Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Queen of Carthage. The album features the film’s original score written by Golden Globe-nominated composer Brian Byrne (Albert Nobbs, The Good Doctor) and performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra, Kristina Train and Danielle De Niese. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 8, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Queen of Carthage is directed by Mardana M. Mayginnes and stars Keisha-Castle Hughes and Shiloh Fernandez who also co-wrote the screenplay and is producing the film, which follows an American drifter who discovers a New Zealand singer and develops an obsession for him. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Queen of Carthage’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Byrne, Queen of Carthage, score, Soundtrack
‘+1’ (‘Plus One’) Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: +1, Nathan Larson, Plus One, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the supernatural thriller +1 (Plus One). The album features the film’s original score composed by Nathan Larson (Boys Don’t Cry, Silent House). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. +1 is directed by Dennis Iliadis (The Last House on the Left) and stars Ashley Hinshaw, Rhys Wakefield, Logan Miller and Natalie Hall. The movie centers on a mysterious phenomenon that disrupts the party of the decade, with the evening quickly descending into violent chaos. The film premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and was released in select theaters and on VOD last weekend by IFC Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Fifth Estate’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: September 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Carter Burwell, The Fifth Estate
Lakeshore Records has published an audio preview of the soundtrack album for Bill Condon’s WikiLeaks drama The Fifth Estate. The film’s music is composed by Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight, Adaptation). The album features the score, as well as tracks by Amon Tobin, Yppah and Tame Impala. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the soundtrack after the jump. As previously reported, the album will be released on October 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The Fifth Estate stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange & Daniel Brühl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, as well as Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Peter Capaldi, Dan Stevens, Alicia Vikander and Carice van Houten. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Enough Said’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Enough Said, Marcelo Zarvos, Nicole Holofcener, score, Soundtrack
Fox Music has released a soundtrack album for Nicole Holofcener’s comedy drama Enough Said. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Remember Me, The Words, The Good Shepherd) who previously scored the director’s 2010 film Please Give. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Enough Said is written and directed by Holofcener and stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette and Ben Falcone. The movie follows a divorced woman as she tries to secretly juggle two relationships and wonders whether her new favorite friend’s disastrous ex can be her cue for happiness. The dramedy premiered at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month and was released in select theaters last weekend by Fox Searchlight. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcus Miller Scoring ‘About Last Night’ Remake
Posted: September 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: About Last Night, Marcus Miller, Steve Pink
Marcus Miller is scoring the upcoming romantic comedy drama About Last Night. The film is directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine, Accepted) and stars Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Michael Ealy, Joy Bryant, Adam Rodriguez, Christopher McDonald and Paula Patton. The movie is a remake of Edward Zwick’s 1986 film of the same title starring Rob Lowe & Demi Moore and featuring music by Miles Goodman. The dramedy is also based on David Mamet’s play Sexual Perversity in Chicago and follows a man and woman who enter into a relationship, but their friends get in the way. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde, score, Soundtrack, Steve Poltz
Arrival Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde. The album features the film’s original music composed by Steve Poltz (Bio-Dome) who is best known as a singer/songwriter and has collaborated with Jewel on a number of songs. The soundtrack will be released on October 4, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde is produced and directed by Suzanne Mitchell and centers on a modern cowboy and activist who manages a South Dakota horse sanctuary and has rescued 500 mustangs from wild horse roundups over the last 25 years. The film will be released on October 11, 2013 in select theaters and on VOD by Screen Media. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese, Fajar Yuskemal & Aria Prayogi to Score ‘The Raid 2’
Posted: September 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aria Prayogi, Fajar Yuskemal, Gareth Evans, Joseph Trapanese, The Raid 2
Director Gareth Evans has announced on Twitter that Joseph Trapanese, Fajar Yuskemal and Aria Prayogi will be composing the score for the upcoming action sequel The Raid 2. Iko Uwais will reprise his role as police officer Rama from 2011’s The Raid: Redemption. The film takes place right after the first film ends and follows Rama as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force. Evans has also written the screenplay and Ario Sagantoro is producing the PT Merantau Films and XYZ Films production with Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer, Aram Tertzakian and Todd Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The East’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Halli Cauthery, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rostam Batmanglij, score, Soundtrack, The East, Zal Batmanglij
Fox Music has released a soundtrack album for the espionage thriller The East. The album includes the film’s original score composed by Halli Cauthery and featuring themes by Harry Gregson-Williams (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia, Spy Game). Also included is Rostam Batmanglij’s Doc’s Song. The soundtrack is now available on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The East is directed by Zal Batmanglij and stars Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Julia Ormond and Patricia Clarkson. The film follows a former FBI agent who goes undercover to infiltrate an anarchist collective seeking revenge against major corporations guilty of covering up criminal activity. The thriller opened this past May in theaters and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Edition for Elmer Bernstein’s ‘True Grit’ Announced
Posted: September 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bill Conti, Elmer Bernstein, I the Jury, score, Soundtrack, True Grit
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1969 western True Grit directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne, Kim Darby and Glen Campbell. The album features the score from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird). Also included is the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated main title song performed by Glen Campbell and co-written by Bernstein and Don Black. Bonus tracks include a demo version of the song, as well as three versions of Go Home Girl (one performed by John Hartford and two by Campbell). To check out the full album details and to listen to audio clips, visit the label’s online store, where you can also order the CD, which is limited to 3000 copies. Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher Lennertz to Return for ‘Think Like a Man Too’
Posted: September 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Think Like a Man Too, Tim Story
Christopher Lennertz is set to reunite with director Tim Story on the upcoming romantic comedy sequel Think Like a Man Too. The film stars La La Anthony, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Jenifer Lewis, Romany Malco, Gary Owen and Gabrielle Union who reprise their roles from the original Think Like a Man film and follows the couples on a trip to Las Vegas for a wedding. They are joined by new cast members Adam Brody, Wendi McLendon-Covey and David Walton. Keith Merryman & David A. Newman (Friends with Benefits) who penned the original film are returning to write the sequel’s script based on Steve Harvey’s book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. Read the rest of this entry »
