Alberto Iglesias is scoring the upcoming drama The Two Faces of January. The film marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Hossein Amini (Drive, Snow White and the Huntsman, Four Feathers) and stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. The movie is based on the novel of the same title by Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Strangers on a Train) and follows a con artist, his wife and a stranger who try to flee a foreign country after one of them is caught up in the murder of a police officer. Tom Sternberg (Lost Highway, The Talented Mr. Ripley) is producing the Studiocanal and Working Title production with Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner (Atonement, Les Miserables, Love Actually) and Robyn Slovo. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias Scoring ‘The Two Faces of January’
Posted: October 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Hossein Amini, Relatos salvajes, The Two Faces of January
‘The Best Man Holiday’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Malcolm D. Lee, Soundtrack, The Best Man Holiday
RCA Records will release a soundtrack release for the upcoming comedy The Best Man Holiday. The album features the Christmas-themed songs from the film by artists including Jordin Sparks, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, Ne-Yo and Emeli Sandé. The soundtrack will be released on October 29, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Best Man Holiday is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and stars Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall. The sequel to the 1999 hit comedy The Best Man follows the group of college friends as they reunite over the Christmas holidays. The movie is set to be released p on November 15, 2013 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’
Posted: October 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Infinitely Polar Bear, Maya Forbes, Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has been hired to score the upcoming comedy drama Infinitely Polar Bear. The film is written and directed by Maya Forbes (screenwriter of Monsters vs Aliens and The Rocker) and stars Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana. The movie is set in 1978 and follows a manic depressive father who tries to win back his wife by taking responsibility for their two free spirited daughters. Wally Wolodarsky (The Kennedys), Benji Kohn, Austin Stark & Bingo Gubelmann (Detachment, Happythankyounomoreplease), Sam Bisbee & Galt Niederhoffer (Robot & Frank) are producing the Paper Street Films and Park Pictures production. JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk (Lost, Star Trek) are executive producing the project for Bad Robot. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Toy Story of Terror’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Giacchino, Pixar, score, Soundtrack, Toy Story of Terror
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the ABC Halloween special Toy Story of Terror. The album features the animated short’s original score composed by Michael Giacchino who has previously scored Pixar’s The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up and Cars 2, as well as numerous shorts. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Toy Story of Terror is directed by Angus MacLane and features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal and Carl Weathers. The short follows the Toy Story gang on a trip to a roadside motel. The Halloween special is set to premiere on October 16 on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Dudley Scoring ITV’s ‘Breathless’
Posted: October 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Dudley, Breathless, ITV, Masterpiece
Anne Dudley is composing the score for the upcoming medical drama Breathless. The series is co-created and written by Paul Unwin (Shameless) and stars Jack Davenport, Iain Glen, Zoe Boyle and Natasha Little. The show is set in 1960s London and follow a group of doctors and nurses working in a hospital at a time when abortion was still illegal, the contraceptive pill only available to married women and moral codes were shifting. Unwin has also directed the first two episodes of the six-part drama and is executive producing the Masterpiece and ITV Studios production with Rebecca Eaton (Downton Abbey, Sherlock) and Kate Bartlett. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Grimm’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grimm, NBC, Richard Marvin, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the NBC fantasy drama Grimm. The album features selections of the original score from the first two seasons composed by Richard Marvin (U-571, Surrogates, Six Feet Under). The soundtrack will be released on October 22, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Grimm is created by David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf and stars David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch and Silas Weir Mitchell. The second season of the series about a homicide detective who discovers he’s a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces was released last month on Blu-ray and DVD. The third season is set to premiere on October 25 and will air every Friday night on ABC. Read the rest of this entry »
Fernando Velazquez to Score Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’
Posted: October 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crimson Peak, Fernando Velazquez, Guillermo Del Toro
Fernando Velazquez is set to score Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming gothic horror thriller Crimson Peak. The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Tom Hiddleston. No plot details have been revealed yet. Del Toro (Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Lucinda Coxon (Wild Target, The Heart of Me) are co-writing the screenplay based on an original script written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins (Mimic, The Sugarland Express, Batteries Not Included). Legendary Pictures is producing and financing the project and Universal Pictures will have the option to come on board as a finance partner at a later date. Velazquez has previously scored the Guillermo del Toro-produced horror thriller Mama. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Curse of Chucky’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Curse of Chucky, Joseph LoDuca, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the horror movie Curse of Chucky. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph LoDuca (Army of Darkness, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Curse of Chucky is written and directed by franchise creator Don Mancini and stars Brad Dourif as Chucky’s voice, alongside Fiona Dourif, Danielle Bisutti, Maitland McConnell and Chantal Quesnelle. The movie finds a finds a new family imperiled by the murderous doll that launched a generation’s nightmares. The film will be released on October 8 on Blu-ray and DVD by Universal Home Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Alan Menken to Produce and Write Music for ABC Pilot ‘Galavant’
Posted: October 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Alan Menken, Galavant, Glenn Slater
Variety is reporting that Alan Menken will be writing the music and executive producing the ABC comedy musical pilot Galavant. The show is created by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Bolt, Tangled) and centers on handsome Prince Galavant and his quest for revenge over the king who stole his one true love. Fogelman is also executive producing the ABC Studios production with Menken and Glenn Slater who is expected to write the lyrics for the show’s original songs. Menken and Slater have previously collaborated with Fogelman for a musical episode of the ABC comedy The Neighbors, for which the duo was recently nominated for an Emmy Award. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Parenthood’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, Parenthood, Soundtrack
J-2 Music will release a new soundtrack album for the NBC drama Parenthood. The album includes songs featured in the show by artists including Delta Rae, Lyle Lovett, CeeLo Green, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Glen Hansard, A Fine Frenzy, Emile Millar and more. Check out the full track list and audio clips after the jump. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 8, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Scion Music Group has previously released a soundtrack for the show in 2010 (click here to download the album). Parenthood starring Lauren Graham, Mae Whitman, Miles Heizer, Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia returned for its fifth season last week and will air every Thursday night on NBC. Read the rest of this entry »
