Eric Serra is reuniting with director Luc Besson on the upcoming sci-fi action thriller Lucy. The movie stars Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Analeigh Tipton and Amr Waked. The film follows a female drug mule who gains superhuman powers after the drug she is carrying enters her body. Besson has also written the screenplay and is also producing the EuropaCorp, TF1 Film and Canal Plus production with Christophe Lambert (It Boy). Serra has scored most of Besson’s directorial efforts including Leon: The Professional, The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc and The Fifth Element. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Serra to Score Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’
Posted: March 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Serra, Luc Besson, Lucy
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‘A Poet in New York’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A Poet in New York, BBC, Debbie Wiseman, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC original movie A Poet in New York. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Adventures of Arsene Lupin) and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on April 28, 2014 in the UK. A Poet in New York is directed by Aisling Walsh (Room At The Top) and stars Tom Hollander, Essie Davis, Ewen Bremner and Phoebe Fox. The drama captures the last few days of the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas in New York with his wistful yearning for the country of his birth. The film is set to premiere later this year on BBC. Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Newman to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: March 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood in Vienna, Max Steiner Award, Randy Newman
Randy Newman has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert at Vienna Concert Hall on September 25, 2014. The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital of Austria, Vienna. Previous recipients of the honor include James Horner, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, Lalo Schifrin and John Barry. Newman has written numerous songs and scores for films such as Ragtime, The Natural, A Bug’s Life, Cars, Parenthood, the Toy Story trilogy, Seabiscuit, Avalon and Meet the Parents. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuomas Kantelinen to Score ‘Lost in Austin’
Posted: March 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lost in Austin, Tuomas Kantelinen
Tuomas Kantelinen has been tapped to score the upcoming caper comedy Lost in Austin. The film is directed by Will Raee and stars Linda Cardellini, Jason Lee, Craig Robinson, Skeet Ulrich, Kristen Schaal and Ursula Parker. The movie follows a wife and mother who comes up with a plan to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year-old daughter for a month. Raee has also written the screenplay with Brenna Graziano. Gary Ousdahl is producing the project for Up Late Productions, alongside Suzanne Weinert (ExTerminators) for Flatiron Pictures. Kantelinen’s previous film scoring credits include Renny Harlin’s Mindhunters and The Legend of Hercules, as well as Sergey Brodov’s Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 16, 2014)
Posted: March 16, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crisis, Evan Frankfort, John Paesano, Jonathan Goldsmith, Lifetime, Liz Phair, Marc Dauer, NBC, The 100, The CW, The Grim Sleeper
Premiering tonight on NBC is the new drama Crisis created by Rand Ravich and starring Gillian Anderson, Dermot Mulroney, Lance Gross and Rachael Taylor. John Paesano (Dragons: Riders of Berk, the upcoming The Maze Runner) is composing the show’s original music. The series follows an unlikely puppeteer who will bring everyone from CEOs to the president of the United States to their knees. Crisis will air every Sunday night on NBC. For updates on the drama, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
David Julyan to Score ‘Second Origin’
Posted: March 15, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Julyan, Second Origin, The Rules of the Game
David Julyan is set to score the upcoming sci-fi romance Second Origin. The film is directed by Carlea Porta and stars Rachel Hurd-Wood, Andrés Batista, Ibrahim Mane and Sergi López. The movie based on the Spanish bestselling novel Mecanoscrit del Segon Origen by Manuel de Pedrolo is set in a post-apocalyptic world and follows two young people who are struggling to survive in a world left in ruins. Oscar Rodriguez is producing the project for Antàrtida Produccions, alongside Christine Alderson (Valhalla Rising) for Ipso Facto Productions. Second Origin is currently being shot in Lleida and Barcelona. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Walter’ to Feature Music by Dan Romer
Posted: March 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dan Romer, Walter
Dan Romer has composed the music for the upcoming indie comedy Walter. The film is directed by Anna Mastro and stars Andrew J. West, Virginia Madsen, William H. Macy, Justin Kirk, Neve Campbell, Leven Rambin, Peter Facinelli and Milo Ventimiglia. The movie centers on an usher at a movie theater who believes he is the son of God, with the responsibility of deciding whether people spend eternity in heaven or hell. Paul Shoulberg has written the screenplay based on his own short story and Mark & Christine Holder (I Will Follow You Into the Dark), Brenden Hill, Ryan Harris and Benito Mueller (The Whistleblower) are producing the Zero Gravity, Purple Bench Films, Barry Films and Demarest Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 14, 2014)
Posted: March 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Feltenstein, Bad Words, Better Living Through Chemistry, Bradford Cox, Christopher Young, Danny Bensi, Enemy, Grayson Matthews, Jeremy Sams, John Nau, Josh Kramon, Le Week-End, Nathan Furst, Need for Speed, Patrick, Pino Donaggio, Rachel Portman, Rolfe Kent, Saunder Jurriaans, Teenage, The Art of the Steal, The Right Kind of Wrong, The Single Moms Club, Veronica Mars
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action movie Need for Speed directed by Scott Waugh and starring Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi, Ramon Rodriguez, Michael Keaton, Rami Malek, Dakota Johnson and Harrison Gilbertson. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack featuring the original song Hero by Kid Cudi feat. Skylar Grey, two new songs by Aloe Blacc and more. Click here for the full details. Nathan Furst (Act of Valor) has composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for more information and visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Furst about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the comedy Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club written, directed and produced by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Nia Long, Amy Smart, Cocoa Brown, Terry Crews, William Levy and Wendi McLendon-Covey. Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, The Shipping News, Sinister) who previously scored Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas for the filmmaker has composed the film’s original score. No word on a soundtrack album. The comedy follows a group of single mothers from different walks of life bond who create a support group after an incident at their children’s school. To learn more about the Lionsgate release, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
David Wittman Scoring Dito Montiel’s ‘Boulevard’
Posted: March 14, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Boulevard, David Wittman, Dito Montiel
David Wittman has recently composed the score for the upcoming indie drama Boulevard. The film is directed by Dito Montiel and stars Robin Williams, Roberto Aguire, Kathy Baker and Bob Odenkirk. The movie follows a devoted husband in a marriage of convenience who encounters a guarded young man who forces him to come to terms with his own secrets. Douglas Soesbe has written the screenplay. Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso & Mia Chang (Struck By Lightning) are producing the project for Camellia Entertainment along with Jeffrey Gelber and Ryan Belenzon for Evil Media Empire. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Veronica Mars’ Movie Score Album Details
Posted: March 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Josh Kramon, Rob Thomas, score, Soundtrack, Veronica Mars
WaterTower Music will release a score album for the movie version of Veronica Mars. The album features the film’s original music composed by Josh Kramon who previously scored all three seasons of the cult TV show. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, March 14, an is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. As previously reported, the label has also released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film. Veronica Mars is written and directed by Rob Thomas and stars Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Chris Lowell, Francis Capra, Krysten Ritter, Gaby Hoffmann and Daran Norris. The movie will be released on March 14 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
