Hamburger Records will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy La Marche. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love, Quills). Also included are the songs from the film by such artists as The Mamas & The Papas, Punkin Machine, Suicide and Charles Trenet. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. La Marche directed by Nabil Ben Yadir and stars Jamel Debbouze, Olivier Gourmet, Hafsia Herzi and Lubna Azabal. The movie is inspired by the events during the “Marche des Beurs” that swept through France in December 1983 to protest against inequality and discrimination in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
‘La Marche’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: La marche, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Warbeck
Hans Zimmer to Produce Junkie XL’s ‘Divergent’ Score
Posted: November 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Divergent, Hans Zimmer, Junkie XL, Neil Burger
Following our news article from earlier this week, it was revealed today that Hans Zimmer will serve as the executive score producer on the sci-fi adventure film Divergent. Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenberg) is composing the score for the film based on Veronica Roth’s bestselling novel, directed by Neil Burger and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Aaron Eckhart, Miles Teller, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Jai Courtney, Ashley Judd and Maggie Q. The composer whose other previous and upcoming scoring credits include 300: Rise of an Empire, Mad Max: Fury Road, Paranoia has previously collaborated with Zimmer numerous times, providing additional music for such film as Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, Madagascar series, Shark Tale and Megamind. Read the rest of this entry »
The Crystal Method Scoring Fox’s ‘Almost Human’
Posted: November 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Almost Human, Fox, J.H. Wyman, The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method are composing the score for the new Fox series Almost Human. The show is created by J.H. Wyman (The Mexican, Fringe) and stars Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Crook and Michael Irby. The drama is set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like android and follows a respected police officer who has shut down emotionally after a tragic mission that claimed the lives of nine of his fellow elite officers. Wyman is also executive producing the Bonanza Productions, Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television production with J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (Lost, Revolution). Read the rest of this entry »
Jose Gonzalez’s ‘Step Out’ from ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Released
Posted: November 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Stiller, Craig Wedren, Jose Gonzalez, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Theodore Shapiro
The original song Step Out performed by Jose Gonzalez from Ben Stiller’s upcoming dramedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has been released. The song is composed by the film’s composer Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Tropic Thunder) and Craig Wedren (The School of Rock, Role Models). To download the single, visit Amazon. The song is also used in the film’s trailer, which is embedded after the jump. Universal Republic will release a soundtrack album for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty on December 17, 2013 (click here to pre-order the CD). The full album details will be posted on this site soon. The movie starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn and Sean Penn is based on James Thurber’s classic story and follows a day-dreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. Read the rest of this entry »
John Tavener (1944 – 2013)
Posted: November 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: John Tavener
John Tavener has passed away at age 69. The British composer was best known for his concert work, but also worked on a couple of major films, most notably Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 movie Children of Men. Tavener also composed the music for the international co-production Battle in Heaven directed by Carlos Reygadas and Werner Herzog’s documentary short Pilgrimage. The composer’s concert music was also used in a number of films, including Terence Malick’s The Tree of Life. He received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2000 for services to music.Tavener died at his home in Child Okeford, Southern England. Read the rest of this entry »
Maurice Jarre’s ‘Prancer’ Score Released
Posted: November 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Maurice Jarre, Prancer, score, Soundtrack, The Thanksgiving Promise
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1989 Christmas fantasy family drama Prancer directed by John D. Hancock and starring Sam Elliot, Cloris Leachman and Johnny Galecki. The album features the film’s original score written and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ghost). To order the soundtrack for the MGM production, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Medora’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bobby Emmett, Medora, Soundtrack
ABCKO Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Medora. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bobby Emmett, as well as tracks by Joe Lapaglia, Harlan, Chris Bathgate and The Press Delete. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Medora is directed by Andrew Cohn & Davy Rothbart and follows four boys from rural Medora, Indiana who fight to end their high school Basketball team’s losing streak as their dwindling town faces the threat of extinction. The movie premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and was picked up for domestic distribution by Beachside and Film Buff. The film opened in select theaters this past Friday and will also be released on VOD tomorrow, November 12. Read the rest of this entry »
Junkie XL to Score ‘Divergent’
Posted: November 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Divergent, Junkie XL, Neil Burger
Junkie XL is currently working on the score for the film adaptation of the young adult novel Divergent. The movie is directed by Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Limitless) and stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Ray Stevenson, Jai Courtney, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Ashley Judd and Maggie Q. The film based on Veronica Roth’s first of a trilogy of novels is set in a post-apocalytic Chicago divided into five factions and follows 16-year-old Beatrice Prior whose life changes dramatically when she switches factions. Vanessa Taylor (Hope Springs, Jack & Bobby) and Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsman) have written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 10, 2013)
Posted: November 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Heffes, Black Mirror, DirecTV, Geoff Zanelli, Gregg Lehrman, Ground Floor, JFK, Joel Goodman, Jon Opstad, Killing Kennedy, Secret State, TBS, Vince Pope
Premiering tonight on the National Geographic Channel is the drama Killing Kennedy directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Rob Lowe as President Kennedy, Will Rothhaar as Lee Harvey Oswald, Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald and Ginnifer Goodwin as Jacqueline Kennedy. The film’s original score is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). Click here and here to listen to tracks from the composer’s music for the movie. To check out a recent interview with the composer about his work on the project, visit TV Goodness. Killing Kennedy premieres tonight on the National Geographic Channel. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the biographical drama Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom have been revaled. The album features the songs from the film, including the original song Ordinary Love by U2, as well as songs by Bob Marley & The Wailers, Art Blakey, The Special AKA, The Manhattan Brothers and The Havana Singers. The soundtrack will be released on December 10, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips below. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by Alex Heffes. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is directed by Justin Chadwick and stars Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Zolani Mkiva, Jamie Bartlett, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Deon Lotz and Terry Pheto. The movoe premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in select cities on November 29, 2013 by the Weinstein Company. Read the rest of this entry »
