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 »
‘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
‘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 »
Henry Mancini’s ‘Once Is Not Enough’ Score Released
Posted: March 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Mancini, Jaqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough, score, Sol Kaplan, Soundtrack, The Spy Who Came In For the Cold
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere CD release of the soundtrack for the 1975 drama Jaqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough directed by Guy Green and starring Kirk Douglas, Deborah Raffin, David Janssen, Alexis Smith, George Hamilton, Melina Mercouri and Brenda Vaccaro. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany’s). Also included are a number of bonus tracks, including alternates of the opening scene and end credit music, unused vocal version of theme performed by Jerry Wright and more. To check out the full album details and to listen to audio clips, visit the label’s online store. 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
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 »
‘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 »
