Last month, La Pasión Oratorio, inspired by the Oscar-nominated score for The Passion of the Christ composed by John Debney was performed at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in Spain as part of Holy Week. 6,000 people attended the concert, which was conducted by Kevin Kaska and performed by Córdoba Orchestra and Choir Ziryab along with performers from the film’s score, including woodwind player Pedro Eustache and vocalist and soloist Lisbeth Scott. The event, which was created through the collaboration between the Diputación of Córdoba through its Department of Culture and the Film Music Festival brand, was the first orchestral concert at the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba in over 40 years. Check out a video from the concert after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney’s ‘Pasión Oratorio’ Performed at Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba
Posted: April 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: John Debney, La Pasión Oratorio, The Passion of the Christ
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 3, 2015)
Posted: April 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 5 to 7, Boychoir, Brian Byrne, Brian Tyler, Cut Bank, Danny Bensi, Effie Gray, Furious 7, Hal Hartley, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Last Knights, Martin Phipps, Martin Tillman, Ned Rifle, Paul Cantelon, Satnam Ramgotra, Saunder Jurriaans, Woman in Gold
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the action sequel Furious 7 directed by James Wan and starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Kurt Russell. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Wiz Khalifa & Iggy Azalea, Skylar Grey, Flo Rida, David Guetta & Kaz James, DJ Shadow & more. Check out our previous article for the full details. Back Lot Music has released a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Click here for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Trailer Addict and Screen Slam for short video interviews with Tyler from the film’s Hollywood premiere earlier this week.
Opening in around 250 theaters is the drama Woman in Gold directed by Simon Curtis and starring Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, Katie Holmes, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern and Frances Fisher. The film’s original music is composed by Martin Phipps (Harry Brown, Brighton Rock) and Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Inception). No soundtrack album has been announced. Woman in Gold follows an elderly Jewish woman who fled Vienna during WWII and, sixty years later, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s painting “The Lady in Gold”. The movie is being released by the Weinstein Company. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the drama. Read the rest of this entry »
Son Lux to Score ‘Paper Towns’
Posted: April 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Paper Towns, Son Lux
Son Lux aka Ryan Lott revealed in an interview with MTV that he is composing the score for the upcoming coming-of-age drama Paper Towns. The movie based on the bestselling novel by John Green (The Fault In Our Stars) is directed by Jake Schreier (Robot & Frank) and stars Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Halston Sage, Austin Abrams, Jaz Sinclair and Justice Smith. Michael H. Weber & Scott Neustadter ((500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now) have written the screenplay. The movie follows a young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Larson Scoring Showtime’s ‘Happyish’
Posted: April 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Happyish, Ken Kwapis, Nathan Larson, Showtime
Nathan Larson is composing the music for the new Showtime original series Happyish. The show is created by Shalom Auslander and stars Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn, Bradley Whitford, Sawyer Shipman, Carrie Preston, Molly Price and Andre Royo. The comedy drama follows a couple who face obsolescence in a youth-obsessed culture where people in their 40s are halfway to dead. Auslander is also executive producing the project with Ken Kwapis (He’s Just Not That Into You, Vibes, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) who directed the pilot episode. Larson has previously collaborated with Kwapis on the feature A Walk in the Woods starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte & Emma Thompson, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Broad Green Pictures for a release later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Dovekeepers’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: CBS, Jeff Beal, score, Soundtrack, The Dovekeepers
The details of the soundtrack album for the CBS mini-series The Dovekeepers have been revealed. The album features the series’ original music written by Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Carnivale, Ugly Betty). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 7, 2015. A physical release is planned for later this year. The Dovekeepers is directed by Yves Simoneau and stars Cote de Pablo, Rachel Brosnahan & Kathryn Prescott, Diego Boneta and Sam Neill. The 2-parter produced by Roma Downey & Mark Burnett is based on Alice Hoffman’s bestselling novel and centers on a group of extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Zombeavers’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Al Kaplan, Jon Kaplan, score, Soundtrack, Zombeavers
La-La Land Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror comedy Zombeavers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jon and Al Kaplan who also co-wrote the movie’s screenplay with director Jordan Rubin. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. A limited edition CD version will be released on April 21, 2015 and will be available on the label’s official website. Check out audio clips after the jump. Zombeavers starring Cortney Palm, Rachel Melvin, Lexi Atkins, Rex Linn, Hutch Dano, Jake Weary, Peter Gilroy, John Mayer and Bill Burr follows three college girls who go on a carefree vacation and encounter toxic zombie beavers trying to eat them. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Home’ Score Album Details
Posted: April 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Home, Lorne Balfe, score, Soundtrack, Stargate
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Home. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lorne Balfe (Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind, The Bible). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 14, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Sony Classical is distributing the album overseas. Two tracks from the score are embedded after the jump. Interscope Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Charli XCX & more. Home directed by Tim Johnson and featuring the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez is currently playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
Carlo Siliotto to Score ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend’
Posted: April 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carlo Siliotto, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend, Yuen Wo-Ping
Carlo Siliotto has signed on to score the upcoming martial arts epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend. The film is directed by Yuen Wo-Ping (Tai Chi Master) who has served as the martial arts choreographer on The Matrix trilogy and Kill Bill and stars Michelle Yeoh who is reprising her role as Yu Shu-Lien from the original film, as well as Donnie Yen as Silent Wolf. Harry Shum Jr., Jason Scott Lee, Roger Yuan, Eugenia Yuan and Natasha Liu Bordizzo are co-starring. No plot details have been announced yet, but the movie is said to tell a story of “lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption”. John Fusco (Marco Polo, Young Guns, Hidalgo) has written the screenplay based on the novel Iron Knight, Silver Vase by Wang Dulu. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 2, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Robert Gulya, score, Soundtrack, Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the new film adaptation of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. The album features the film’s original music composed by Robert Gulya and performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on April 7, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn is written, produced and directed by Jo Kastner and stars Joel Courtney as Tom Sawyer, Jake T. Austin as Huckleberry Finn, Val Kilmer as Mark Twain, Katherine McNamara as Becky Thatcher and Noah Munck as Ben Rogers. The movie based on Twain’s classic novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will be released on DVD next Tuesday, April 7. Read the rest of this entry »
Roque Banos to Score Kevin Reynold’s ‘Risen’
Posted: April 1, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kevin Reynolds, Risen, Roque Banos
Roque Banos is set to compose the music for the upcoming biblical epic Risen. The film is directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld, The Count of Monte Cristo) and stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. The movie tells the story of the Resurrection and the weeks that followed, as seen through the eyes of an unbelieving Clavius, a high-ranking Roman Military Tribune. Mickey Liddell (The Grey, Go, Disconnect, Everwood) is producing the LD Entertainment production with Patrick Aiello (As Above, So Below, The Double) and Pete Shilaimon (In Secret). Read the rest of this entry »
