SM Entertainment will release a soundtrack album for the dance movie Make Your Move. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Candy Coated Killahz, Shannon La Brie, Michael Corcoran, Herman Kelly, Felicia Barton, Jessica, Krystal & Kris, The Outfit, NOLA Fam and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Make Your Move marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Duane Adler (Save the Last Dance, Step Up) and stars BoA, Will Yun Lee and Wesley Jonathan. The drama tells a Romeo & Juliet-esque tale of an American dancer from New Orleans and a spunky, sultry Asian taiko drummer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Make Your Move’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Make Your Move, Soundtrack
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Nathan Johnson Scoring ‘Kill the Messenger’
Posted: March 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kill the Messenger, Michael Cuesta, Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson is composing the score for the upcoming dramatic thriller Kill the Messenger. The film is directed by Michael Cuesta (Homeland, 12 and Holding) and stars Jeremy Renner as Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosemarie DeWitt, Andy Garcia, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Josh Close, Lucas Hedges, Tim Blake Nelson, Robert Patrick, Barry Pepper and Michael Kenneth Wiliams are co-starring. The movie follows Webb as he stumbles onto a story which leads to allegations that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S. and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Peter Landesman (Parkland) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Netflix, Orange Is the New Black, Regina Spektor, Soundtrack
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. The album features key tracks from the show, including the Grammy-nominated song You’ve Got Time by Regina Spektor which was specifically created for the show. Other artists included are Kelis, The Velvet Underground, Nico, Betty Davis, Latimore, The Staples Singers and more. The soundtrack will be released on May 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album will be available in three configurations including CD, Digital and a special edition, first run only of orange vinyl, which is available for pre-order here. Orange Is the New Black created by Jenji Kohan stars Taylor Schilling as an engaged Brooklynite whose wild past comes back to haunt her and results in her arrest and detention in a federal penitentiary. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 30, 2014)
Posted: March 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: CBS, Friends With Better Lives, Gabriel Mann
Premiering tomorrow, March 31 after the series finale of How I Met Your Mother is the new CBS comedy Friends With Better Lives created by Dana Klein and starring Kevin Connolly, Majandra Delfino, James Van Der Beek, Zoe Lister-Jones, Brooklyn Decker and Rick Donald. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Twisted, Rectify) is composing the show’s original score. For more information about the series, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Friends With Better Lives will air every Monday night on CBS.
Gary Yershon Scoring Mike Leigh’s ‘Mr. Turner’
Posted: March 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gary Yershon, Mike Leigh, Mr. Turner
Gary Yershon has reteamed with director Mike Leigh on the director’s upcoming biographical drama Mr. Turner. The film stars Timothy Spall as the British the british landscape painter J.M.W. Turner. Lesley Manville, Rogers Ashton-Griffiths and Julian Seager are co-starring. Leigh has also written the screenplay. Georgina Lowe (Another Year) is producing the project and Gail Egan (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Byzantium) is executive producing. Yershon has previously scored Leigh’s last two features, Another Year and Happy-Go-Lucky, as well as the short A Running Jump. He also served as the music supervisor and arranger of the director’s Topsy-Turvy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sabotage’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Ayer, David Sardy, Sabotage, score, Soundtrack
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for David Ayer’s action thriller Sabotage. The album features the film’s original score composed by David Sardy (Zombieland, Premium Rush, 21) who has previously scored the director’s End of Watch. The soundtrack will be released overseas on March 31. Details on the domestic release date will be added to this article soon. Sabotage co-written and directed by Ayer stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olivia Williams, Mireille Enos, Sam Worthington, Harold Perrineau, Joe Manganiello, Max Martini, Josh Holloway and Terrence Howard. The film follows the leader of an elite DEA task force that takes on the world’s deadliest drug cartels. The movie is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Quantum Love’ (‘Une rencontre’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Quantum Love, Soundtrack, Une rencontre
Bethsabée Mucho will release a soundtrack album for the French romance Quantum Love (Une rencontre). The album features the songs from the film by artists including Alexander, Stevie Wonder, Robbie Williams, Wax Tailor, Flight Facilities, Jocelyn Brown, Des’ree, Angus Stone, Rhye, Dream Koala and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 21, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Quantum Love is written and directed by Lisa Azuelos (LOL (Laughing Out Loud)) and stars Sophie Marceau and Francois Cluzet. The movie follows a family man who meets a woman at a party. Fifteen days later, they meet again and the mutual attraction turns into infatuation. The romance will be released in France on April 24. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 28, 2014)
Posted: March 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Aria Prayogi, Boys of Abu Ghraib, Breathe In, Cesar Chavez, Clint Mansell, Dan Marocco, David Sardy, Dustin O'Halloran, Fajar Yuskemal, Joseph Trapanese, Just a Sigh, Michael Brook, Noah, Raf Keunen, Sabotage, The Raid 2
Two new movies opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the biblical epic Noah directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins and Logan Lerman. Clint Mansell who previously scored all of the director’s features including Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Pi, Black Swan and The Wrestler has composed the film’s original music. Nonesuch Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score by the composer who collaborated with the Kronos Quartet on the project. Also included is the original song Mercy Is performed by Patti Smith. For the full album details, check out our previous article. For a recent audio interview with Mansell about work on the project, visit Film Music Magazine.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Sabotage directed by David Ayer and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olivia Williams, Mireille Enos, Sam Worthingtonq, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Max Martini and Josh Holloway. The film’s original score is composed by David Sardy (21, Zombieland, Premium Rush) who previously collaborated with Sardy on 2012’s End of Watch. No soundtrack album has been announced. Sabotage follows an elite DEA task force that takes on the world’s deadliest drug cartels. The movie is being released by Open Road Films. To learn more about the thriller, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Elia Cmiral Scoring ‘Any Day’ and ‘Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt?’
Posted: March 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Any Day, Atlas Shrugged, Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?, Elia Cmiral
Elia Cmiral has recently composed the score for the upcoming indie drama Any Day. The film is written and directed by Rustam Branaman and stars Sean Bean, Eva Longoria, Kate Walsh and Tom Arnold. The movie follows an ex-fighter who is transformed by the love and forgiveness he experiences through his 11-year-old nephew. Jeanette Zhou is producing the project for Jaguar Entertainment, alongside Darryl Marshak who is producing for The Marshak/Zachary Co. and Andrew Sugerman (Conviction, Undisputed) for Pantheon Entertainment. Any Day is currently in post-production and is expected to premiere later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Haunted House 2’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Haunted House 2, Jesse Voccia, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the horror spoof sequel A Haunted House 2. The album features the original end title track Amped to 12 by Shinobi Ninja, written specifically for the film, as well as the hip hop and rock songs from the movie by Sean Harris & Saint Maurice, Dula & Khalifa feat. Khat, Mazen, Soundwell feat. Dula and Markie Jay, Tyler Thomas, G4SHI, The Upperclass Men and Venom feat. Chris Classic. Also included are two tracks from the film’s original score composed by Jesse Voccia. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Haunted House 2 is directed by Michael Tiddes and stars Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Gabriel Iglesias, Missi Pyle, Ashley Rickards, Affion Crockett and Cedric The Entertainer. The sequel follows Malcolm who, after exorcising the demons of his ex, is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events after moving into his dream home with his girlfriend and her children. Read the rest of this entry »
