Lucas Vidal has been hired to score the upcoming action thriller Tracers. The film is directed by Daniel Benmayor (Bruc, The Manhunt) and stars Taylor Lautner as a New York City bike messenger who is in debt to an organized crime gang and escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger. Marie Avgeropoulos and Adam Rayner are co-starring. The movie’s screenplay is written by Leslie Bohem (Dante’s Peak, Daylight), Matt Johnson (Into the Blue), Kevin Lund and T.J. Scott. Mary Bowen and Wyck Godfrey (Twilight series, Dear John, Safe Haven) are producing the project for Temple Hill Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Lucas Vidal to Score ‘Tracers’
Posted: October 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Benmayor, Lucas Vidal, Tracers
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‘Quai d’Orsay’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Sarde, Quai d'Orsay, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records will release a soundtrack album for the political satire Quai d’Orsay. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer Philippe Sarde (Tess, The Tenant). The soundtrack will be released next month and is now available for pre-order on the label’s official website. Quai d’Orsay is directed by Bertrand Tavernier (‘Round Midnight, Coup de torchon) and stars Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz and Niels Arestrupt. The movie follows a dashing, globetrotting French foreign minister whose charm and insouciance mask his utter and complete incompetence. The comedy premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in France on November 6, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cuban Fury’ to Feature Music by Daniel Pemberton
Posted: October 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cuban Fury, Daniel Pemberton, Ridley Scott, Showtime, The Counselor, The Vatican
Daniel Pemberton has composed the score for the upcoming British comedy Cuban Fury. The film is directed by James Griffiths and stars Nick Frost, Chris O’Dowd, Olivia Colman, Rashida Jones, Ian McShane, Rory Kinnear, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Alexandra Roach. The movie follows a down-on-his-luck man who reignites his long-dormant passion for salsa dancing after falling for his gorgeous American boss. Jon Brown (Misfits, Fresh Meat) has written the screenplay. James Biddle and Nira Park (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul) are producing the project for Big Talk Productions. Pemberton has previously collaborated with the producers on Big Talk’s In Fear, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and which will open in British theaters next month. Cuban Fury is set to be released on February 14, 2014 in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
Varèse Sarabande Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Halloween Concert Gala
Posted: October 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Brian Tyler, Christopher Young, Cliff Eidelman, John Debney, Lee Holdridge, Marco Beltrami, Nathan Barr, Randy Edelman, Varese Sarabande
This past Saturday night, film music record label Varèse Sarabande hosted their 35th Anniversary Halloween Concert Gala at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California. The concert was hosted and produced by Robert Townson and performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) and Chorale. Highlights included a suite from the comic book film adaptation of Ghost Rider, which Golden Globe-nominated composer Christopher Young (The Shipping News, Spider-Man 3) arranged specifically for the concert and which featured a full orchestra, chorus and a heavy metal band led by Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. The performance was received with a standing ovation by the audience. Additionally, Oscar nominee Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, World War Z) made his concert conducting debut with a suite of his scores for Alex Proyas’ I, Robot and Knowing, as well as Guillermo del Toro’s Mimic and Hellboy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nebraska’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexander Payne, Mark Orton, Nebraska, score, Soundtrack
The details for the soundtrack album for Alexander Payne’s comedy drama Nebraska have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Orton (The Good Girl) of the Californian acoustic chamber music group Tin Hat. The soundtrack will be released on November 19, 2013 by Milan Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Listen to a track from the score after the jump. Nebraska stars Bruce Dern, Will Forte, Stacy Keach, June Squibb and Bob Odenkirk. The movie follows an old man with increasing dementia who goes on a road trip from Montana to Nebraska with one of his sons to collect a sweepstakes prize he thinks he has won. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and will be released on November 15, 2013 by Paramount Vantage. Read the rest of this entry »
Pino Donaggio’s ‘Patrick’ Score to Be Released
Posted: October 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Patrick, Pino Donaggio, score, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Patrick. The album features the film’s original score composed by Pino Donaggio (Dressed to Kill, Carrie, Blow Out) and performed by the City of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra. The soundtrack is set to be released in January of 2014. Patrick is directed by Mark Hartley and stars Charles Dance, Sharni Vinson, Jackson Gallagher and Rachel Griffiths. The film is a re-imagining of the 1970’s Australian feature of the same title about a comatose hospital patient who harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own. The premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival this past summer and was just released in Australia. Phase 4 and Uncork’d Entertainment have recently picked up domestic distribution rights and are planning a release on VOD and in theaters in early 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Days on Mars’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, The Last Days on Mars
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller The Last Days on Mars. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (Disconnect, Waltz With Bashir). The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 28, 2013. Check back on this page for the U.S. release date info and audio clips. The Last Days on Mars is directed by Ruairi Robinson and stars Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas, Olivia Williams, Johnny Harris, Goran Kostic and Tom Cullen. The movie follows a group of astronauts on an exploratory mission to Mars who discover colonies of bacteria living deep within the permafrost. The thriller premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was picked up for domestic distribution by Magnolia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau Scoring ‘A Many Splintered Thing’
Posted: October 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Many Splintered Thing, Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau
Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau have been tapped to score the upcoming indie romantic comedy A Many Splintered Thing. The film is directed by Justin Reardon and stars Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Anthony Mackie, Aubrey Plaza, Giovanni Ribisi, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Ashley Tisdale and Philip Baker Hall. The movie follows a young man disillusioned by love who meets an engaged woman and feigns a platonic relationship in order to keep seeing her as he tries to conquer her heart. Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair have written the Black List screenplay. McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) and Mary Viola are producing the project with Voltage Pictures’ Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, The Company You Keep) & Craig Flores (Charlie Countryman). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Attila Marcel’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Attila Marcel, Franck Monbaylet, score, Soundtrack, Sylvain Chomet
The details of the soundtrack album for the French comedy Attila Marcel have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by director Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belville) and Franck Monbaylet. Chomet previously wrote the music for his Academy Award-nominated feature The Illusionist. The soundtrack will be released in France on November 4, 2013 (click here for audio clips). No word yet on a domestic release date. Attila Marcel is written and directed by Chomet and stars Guillaume Gouix, Anne Le Ny, Bernadette Lafont and Hélène Vincent. The film marks the director’s first live action feature and follows a mute, sweet-natured man-child whose reawakened childhood memories unleash marvellous musical fantasies. The movie premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in France on October 30. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliot Goldenthal’s Expanded ‘Pet Sematary’ Score Released
Posted: October 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elliot Goldenthal, Pet Sematary, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1989 horror thriller Pet Sematary directed by Mary Lambert, based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel and starring Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby and Fred Gwynne. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the movie composed by Elliot Goldenthal (Frida, Interview with a Vampire, Alien 3). The soundtrack features over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music from the Paramount Pictures production and also includes alternate tracks and source cues. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, which is limited to 2000 copies, visit the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
