La-La Land Records has announced a 3-CD set of the scores to the comedy trilogy The Naked Gun created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker and starring Leslie Nielsen. The album features the original music from The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear and The Naked Gun 33 1/2: The Final Insult composed by Ira Newborn (Ferris’ Bueller’s Day Off, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Sixteen Candles). The soundtrack includes the remastered and expanded score from the first two parts, as well as the world premiere release of Newborn’s music from the third installment. Also featured are the songs from the films, including This Could Be the Start of Something performed by Pia Zadora and Enrico Pallazzo’s rendition of The Star Spangle Banner. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Naked Gun’ Trilogy Soundtrack Set Announced
Posted: July 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ira Newborn, score, Soundtrack, The Naked Gun, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, The Naked Gun 33 1/2: The Final Insult
Varese Sarabande to Release Soundtrack for Showtime’s ‘Penny Dreadful’
Posted: July 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Penny Dreadful, score, Showtime, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Penny Dreadful. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Golden Globe nominee Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, W.E., Romeo & Juliet). The soundtrack will be released on August 19, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details. Penny Dreadful is created by John Logan and stars Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear, Harry Treadaway, Billie Piper and Danny Sapani. The show is set in Victorian London and weaves together such characters as Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula. The psychological thriller recently ended its first seasn run. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias to Score Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
Posted: July 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ma ma, Ridley Scott
Alberto Iglesias has been hired to score the upcoming biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings. The film is directed by Ridley Scott and stars Christian Bale, Aaron Paul, Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver and John Turturro, Ben Kingsley, Indira Varma, Ben Mendelsohn and Maria Valverde. The movie is based on the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt as led by Moses and related in the Old Testament Book of Exodus. Steve Zaillian (Schindler’s List, Moneyball, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) has written the screenplay based on a screen story by Bill Collage & Adam Cooper (Accepted). Scott is also producing the project with Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion, The Heat), Jenno Topping, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Purge: Anarchy’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nathan Whitehead, score, Soundtrack, The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the thriller sequel The Purge: Anarchy. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Whitehead (The Last Ship) who previously scored last year’s first installment in the series. The soundtrack will be released on July 15, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Purge: Anarchy is written and directed by James DeMonaco and stars Zach Gilford, Michael Williams, Kiele Sanchez, Frank Grillo and Carmen Ejogo. The movie produced by Jason Blum, Sébastien K. Lemercier, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will be released nationwide on July 18 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Anonymous Rejected Filmscore by John Murphy to Be Released
Posted: July 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anonymous Rejected Filmscore, John Murphy
Taped Noise will release the album Anonymous Rejected Filmscore. The album features a rejected score composed by film composer John Murphy (Sunshine, 28 Days Later…, Snatch, Miami Vice, Kick-Ass, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) for a movie, which can’t be named for legal reasons. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Also check out a full track from the release, which the composer published a couple of months ago, on Soundcloud. Read the rest of this entry »
Mateo Messina Scoring ‘Barely Lethal’
Posted: July 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Barely Lethal, Mateo Messina
Mateo Messina is currently scoring the upcoming action comedy Barely Lethal. The film is directed by Kyle Newman (Fanboys) and stars Hailee Steinfeld, Jessica Alba, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Turner, Gabriel Basso, Dan Fogler, Dove Cameron, Thomas Mann and Jaime King. The movie follows a young international assassin who yearns for a “normal” adolescence, prompting her to fake her own death and enroll in a suburban high school. John D’Arco has written the screenplay. Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand, John Cheng, Sukee Chew (Jesus Henry Christ), Vanessa Coifman (Fireflies in the Garden, A Late Quartet) and Ted Hartley (Mighty Joe Young, Are We Done Yet?) are producing the RKO Pictures, Main Street Films, Hopscotch Pictures and RatPac Entertainment production. Read the rest of this entry »
John Dragonetti to Score ‘Scout’
Posted: July 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Dragonetti, Laurie Weltz, Scout
John Dragonetti has been tapped to score the upcoming indie coming-of-age comedy drama Scout. The film is written and directed by Laurie Weltz (Wresting with Alligators) and stars India Ennenga, Nikki Reed, Danny Glover, Ellen Burstyn, James Frecheville, Onata Aprile and Shelly Hennig. The movie follows a rebellious young girl who convinces a suicidal young man to go on a road trip with her across Texas to track down her little sister, who’s been taken by their estranged carnie father. Beverley A. Gordon, Nic Emiliani and Dwjuan Fox are producing the project. Scout is currently in post-production and is expected to be released in 2015. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Congress’ U.S. Version Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ari Folman, Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, The Congress
The details of the U.S. version of the soundtrack album for the hybrid animated/live action movie The Congress have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (Disconnect, The Leftovers) who previously collaborated with director Ari Folman on Waltz With Bashir. Also included are versions of the songs Forever Young and If It Be Your Will performed by actress Robin Wright. The soundtrack will be released on July 22, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album overseas last year when the film opened in Europe. The Congress stars Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Danny Huston. The movie follows an actress who decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 6, 2014)
Posted: July 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andreas Grill, CBS, Extant, Grayson Matthews, Marcelo Zarvos, NBC, Nick Malmestrom, Welcome to Sweden, Working the Engels
Premiering on Wednesday, July 9, is the new CBS drama Extant created by Mickey Fisher and starring Halle Berry, Goran Visnjic, Pierce Gagnon, Hiroyuki Sanada, Camryn Manheim, Grace Gummer and Michael O’Neill. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Enough Said, Ry Donovan, The Big C, Remember Me). To learn more about the series, which follows an astronaut who returns home from a year-long mission in space and tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life, visit the official show website. Extant will air every Wednesday night on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Dave Porter to Score Starz’s ‘Flesh and Bone’
Posted: July 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dave Porter, Flesh and Bone, Moira Walley-Beckett, Starz
Dave Porter has signed on to score the upcoming Starz original series Flesh and Bone. The show is created by Moira Walley-Beckett and stars Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha Radetsky, Raychel Diane Weiner, Emily Tyra and Damon Herriman. The series follows a young ballet dancer with a distinctly troubled past, as she joins a prestigious ballet company in New York. Walley-Beckett is also executive producing the project with Lawrence Bender (Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Good Will Hunting), Kevin Brown (Roswell) and John Melfi (House of Cards, Sex and the City). David Michod (Animal Kingdom, The Rover) is directing the pilot episode. Read the rest of this entry »
