Carter Burwell is attached to score the upcoming drama Carol. The film is directed by Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, I’m Not There) and is set to star Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. The movie based on the novella by Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley) is set in 1950s New York and follows a 20-something clerk working in a department store and dreaming of a better life who falls for an older, married woman. Phyllis Nagy (Mrs. Harris) has adapted Highsmith’s novel for the screen. Elizabeth Karlsen (Byzantium, Made in Dagenheim) and Stephen Woolley (Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game) are producing the project for Number 9 Films and Christine Vacho (Far from Heaven, Boys Don’t Cry) is producing for Killer Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Carter Burwell to Score Todd Haynes’ ‘Carol’
Posted: January 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carol, Carter Burwell, Todd Haynes
Kronos Quartet to Perform on Clint Mansell’s ‘Noah’ Score
Posted: January 20, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Clint Mansell, Darren Aronofsky, Kronos Quartet, Noah
Director Darren Aronofsky announced on Twitter that the Grammy Award-winning string quartet Kronos Quartet is reuniting with composer Clint Mansell to perform on his score for the upcoming biblical epic Noah. They have previously collaborated on the 2006 feature The Fountain, as well as on the director’s second movie Requiem for a Dream. Noah stars Russell Crowe in the title role as the man chosen by God for a great task before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world. Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, Logan Lerman are co-starring in the film, which will be released nationwide on March 28, 2014 by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tarzan’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Newman, Tarzan
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Tarzan. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee David Newman (Anastasia, Ice Age, Serenity) who previously scored the animated movie Animals United for the filmmakers. Also included is the song Loud Like Love by the British rock band Placebo. The soundtrack will be released overseas on February 17, 2014 and is available as an import here. The album will also be released digitally in the U.S. on May 6 and is available to order on Amazon. Tarzan based on the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs tale is directed by Reinhard Klooss and features the voices of Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Anton Zetterholm, Mark Deklin, Trevor St. John and Jaime Ray Newman. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 19, 2014)
Posted: January 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Bear McCreary, Black Sails, Discovery Channel, Klondike, Lifetime, Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, Starz, Tree Adams
Premiering on Saturday, January 25, is the Starz original series Black Sails created by Jon Steinberg & Robert Levine and starring Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Clara Paget, Tom Hopper and Mark Ryan. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) who previously scored the Steinberg-produced Human Target. Check out our previous article to learn more about the project. McCreary’s label Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album for the show on January 28. The full details will be announced on this page soon. Click here to watch the series’ opening titles featuring the composer’s main titles theme. Read the rest of this entry »
Adrian Johnston Scoring ‘Klondike’ Miniseries
Posted: January 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Discovery Channel, Klondike
Adrian Johnston has composed the music for Discovery Channel’s miniseries Klondike. The six-parter is directed by Simon Cellan Jones and stars Richard Madden, Sam Shepard, Abbie Cornish, Ian Hart, Johnny Simmons, Conor Leslie, Tim Roth, Augustus Prew, Marton Csokas and Tim Blake Nelson. The series is based on Charlotte Gray’s novel Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike and follows six strangers and their collective fight for survival and wealth in a small frontier town in the remote Klondike. Paul Scheuring (Prison Break) is the primary writer and also serves as executive producer, along with Ridley Scott and David W. Zucker (The Good Wife) from Scott Free, as well as John Morayniss & Michael Rosenberg (Hung) for eOne. Read the rest of this entry »
Eric Neveux Scoring ‘Two Men in Town’
Posted: January 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Neveux, Rachid Bouchareb, Two Men in Town
Eric Neveux has composed the score for the upcoming drama Two Men in Town. The film is directed by Rachid Bouchareb (Days of Glory) and stars Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Ellen Burstyn, Brenda Blethyn and Luis Guzman. The movie is based on a novel by and follows an ex-convict who gets a second chance, but the local law wants to send him back to prison. Bouchareb has written the screenplay with Olivier Lorelle (Days of Glory) and novelist Yasmina Khadra (The Attack). Jean Brehat (Outside the Law, The Attack) is producing the project with Allen Bain. The movie marks the French composer’s second major English language feature project following Bouchareb’s drama Just Like a Woman starring Sienna Miller, which opened in the U.S. last year. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stalingrad’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Angelo Badalamenti, score, Soundtrack, Stalingrad
MovieScore Media and Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the Russian epic World War II drama Stalingrad. The album features the film’s original score composed by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive). The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on January 28, 2014. Visit Kronos Records’ official website to listen to audio clips and check back on this page for more samples. Stalingrad is directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and stars Thomas Kretschmann, Petr Fedorov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Mariya Smolnikova and Yanina Studilina. The drama centers on the epic battle that helped turn the tide for the Allied Forces during WWII. The movie, which has become highest-grossing Russian movie of all time will be released in the U.S. for a one-week exclusive engagement in IMAX 3D on February 28, 2014 by Columbia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 17, 2014)
Posted: January 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Big Bad Wolves, Brian H. Kim, Christopher Lennertz, David C. Williams, Devil's Due, Eric V. Hachikian, Frank Ilfman, Freezer, G.B.F., Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Jamesy Boy, Jermaine Stegall, Life as a King, Patrick Doyle, Paul Intson, Ride Along, Summer in February, The Nut Job
Four new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the action comedy Ride Along directed by Tim Story and starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen and Laurence Fishburne. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Revolution, Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief) who previously scored Story’s Think Like a Man and will also score its sequel. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music earlier this week and a CD version will be coming out on January 28 by Varese Sarabande. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit written and directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner, as well as Branagh himself. The director’s regular musical collaborator Patrick Doyle (Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense and Sensibility) has composed the film’s original score. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music digitally earlier this week and a CD version will be coming out in a few weeks. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here to listen to audio clips. Also visit YouTube for a video from the scoring sessions featuring an interview with Doyle. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman to Score ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Posted: January 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Elfman, Fifty Shades of Grey
Danny Elfman has been tapped to score the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. The film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy) and stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Luke Grimes, Eloise Mumford, Jennifer Ehle, Max Martini, Rita Ora and Marcia Gay Harden. The movie based on the bestselling book by E.L. James follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr. Banks) has adapted the material for the screen. Michael De Luca (Captain Phillips, Moneyball) and Dana Brunetti (The Social Network, 21) are producing the Focus Features and Universal Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lego Movie’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: January 17, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mothersbaugh, Soundtrack, The Lego Movie
Audio clips from the soundtrack album of the animated feature The Lego Movie have been published. The film’s music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Royal Tenenbaums, 21 Jump Street) whose previous scores for animated movies include both Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball installments, Hotel Transylvania and The Rugrats features. The soundtrack also features the song Everything Is AWESOME!!! by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island. Visit our previous news article for the full album details and check out audio clips from all 28 tracks on the soundtrack after the jump. The album will be released on February 4, 2014 by WaterTower Music (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD) and the movie directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller is opening nationwide on February 7. Read the rest of this entry »
