Varese Sarabande has announced the latest title in its CD Club series. The label will release a soundtrack album for the 1963 drama The List of Adrian Messenger directed by John Huston and starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, George C. Scott and Frank Sinatra. The CD marks the world premiere release of the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Papillon, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien). The announcement coincides with the date that would have been Goldsmith’s 85th birthday. The pre-order the CD, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit Varese’s official website. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘The List of Adrian Messenger’ Score Release Announced
Posted: February 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, The List of Adrian Messenger
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 9, 2014)
Posted: February 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Bosch, Edward Shearmur, Jesse Voccia, John Debney, Mozart in the Jungle, Roger Neill, The After, The Rebels, Transparent, Vincent Jones
While no new TV shows are premiering this week, Amazon has made a number of new pilots available this past Thursday. Viewers will get to decide whether they want a full season by voting for the shows on the website.
One of Amazon’s drama pilots is the mystery drama The After created by Chris Carter (The X-Files, Millennium) and starring Sharon Lawrence, Jamie Kennedy, Aldis Hodge, Andrew Howard, Adrian Pasdar, Arielle Kebbel, Jaina Lee Ortiz and Louise Monot. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf) has composed the project’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the assigment. The After centers on eight strangers who are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation. Click here to stream the pilot. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Maestro’ to Feature Music by Craig Leon
Posted: February 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Leon, Lang Lang, Maestro
Bow Street Films has announced that Craig Leon will be writing the music for the upcoming drama Maestro. The film based on a novel by Peter Goldsworthy is directed by Catherine Jarvis and is set to star Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, In the Heart of the Sea). He will be playing a pianist who moves to an exotic outpost of 1960′s Northern Australia and is forced to learn from a Viennese refugee with a shadowed past, known to the locals as Maestro. Daniel Harvey is producing the project with Joe Jenckes (Margin Call, Kill Your Darlings) and David Dickson. The music will also feature recordings performed by famed pianist Lang Lang and a soundtrack album will be released by Deutsche Grammophon/Universal. Leon is best known as a record producer who worked with such artists as The Ramones and Blondie. Read the rest of this entry »
Rolfe Kent to Score ‘108 Demons’
Posted: February 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 108 Demons, La légende des 108, Pascal Morelli, Rolfe Kent
Rolfe Kent is set to score the upcoming French 3D animated feature 108 Demons (La légende des 108). The film is directed by Pascal Morelli who previously helmed the animated adventure Corto Maltese. The movie inspired by the Chinese novel Outlaws of the Water Margin is set in 12th Century China and follows a 10-year-old prince who teams with outlaws to fight the armies of a tyrannical emperor. Morelli has also co-written the screenplay with Jean Pecheux based on Hugo Pratt’s comicbook. Vincent Roget and Francois Cornuau (Les Brigades du Tigre) of Same Player are producing the project with China’s Fundamental, Belgium’s Scope Pictures and Luxembourg’s Bidibul Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Veronica Mars’ Movie Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, Veronica Mars
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming Veronica Mars feature. The album includes the songs from the film by artists including Emperor X, Max, Mr. Twin Sister, ZZ Wars, Typhoon, Lou Rawls, Sufjan Stevens and more. Also features is the show’s title song We Used to Be Friends by The Dandy Warhol, as well as a new version by Alejandro Escovedo. The album will be released on March 4, 2014. The label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score by Josh Kramon on the same date. Check back on this page for the full details. Veronica Mars is 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 based on the cult TV series centers on a case that draws Veronica Mars back to her hometown of Neptune, CA, just in time for her ten-year high school reunion. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 7, 2014)
Posted: February 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Fantastic Fear of Everything, After the Dark, Alexandre Desplat, Anton Sanko, Cavemen, Jonathan Davis, Julian Wass, Karl Preusser, Mark Mothersbaugh, Nicholas O'Toole, Nurse 3D, Rolfe Kent, Ronen Landa, The Lego Movie, The Monuments Men, The Pretty One, Vampire Academy, Welcome to the Jungle
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature The Lego Movie directed by Phil Lord & Chris Miller and featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day and Morgan Freeman. Mark Mothersbaugh who previously scored Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street for the directors has composed the film’s original music. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Everything Is AWESOME!!! by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island. To check out the full album details, visit our previous news article and click here to listen to audio clips from the soundtrack.
Also opening wide is the historical drama The Monuments Men directed by George Clooney who also stars in the film alongside Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville and John Goodman. Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) has composed the film’s original music and also has a cameo appearance in the movie. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. To listen to audio clips and for more information about the album and the film, check out our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Licht to Score Sundance Channel’s ‘The Red Road’
Posted: February 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Licht, Sundance Channel, The Red Road
Daniel Licht has been hired to score the Sundance Channel’s upcoming original series The Red Road. The show is created by Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners, Contraband) and stars Martin Henderson, Tom Sizemore, Jason Mamoa and Julianne Nicholson. The drama centers around a local sheriff struggling to keep his family together while simultaneously policing two clashing communities: the small town where he grew up and the neighboring mountains – home of a federally unrecognized Native American tribe. Guzikowski is also executive producing the project with Sarah Condon (Bored to Death, Looking) and Bridget Carpenter (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood). James Gray (The Yards, We Own the Night) has directed the first episode. Read the rest of this entry »
Hollywood Bowl Season Schedule Announced
Posted: February 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On July 18/19, Jack Black will be hosting DreamWorks Animation in Concert – Celebrating 20 Years, which will feature film clips from such films as How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar and more with their scores by composers including John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams and Hans Zimmer performed live to picture. Click here for more information. On August 28/29, John Williams returns to the stage for two concerts featuring performances of scores such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park and a tribute to some of the classic stars from Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonny Greenwood Scoring Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’
Posted: February 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Inherent Vice, Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson
Film Music Reporter has confirmed that Jonny Greenwood is composing the music for Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming crime drama Inherent Vice. The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Jena Malone, Martin Short and Maya Rudolph. The film based on the 2009 novel by Thomas Pynchon is set in 1960s Los Angeles and follows the drug-fueled detective Larry “Doc” Sportello as he investigates the case of a kidnapped girl. Anderson is also producing the project through his Ghoulardi Film Co. alongside JoAnne Sellar (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) and Daniel Lupi (There Will Be Blood). Greenwood’s score will be recorded this month with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Read the rest of this entry »
Nonesuch Records to Release Clint Mansell’s ‘Noah’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clint Mansell, Kronos Quartet, Noah, score, Soundtrack
Nonesuch Records will release the official soundtrack album for Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic Noah starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins and Logan Lerman. The album features the film’s original music composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, The Wrestler) who collaborated with the Kronos Quartet on his score. The label has previously released the soundtrack albums for Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain, both of which featured music by Mansell. The full album details and release date will be announced on this page within the next couple of weeks. Noah is set to be released nationwide on March 28, 2014 by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
