Sony Music will release the official soundtrack album for George Clooney’s historical drama The Monuments Men. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who previously composed the music for Clooney’s The Ides of March. The soundtrack will be released on February 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Monuments Men stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville and John Goodman. Desplat also makes an appearance in the film, which follows an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. The movie opens nationwide on February 7, 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Monuments Men’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, George Clooney, score, Soundtrack, The Monuments Men
‘August: Osage County’ Score Album Details
Posted: December 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: August: Osage County, Gustavo Santaolalla, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a score album for the film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 3, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. As previously reported, Columbia Records has released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the film by Bon Iver, Kings of Leon,Eric Clapton and more, as well as selections from Santaolalla’s and Adam Taylor’s score earlier this month. August: Osage County directed by John Wells and starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard, Juliette Lewis, Julianne Nichols, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin and Dermot Mulroney is now playing in select theaters and will expand nationwide next month. Read the rest of this entry »
‘G.B.F.’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: G.B.F., Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the indie comedy G.B.F.. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Dragonette, Veva, Morganpage feat. Tegan and Sara, Neil Halstead, Royal Teeth, Hi Fashion and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 14, 2014. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. G.B.F. is directed by Darren Stein (Jawbreaker) and stars Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrea Bowen, Xosha Roquemore, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Molly Tarlov, Megan Mullally, Rebecca Gayheart and Natasha Lyonne. The comedy premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will be released in select theaters and on VOD on January 17, 2014 by Vertical Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 27, 2013)
Posted: December 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 47 Ronin, August: Osage County, Explosions in the Sky, Grudge Match, Gustavo Santaolalla, Ilan Eshkeri, Justin Bieber's Believe, Lone Survivor, Nathan Lanier, Steve Jablonsky, The Invisible Woman, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Wolf of Wall Street, Theodore Shapiro, Trevor Rabin
Five new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy comedy drama The Secret Life of Walter Mitty directed by Ben Stiller and starring himself, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn and Sean Penn. The film’s original score is composed by Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada) and features vocals by Jose Gonzalez. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Click here to listen to audio clips and for more information. Shapiro has also co-written the original songs Step Out and Stay Alive with Craig Wedren. The songs performed by Gonzalez are featured on a separate soundtrack, which also includes track aby Junip, Of Monsters and Men, David Bowie and more (click here for the full details). Also visit Crave Online for an interview with Shapiro about his work on the project.
Also opening this week is The Wolf of Wall Street directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Favreau, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal and Jean Dujardin. The film doesn’t feature any original score. Theodore Shapiro composed a couple of cues for the infomercials and ads featured in the movie. Virgin Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Billy Joel, Bo Diddley, Elmore James, Eartha Kitt, Howlin’ Wolf, The Lemonheads, Cannonball Adderley and Joe Cuba. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘St. Vincent’
Posted: December 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: St. Vincent, St. Vincent de Van Nuys, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has signed on to score the upcoming coming-of-age comedy drama St. Vincent. The movie is directed by Theodore Melfi and stars Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard and Scott Adsit. The movie follows a cranky war veteran who becomes an unlikely mentor to a 12-year-old boy whose parents have divorced. Melfi has also written the screenplay, which was black listed in 2011 under the title St. Vincent de Van Nuys. Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Heat) is producing the Chernin Entertainment production with Fred Roos (The Outsiders, The Black Stallion). Don Cheadle and Kay Liberman (House of Lies, Traitor) are executive producing the project for Crescendo Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Orvarsson Scoring NBC’s ‘Chicago PD’
Posted: December 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Chicago PD, NBC
Atli Orvarsson is scoring the new NBC drama Chicago PD. The show is created by Dick Wolf (Law & Order) & Matt Olmstead (Prison Break, Breakout Kings) and stars Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Patrick John Flueger, LaRoyce Hawkins, Archie Kao, Elias Koteas, Jon Seda, Jesse Lee Soffer and Marina Squerciati. The series is a spin-off of NBC’s hit drama Chicago Fire, which the composer whose previous credits include such films as Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Vantage Point and The Mortal Instruments, has been scoring since the first episode. The crime drama follows the men and women of the Chicago Police Department’s District 21, which is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city’s street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city’s major offenses. Read the rest of this entry »
Relativity Music Group to Release ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ Soundtrack
Posted: December 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Alice in Wonderland, Batman). The soundtrack will be released on March 4, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details and audio clips. Mr. Peabody & Sherman is directed by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King) and features the voices of Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, Patrick Warburton, Stanley Tucci, Allison Janney, Mel Brooks, Lake Bell, Zach Callison and Dennis Haysbert. The movie will be released nationwide on March 7 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Monkey King’ to Feature Music by Christopher Young
Posted: December 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Young, The Monkey King
Christopher Young has composed the music for the upcoming fantasy action adventure The Monkey King. The film is directed by Pou-Soi Cheang (Dog Bite Dog, Accident) and stars Donnie Yen in the title role, alongside, Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-Fat, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen and Joe Chen. The movie is based on selected chapters of Wu Cheng’en’s novel Journey to the West and tells the story of how the Monkey King rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven. Edmond Wong (Ip Man) has adapted the material for the screen and Agan (Don Quixote) is producing the Mandarin Films and Filmko Pictures production. The Monkey King will be released in China, Hong Kong and other Asian territories on January 31, 2014. A release in the U.S. later in 2014 is expected. Read the rest of this entry »
‘McCanick’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Johann Johannsson, McCanick, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the dramatic thriller McCanick. The album features the film’s original music composed by Johann Johannsson (Prisoners). The soundtrack will be released on January 28, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. McCanick is directed by Josh C. Waller and stars David Morse, Cory Monteith, Ciaran Hinds, Mike Vogel, Aaron Yoo, Rachel Nichols and Trevor Morgan.The movie tells the story of a narcotics detective on the hunt for a seemingly harmless young criminal who knows a truth about the cop’s past. The thriller premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and was picked up by Well Go USA for a theatrical release in the U.S. in March of 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Celebrates 35th Birthday with Holiday Concert Gala
Posted: December 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: John Debney, Varese Sarabande, William Ross
This past Saturday evening, Varese Sarabande hosted their 35th Anniversary Holiday Gala at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California. The concert was hosted and produced by Robert Townson and performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) and Chorale. The event was highlighted by music from Jon Favreau’s Elf, which was performed for the first time with a full choir and orchestra and was guest conducted by the film’s composer John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2). Also featured was a special performance of the holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas Classic prepared by composer and orchestrator William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ladder 49). Check out videos of both the Elf and Charlie Brown performances after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
