Playtone will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama A Promise. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, Cold Mountain, The Talented Mr. Ripley). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 6, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. A Promise is directed by Patrice Leconte and stars Alan Rickman, Rebecca Hall and Richard Madden. The movie is based on Stefan Zweig’s novella Journey into the Past and centers on an older, wealthy man’s wife who falls hopelessly in love with her husband’s teacher just before World War I. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Promise’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Promise, Gabriel Yared, Patrice Leconte, score, Soundtrack
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Brian Tyler to Score ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Posted: March 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Brian Tyler, Joss Whedon, Marvel Studios
Brian Tyler has officially signed on to score Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron. The film is written and directed by Joss Whedon and reunites the case of the original 2012 film, including Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders and Don Cheadle. James Spader will be portraying Ultron, the main villain in the film, while Elizabeth Olsen has been cast as the Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as the Vision and Thomas Kretschmann as Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker. Kevin Feige is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Walk of Shame’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, score, Soundtrack, Walk of Shame
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the comedy Walk of Shame. The album features the film’s original score composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf). The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Walk of Shame is directed by Steven Brill and stars Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden and Gillian Jacobs. The movie follows an aspiring reporter whose dreams of becoming a network news anchor are compromised after one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown LA. The comedy will be released on May 2 by Focus World. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Little Rascals Save the Day’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Hajian, score, Soundtrack, The Little Rascals Save the Day
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the family comedy The Little Rascals Save the Day. The album features the film’s original score composed by Chris Hajian (Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, First Position), as well as the songs created for the film and performed by the film’s cast including Nikki Leonti, Ace Young, River Alexander and Eden Wood. Also included is a new cover of Canned Heat’s Let’s Work Together by pop band The 88. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Little Rascals Save the Day is directed by Alex Zamm and also stars Doris Roberts, Greg Germann, Camden Gray, Chase Vacnin, Connor Berry, Drew Justice, Grant Palmer II, Isaiah “Zay-Zay” Fredericks, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Jenna Ortega and Rio Mangin. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Transcendence’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack, Transcendence, Wally Pfister
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Transcendence. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball). The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Transcendence is directed by Wally Pfister (cinematographer of The Dark Knight and Inception) and stars Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Morgan Freeman. The movie about a researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions, will be released nationwide on April 18 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘3 Days to Kill’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 3 Days to Kill, Guillaume Roussel, McG, score, Soundtrack
EuropaCorp will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller 3 Days to Kill. The album features the film’s original score composed by Guillaume Roussel (Crossing Lines, It Boy). Also included are the songs featured in the movie, including Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap, Your Wish by Talisco, Kill Me by Make The Girl Dance, Love It or Leave It by Asaf Avidan, Pursuit by Gestaffelstein and two tracks by The Toxic Avenger. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 19, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. 3 Days to Kill is directed by McG and stars Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Amber Heard and Connie Nielsen. The movie, which was released in the U.S. by Relativity Media, is now playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Fox, score, Soundtrack
Cosmos Studios Music will release a second soundtrack album for the Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. The Volume 2 soundtrack features more music from the show composed by Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future trilogy, The Avengers). The album will be released on March 30, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. As previously reported, the first of four planned soundtracks featuring music from the series is now available to download. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold and Brannon Braga currently airs Sunday nights on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Jóhann Jóhannsson to Score James Marsh’s’ ‘Theory of Everything’
Posted: March 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: I Am Here, James Marsh, Jóhan Jóhannsson, Theory of Everything
Jóhann Jóhannsson is set to score the upcoming drama Theory of Everything. The film is directed by James Marsh (Man on Wire) and stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Lesley Manville, Simon McBurney, Maxine Peake and Harry Lloyd. The movie centers on the relationship between physicist Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde, the arts student he fell in love with when he attended Cambridge in the 1960s. Anthony McCarten (Death of a Superhero) has written the screenplay inspired by Jane Hawking’s memoir Traveling to Infinity: My Life With Stephen. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Raid 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aria Prayogi, Fajar Yuskemal, Joseph Trapanese, score, Soundtrack, The Raid, The Raid 2
The details of the soundtrack album for the action sequel The Raid 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion) and Aria Prayogi & Fajar Yuskemal. Also included is the original song Hush written and performed by Indonesian Jazz Artist Arti Dewi. The soundtrack will be released on April 29, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Trapanese has previously scored the U.S. version of the original film with Mike Shinoda and Prayogi & Yukesmal composed the music for the original version, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011. The Raid 2 directed by Gareth Evans picks up right where the first film left off and follows Rama, played by Iko Uwais, as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force. Read the rest of this entry »
‘She-Devil’ Score Album Announced
Posted: March 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, score, She-Devil, Soundtrack
Music Box Records has announced the world premiere release of the score for the 1989 comedy She-Devil directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley Jr., Sylvia Miles and Linda Hunt. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Departed, The Silence of the Lambs). The album features 42 minutes of the composer’s score. A soundtrack for the comedy was released in 1989, but only featured songs from and inspired by the film. To listen to audio clips from the score and to check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the limited edition CD. Read the rest of this entry »
