Rachel Portman is scoring the upcoming biographical drama Diana. The film is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Experiment) and stars Naomi Watts in the title role alongside Naveen Andrews who portrays the heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan. The film centers on the last two years of Princess Diana’s life and the secret love affair she had shortly before her tragic death. 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 for Ecosse Films. Diana has recently been picked up by Entertainment One for domestic distribution. Read the rest of this entry »
Rachel Portman Scoring Oliver Hirschbiegel’s ‘Diana’
Posted: June 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Diana, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Rachel Portman
‘World War Z’ Remixes EP Announced
Posted: June 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, World War Z
Warner Bros. Records will release an EP for the zombie thriller World War Z featuring remixes of the film’s original score by Marco Beltrami. The release features four remixes by Mystery Skulls, Justin Warfield, Future Funk Squad and BLKHRTS. The EP will be released tomorrow, June 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release a soundtrack album featuring Beltrami’s score. Check out our previous article for the album details. In related news, Beltrami will be appearing at a meet and greet and signing in celebration of the release of the World War Z score album this Wednesday, June 19 at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood. The first 100 fans to purchase their World War Z Fan Pack at Amoeoba Music in Hollywood get a pass to the screening and in-theater signing with the composer, a score album and a film poster. Visit Amoeba’s website for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Cardoni to Score ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’
Posted: June 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Cardoni, NBC, The Michael J. Fox Show
Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC comedy The Michael J. Fox Show. The shows stars Fox as a news anchor who had to give up his career after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease to focus on his health and his family. Five years later, he decides to get back to work and struggles between family and career. Betsy Brandt, Conor Romero, Juliette Goglia, Jack Gore, Katie Finneran and Wendell Pierce are co-starring. Fox is also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Sam Laybourne (Cougar Town) and Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits) who also directed the pilot episode. Cardoni’s previous credits include such TV shows as CSI: Miami, The League and Wilfred and feature films including Just Friends, Firehouse Dog and Miss March. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 16, 2013)
Posted: June 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, Erran Baron Cohen, Gabriel Mann, HBO, Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret, Lifetime, Love Marilyn, Philip Sheppard, Twisted
Premiering tomorrow, June 17 is the HBO documentary Love, Marilyn written and directed by Liz Garbus. The movie visits seminal moments and relationships that shaped Marilyn Monroe’s career and tumultuous personal life and features interviews with Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close, Hope Davis, Viola Davis, Jennifer Ehle, Ben Foster, Paul Giamatti, Jack Huston, Stephen Lang, Lindsay Lohan, Janet McTeer, Jeremy Piven, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Lili Taylor, Uma Thurman, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Philip Sheppard (The Tillman Story) who previously scored Garbus’ Bobby Fischer Against the World has composed the film’s original score. Love, Marilyn premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will air tomorrow night on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Wolverine’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Mangold, Marco Beltrami, score, Soundtrack, The Wolverine, X-Men
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the comic book adaptation The Wolverine. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream, World War Z). The soundtrack will be released physically on July 30, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the full track list after the jump and check back on this page for audio clips. The Wolverine is directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line) and stars Hugh Jackman in the title role. The film takes the character of the X-Men universe to modern-day Japan where he faces a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. The movie is set to be released nationwide on July 26 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 14, 2013)
Posted: June 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 20 Feet from Stardom, Berberian Sound Studio, Brian Reitzell, Broadcast, Daniel Lupotin, Hans Zimmer, Hatchet III, Henry Jackman, Man of Steel, Scott Glasgow, The Bling Ring, This Is the End
Two new movies are opening wide this week:
Opening in most theaters is the Superman reboot Man of Steel directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe. The film’s music is composed by Hans Zimmer. WaterTower Music has released two different soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music earlier this week. Visit our previous article for the full details of the albums. Click here to check out a video featurette on the music and also visit Collider and First Showing for video interviews with Zimmer about his work on the film. Also visit YouTube from a red carpet interview with the composer at the film’s premiere in New York and click here for another interview at the film’s premiere in London.
Already in theaters since Wednesday is the apocalyptic comedy This is the End written and directed by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg and starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Michael Cera and Emma Watson. RCA Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film, including the original track Take Yo Panties Off by Snoop Dogg & Craig Robinson, as well as tracks by Cypress Hill, Whitney Houston, Funkadelic, Backstreet Boys, Norman Greenbaum, J-Kwon, K.Flay and a track from James Franco’s band Daddy. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details. The film’s original score is composed by Henry Jackman. Check back on this page to learn more about the composer’s work on the film within the next couple of days. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release Soundtracks for ‘Elysium’ and ‘White House Down’
Posted: June 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elysium, Harald Kloser, Neil Blomkamp, Roland Emmerich, Ryan Amon, score, Soundtrack, White House Down
According to the film’s latest poster, Varese Sarabande will release the soundtrack album for the upcoming sci-fi action drama Elysium. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ryan Amon who makes his feature scoring debut on the project and has previously written the music for numerous trailers through his motion picture advertising company, City of the Fallen. Check back on this page for the full album details to be revealed in a couple of weeks. Elysium is written and directed by Neil Blomkamp (District 9) and stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga, William Fichtner, Diego Luna and Carly Pope. The film is set on a space station occupied by the very wealthy while the rest of humanity lives on a ravaged, overpopulated Earth. The movie will be released nationwide on August 9 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Jon Brion Scoring ‘Starbuck’ Remake ‘Delivery Man’
Posted: June 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Delivery Man, Jon Brion, Ken Scott
Jon Brion is currently scoring the upcoming comedy Delivery Man. The film written and directed by Ken Scott is a remake of the director’s French-Canadian 2011 film Starbuck and stars Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Britt Robertson and Jack Reynor. The movie follows a man who is informed that he has fathered 533 children via sperm donations he made twenty years earlier. When a few hundred of the children want to meet their father, he must decide whether or not he will step up and reveal his identity. Andre Rouleau (Goon, An American Haunting) is producing the DreamWorks Pictures production and Scott Mednick, Ray Angelic (Synecdoche, New York) and Mark Sourian are executive producing. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hummingbird’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, Hummingbird, Redemption, score, Soundtrack, Steven Knight
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the thriller Hummingbird. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice). The soundtrack will be released digitally in the UK on June 25, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release date. Hummingbird, which will be released in the US under the title Redemption, is directed by Steven Knight (screenwriter of Eastern Promises) and stars Jason Statham as an Afghanistan veteran haunted by tragic events of the past who assumes the identity of an upper class Londoner. Vicky McClure, Ian Pirie and Agata Buzek are co-starring. Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions will release the film in the US on June 28 in theaters and on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
Behind the Music of ‘Man of Steel’
Posted: June 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, Man of Steel, Zack Snyder
Rolling Stone premiered a behind the scenes video featurette on the music of Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel. The video features interviews with composer Hans Zimmer and the director, as well as footage from the recording sessions of the score. Check out the full video after the jump. The Man of Steel soundtrack is now available from WaterTower Music, both as a deluxe edition and a regular edition. Check out our previous article to learn more about the album release and also listen to the entire soundtrack album after the jump. Man of Steel starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe will be released nationwide tomorrow June 14, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
