John Ottman has officially signed on to score X-Men: Apocalypse. The film is directed by Bryan Singer and star Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassebender, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters and Rose Byrne who return in their roles from X-Men: First Class and Days of Future Past. They are joined by new cast members Sophie Turner who will play Jean Grey, Alexandra Shipp as Storm, Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler, as well as Oscar Isaacs and Ben Hardy. Simon Kinberg who scripted the previous film in the franchise is writing the screenplay for the sequel, which takes place in the 1980s. Singer and Kinberg are also producing the project with Lauren Shuler Donner and Hutch Parker. Ottman will also once again serve as the film’s editor. Read the rest of this entry »
John Ottman to Return for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Posted: February 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bryan Singer, John Ottman, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse
Alexandre Desplat Scoring ‘Don’t Tell Me the Boy Was Mad’
Posted: February 26, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad, Robert Guédiguian, Une histoire de fou
Alexandre Desplat is currently scoring the upcoming French drama Don’t Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (Une histoire de fou). The film is directed by Robert Guédiguian (The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Marius and Jeannette) and stars Simon Abkarian, Ariane Ascaride, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Serge Avédikian and Syrus Shahidi. The movie follows a young man from Marseilles of Armenian origin who blows up the car of the Turkish Ambassador in Paris and later decides to meet a victim who was standing nearby and was hurt in the incident to make him his spokesman. Guédiguian has also co-written the screenplay with Gilles Taurand (Thieves, Farewell, My Queen) and also serves as a producer on the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wild Canaries’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Montes, score, Soundtrack, Wild Canaries
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie comedy Wild Canaries. The album feature the film’s original music composed by Michael Montes (Whipped, Ping Pong Summer). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Wild Canaries is written and directed by Lawrence Michael Levine and stars himself, alongside Sophia Takal, Alia Shawkat and Jason Ritter. The movie follows a Brooklyn couple that suspects foul play in the death of their elderly neighbor and decides to investigate.The comedy premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and is being released in select theaters and on VOD today, February 25 by Sundance Selects/IFC Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham to Score Gavin O’Connor’s ‘The Accountant’
Posted: February 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gavin O'Connor, Mark Isham, The Accountant
Mark Isham is reteaming with director Gavin O’Connor to score the upcoming action thriller The Accountant. The film stars Ben Affleck, Anna Kenrick, J.K Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor. The movie centers on a mild-mannered accountant and math genius who moonlights as a lethal assassin. Bill Dubuque (The Judge) has written the Black List-honored screenplay. Electric City Entertainment’s Lynette Howell (The Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine, Big Eyes) and Mark Williams (Flawless, Arena) are producing the project. Isham and O’Connor have previously collaborated on the features Miracle, Pride and Glory and Warrior. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Silvestri to Be Honored at World Soundtrack Awards 2015
Posted: February 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Daniel Pemberton, World Soundtrack Awards
Alan Silvestri has been chosen as this year’s guest of honor at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards. The composer’s music will be performed at the 15th anniversary edition of the event, conducted by Dirk Brossé and accompanied by film fragments on the big screen, during the 42nd Ghent Film Festival on October 24, 2015. Silvestri’s credits include numerous collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis including the Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Romancing the Stone, Cast Away, The Polar Express, Contact, Flight and Forrest Gump, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He also scored such films as Marvel’s The Avengers & Captain America: The First Avenger, the animated feature The Croods, the Night at the Museum trilogy, James Cameron’s The Abyss and The Mummy Returns. Read the rest of this entry »
Rihanna’s ‘Towards the Sun’ from DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ Released
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Home, Rihanna
Westbury Road Entertainment has released the original song Towards the Sun from DreamWorks Animation’s feature Home. The song is performed by Rihanna who contributes several tracks to the film’s soundtrack. Visit iTunes to download the song. Listen to the track after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. Home is directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge) and features the voice talent of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. The movie is based on Adam Rex’s book The True Meaning of Smekday and centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet. The animated feature will be released nationwide on March 27, 2015 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lazarus Effect’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Sarah Schachner, score, Soundtrack, The Lazarus Effect
Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Lazarus Effect. The album features the film’s original music composed by Sarah Schachner (Assassin’s Creed: Unity). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Lazarus Effect is directed by David Gelb, produced by Jason Blum and stars Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Evan Peters, Donald Glover and Sarah Bolger. The movie follows a group of medical students who discover a way to bring dead patients back to life. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Compose Additional Music for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Danny Elfman, Joss Whedon, Marvel Studios
The latest poster for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron reveals that Danny Elfman is composing additional music for the film written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, James Spader, Hayley Atwell, Stellan Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson. As previously reported, Brian Tyler is the principal composer on the project. The movie follows Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye as they battle to save the planet from destruction at the hands of the villainous Ultron. Kevin Feige is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Cobbler’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, Nick Urata, score, Soundtrack, The Cobbler
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the fantasy comedy drama The Cobbler. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf, Bruce Almighty) and Nick Urata (Paddington, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Focus). Also included is the song Step Into My Shoes by Arlan Feiles. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2015 and physically on March 31. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The Cobbler is directed by Tom McCarthy and stars Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Ellen Barkin, Dustin Hoffman, Dan Stevens and Cliff “Method Man” Smith. Read the rest of this entry »
John Cameron Mitchell’s ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ to Feature Music by Nico Muhly
Posted: February 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: How to Talk to Girls at Parties, John Cameron Mitchell, Nico Muhly
John Cameron Mitchell revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that Nico Muhly will be composing original music for the director’s upcoming sci-fi comedy How to Talk to Girls at Parties. The film is based on a short story by Neil Gaiman and is set to star Elle Fanning. The movie follows a schoolboy and punk and a female alien tourist who wants to escape her tour group and explore the most dangerous place in the galaxy, the London suburb of Croydon. Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Rabbit Hole, Shortbus) is writing the screenplay with Philippa Goslett (Little Ashes) and is also producing the project with Gaiman and Howard Gertler (World’s Greatest Dad, How to Survive a Plague). Read the rest of this entry »
