Canderblinks will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Diana. The album features the film’s original music composed by David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Out of Sight, Analyze That) and Keefus Ciancia (Nashville). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 28, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips. Diana is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and stars Naomi Watts as Princess Diana and centers on the last two years of her life and the secret love affair she had with Dr. Hasnat Khan, played by Naveen Andrews. The drama is now playing in theaters in the UK and will be released in select U.S. cities on November 1, 2013 by Entertainment One Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Diana’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Holmes, Diana, Keefus Ciancia, score, Soundtrack
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dallas Buyers Club, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release the official soundtrack album for the drama Dallas Buyers Club. The album features music from and inspired by the film, including songs by Jared Leto’s band Thirty Seconds to Mars, Tegan and Sara, AWOLNATION, The Naked and the Famous, T. Rex, My Morning Jacket, Fitz and the Tantrums, Blondfire, Neon Trees, Cold War Kids, Capital Cities, The Airborne Toxic Event and more. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 29, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Dallas Buyers Club is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto. The movie tells the true story of real-life Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof, whose free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. The drama premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in select theaters on November 1, 2013 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ to Feature Music by Junkie XL
Posted: October 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Miller, Junkie XL, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Holkenborg
Junkie XL is currently working on the score for the upcoming post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road. The film is directed by George Miller (Happy Feet, The Witches of Eastwick) and stars Tom Hardy in the title role of Max Rockatansky, alongside Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, supermodel Abbey Lee Kershaw, Courtney Eaton, Josh Helman, Jennifer Hagan and singer/songwriter iOTA. The fourth installment in the series follows Mad Max as he is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator, which leads to Road War. Miller has also co-written the screenplay with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Philomena’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Frears
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for Stephen Frears’ upcoming comedy drama Philomena. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Argo, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) who has previously collaborated with the director on such films as The Queen, Tamara Drewe and Cheri. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on October 28, 2013 and in the U.S. on November 25, 2013. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Check out audio clips after the jump. Philomena starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan tells the true story of an Irish woman seeking the illegitimate son she was forced to put up for adoption in the U.S. The movie premiered at this year’s Venice and Toronto Film Festival and was picked up by the Weinstein Company for a theatrical release in the U.S. on November 22, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Antony Partos Scoring David Michod’s ‘The Rover’
Posted: October 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antony Partos, David Michod, The Rover
Composer Antony Partos is reuniting with director David Michod on the upcoming futuristic thriller The Rover. The movie stars Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, David Field, Anthony Hayes, Gillian Jones and Susan Prior. The film is set in the future a decade after the collapse of the western economic system and follows a loner traveling in the desolate Australian outback, where a gang of thieves steal his car and leave behind a wounded member who is forced to help track down the gang. Michod has also written screenplay based on a story by himself and actor Joel Edgerton. The director is also producing the project with Liz Watts (Animal Kingdom, Little Fish) for Porchlight Film and David Linde (360) for Lava Bear Films. Partos and Michod have previously collaborated on the Australian 2010 dramatic crime thriller Animal Kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Denis Sanacore, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, score, Soundtrack, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Sony Music has released a soundtrack album for Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 3D family adventure The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (El extraordinario viaje de T.S. Spive). The album features the film’s original music composed by Denis Sanacore. The soundtrack is now available both digitally and physically in France. Visit the French Amazon store to listen to audio clips. No domestic release has been announced yet. The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet is co-written and directed by Jeunet (Amelie, Alien: Resurrection, Delicatessen) is based on the novel by Reif Larsen and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Kyle Catlett and Judy Davis. The movie follows a 12-year-old boy with extraordinary skills who leaves his family in Montana and takes off on a cross-country adventure to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. to receive a prize. The movie will be released in France this Wednesday, October 16. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Scapegoat’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Au bonheur des ogres, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack, The Scapegoat
Chapter 2 will release a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama The Scapegoat (Au bonheur des ogres). The album features the film’s original score composed by Golden Globe-nominated composer Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Election). Also included are the songs featured in the movie by artists including Ben Howard and C2C. The soundtrack is now available digitally in France (click here to listen to audio clips). The Scapegoat is directed by Nicolas Bary and stars Berenice Bejo (The Artist) as an investigative journalist, alongside Raphael Personnaz and Emir Kusturica. The movie based on the classic novel by Daniel Pennac is produced by Dimitri Rassam (Upside Down). The comedy will be released this Wednesday, October 16 in France. No word yet on a domestic distribution deal. Read the rest of this entry »
Columbia Records to Release ’12 Years a Slave’ Soundtrack
Posted: October 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 12 Years a Slave, Soundtrack, Steve McQueen
Columbia Records will release a soundtrack album for the critically acclaimed period drama 12 Years a Slave. The album features music from and inspired by the film. Among the artists contributing to the soundtrack are John Legend, Alicia Keys and Gary Clark Jr. The full details are expected to be announced within the next couple of days. The movie features an original score composed by Hans Zimmer. In addition, pianist/composer Nicholas Britell has written and arranged the film’s on-screen violin music, which is performed by violinist Tim Fain. The soundtrack will be released physically on November 11, 2013. 12 Years a Slave is directed by Steve McQueen and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt and Alfre Woodard. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Salem’s Lot’ and ‘Buck Rogers’ Soundtracks Released
Posted: October 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music AlbumsTags: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Glen A. Larson, Harry Sukman, Johnny Harris, Les Baxter, Richard LaSalle, Salem's Lot, score, Soundtrack, Stu Phillips
Intrada Records has released the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1979 TV mini-series Salem’s Lot based on the Stephen King vampire novel, directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul, Bonnie Bedelia, James Mason and Lance Kerwin. The 2-CD set features the series’ original score composed and conducted by Harry Sukman (Song Without End). The composer received an Emmy nomination for his work on the project. The album also includes cues Sukman subsequently re-fashioned for the re-edited feature version of picture. To listen to audio clips and order the soundtrack, visit the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Haslinger Scoring ‘No Good Deed’
Posted: October 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: In the Blood, John Stockwell, No Good Deed, Paul Haslinger
Paul Haslinger is scoring the upcoming thriller No Good Deed. The film is directed by Sam Miller (Luther) and stars Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Henry Simmons, Kate del Castillo and Mark Smith. The movie follows a former district attorney turned stay-at-home mom and her two children who are terrorized and kidnapped after she invites a stranger into their home to wait for help after his car runs off the road. Aimee Lagos (96 Minutes) has written the screenplay and Will Packer (Think Like a Man, Obsessed, Stomp the Yard) is producing the project through his Rainforest Films company, alongside Lee Clay (Beautiful Boy). Haslinger has previously collaborated with Packer on Screen Gems’ 2010 thriller Takers. Read the rest of this entry »
