Lionsgate Records has released a soundtrack album for the action adventure The Legend of Hercules. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tuomas Kantelinen (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis-Khan) who previously collaborated with director Renny Harlin on the 2004 feature Mindhunters. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Legend of Hercules starring Kellan Lutz, Liam McIntyre, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee and Liam Garrigan tells the love story between the son of Zeus and the mortal princess of Crete, who was promised to his own brother despite her love for Hercules. The movie was released earlier this month by Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate and is now playing in theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Legend of Hercules’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Renny Harlin, score, Soundtrack, The Legend of Hercules, Tuomas Kantelinen
Nathan Whitehead to Return for ‘The Purge 2’
Posted: January 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Nathan Whitehead, Only God Knows, The Purge, The Purge 2, The Remaining
Nathan Whitehead is reteaming with director James DeMonaco on the upcoming thriller sequel The Purge 2. The film stars Frank Grillo, Michael K. Williams, Zach Gilford, Carmen Ejogo and Kiele Sanchez. No plot details have been revealed yet, but the movie is reportedly taking place in a similar setting to the original, where, once a year, there’s a 12-hour period when all crime is allowed and condoned. DeMonaco is also writing the screenplay and Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Sinister, Insidious) is once again producing the Blumhouse production with Sebastien Lemercier and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes company. Whitehead has previously scored last year’s original film, which grossed almost $65 Mio. at the domestic box office. Read the rest of this entry »
‘After the Dark’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 27, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: After the Dark, Glen Phillips, Jonathan Davis, Nicholas O'Toole, score, Soundtrack, The Philosophers
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller After the Dark (aka The Philosophers). The album features the film’s original score composed by Nicholas O’Toole and Korn frontman Jonathan Davis (Queen of the Damned). Also included is additional music by Glen Phillips of Toad The Wet Sprocket. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 11 and physically on March 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. After the Dark is written and directed by John Huddle and stars James D’Arcy, Sophie Lowe, Daryl Sabara and Bonnie Wright. The movie follows an international philosophy teacher in Jakarta who challenges his class to choose which would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse. Phase 4 Films will release the film in select theaters on February 7. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman Wins Grammy Award for ‘Skyfall’
Posted: January 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards
Thomas Newman has won the Grammy Award for his music for the latest James Bond film Skyfall in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category. The other nominated composers in the category included Alexandre Desplat (Argo, Zero Dark Thirty), Craig Armstrong (The Great Gatsby), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and John Williams (Lincoln). Newman has previously received six Grammys for such projects as American Beauty, Wall-E and Six Feet Under. Check out the composer’s speech for the Thank You cam backstage at the awards ceremony after the jump. In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, Paul Epworth and Adele Adkins won the award for the Skyfall title song. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Visual Media category, the soundtrack album for the documentary Sound City: Real to Reel released by RCA Records/Roswell Records was honored with a Grammy award. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 26, 2014)
Posted: January 26, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Fleming, Fox, Ilan Eshkeri, Patric Caird, Rake, Tim Wheeler
Premiering on Wednesday, January 29, on BBC America is the biographical mini-series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond directed by Mat Whitecross and starring Dominic Cooper in the title role as Ian Fleming, as well as Laura Pulver, Lesley Manville, Rupert Evans, Anna Chancellor, Samuel West, Annabelle Wallis and Camilla Rutherford. Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, 47 Ronin, The Young Victoria) and Tim Wheeler who previously scored Whitecross’ Ashes and Spike Island have composed the series’ original score. No word on a soundtrack album. To learn more about the mini-series, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Karl Preusser, score, Soundtrack, Welcome to the Jungle
MovieScore Media and Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Welcome to the Jungle. The album features the film’s original music composed by Karl Preusser. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 11, 2014 and physically on February 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Welcome to the Jungle is directed by Rob Meltzer and stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Kristen Schaal, Megan Boone, and Dennis Haysbert. The movie follows a group of unsuspecting office workers who find themselves stranded on a desert island when a corporate retreat goes horribly wrong. The comedy will be released in select theaters and on VOD on February 7 by Cinedigm. Read the rest of this entry »
Heather McIntosh Scoring ‘The White City’
Posted: January 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Heather McIntosh, The White City
Heather McIntosh is composing the score for the upcoming indie drama The White City. The movie is directed by Tanner King Barklow (producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary The Invisible War) & Gil Kofman (Unmade in China) and stars Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett and Bob Morley. The film tells the story of an emotionally charged love triangle between three young artists that develops against the hot political climate of modern Tel Aviv. Barklow has also written the screenplay and Kofman is producing the project with Moti Adiv. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Nut Job’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Intson, score, Soundtrack, The Nut Job
A soundtrack album was released for the hit animated feature The Nut Job. The album features the film’s original music composed by Paul Intson who recorded his score with a 62-piece orchestra and a 13-piece big band. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Nut Job is directed and co-written by Peter Lepeniotis and features the voice talent of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Stephen Lang, Sarah Gadon and Jeff Dunham. The movie follows the exploits of a feisty squirrel who must leave his park homeland and find the means to survive in the big city. The animated feature is currently playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 24, 2014)
Posted: January 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bear McCreary, Enemies Closer, Gimme Shelter, I Frankenstein, Johnny Klimek, Knights of Badassdom, Philip Glass, Reinhold Heil, Tony Morales, Visitors
The only movie opening in wide release this weekend is the action thriller I, Frankenstein written and directed by Stuart Beattie and starring Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney. The film’s original score is composed by Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo). Lisa Gerrard has composed additional music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score earlier this week. Check out our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. The label has also released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film by By Maker (feat. Geno Lenardo and Daniel Davies). Click here to learn more about the album.
Opening in around 400 theaters is the indie drama Gimme Shelter written and directed by Ron Krauss and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones, Ann Dowd and Dascha Polanco. Olafur Arnalds (Broadchurch, Another Happy Day) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring his score is set to be released next week. Details will be announced on this page soon. Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain), Paul Haslinger (Underworld) and Assaf Rinde are credited as composers of additional score/music. The movie also features tracked in cues from Mychael Danna’s score from Capote and Ed Shearmur’s score from Mother and Child. Visit Soundtrack.Net for the full music credits. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri & Tim Wheeler Scoring ‘Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond
Posted: January 24, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC America, Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond, Ilan Eshkeri, Mat Whitecross, Tim Wheeler
Ilan Eshkeri and Tim Wheeler have composed the score for the biographical mini-series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond. The series is directed by Mat Whitecross (Road to Guantanamo) and stars Dominic Cooper as Ian Fleming, alongside Laura Pulver, Lesley Manville, Rupert Evans, Annabelle Wallis, Anna Chancellor, Samuel West and Camilla Rutherford. The four-parter follows the author’s time with the British Naval Intelligence, which inspired him to invent super-spy James Bond. John Brownlow (Sylvia) and Don MacPherson (Entrapment) have written the script. Read the rest of this entry »
