Hans Zimmer has confirmed in a recent interview with Collider that he has started work on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming sci-fi film Interstellar. The movie is based on a script by Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight, Person of Interest) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine. No specific plot details have been revealed yet, but the movie is supposed to “depict a heroic interstellar voyage to the farthest borders of our scientific understanding”. Nolan is producing the Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures production with Emma Thomas and Lynda Obst (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Siege). Zimmer has previously collaborated with Nolan on the Dark Knight trilogy and Inception. Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer to Score Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’
Posted: June 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Nolan, Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 31, 2013)
Posted: May 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: After Earth, Brian Tyler, Dickon Hinchliffe, Halli Cauthery, Harry Gregson-Williams, James Newton Howard, Now You See Me, Ryan Miller, Shadow Dancer, The East, The Kings of Summer
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi adventure After Earth directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith. The film’s music is composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village) who regularly works with the director. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week. The CD version is currently set to be released on June 11. Check out our soundtrack announcement article for audio clips and the full album details.
Also opening wide is the heist thriller Now You See Me directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Michael Kelly, Dave Franco and Common. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast Five, The Expendables) composed the film’s original score. Glassnote Records has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from Tyler’s score, as well as Two Door Cinema Club’s Sun, Phoenix’s Entertainment and a remix of Tyler’s score by Robert DeLong. Check out our previous article for the full album details and click here to watch a recording sessions video. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Byzantium’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Byzantium, Javier Navarette, Neil Jordan, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the supernatural drama Byzantium. The album features the film’s score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans). The soundtrack will be released on CD in the UK on July 8, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release date. Byzantium is directed by Neil Jordan and stars Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller and Caleb Landry Jones. The movie follows two female vampires who wreak havoc on an unsuspecting English seaside community. The film premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and is being released in the UK this weekend. IFC Films has picked up domestic rights and will release the drama in select theaters on June 28 and on VOD on July 1. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron Zigman to Score ‘The Other Woman’
Posted: May 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Baggage Claim, Nick Cassavetes, The Other Woman
Aaron Zigman is reteaming with director Nick Cassavates on the upcoming romantic comedy The Other Woman. The film stars Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Kate Upton, Taylor Kinney and Nicki Minaj. The movie follows a woman who finds out that she is not her boyfriend’s primary lover and plots with the man’s wife for revenge. Melissa Stack wrote the screenplay and Julie Yorn (We Bought a Zoo, Unstoppable, Bride Wars) is producing the project through LBI Productions. Zigman has previously collaborated with Cassavetes on all of the director’s features since 2002’s John Q, including The Notebook, Alpha Dog, My Sister’s Keeper and Yellow. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Only God Forgives’ Soundtrack to Be Released on Vinyl
Posted: May 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has revealed the cover art of the Vinyl version of the soundtrack for Nicolas Winding-Refn’s thriller Only God Forgives. The album features the movie’s original score composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Drive, Contagion), as well as the song You Are My Dream by the Thai band PROUD. The 180g LP is limited to 4000 copies and also includes a download card. The soundtrack will be released on July 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version will be released on the same date and is available for pre-order here. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Only God Forgives stars Ryan Gosling as a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok’s criminal underworld, whose life gets complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother s recent death. Kristin Scott Thomas and Vithaya Pansringarm are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Martinez Accepts BMI’s Richard Kirk Award
Posted: May 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & TV Awards, Cliff Martinez
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published the acceptance speech of Cliff Martinez, the honoree of the Richard Kirk Award at this year’s BMI Film & TV Awards. The composer of such movies as Traffic, Solaris, Drive, The Lincoln Lawyer, Arbitrage and Sex, Lies & Videotapes received the award on May 15 at the awards ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out the video after the jump and visit our previous article for more information about the event. Also embedded below are interviews from the event’s red carpet with Martinez, John Williams and Brian Tyler. More videos can be checked out on BMI’s YouTube channel. Read the rest of this entry »
Joel McNeely to Score Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’
Posted: May 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Million Ways to Die in the West, Joel McNeely, Seth MacFarlane
Joel McNeely has been tapped to score the upcoming western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West. The film is directed by Seth MacFarlane who also stars in the film alongside Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Sarah Silverman, Giovanni Ribisi and Neil Patrick Harris. The movie follows a sheepish farmer who backs out of a gunfight and loses his girlfriend, who leaves him for another man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. MacFarlane co-wrote the screenplay with Wellesley Wild & Alec Sulkin (Family Guy, Ted). Scott Stuber (Safe House, Identity Thief) and Jason Clark (Ted) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fringe’ Season 5 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Chris Tilton, Fox, Fringe, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the fifth season of the Fox sci-fi mystery series Fringe. The album features selections from final season’s original score composed by Chris Tilton. The soundtrack will be released on June 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Fringe created by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci and starring Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and John Noble ended its series run earlier this year. The final season of 13 episodes was also released on Blu-Ray and DVD earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Geoff Zanelli to Score ‘Louder Than Words’
Posted: May 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Geoff Zanelli, Last I Heard, Louder Than Words
Geoff Zanelli has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Louder Than Words. The film is directed by directed by Anthony Fabian (Skin) and stars David Duchovny, Hope Davis, Timothy Hutton, Olivia Steele-Falconer, Xander Berkely, Craig Bierko and Scott Cohen. The movie is based on the true story of grieving parents who used the unexpected death of their young daughter as the impetus to erect a children’s hospital in their daughter’s name where families are welcomed into the healing process. Carroll Cartwright (What Maisie Knew, Where the Money Is) wrote the screenplay and Anthony Mastromauro (Beer League) is producing the project for Identity Films. Rod Lurie (The Contender) serves as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Bling Ring’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Reitzell, Daniel Lopatin, Sofia Coppola, Soundtrack, The Bling Ring
Def Jam Recordings will release the official soundtrack album for the indie drama The Bling Ring. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Sleigh Bells, M.I.A., 2 Chainz, Kanye West, deadmau5, Phoenix, Frank Ocean, Rick Ross (feat. Lil Wayne) and Azealia Banks. Also included is a suite from the movie’s score composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights) and Daniel Lopatin. The soundtrack will be released on June 11, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Bling Ring is written and directed by Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) and stars Emma Watson, Leslie Mann, Taissa Farmiga, Claire Julien, Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Georgia Rock and Gavin Rossdale. The movie is based on a true story and follows a group of teenagers obsessed with fashion and celebrity that burglarize celebrities’ homes in Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
