Mondo Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Here Comes the Devil. The album features the film’s original score composed by Julio Pillado. Also included are the songs from the film by artists including Braulio & Benita Lam, Joel Alonso & LSD and Knife of Simpson. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 17, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Here Comes the Devil is written and directed by Adrián García Bogliano and stars Francisco Barreiro, Laura Caro and Alan Martinez. The movie follows the parents of a preteen son and daughter who inexplicably reappear after being lost overnight on a desolate, cave-riddled mountainside after a casual hike became every parent’s nightmare. Magnolia Pictures has picked up domestic distribution rights and will release the Spanish language film in theaters and on VOD on December 13, 2013 through its Magnet label. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Here Comes the Devil’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Here Comes the Devil, Julio Pillado, score, Soundtrack
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 24, 2013)
Posted: November 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jim Dooley, Jinxed, Kristin's Christmas Past, Lifetime, Michael Levine, Nick
Premiering tonight on Lifetime is the television movie Kristin’s Christmas Past directed by Jim Fall and starring Shiri Appleby, Will Kemp, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judd Nelson, A. J. Langer, Hannah Marks, Michael James-Olsen, Debby Ryan, Courtney Henggeler and Deniz Akdeniz. Michael Levine(Cold Case, Close to Home) has composed the film’s original score. The drama follows woman estranged from her family who goes to sleep alone on Christmas Eve and wakes up Christmas morning seventeen years into her past to relive the worst Christmas of her life. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘August: Osage County’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Taylor, August: Osage County, Gustavo Santaolalla, score, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy drama August: Osage County. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel), as well music by Adam Taylor who scored major parts of the movie. Also included are songs by Bon Iver, Kings of Leon, Eric Clapton, John Fullbright, Billy Squier and JD and the Straight Shot, as well as actor Benedict Cumberbatch who performs a song on screen. The soundtrack will be released on January 7, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. August: Osage County based on Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play is directed by John Wells and stars Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Juliette Lewis, Julianne Nichols, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Abigail Breslin and Dermot Mulroney. The dramedy premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in theaters on December 25, 2013 by the Weinstein Company. Read the rest of this entry »
Tree Adams Scoring ‘Reach Me’, ‘Swelter’ and USA’s ‘Sirens’
Posted: November 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Herzfeld, Lifetime, Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, Reach Me, Sirens, Swelter, Tree Adams, USA
Tree Adams has recently composed the score for the upcoming drama Reach Me. The movie is directed by John Herzfeld (15 Minutes, 2 Days in the Valley) and stars Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Berenger, Kevin Connolly, Thomas Jane, Kelsey Grammer, Nelly, Danny Aiello, Terry Crews, Lauren Cohan, Elizabeth Henstridge, Cary Elwes, Ryan Kwanten, David O’Hara and Omari Hardwick.. The film follows a group of very different people connected by a self-help book written by a reclusive football coach whose lives intertwine and eventually collide. Rebekah Chaney and Cassian Elwes (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, The Paperboy) are producing the Seraphim Films and Paradox Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 22, 2013)
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Contracted, Delivery Man, James Newton Howard, Jon Brion, Kevin Riepl, Philomena, The Christmas Candle, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Tim Atack
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the bestselling novel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. Republic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the film, including the original song Atlas by Coldplay. Click here for the full album details. The movie’s original score is composed by James Newton Howard. The label will also release a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score next Tuesday, November 25. For the full album info, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the comedy drama Delivery Man written and directed by Ken Scott and starring Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Britt Robertson and Jack Reynor. The film’s original score is composed by Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Magnolia, This is 40). No word yet on soundtrack release. Delivery Man is a remake of Scott’s 2011 film Starbuck and follows a man who is informed that he has fathered 533 children via sperm donations he made twenty years earlier. Check out our previous news article and the official movie Facebook page for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman, Bear McCreary, Jeff Beal, David Schwartz and Benjamin Wallfisch Win Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Last night, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMAA) were handed out at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Henry Jackman was awarded for his score for Paul Greengrass’ critically acclaimed box office hit Captain Phillips in the Best Original Score – Feature Film category. Bear McCreary was honored for his main titles theme for AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead and accepted his award in person. Also attending the ceremony was Benjamin Wallfisch who received an award in the Best Song/Score – Special Feature category for his score for the British period drama Summer in February, which will open in the U.S. in January. In addition, Jeff Beal won his first HMMA for his Emmy-nominated score for the Netflix original series House of Cards. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
WaterTower Music has published the official soundtrack preview for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The album features the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore. As previously announced, the label will release as a regular edition and deluxe edition on December 10, 2013. Click here to pre-order the soundtrack and visit our previous article for the full album details. Audio clips from all tracks on the regular edition are available after the jump. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy will be released nationwide on December 13, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Wes Anderson Tribute Album Announced
Posted: November 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Wes Anderson
American Laundromat Records has announced a tribute album to director Wes Anderson. The double-CD set, entitled I Saved Latin! features artists such as Black Francis, Mike Watt & the Secondmen, Juliana Hatfield, Joy Zipper, Kristin Hersh, Grand Hallway, Escondido, Elk City, Matt Pond, PHOX, Santah, Tea Cozies, Solvents, William Fitzsimmons and Telekinesis covering songs featured the filmmaker’s features The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Bottle Rocket. The album is set to be released in the spring of 2014. Check out the full album details after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nashville’ Season 2 – Volume 1 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Buddy Miller, Nashville, Soundtrack
Big Machine Records, ABC Studios and Lionsgate have announced the first soundtrack album for the second season of the ABC drama Nashville. The album is produced by Buddy Miller who took over from T Bone Burnett as the executive music producer of the series for the second season and features songs from the show’s cast including Connie Britton (Rayna Jaymes), Hayden Panettiere (Juliette Barnes), Charles Esten (Deacon Claybourne), Clare Bowen (Scarlett O’Connor), Sam Palladio (Gunnar Scott), Jonathan Jackson (Avery Barkley), Chris Carmack (Will Lexington), Aubrey Peeples (Layla Grant), Chaley Rose (Zoey Dalton), sisters Lennon and Maisy Stella (Maddie & Daphne Conrad), Will Chase (Luke Wheeler) and more. The soundtrack will be released on December 10, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Nashville created by Callie Khouri currently airs every Wednesday night on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
WAZ to Score Fox’s ‘Surviving Jack’
Posted: November 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, Surviving Jack, WAZ
WAZ is scoring the upcoming Fox comedy Surviving Jack. The show is created by Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker ($#*! My Dad Says) and stars Christopher Meloni, Connor Buckley, Rachael Harris, Claudia Lee, Kevin Hernandez and Tyler Foden. The series based on Justin Halpern’s autobiographical book I Suck at Girls is set in 1990s Southern California and follows an ex-military man and no-nonsense guy who becomes a full-time parent when his wife decides to go to law school. Halpern and Schumacker are also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television and Doozer production with Bill Lawrence (Spin City, Scrubs) and Jeff Ingold WAZ is best known as a singer/songwriter and for his solo records. He has previously composed the theme and co-scored ABC’s Lawrence-produced comedy Cougar Town. Read the rest of this entry »
