, Detachment). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Proxy is co-written and directed by Zack Parker and stars Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, Kristina Klebe and Alexia Rasmussen. The film follows a pregnant young woman who seeks consolation in a support group after she is viciously attacked by a hooded assailant and comes to realize that nothing and no one in her life is as it appears. The movie premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in theaters and on VOD on April 18 by IFC Midnight. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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galapagos-affairArt Farm West Records has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden. The album features the film’s original music written by Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman (Taken miniseries, Black Nativity). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips. The Galapagos Affair is directed by Dayna Goldfine & Dan Geller and features voice performances of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Gustaf Skarsgård and Josh Radnor. The movie explores an unsolved 1930s murder and follows a Berlin doctor and his mistress start who a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Score Album Details

Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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muppets-most-wantedWalt Disney Records and Intrada Records will release a score album for Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted. The album features the film’s original score composed by Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover, Red) who previously scored 2011’s The Muppets reboot. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version is expected to be released by Intrada Records on the same date. A separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film and a suite from Beck’s score has previously been released. Muppets Most Wanted directed by James Bobin and stars Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey, as well as the Muppets characters including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and The Great Gonzo. The sequel opened last month and is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »

Henry Jackman to Score Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’

Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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big-hero-6Henry Jackman has been tapped to score the upcoming animated feature Big Hero 6. The action comedy adventure directed by Don Hall & Chris Williams (Bolt) is inspired by the Marvel comics of the same title. The movie follows a brilliant robotics prodigy who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. The Big Hero 6 characters first appeared in 1998 and Marvel later on released a series of six comics featuring the team in 2008. TJ Miller has recently been announced as part of the film’s voice cast. Roy Conli (Tangled, Treasure Planet) is producing the Walt Disney Animation Studios production and John Lasseter is executive producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »

WaterTower Music to Release Sigur Rós’ ‘The Rains of Castamere’ from ‘Game of Thrones’

Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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rains-of-castamereWaterTower Music will release a new version of the song The Rains of Castamere from the HBO original series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season will feature a version of the song by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The track is written by the composer of the series, Ramin Djawadi and features lyrics by George R.R. Martin. The song will be released digitally on April 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out an audio clips from the track after the jump. The Rains of Castamere has previously appeared numerous times during the first three seasons of the show, including in a version performed by The Nationals, which was featured on the Season 2 soundtrack album. Game of Thrones will return for its fourth season this Sunday, April 6 on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »

George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘Jimmy’s Hall’

Posted: April 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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jimmys-hallGeorge Fenton is reuniting with director Ken Loach on the upcoming drama Jimmy’s Hall. The movie stars Barry Ward in the title role, alongside Simone Kirby, Jim Norton, Brían O’Byrne and Andrew Scott. The movie is set  in 1932 and follows Irish communist leader James Gralton who returns from a decade in New York to re-open the dance hall he built in 1921. Paul Laverty has written the screenplay and Rebecca O’Brien who regularly works with Loach is producing the Sixteen Films, Element Pictures, Why Not Productions and Wild Bunch production. It has been announced that the project will likely be Loach’s final narrative feature. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Last Diamond’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: April 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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dernier-diamantSony Music will release a soundtrack album for Eric Barbier’s French thriller The Last Diamond (Le dernier diamant). The album features the film’s original music composed by Renaud Barbier who previously scored the director’s 2006 feature The Serpent. The soundtrack will be released in France on April 28, 2014. The Last Diamond starring Yvan Attal & Berenice Bejo tells a love story inspired by the legendary lost Florentine Diamond – a 137 carats gem, first documented in Renaissance times, which went missing in 1918. The thriller will be released in France on April 30. Read the rest of this entry »

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