John Debney revealed in a new interview with Soundtrax that has recently scored the pilot for the Amazon Studios mystery drama The After. The project is created by Chris Carter and stars Sharon Lawrence, Jamie Kennedy, Aldis Hodge, Andrew Howard, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Adrian Pasdar, Arielle Kebbel and Louise Monot. The drama follows eight strangers who are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation. Carter has also directed the pilot episode and is executive producing the project with Marc Rosen of Georgeville Television. He has previously collaborated with Mark Snow on such shows as The X-Files, Millennium and The Lone Gunmen. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring Chris Carter’s ‘The After’
Posted: February 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Amazon, Chris Carter, John Debney, The After
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Cliff Eidelman’s ‘Delirious’ Score Released
Posted: February 3, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Time of Destiny, Cliff Eidelman, Delirious, Ennio Morricone, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1991 comedy Delirious directed by Tom Mankiewicz and starring John Candy and Mariel Hemingway. The album features the complete original score from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) production composed and conducted by Cliff Eidelman (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, He’s Just Not That Into You, One True Thing). The limited soundtrack edition is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: February 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 300: Rise of an Empire, Junkie XL
Audio clips from the soundtrack album for the action adventure epic 300: Rise of an Empire have been published. The film’s music is composed by Junkie XL (Divergent, Paranoia, Mad Max: Fury Road). Check out preview clips from all tracks on the album after the jump and check out our previous article for the full soundtrack details and to learn more about the film. The album will be be released digitally on February 25, 2014 and physically on March 4. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. 300: Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro will open in theaters nationwide on March 7 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 2, 2014)
Posted: February 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: And the Oscar Goes to..., Jeff Beal, Lifetime, Robert Duncan, TCM, The Gabby Douglas Story
Last night, Lifetime premiered the original movie The Gabby Douglas Story directed by Gregg Champion (The Cowboy Way) and starring Imani Hakim, Sydney Mikaylain, Regina King and S. Epatha Merkerson. The film’s original music is composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Last Resort, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The drama tells the true story of the first African American ever to be named Individual All-round Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympics. To learn more about The Gabby Douglas Story, visit Lifetime’s official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Banshee Chapter’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 2, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andreas Weidinger, Banshee Chapter, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album has been released for the horror thriller Banshee Chapter. The album features the film’s original score composed by Andreas Weidinger. Also included are songs by Mark Lenover, Veloray, Easterling & Gildersleeve and more. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Banshee Chapter is written and directed by Blair Erickson and stars Katia Winter, Ted Levine and Michael McMillian. The movie centers on a female journalist who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering chemicals developed in secret government drug tests. Zachary Quinto serves as an executive producer on the thriller, which opened in select theaters last month by XLator Media. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck, Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez Honored With Annie Award
Posted: February 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Annie Awards, Christophe Beck, Christopher Willis, Disney Mickey Mouse, Frozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Composer Christophe Beck and songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez were honored with an Annie Award in the Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production category for the score and songs from Disney’s hit animated film Frozen. Beck accepted the award in person at the ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles. The other contenders in the category were Alan Silvestri for The Croods, Henry Jackman for Turbo, Mark Mothersbaugh for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, Heitor Pereira & Pharrell Williams for Despicable Me 2, Danny Elfman for Epic, Randy Newman for Monsters University and Dominic Lewis for Free Birds. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ Open Letter Response to Academy
Posted: February 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alone Yet Not Alone
On Thursday, composer Bruce Broughton sent out the following email to Academy spokesperson Teni Melidonian and CEO Dawn Hudson (and cc to Academy president Cheryl Boone Issacs) regarding the disqualification of his nominated song from Alone Yet Not Alone, which has now been published as an open letter:
Dear Teni,
I just looked at the Academy release of the rescinding of the nomination and came upon this line in the penultimate paragraph: “Members were asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five nominees in the category.” This isn’t at all accurate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release the official soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman (Batman, Spider-Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas). Also included is John Lennon’s classic song Beautiful Boy and the original song Way Back When by Grizfolk. The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Mr. Peabody & Sherman is directed by Rob Minkoff and features the voices of Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Leslie Mann, Stanley Tucci, Allison Janney, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Patrick Warburton, Mel Brooks, Lake Bell, Zach Callison and Dennis Haysbert. The animated feature based on Jay Ward’s cartoon centers on Mr. Peabody, the world’s smartest person who happens to be a dog. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy’s Statement Regarding ‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ Song Decision
Posted: February 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Academy Awards, Alone Yet Not Alone
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has issued a statement regarding the decision to rescind the nomination for the song Alone Yet Not Alone from the movie of the same title:
The Board of Governors’ decision to rescind the Original Song nomination for “Alone Yet Not Alone,” music by Bruce Broughton, was made thoughtfully and after careful consideration. The Academy takes very seriously anything that undermines the integrity of the Oscars® voting process. The Board regretfully concluded that Mr. Broughton’s actions did precisely that. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 31, 2014)
Posted: January 31, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arturo Sandoval, At Middleton, Conrad Pope, David Torn, Labor Day, Owen Pallett, Rolfe Kent, That Awkward Moment, The Wait, Tim's Vermeer
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the romantic comedy That Awkward Moment written and directed by Tom Gormican and starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis and Jessica Lucas. David Torn (Lars and the Real Girl, The Wackness) has composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Crozet, Night Drive, Black Apples, Strange Talk and Lavender Diamond. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide following an Academy Awards-qualifying limited run in December is the drama Labor Day directed by Jason Reitman and starring Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Clark Gregg and Tobey Maguire. Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Mean Girls, Election) who previously scored the Reitman’s features Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air and Young Adult has composed the film’s original music. Warner Bros. Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs featured in the drama. Check out our previous news article to find out more about the album and to listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
