This morning, the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were announced. Here are the music-related nominations:
Best Original Score:
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Black Sea. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Layer Cake, Still Alice, The Young Victoria). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 20, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Black Sea is directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) and stars Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, David Threlfall, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Sergey Puskepalis, Michael Smiley, Grigory Dobrygin, Sergey Veksler and Sergey Kolesnikov. The movie follows a rogue submarine captain who pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. Read the rest of this entry »
Lionsgate Records will release the official soundtrack album for the action comedy Mortdecai. The album features the film’s original music composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, Hitman, Ghost Town, The Odd Life of Timothy Green) and Mark Ronson, including the original songs Johanna performed by Miles Kane and Heart’s a Liar performed by Rose Elinor Dougall. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 20, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. La-La Land Records will release a physical version of the soundtrack. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Mortdecai is directed by David Koepp and stars Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Jeff Goldblum and Paul Bettany. The movie follows a debonair art dealer and part time rogue who must traverse the globe in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. Read the rest of this entry »
Carter Burwell has signed on to score the upcoming comedy The Family Fang. The film marks the second directorial feature effort of Jason Bateman following last year’s Bad Words and stars the actor himself, alongside Nicole Kidman and Christopher Walken, The movie is based on a novel by Kevin Wilson and follows two siblings who grew up in a performance artist family and learn the hard way about the differences between real life and art when their parents inexplicably disappear David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole, Oz the Great and Powerful) has written the screenplay. Daniela Taplin Lundberg & Riva Marker (The Kids Are All Right, What Maisie Knew) are producing the project for Red Crown, alongside Leslie Urdang & Dean Vanech (Beginners,Thanks for Sharing) for Olympus Pictures, Kidman & Per Saari (Rabbit Hole) for Blossom Films and Bateman & Jim Garavente for Aggregate Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has announced the 17th annual Composer/Director Roundtable and 13th annual Snowball during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. BMI’s roundtable entitled Music & Film: The Creative Process will take place on Tuesday, January 27 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Filmmaker Lodge (550 Main Street, 2nd Floor Park City, Utah 84060). The conversation will be moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations and focus on the relationship between composer and director. The participants will discuss what goes into creating a successful film score, the ingredients of an effective composer/director relationship, the Sundance Film Festival experience and more. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira is composing the music for the upcoming historical fantasy adventure The Moon and the Sun. The film is directed by Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer, Raise Your Voice, Spare Parts) and stars Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Benjamin Walker, Kaya Scodelario, Pablo Schreiber and Bingbing Fan. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Vonda N. McIntyre and tells the story of how French king Louis XIV tries to achieve immortality by stealing the life force from a mermaid. McNamara is also producing the project with Bill Mechanic (Coraline), Hong Pang, Wei Han, Paul Currie and David Brookwell (Soul Surfer). Read the rest of this entry »
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack release for the Planet of the Apes television series based on the 20th Century Fox sci-fi feature franchise starring Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper and James Naughton. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Enter the Dragon, Rush Hour, Dirty Harry), as well as additional music written by Earle Hagen and Richard LaSalle. The 2-CD set features over 2 hours of music from 9 different episodes of the series. To check out the full soundtrack album and to order the release, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the comedy The Wedding Ringer. The album features the songs from the film by artists including The Black Eyed Peas, Boyz II Men, Otis Redding, Todd Rundgren, Hal Jeffrin, Rancid, Rock Magfia, Jeff Ross & more. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Wedding Ringer is directed by Jeremy Garelick and stars Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Ken Howard, Cloris Leachman, Jenifer Lewis, Mimi Rogers and Olivia Thirlby. The movie scored by Christopher Lennertz follows a groom-to-be who hires a man who provides best man services for socially challenged guys. Read the rest of this entry »
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for the 51st Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing. For the past couple of years, scoring mixers are being recognized alongside production, re-recording, ADR and foley mixers. In the Motion Pictures – Live Action category, the scoring mixers honored include Robert Fernandez for American Sniper (feat. music by Clint Eastwood), Gustavo Borner for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Birdman (music by Antonio Sanchez) and Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy (scored by Tyler Bates), Alan Meyerson for Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (music by Hans Zimmer) and Jonathan Allen for Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken (music by Alexandre Desplat). Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the film adaptation of the stage musical Into the Woods. The album features the instrumental versions of the songs from the film composed by Stephen Sondheim. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has previously released the official soundtrack album in two different editions. Into the Woods is directed by Rob Marshall and stars Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski and Johnny Depp. The movie follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel. The musical is now playing in theaters nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
