Alexandre Desplat is set to score the upcoming World War II drama Suite Française. The film is directed by Saul Dibb (The Duchess) and stars Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson, Margot Robbie, Alexandra Maria Lara, Tom Schilling and Lambert Wilson. The movie is based on the best-selling work of writer Irène Némirovsky and was adapted for the screen by Dibb and Matt Charman. The drama follows a young woman in Nazi-occupied France who ends up falling in love with a German officer. Xavier Marchand will serves as a producer for Entertainment One, alongside Romain Brémond for TF1 DA and Michael Kuhn (The Duchess) & Andrea Cornwell (Last Days on Mars) for Qwerty Films. Harvey Weinstein will serve as executive producer for The Weinstein Company alongside Christine Langan for BBC Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score ‘Suite Française’
Posted: June 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Saul Dibb, Suite Française
‘Last Resort’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: June 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: ABC, Last Resort, Robert Duncan, score, Shawn Ryan, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album for ABC’s critically acclaimed series Last Resort will be released next week. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Unit). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on iTunes next Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Check out our previous article for a behind-the-scenes video of Duncan creating the score for the ABC drama. Last Resort is created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and Karl Gajdusek (Dead Like Me) and stars Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman. The show follows the crew of the U.S. ballistic submarine Colorado that is attacked by another U.S. submarine. Left for dead on a remote island, they must clear their names and solve the mystery behind the attack. The drama aired on ABC last fall and the complete series will be released on DVD on July 2. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Conjuring’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: June 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Bishara, Mark Isham, score, Soundtrack, The Conjuring
Audio clips from the soundtrack album of James Wan’s horror thriller The Conjuring have surfaced online. The album features the film’s original score composed by Joseph Bishara who previously scored Wan’s Insidious, as well as the movie’s “family theme” composed by Mark Isham (Crash, 42, Once Upon a Time). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 16, 2013 by WaterTower Music and physically on the same day by La-La Land Records. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and check out the audio clips below, as well as our previous announcement for the full album details. The Conjuring starring Lili Taylor, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Joey King, Shanley Caswell, Haley McFarland, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver and Sterling Jerins tells the true story of how two world-renowned paranormal investigators were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score Pixar’s ‘Toy Story of Terror’
Posted: June 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Michael Giacchino, Pixar, Toy Story of Terror
Michael Giacchino has been hired to score Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Halloween TV special Toy Story of Terror. The animated short is directed by Angus MacLane (Small Fry) and follows the Toy Story gang on a trip to a roadside motel. When one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events. The special features the voice talent from the Toy Story features, including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal and Carl Weathers. Galyn Susman (Hawaiian Vacation) is producing the project. Giacchino has previously scored the features The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up and Cars 2, as well as the shorts One Man Band, Lifted, Partly Cloudy, Day & Night and La luna for Pixar Animation Studios. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Elfman Wins Saturn Award for ‘Frankenweenie’
Posted: June 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Danny Elfman, Frankenweenie, Saturn Award
Danny Elfman was honored with a Saturn Award tonight at the 39th annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The composer won the award in the Best Music category for his score for Tim Burton’s animated feature Frankenweenie, which was also recognized in the Best Animated Film category. The other nominated composers were Mychael Danna (Life of Pi), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina), Thomas Newman (Skyfall), Howard Shore (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) and Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight Rises). For the full list of winners, visit Variety.
Video Highlights from ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards 2013
Posted: June 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Bergman, ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards, Graham Parker, Henry Mancini Award, Patrick Doyle, Ray, Ray Charles
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has published a number of video clips from the organization’s ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards gala, which was held last week at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Check out the acceptance speeches of Patrick Doyle (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sense and Sensibility) who was honored with the Henry Mancini Award and Ray Charles (Three’s Company) who received the ASCAP Foundation Life in Music Award after the jump. Also embedded below are three of the night’s musical performances by Alan Bergman who performed the song The Way We Were in memory of Marvin Hamlisch featuring Brian Byrne on piano, Tom Lowe who performed Empty Chairs and Empty Tables from Les Miserables and Graham Parker who performed the song What Do You Like? from Judd Apatow’s This Is 40. Read the rest of this entry »
‘White House Down’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harald Kloser, Roland Emmerich, score, Soundtrack, Thomas Wander, White House Down
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Roland Emmerich’s action thriller White House Down. The album features the film’s original score composed by Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser (2012, 10’000 B.C., The Day After Tomorrow). Also included is the song Chevy Knights (Mickey & Mallory) performed by He Met Her. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 28, 2013. A CD version will be released on July 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. White House Down starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, James Woods, Richard Jenkins, Joey King and Rachelle Lefevre follows a Secret Service agent who is tasked with rescuing the president from a paramilitary group that has taken over the White House. The film will be released nationwide this Friday, June 28. Read the rest of this entry »
Marc Streitenfeld to Score ‘Things People Do’
Posted: June 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Marc Streitenfeld, Saar Klein, Things People Do
Marc Streitenfeld has been tapped to score the upcoming crime drama Things People Do. The film marks the directorial debut of the Academy Award-nominated editor Saar Klein (The Thin Red Line, Almost Famous) and stars Wes Bentley, Vinessa Shaw, Haley Bennett and Jason Isaacs. The movie follows a family man who loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. He befriends a detective and a female stranger who shows him kindness, which inspires him to commit a crime in her honor. Klein has co-written the screenplay with Joe Conway (Undertow, Paradise, Texas). Sarah Green (The Tree of Life, Frida, Mud), Hans Graffunder and Christos V. Konstantakopoulos (Before Midnight) are producing the project. Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) is among the executive producers. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Java Heat’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Java Heat, Justin Burnett, score, Soundtrack
Metropolis Movie Music has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Java Heat. The album features the film’s original score composed by Justin Burnett (Dungeons & Dragons, the upcoming Getaway). Also included are four songs by the English rock band Black Submarine. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Java Heat is directed by Conor Allyn and stars Kellan Lutz, Mickey Rourke and Ario Bayu. The movie follows a reckless American posing as a grad student who is bent on vengeance following a suicide bombing in Indonesia. The thriller was released in select theaters last month by IFC Films and is also available on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
Sean Callery to Return for ’24: Live Another Day’
Posted: June 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 24, 24: Live Another Day, Howard Gordon, Sean Callery
Sean Callery is attached to score the upcoming reboot of the long-running Fox hit series 24. 24: Live Another Day will tell a 24-hour story over 12 episodes that jump hours. Kiefer Sutherland will return in the leading role of Jack Bauer. Howard Gordon (Homeland) is set to executive produce the mini-series with Imagine TV’s Brian Grazer and 20th Century Fox Television. It has also been announced that Jon Cassar who helmed 59 episodes of the original series has signed to direct the first two episodes. Callery previously composed the music for all 8 seasons and 192 episodes of the show from 2001 to 2008. Varese Sarabande released a number of soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from the series. 24: Live Another Day is set to premiere in May of 2014 on Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
