Theodore Shapiro is reteaming with director Karyn Kusama on the upcoming thriller The Invitation. The movie stars Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lindsay Burdge, John Carroll Lynch, Mike Doyle, Michelle Krusiec, Marieh Delfino and Jay Larson. The film follows a haunted man attending a dinner party who becomes gripped with paranoia that his ex-wife and her new husband are harboring an insidious agenda. Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi (Ride Along, Clash of the Titans, R.I.P.D.) have written the screenplay and are also producing the project with Martha Griffin (Aeon Flux). Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro Scoring Karyn Kusama’s ‘The Invitation’
Posted: February 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Karyn Kusama, The Invitation, Theodore Shapiro
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 15, 2015)
Posted: February 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BET, Bruce Miller, CBS, Jason T. Miller, Philip Miller, The Book of Negroes, The Odd Couple
Premiering tomorrow, February 16, is the BET mini-series The Book of Negroes directed by Clement Virgo and starring Aunjanue Ellis, Cuba Gooding Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Lyriq Bent, Jane Alexander, Ben Chaplin, Allan Hawco and Greg Bryk. Philip Miller (Catch a Fire, The Girl, Mary and Martha) has composed the project’s original music. The 3-parter is based on the novel by Lawrence Hill and tells the story of Aminata Diallo after her capture and the pain she endured as part of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The mini-series will air on three consecutive nights from Monday to Wednesday on BET. To learn more about the project, visit the official series website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Birdman’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Award
Posted: February 15, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: CAS Awards, Cinema Audio Society
The team behind the sound mixing of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Birdman has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing in the Motion Pictures – Live Action category at last night’s 51st annual Cinema Audio Society Awards ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Scoring mixer Gustavo Borner, along with production mixer Thomas Varga, re-recording mixers Jon Taylor & Frank A. Montaño, ADR mixer Jason Oliver and foley mixer John Sanacore received the award for the comedy drama starring Michael Keaton and scored by Antonio Sanchez. The other contenders in the category were American Sniper, Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar and Unbroken. In the the Motion Pictures – Animated category, scoring mixer Alan Meyerson received the award as part of the sound mixing team of Disney’s Big Hero 6 (scored by Henry Jackman). Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Numbers Station’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 14, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Leonard Morgan, score, Soundtrack, The Numbers Station
MovieScore Media has announced a soundtrack album for the thriller The Numbers Station. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Walking with Dinosaurs, Dredd). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Numbers Station is directed by Kaspar Barfoed and stars John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Lucy Griffiths and Liam Cunningham. The movie follows a disgraced black-ops agent who is tasked with a job of protecting a code operator for an isolated covert CIA broadcast station. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 13, 2015)
Posted: February 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Hornsby, Clyde Lawrence, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades of Grey, Girlhouse, Henry Jackman, Jason Robert Brown, Kazimir Boyle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Margeson, Old Fashioned, The Last Five Years, The Rewrite, tomandandy
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of E.L. James’ bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden, Luke Grimes, Max Martini, Dylan Neal, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora and Victor Rasuk. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the film by such artists as Annie Lennox, Beyoncé, The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding, AWOLNATION, Sia & more. Check out our previous article for more information. The film’s original score is composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman). The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the spy action comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong and Jack Davenport. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Big Hero 6, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph) and Matthew Margeson (Kick-Ass 2, Skyline). La-La Land Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with both composers about their work on the film, as well as We Are Movie Geeks, Go See Talk, and Film Music Media for interviews with Margeson. Read the rest of this entry »
Antonio Sanchez Performs ‘Birdman’ Score Live to Picture
Posted: February 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Last night, Antonio Sanchez performed his original score for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s comedy drama Birdman live to picture at ACE Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The jazz drummer who made his film scoring debut on the project was presented to the stage by actor Michael Keaton, who is up for an Oscar for his lead performance in the film. Check out a behind the scenes video, which features interviews with the composer/drummer and Keaton, as well as footage from the event after the jump. Sanchez’s score is available on Milan Records and the movie, which is nominated for 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Original Screenplay, is now playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cinderella’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Doyle, score, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for Disney’s family fantasy movie Cinderella. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sense and Sensibility). Also included is the original end titles song Strong written by Doyle, Kenneth Branagh & Tommy Danvers and performed by Sonna Rele, as well as two new versions of songs from Disney’s animated classic performed by Lily James and Helena Bonham Carter. The soundtrack will be released on March 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos to Score ‘The Choice’
Posted: February 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, Ross Katz, The Choice
Marcelo Zarvos is reuniting with director Ross Katz on the upcoming romantic drama The Choice. The film based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Dear John, Message in a Bottle) stars Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Tom Welling, Alexandra Daddario, Maggie Grace and Tom Wilkinson. The movie is set in a small coastal town where a young man ends up pursuing a relationship with his new neighbor, leading to a journey that neither could have foreseen. Bryan Sipe (Demolition) has written the screenplay. Sparks is also producing the project with Theresa Park (The Best of Me, The Longest Ride) and Peter Safran (The Conjuring, Annabelle, Buried). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 13, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kumiko the Treasure Hunter, score, Soundtrack, The Octopus Project
Robot High School will release a soundtrack album for the drama Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. The album features the film’s original music composed by the electro-indie band The Octopus Project. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is directed by David Zellner and stars Rinko Kikuchi. The movie follows a frustrated office lady who becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of a popular film she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North Dakota. Read the rest of this entry »
Timothy Williams Scoring Robert Duvall’s ‘Wild Horses’
Posted: February 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Robert Duvall, Timothy Williams, Wild Horses
Timothy Williams is currently scoring the upcoming western Wild Horses. The film is directed by Robert Duvall who also stars in the movie alongside James Franco, Josh Hartnett, Luciana Duvall and Adriana Barraza. The movie centers on the impact on a Texas rancher’s family when the Texas Rangers reopen an investigation into a missing person case. Duvall has also written the screenplay and is producing the project with Michael Mendelsohn (Rage, I Am Michael) of Patriot Pictures and Rob Carline (Crazy Heart, The Apostle, Assassination Tango). Read the rest of this entry »
