Premiering on Saturday, July 19 is Disney Channel’s original movie musical Teen Beach Movie directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and starring Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps, Garrett Clayton, John DeLuca, Chrissie Fit, Kevin Chamberlin and Steve Valentine. The film’s original score is composed by David Lawrence (American Pie, Van Wilder, Jericho) who previously scored all three parts of Disney’s High School Musical series. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs performed by the film’s cast on Tuesday, July 16. To listen to audio clips and pre-order the album, visit Amazon. To learn more about Teen Beach Movie, visit the Disney Channel’s official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2013)
Posted: July 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brandon Jay, David Lawrence, Disney Channel, Gwendolyn Sanford, HBO, Johnny Klimek, Netflix, Orange Is the New Black, Scott Doherty, Teen Beach Movie, The Newsroom
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Bear McCreary to Score Starz’s ‘Black Sails’
Posted: July 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Black Sails, Jon Steinberg, Starz
Bear McCreary is composing the score for the upcoming Starz original series Black Sails. The pirate adventure is created by Jon Steinberg (Jericho) & Robert Levine (Touch) follows the tales of Captain Flin and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island. The show’s cast includes Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Clara Paget, Tom Hopper and Mark Ryan. Steinberg is executive producing the series with Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller & Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Purge, Friday the 13th). McCreary has previously scored the first season of the Steinberg-produced show Human Target and also composed the music for Starz’s Da Vinci’s Demons. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Turbo’ Score Album Announced
Posted: July 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dreamworks Animation, Henry Jackman, score, Soundtrack, Turbo
Relativity Music Group will release a score album for Dreamworks Animation’s feature Turbo. The album features the film’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (Wreck-It-Ralph, Puss in Boots). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 23, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, the label will also release a regular edition soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs and selections of the score, as well as a deluxe edition including additional score tracks. Turbo is directed by David Soren and features the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L. Jackson. The film will be released nationwide on July 19, 2013 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 12, 2013)
Posted: July 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Christopher Young, Crystal Fairy, Fruitvale Station, Grown Ups 2, Jagten, Killing Season, Ludwig Göransson, Marcelo Zarvos, Nikolaj Egelund, Pacific Rim, Pawn Shop Chronicles, Pedro Subercaseaux, Ramin Djawadi, Rupert Gregson-Williams, The Hot Flashes, The Hunt, The Newton Brothers
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in the US and select international territories is the sci-fi action monster movie Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi and Ron Perlman. The film’s music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Game of Thrones, Clash of the Titans). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, which also features former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and singer Priscilla as soloists. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and click here for audio clips.
Also opening wide is the comedy sequel Grown Ups 2 directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello and Nick Swardson. The film’s original score is composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams (Over the Hedge, Click, Bee Movie) who previously scored the 2010 original film. No soundtrack album has been announced. Check out our previous news article to find out more about the assignment. To learn more about the Sony Pictures release, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’ Soundtrack
Posted: July 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Lockington, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release the soundtrack album for the upcoming fantasy adventure sequel Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. The album features the film’s original score composed by Andrew Lockington (Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island). Also included is the song I Feel Alive by IAMEVE. The soundtrack will be released overseas on August 5, 2013. Check back on this page for the domestic release date and audio clips. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is directed by Thor Freudenthal and stars Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Jake Abel, Leven Rambin, Stanley Tucci, Sean Bean, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Head, Missi Pyle, Yvette Nicole Brown and Mary Birdsong. The movie follows Percy Jackson and his friends as they head into the Sea of Monsters to find the mythical Golden Fleece. The film is set to be released on August 7, 2013 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score ‘The Maze Runner’
Posted: July 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crisis, John Paesano, NBC, Rand Ravich, The Maze Runner
John Paesano has signed on to score the upcoming sci-fi mystery drama The Maze Runner. The movie is based on the bestselling young adult novel by James Dashner and is set in a post-apocalyptic era where a group of teenage boys trapped in an enormous maze seek their freedom. The film is directed by Wes Ball and stars Dylan O’Brien, Will Poulter, Patricia Clarkson, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Jacob Lattimore, Ki Hong Lee, Blake Cooper and Aml Ameen. Noah Oppenheim wrote the screenplay for the Temple Hill Entertainment and the Gotham Group production. The movie marks Paesano’s first major studio feature film project. The Maze Runner is set to be released on February 14, 2014 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Crooked Arrows’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Ralston, Crooked Arrows, score, Soundtrack
Perseverance Records will release a soundtrack album for the sports drama Crooked Arrows. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Brian Ralston (Graduation, Don’t Fade Away) and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra. To pre-order the soundtrack, which is set to be released on July 27, 2013 and to listen to audio clips, click here. Also check out a trailer for the soundtrack after the jump. Crooked Arrows is directed by Steve Rash (Can’t Buy Me Love) and stars Brandon Routh, Gil Birmingham, Crystal Allen and Chelsea Ricketts. The movie centers on a rag-tag Native American high school lacrosse team that is forced to join the elite New York Prep League, which is comprised of better trained and equipped rivals. The film opened in domestic theaters in May 2012 and is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Red 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Red 2, score, Soundtrack
Lionsgate Records will release a soundtrack album for the action comedy sequel Red 2. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips from the score. La-La Land Records has announced a CD version to be released on July 30. Red 2 is directed by Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) and stars Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung Hun Lee, Brian Cox and Neal McDonough. The film follows the team around retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses on a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. Read the rest of this entry »
David Holmes & Keefus Ciancia Take Over Scoring Duties on ‘Diana’
Posted: July 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Holmes, Keefus Ciancia, Keefus Green, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Rachel Portman
David Holmes and Keefus Ciancia have taken over scoring duties on Oliver Hirschbiegel’s biographical drama Diana. The movie stars Naomi Watts in the title role of Princess Diana and follows her the last two years of her life and the secret love affair she had shortly before her tragic death. Naveen Andrews is co-starring as Dr. Hasnat Khan, alongside Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James, Charles Edwards and Juliet Stevenson are co-starring. Stephen Jeffreys (The Libertine) wrote the screenplay and Robert Bernstein & Douglas Rae (Becoming Jane, The Water Horse, Nowhere Boy) are producing the project. Holmes is best known for his numerous collaborations with Steven Soderbergh, including the Ocean’s trilogy, Out of Sight and last year’s Haywire. Ciancia who is also known as Keefus Green has collaborated with T Bone Burnett on a number of projects and has most recently co-scored the first season of ABC’s Nashville. Read the rest of this entry »
Abel Korzeniowski Scoring Carlo Carlei’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’
Posted: July 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Carlo Carlei, James Horner, Romeo & Juliet
Abel Korzeniowski has recently composed a new score for the new film adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. The composer recorded his music on the Eastwood Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, CA at the end of last month with a full orchestra and choir. James Horner previously recorded a score for the film at the end of last year at Abbey Road Studios in London. Romeo & Juliet based on Shakepeare’s play is directed by Carlo Carlei and adapted for the screen by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park). The film stars Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld in the title roles. The movie’s cast also includes Damian Lewis, Natascha McElhone, Lesley Manville, Ed Westwick, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Stellan Skarsgard. The movie will be released in the UK on July 26. Realtivity Media has picked up domestic rights for the movie for a release on October 11, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
