Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 24, 2015)

Posted: April 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
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Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

age-of-adalineOpening in most theaters is the romantic drama The Age of Adaline directed by Lee Toland Krieger and starring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford and Ellen Burstyn. The film’s original music is composed by Rob Simonsen (Foxcatcher, (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the end credits song Start Again. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with the composer about his work on the project. Lakeshore Records has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie by artists including Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane & more. Click here for the full album details.

little-boyAlso opening wide is the drama Little Boy directed by Alejandro Monteverde and starring Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin James, Ben Chaplin, Michael Rapaport, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ted Levine, David Henrie, Eduardo Verastegui and Jakob Salvatri. Stephan Altman and Mark Foster, from Foster the People, have composed the film’s original music. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, to check out audio samples and for more information about the Open Road Films release. Read the rest of this entry »

John Ottman & David Buckley to Score Shane Black’s ‘The Nice Guys’

Posted: April 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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ottman-buckleyJohn Ottman and David Buckley are set to score the upcoming detective thriller The Nice Guys. The film is directed by Shane Black (Iron Man 3, screenwriter of Lethal Weapon) and stars Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger, Angourie Rice, Beau Knapp, Keith David and Margaret Qualley. The movie is set in 1970s Los Angeles and follows a down-on-his-luck private eye and a hired leg-breaker who must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. Black also co-wrote the script with Anthony Bagarozzi. Joel Silver (The Matrix, Die Hard, V for Vendetta, Sherlock Holmes) is producing the project through his Silver Pictures company. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Ladygrey’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: April 24, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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ladygreyNest & Sound will release a soundtrack album for the drama Ladygrey. The album features the film’s original music composed by Peter von Poehl (Vanishing Waves). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 4, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio samples after the jump. Ladygrey is directed by Alain Choquart and stars Peter Sarsgaard, Emily Mortimer, Jeremie Renier, Liam Cunningham, Claude Rich, Jude Foley, Sibongile Mlambo and Aura Msimang. The movie takes place in a South African community at the foot of the Drakensberg mountains ten years after the end of apartheid, where an unsolved massacre from years before continues to haunt the villagers. Read the rest of this entry »

Joseph LoDuca to Score Starz’s ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’ TV Series

Posted: April 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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ash-vs-evil-deadSam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell revealed in a recent interview with Collider that Joseph LoDuca will be providing the score for the upcoming Starz original series Ash vs. Evil Dead. The show is the follow-up to the classic film franchise The Evil Dead and stars Bruce Campbell who will be reprising his role as Ash, the stock boy, aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo and Jill Marie Jones are c0-starring. Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Oz: The Great and Powerful) is directing the pilot episode and is also executive producing the project with Rob Tapert (Drag Me to Hell, The Grudge), Campbell and Craig DiGregorio who will also serve as the showrunner of the project. Read the rest of this entry »

Trevor Morris to Return for ‘London Has Fallen’

Posted: April 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
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olympus-has-fallenTrevor Morris has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller sequel London Has Fallen. The film is directed by Babak Najafi (Snabba Cash II) and stars Gerard Butler who returns as Secret Service agent Mike Banning, alongside Aaron Eckhart as the U.S. President, Morgan Freeman as Vice President Trumbull, Angela Bassett as Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs and Melissa Leo as Defense Secretary Ruth McMillan. Robert Forster, Sean O’Bryan, Radha Mitchell, Jackie Earle Haley, Alon Aboutboul, Charlotte Riley and Waleed Zuaiter are co-starring. The sequel takes place in London during the funeral of the British Prime Minister who has passed away under mysterious circumstances, when Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Art of Music in Visual Media’ Panel at Newport Beach Film Festival Announced

Posted: April 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events
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newport-beach-film-festivalOn Saturday, April 25, the 16th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival will host The Art of Music in Visual Media panel during the festival’s Seminar Series. The participating composers include Marco Beltrami (Fantastic Four, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine), Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, Watchmen, John Wick, Dawn of the Dead), Matthew Margeson (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass 2, Scouts vs. Zombies), Ryan Shore (Prime, Numb, Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever) and Jason T. Miller (The Odd Couple, ‘Til Death, Out of Practice). Jon Burlingame is moderating the panel, which will feature the composers sharing their insights on what it takes to develop their scores and elevate their stories. Read the rest of this entry »

James Horner’s ‘Pas de Deux’ Album Details

Posted: April 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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pas-de-deuxMercury Classics will release film composer James Horner‘s first concert work in over 30 years, Pas de Deux. The Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra written by the Academy Award-winning composer of such movies as Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Aliens, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13 and performed by musicians Mari & Hakon Samuelsen and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra premiered last fall in Liverpool. Also included on the album is Pärt’s Fratres for Violin, String Orchestra & Percussion, Sollima’s Violoncelles, Vibrez! and Einaudi’s Divenire. The album will be released overseas on May 25, 2015 and is now available for pre-order as an import on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »

Blake Neely Scoring CBS’ ‘Supergirl’

Posted: April 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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supergirlThis week, Blake Neely has recorded his score for the pilot of the new CBS drama Supergirl. The show based on the DC Comics property centers on Kara Zor-El ,Superman’s cousin, who escaped from on the planet Krypton and was taken in by a foster family on Earth who taught her to be careful with her extraordinary powers. Melissa Benoist stars in the title role, alongside Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw and Chyler Leigh as Alexandra “Alex” Danvers. Supergirl Helen Slater and former Superman Dean Cain are guest starring in the pilot. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The D Train’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: April 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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the-d-trainLakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie comedy The D Train. The album features the film’s original music composed by fun.’s Andrew Dost who made his feature film scoring debut with the project. Also included are tracks by INXS, The Vapors, Quarterflash, Mr. Mister, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), as well as the original song A Million Stars performed by Andy McCluskey (OMD), Rob Kroehler (Ladylike), Jack Antonoff (fun.) and Dost himself. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 5, 2015 and physically on May 26. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. The D Train is written and directed by Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul and stars Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Kyle Bornheimer and Adria Tennor. The movie follows a Middle America high school reunion committee chairman who has to do whatever it takes to get the most popular guy from high school to show up to their 20-year reunion. Read the rest of this entry »

Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Inside Out’ Soundtrack

Posted: April 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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inside-outWalt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for Pixar Animation’s Inside Out. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Lost) who previously scored the studio’s The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up and Cars 2. The soundtrack will be released on June 16, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The label will also release the composer’s music for Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland physically on June 2 (click here to pre-order the CD). Inside Out directed by Pete Docter and featuring the voices of Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith will be released nationwide on June 19.  Read the rest of this entry »

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