The Newton Brothers are scoring the upcoming crime thriller Life of Crime. The film is directed by Daniel Schechter (Supporting Characters) and stars Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Isla Fisher, Will Forte, Mark Boone Junior and Tim Robbins. The film based on the novel The Switch by Elmore Leonard (Out of Sight, Get Shorty) serves as a prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown with Hawkes and Bey playing younger versions of Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson’s characters Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie. The comedy follows the duo as they plan to kidnap a corrupt real estate developer’s wife. Leonard is producing the project with Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and Lee Stollman (Abduction), Liz Destro & Jordan Kessler (About Cherry) and Michael Siegel. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers Scoring ‘Life of Crime’
Posted: August 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Life of Crime, Oculus, The Newton Brothers
‘Paranoia’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Junkie, Paranoia, Robert Luketic, score, Soundtrack, XL
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Paranoia. The album features the film’s original score composed by Junkie XL (300: Rise of an Empire). The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Paranoia is directed by Robert Luketic and stars Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Amber Heard, Josh Holloway, Embeth Davitz, Richard Dreyfuss, Julian McMahon and Lucas Till. The movie about a lower-middle-class kid trying to do better for his dad by getting involved in the world of corporate espionage between two rival companies will be released nationwide on August 26, 2013 by Relativity Media. Read the rest of this entry »
David Wingo and Explosions in the Sky to Score David Gordon Green’s ‘Manglehorn’
Posted: August 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Gordon Green, David Wingo, Explosions in the Sky, Manglehorn
Explosions in the Sky and David Wingo are set to reunite with David Gordon Green on the director’s upcoming drama Manglehorn. The film stars Al Pacino as an eccentric man who tries to come to terms with a past crime that cost him the love of his life. Paul Logan has written the screenplay based on an original story by Green and Logan. Green is also producing the project with Lisa Muskat (Snow Angels, Compliance, All the Real Girls) and Worldview Entertainment’s Christopher Woodrow & Molly Conners (Killer Joe, The Immigrant, Blood Ties). Explosions in the Sky and Wingo have previously co-scored Green’s Prince Avalanche starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch, which is set to be released on August 9 by Magnolia Pictures. Wingo and Explosions drummer Chris Hrask have announced their involvement in Manglehorn in an interview with Hitfix. Read the rest of this entry »
WaterTower Music to Release Hans Zimmer’s ‘Rush’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hans Zimmer, Ron Howard, Rush, score, Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for Ron Howard’s upcoming racing drama Rush. The album features the film’s original score composed by Hans Zimmer who has previously collaborated with the director on such films as The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons and Frost/Nixon. The soundtrack will be released on September 24, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details and audio clips. Rush starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Stephen Mangan, Christian McKay, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Jamie de Courcey, Pierfrancesco Favino and Natalie Dormer centers on the rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda and their Formula One racing teams, McLaren and Ferrari during the 1975/76 season, as both were pushed to the breaking point of their psychological and physical endurance. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton to Score Disneynature’s ‘Bears’
Posted: August 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bears, Disneynature, George Fenton
George Fenton has been hired to score Disneynature’s upcoming documentary Bears. The film is directed by Alastair Fothergill (Earth, African Cats, Chimpanzee) and Keith Scholey (African Cats) and showcases a year in the life of two mother bears as they impart life lessons to their impressionable young cubs. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. Fenton has previously scored Disneynature’s first release Earth, which was released in 2007. Bears is set to be released on April 18, 2014 by Walt Disney Pictures in time for next Earth Day. For updates on the film, visit Disneynature’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Drift’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Drift, Michael Yezerski, Soundtrack
World Wide Mind Films has released a soundtrack album for the drama Drift. The album features the songs from the film by artists including The Jezabels, Dennis Coffey fest. Paolo Nutini, Kula Shaker, Chuck Berry and T. Rex. Also included are four tracks from the film’s original score composed by Michael Yezerski (Mental, Storm Surfers 3D). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Drift is directed by Morgan O’Neill & Ben Nott and stars Sam Worthington, Robyn Malcolm, Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Aaron Glenane, Steve Bastoni and Maurie Ogden. The movie is based on a true story about two brothers who launch a backyard surf gear business but get caught up with a local drug dealer, threatening their family and their future. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Details for Francois Ozon’s ‘Young & Beautiful’
