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 »
‘Philomena’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Frears
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 »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 13, 2013)
Posted: October 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adrian Johnston, BBC America, Burton & Taylor, Dancing on the Edge, Hallmark Channel, John Lunn, Lee Holdrige, Michael Giacchino, Reign, Starz, The CW, Toy Story of Terror, Trevor Morris, When Calls the Heart
Premiering on Thursday, October 17, on ABC is the Halloween special Toy Story of Terror directed by Angus MacLane and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal and Carl Weathers. Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, The Incredibles) has composed the music for the short. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Tuesday, October 15. To learn more about the Pixar special and check out the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuomas Kantelinen Scoring ‘Hercules: The Legend Begins’
Posted: October 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hercules: The Legend Begins, Renny Harlin, Tuomas Kantelinen
Tuomas Kantelinen is reteaming with director Renny Harlin on the upcoming period action adventure Hercules: The Legend Begins. The film stars Kellan Lutz in the title role, alongside Liam McIntyre, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee and Liam Garrigan. The movie tells the love story between the son of Zeus and the mortal princess of Crete, who was promised to his own brother despite her love for Hercules. Harlin has co-written the screenplay with Sean Hood (Conan the Barbarian, Halloween: Resurrection) and Steve Giulio. Les Welden and Danny Lerner (The Expendables 2, Olympus Has Fallen) are producing the Nu Image/Millennium Films production. Harlin has previously collaborated with Kantelinen on 2004’s Mindhunters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Contracted’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Contracted, Kevin Riepl, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album for the upcoming horror thriller Contracted is set to be released next month. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Riepl (Gears of War, the upcoming Cabin Fever: Patient Zero). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 12, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Contracted is written and directed by Eric England (Madison County, Roadside) and stars Najarra Townsend, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Caroline Williams and Simon Barrett. The movie follows a young woman who fears she’s picked up a nasty STD only to discover it’s something far worse. IFC Midnight has picked up domestic distribution rights for the thriller and is set to release the movie in theaters and on VOD in November. Read the rest of this entry »
