Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1991 action thriller sequel F/X2 directed by Richard Franklyn (Psycho II, Link) and starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. The album features the film’s original score written and conducted by Academy Award-nominated composer Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Enter the Dragon, Bullit, Rush Hour) who followed Bill Conti who scored Robert Mandel’s original 1986 film. The soundtrack features Schifrin’s complete score in film order. For the full album details and to pre-order the limited edition CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
Lalo Schifrin’s ‘F/X2’ Score to Be Released
Posted: November 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Escape From the Dark, FX2, Girl with a Suitcase, La ragazza con la valigia, Lalo Schifrin, Mario Nascimbene, Ron Goodwin, score, Soundtrack, The Littlest Horse Thieves
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Peter Gregson Scoring Alan Rickman’s ‘A Little Chaos’
Posted: November 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Little Chaos, Alan Rickman, Peter Gregson
Peter Gregson is composing the score for the upcoming British period comedy A Little Chaos. The film is directed by Alan Rickman who also stars in the film alongside Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Stanley Tucci, Helen McCrory and Jennifer Ehle. The movie follows two rival landscape gardeners who compete to design a fountain at Versailles for Louis XIV. Alison Deegan has written the screenplay. Gail Egan (Half of a Yellow Sun, A Most Wanted Man), Andrea Caldrewood (The Last King of Scotland) and Bertrand Faivre (Julia, Farewell) are producing the BBC Films, Lipsync and Lionsgate U.K. production. The comedy marks Gregson’s first major film scoring assignment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Venus in Fur’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, La Vénus à la fourrure, Roman Polanski, Venus in Fur
Playtime has released a soundtrack album for Roman Polanski’s drama Venus in Fur (La Vénus à la fourrure). The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo) who previously worked together with the director on The Ghost Writer and Carnage. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Venus in Fur is written by David Ives based on his Tony-winning stage play and stars Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric. The movie follows an actress who attempts to convince a director how she’s perfect for a role in his upcoming production. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is now playing in theaters in France and other European countries. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Out of the Furnace’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dickon Hinchliffe, Out of the Furnace, score, Scott Cooper, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the the drama Out of the Furnace. The album features the film’s original score composed by Dickon Hinchliffe (Winter‘s Bone, Last Chance Harvey). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Out of the Furnace is co-written and directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) and stars Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Zoe Saldana and Sam Shepard. The movie follows two brothers in an economically depressed part of the American Rust Belt. When one has to go to prison, the other is lured into a ruthless gang. The drama is set to be released on December 6, 2013 by Relativity Media. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 17, 2013)
Posted: November 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Almost Human, Atlantis, BBC America, Chris Letcher, Fox, J.J. Abrams, Rob Lane, The Challenger Disaster, The Crystal Method
Premiering tonight on Fox is the new futuristic drama Almost Human created by J.H. Wyman, executive produced by J.J. Abrams & Bryan Burke and starring Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Crook and Michael Irby. Electronic music duo The Crystal Method who previously composed the main titles theme for the Fox series Bones are composing the show’s original score. J.J. Abrams has composed the main titles theme, which will be introduced in the second episode, which will premiere tomorrow, November 18. To learn more about the show, check out our previous news article. Almost Human will air every Monday night on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: A&E, Bonnie & Clyde, History Channel, John Debney, Lifetime, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the television event Bonnie & Clyde. The album features the original score from the mini-series composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2). The soundtrack will be released on December 10, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bonnie & Clyde is directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) and stars Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger in the title roles of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the 1930s couple whose crime spree enraptured the American public. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Sarah Hyland, Elizabeth Reaser, Lane Garrison, Austin Hebert and Dale Dickey are also starring in the four hour mini-series, which will premiere over two nights on December 8 & 9 on the History, Lifetime and A&E networks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Morocco’ (‘Exit Marrakech’) Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Caroline Link, Exit Marrakech, Morocco, Niki Reiser, score, Soundtrack
Colosseum Music Entertainment has announced a soundtrack album for Caroline Link’s German drama Morocco (Exit Marrakech). The album features the film’s original music composed by Niki Reiser who has previously collaborated with the director on a number of films, including Beyond Silence and the Academy Award-winning feature Nowhere in Africa. The soundtrack will be released overseas on December 6, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release date. Morocco stars Ulrich Tukur, Josef Bierbichler, Hafsia Herzi, Marie-Lou Sellem and Samuel Schneider. The movie centers on the relationship between a respected theater director and his rebellious teenage son during a trip to Marrakech, which is followed by a cathartic road trip across Morocco. The drama had its international premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and was picked up for domestic distribution by Adopt Films for a theatrical release in early summer of 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 15, 2013)
Posted: November 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 12-12-12-, Charlie Countryman, Christophe Beck, Dead Mono, J Mascis, Lele Marchitelli, Mark Orton, Nebraska, Stanley Clarke, Sunlight Jr., The Best Man Holiday, The Great Beauty
Only one new movie is opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in more than 2000 theaters is the comedy The Black Man Holiday directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall. Stanley Clarke (Passenger 57) who has previously collaborated with Lee on such films as Undercover Brothers, Soul Men and the original The Best Man film has composed the movie’s original score. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the Christmas-themed songs from the film by artists including Jordin Sparks, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, Ne-Yo and Emeli Sande. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Opening in New York and Los Angeles before expanding to more cities within the next couple of weeks is the comedy drama Nebraska directed by Alexander Payne and starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, Stacy Keach, June Squibb and Bob Odenkirk. The film’s music is composed by Mark Orton (The Good Girl) of the Californian acoustic chamber music group Tin Hat. Milan Records has released the official soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to listen to a track from the album. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Orton about his work on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hours’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Hours, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Hours. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Benjamin Wallfisch (The Escapist, Dear Wendy, Summer in February). The soundtrack will be released on December 10, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hours is written and directed by Eric Heisserer (screenwriter of Final Destination 5 and The Thing) and stars Paul Walker and Genesis Rodriguez. The movie is set during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and follows a father’s desperate attempt to keep his newborn daughter alive in the wake of the storm’s destruction. The thriller produced by the Safran Company (The Conjuring) in conjunction with Palmstar Media and the Hirsch Group premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and is set to be released in select theaters on December 13 by Pantelion Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Young to Score Scott Derrickson’s ‘Beware the Night’
Posted: November 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Beware the Night, Christopher Young, Scott Derrickson
Director Scott Derrickson has announced on Twitter that he will be reteaming with composer Christopher Young on the upcoming supernatural police thriller Beware the Night. The movie stars Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Joel McHale and Sean Harris. The film follows a New York street cop who has put his faith in religion behind him, but now finds himself targeted by the devil in the form of possessed soldier. Derrickson has co-written the screenplay with Paul Harris Boardman (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Urban Legends: Final Cut). Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean series, National Treasure, The Rock) is producing the project through his production company Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Read the rest of this entry »
