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 »
‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Soundtrack
Ryan Shore to Score ‘The List’
Posted: November 9, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Harris Goldberg, Ryan Shore, The List
Ryan Shore has signed on to score the upcoming romantic comedy The List. The film is directed by Harris Goldberg and stars Patrick Fugit, Jennifer Morrison, Karen Gillan, Aaron Staton, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Giles Martini, Jobeth Williams and Victoria Tennant. The movie follows a man who takes on a list of self improvements in order to win the affection of his dream girl. Kristen D’Alessio has co-written the screenplay with Goldberg and is also producing the project for Goose’s List. The Grammy Award-winning composer whose previous scoring credits include Prime, Harvard Man and the video game Spy Hunter has previously collaborated with Goldberg on the 2007 drama Numb starring Matthew Perry. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 8, 2013)
Posted: November 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Case of You, Ass Backwards, Best Man Down, Brian Tyler, David Holmes, David Kahne, Erica Weis, Go for Sisters, Great Expectations, How I Live Now, John Williams, Jon Hopkins, Marcelo Zarvos, Mason Daring, Mateo Messina, Orr Rebhun, Reaching for the Moon, Richard Hartley, The Armstrong Lie, The Book Thief, The Motel Life, The Starving Games, Thor: The Dark World, Timothy Wynn
Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World directed by Alan Taylor and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Anthony Hopkins. Brian Tyler who previously scored Marvel’s Iron Man 3 earlier this year has composed the film’s music. Hollywood Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally and Intrada Records will release a physical version. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Also visit Superhero Hype, Tracksounds, Soundtrax and Trailer Addict for recent interviews with Tyler about his work on the film.
Opening in limited release is the period drama The Book Thief directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nelisse. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Academy Award winner John Williams. Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on November 8. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and audio clips. Also check out our previous article for a video interview with Williams about his first score for a film not directed by Steven Spielberg in eight years. Read the rest of this entry »
Martin Phipps Scoring ‘The Keeping Room’
Posted: November 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Barber, Martin Phipps, The Keeping Room
Martin Phipps is the composer of the upcoming drama The Keeping Room. The film is directed by Daniel Barber and stars Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington, Amy Nuttall and Ned Dehenny. The movie is set in the Civil War and follows three Southern women who are forced to defend their home from the onslaught of a band of soldiers who have broken off from the fast approaching Union Army. Julia Hart has written the screenplay. Jordan Horowitz (The Kids Are All Right) is producing the project for Gilbert Films, alongside Matt Williams, David McFadzean (Where the Heart Is), Judd Payne & Dete Meserve (Bernie) for Wind Dancer Films. Phipps has previously collaborated with Barber on the thriller Harry Brown starring Michael Caine, which he co-scored with Ruth Barrett. Read the rest of this entry »
‘L’arbitro’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrea Guerra, L'arbitro, score, Soundtrack
Cinevox Record will release the official soundtrack album for the Italian/Argentinian comedy L’arbitro. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrea Guerra (The Pursuit of Happiness, Hotel Rwanda). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 14, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. L’arbitro is directed by Paolo Zucca and stars Stefano Accorsi, Geppi Cucciari, Marco Messeri, Francesco Pannofino and Benito Urgu. The movie centers on an ambitious soccer referee who ends up handling a crucial match between rival soccer teams of two small Sardinian villages. The comedy was selected pre-opener to the 10th edition of the Critic’s Week Venice Days at this year’s Venice Film Festival and opened in Italy earlier this fall. Read the rest of this entry »
Clinton Shorter to Score ‘Pompeii’
Posted: November 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clinton Shorter, Paul W.S. Anderson, Pompeii
Clinton Shorter is composing the score for the upcoming historical action epic Pompeii. The film is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil, AVP: Alien vs Predator, Mortal Kombat) and stars Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paz Vega, Jared Harris and Kiefer Sutherland. The movie follows an enslaved Celtic gladiator who falls in love with a noblewoman on the eve of a massive volcanic eruption that destroys Pompeii. The screenplay is written Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler (Batman Forever) and Michael Robert Johnson (Sherlock Holmes). Anderson is also producing the Constantin Film and Impact Pictures production with Jeremy Bolt (Resident Evil series, Death Race), Robert Kulzer (The Mortal Instruments, Wrong Turn) and Don Carmody (Silent Hill, Goon). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Exploding Sun’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Exploding Sun, James Gelfand, score, Soundtrack
MovieScoreMedia and Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi television movie Exploding Sun. The album features the film’s original score composed by James Gelfand (Cyberbully, Silent Night). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 12, 2013 and physically on November 26. Visit Kronos Records’ website to pre-order the soundtrack and listen to audio clips. Exploding Sun is directed by Michael Robison (Eureka, Stephen King’s Dead Zone) and stars David James Elliott, Anthony Lemke,Natalie Brown and Julia Ormond. The movie tells the story of what happens when the first ever commercial space shuttle is struck by a solar storm. The film premiered in the U.S. this September on the ReelzChannel is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Careful What You Wish For’ to Feature Music by John Debney, The Newton Brothers & Josh Debney
Posted: November 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Careful What You Wish For, John Debney, Josh Debney, The Newton Brothers
John Debney has composed the theme for the upcoming thriller Careful What You Wish For. The composer’s son Josh Debney and The Newton Brothers have written the score for the movie directed by Elizabeth Allen (Aquamarine, Ramona and Beezus) and starring Isabel Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Jonas, Graham Rogers and Paul Sorvino. The film follows a young, lonely wife of a wealthy businessman who rents the lake house next door to a high-school student. When the student starts an affair with the wife, he gets more than he bargained for. Robert L. Stein, Michael A. Helfant & Bradley Gallo are producing the project for Troika Pictures, alongside Ashok Amritraj (Bandits, Shopgirl) for Hyde Park and Kirk D’Amico. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mary Poppins’ 50th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mary Poppins, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman, Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for Disney’s classic musical Mary Poppins. The 50th Anniversary Edition features the film’s original songs composed by Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman performed by the movie’s cast. Also included are previously unreleased Sherman Brothers demo recordings. The soundtrack will be released later this month and coincides with the 50th Anniversary Blu-ray and DVD release of the film to be released on December 10, 2013. Mary Poppins is directed by Robert Stevenson and stars Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and received 5 awards, including Best Actress and Best Song (Chim Chim Cher-ee). Read the rest of this entry »
Blake Neely to Score ABC’s ‘Resurrection’
Posted: November 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Blake Neely, Resurrection
Blake Neely has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC drama Resurrection. The show is created by by Aaron Zelman (Damages, The Killing) and stars Omar Epps, Matt Craven, Devin Kelley, Frances Fisher, Kurtwood Smith, Sam Hazeldine, Samaire Armstrong, Mark Hildreth and Landon Gimenez. The series centers on the people of Arcadia, MO, whose lives are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to return. Zelman is also executive producing the ABC Studios production with JoAnn Alfano (30 Rock), Dede Gardner & Jeremy Kleiner (World War Z, 12 Years a Slave) and Jon Liebman (Ringer), Brillstein Entertainment and Plan B. The pilot was directed by Charles McDougall. Read the rest of this entry »
