On March 18, legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone will appear at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theater for a discussion of his far-ranging career. Academy Award-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino will be moderating the conversation. Morricone whose credits include such classic as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West and The Mission, as well as numerous films directed by Brian De Palma, Warren Beatty and Giuseppe Tornatore will make a rare visit to Los Angeles, where he will also be conducting his first-ever L.A. live performance with a 200-member orchestra and choir performing a selection of his works at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on March 20. Read the rest of this entry »
Ennio Morricone in Conversation with Quentin Tarantino
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino
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Academy Celebrates Nominated Song & Scores at Oscar Concert
Posted: February 28, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Academy Awards, Oscar Concert
Last night, the Academy of the Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) presented its first-ever official Oscar concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall celebrating the nominated scores and songs of the 86th Academy Awards. The event was hosted by rapper Common and produced by Academy governors Charles Fox and Arthur Hamilton. To start off the show, Fox conducted an 80-piece orchestra consisting of studio musicians with a performance of Jerry Goldsmith’s Fanfare for Oscar. Film critic Elvis Mitchell moderated a Q&A with each of the nominated composers in the Best Original Score category before each performance. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Showtime’s ‘Shameless’ Announced
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Shameless, Showtime, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Shameless. The album features a selection of songs from the show compiled by music supervisor Ann Kline, including the theme song The Luck You Got by The High Strung. Other artists featured on the soundtrack include The Moog, The Wild Yaks, FidLAr, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, JBM and Chris Pureka. The album will be released on April 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Shameless is created by Paul Abbott based on the British TV series of the same title and stars William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton and Steve Howey. The comedy drama centers on the dysfunctional family of Frank Gallagher, a single father of six children who spends his days drunk, while his kids learn to take care of themselves. The show’s fourth season currently airs every Sunday night on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman to Score ‘The Judge’ and James Brown Biopic ‘Get On Up’
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Dobkin, Get On Up, Tate Taylor, The Judge, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has signed on to score the upcoming legal drama The Judge. The film is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Knights, The Change-Up) and stars Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vera Farmiga, Melissa Leo, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester and Billy Bob Thornton. The movie follows a big-city lawyer who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Nick Schenk (Gran Torino) has written the original screenplay. David Seidler (The King’s Speech) and Robert Dubuque were hired to rewrite the script. Read the rest of this entry »
Carl Thiel Scoring ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The TV Series’
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carl Thiel, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Robert Rodriguez
Carl Thiel is composing the score for From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. The show based on Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 cult film of the same title starring George Clooney & Quentin Tarantino stars D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia, Don Johnson, Robert Patrick, Madison Davenport, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake Busey and Wilmer Valderrama. The 10-episode series follows a bank robber, Seth Gecko and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard “Richie” Gecko, who are wanted by the FBI and two Texas Rangers after a bank heist left several people dead. Rodriguez is also executive producing the project and has directed the pilot and the second and the fourth episode. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bag Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Rogers, score, Soundtrack, The Bag Man, Tony Morales
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the thriller The Bag Man. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tony Morales (Hatfields & McCoys, Enemies Closer) & Edward Rogers (Warehouse 13, NYPD Blue). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Bag Man is directed by David Grovic and stars John Cusack, Robert De Niro, Rebecca Da Costa and Crispin Glover. The movie follows a tough guy who has been summoned by a legendary crime boss to a remote location for unknown reasons along with a host of shady characters. The thriller will be released in select theaters and on VOD this Friday, February 28 by Cinedigm. Read the rest of this entry »
‘American Hustle’ and ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Win Guild of Music Supervisors Honors
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
This evening, the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were handed out at the Mack Sennett Studios in Hollywood. Susan Jacobs received the honor in the Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture – Motion Picture Over 35M category for her work as music supervisor on David O. Russell’s American Hustle. In the Motion Picture Over 35M category, T Bone Burnett received the award for his music supervision on the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. In the Independent Motion Pictures Under 10M category, Gabe Hilfer took home the prize for his work on Derek Cianfrance’s indie drama The Place Beyond the Pines. Read the rest of this entry »
’50 to 1′ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 50 to 1, score, Soundtrack, William Ross
Momentum RLP Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama 50 to 1. The album features the film’s original music composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49, Tin Cup). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. 50 to 1 is directed by Jim Wilson (Head Above Waters) and stars Skeet Ulrich, Christian Kane, William Devane, Todd Lowe, Madelyn Deutch and Calvin Borel. The movie tells the true story of a misfit group of New Mexico cowboys who find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. The drama will be released in theaters on March 21, 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rio 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Rio 2, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the animated sequel Rio 2. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Trilogy, Shrek, Chicken Run) who collaborated with Brazilian singer/songwriter and guitarist Milton Nascimento, the instrumental group UAKTI and the body percussion group Barbatuques on the project. The soundtrack will be released on April 8, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, Atlantic Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score ‘The Prince’ and Mike Flanagan’s ‘Somnia’
Posted: February 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mike Flanagan, Somnia, The Newton Brothers, The Prince
The Newton Brothers have been tapped to score the upcoming action thriller The Prince. The film is directed by Brian A Miller (House of the Rising Sun, Officer Down) and stars Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jason Patric, Rain, Curtis “5o Cent” Jackson and Jonathan Schoech. The movie follows a man who confronts a retired Las Vegas mob enforcer forced to return to the city when his daughter goes missing. Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore (Red Dawn, Special) have written the screenplay. Randall Emmett & George Furla (Lone Survivor, 2 Guns, End of Watch) are producing the project for Emmett/Furla Films, alongside Adam Goldworm for Aperture Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