Posted: July 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Francois Ozon, Jeune et jolie, Philippe Rombi, score, Soundtrack, Young & Beautiful
The details of the soundtrack album for Francois Ozon’s drama Young & Beautiful (Jeune et jolie) have been revealed. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Philippe Rombi who has previously worked with the director on such films as Swimming Pool, Angel, In the House and Potiche. Also included are the songs featured in the film by Françoise Hardy, M83, Crystal Castles, The Citizens and Poni Hoax. The soundtrack will be released in France both physically and digitally on August 19, 2013 (visit Amazon to order the CD as an import). No word yet on a domestic release. Young & Beautiful written and directed by Ozon and starring Marine Vacth, Charlotte Rampling, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Fantin Ravat and Johan Leisen tells the story of young woman coming of age from her sexual awakening to the loss of her virginity, and from her exploration of love to her search for her identity. The drama premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in France on August 21. Read the rest of this entry »
The Varèse Sarabande Summer Signing Announced
Posted: July 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Christophe Beck, Heitor Pereira, Jeff Beal, Laurent Eyquem, Ryan Amon, Varese Sarabande
Continuing the celebration of their 35th Anniversary, Varèse Sarabande Records presents The Varèse Sarabande Summer Signing to take place on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA. Composers in attendance include Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (Rome, Monk, Appaloosa) whose Emmy-nominated score for the Netflix original series House of Cards was released by the label earlier this year, Grammy Award-winning composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuaha) whose score for The Smurfs 2 was just released by Varese earlier this week and Emmy Award-winning composer Christophe Beck (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Muppets) whose music for The Hangover Trilogy is now available on CD following a digital release earlier this summer. Also participating are composers Laurent Eyquem (Winnie) who recently had his first score released on Varese for Ron Maxwell’s Copperhead and Ryan Amon whose score for Neil Blomkamp’s Elysium is set to be released on August 6, as well as Varèse Sarabande Records producer Robert Townson. The event will take place at Dark Delicacies, located at 3512 W Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, from 2:00PM to 4:00PM on Sunday August 11, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney Scoring ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Mini-Series and ‘Walk of Shame’
Posted: July 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Bonnie & Clyde, History Channel, jOBS, John Debney, Lifetime, Steven Brill, Walk of Shame
John Debney is scoring the upcoming Lifetime/History Channel mini-series Bonnie & Clyde. The four hour series is directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy) and stars Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger in the title roles of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the 1930s couple whose crime spree enraptured the American public. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Sarah Hyland, Elizabeth Reaser, Lane Garrison, Austin Hebert and Dale Dickey are co-starring. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Steel Magnolias, The Bucket List, Chicago) are producing the Sony Pictures Television production. John Rice and Joe Batteer (Windtalkers, Blown Away) have written the script. Debney has previously co-scored the History Channel’s Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning mini-series Hatfields & McCoys for Sony Pictures Television. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Metallica: Through the Never’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Metallica, Metallica: Through the Never, Soundtrack
Blackened Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming 3D concert film Metallica: Through the Never. The soundtrack features 15 songs recorded live in Edmonton and Vancouver in August of 2012 while the band was filming the performance footage in the movie. The album will be released as a 2-CD set and digitally on September 24, 2013. A vinyl version in both 33 1/3 RPM and a special limited, numbered deluxe 45 RPM is set to be released later this Fall. To pre-order the soundtrack, visit Amazon. Metallica: Through the Never is directed by Nimród Antal (Predators, Kontroll) and stars Dane DeHaan (The Place Beyond the Pines) as a young roadie who is sent on an urgent mission during Metallica’s live set in front of a sold-out arena audience. Charlotte Huggins (Journey to the Center of the Earth) is producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
