See-Saw Films has released a soundtrack album for BBC’s and the Sundance Channel’s mini-series Top of the Lake. The album features the original score from the seven-part series composed by Mark Bradshaw (Bright Star). Also included are songs by Howlin’ Wolf, Smokie, Straitjacket Fits, Georgi Kay and Split Enz. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. Top of the Lake is helmed by Academy Award-winning director Jane Campion (The Piano) and Garth Davis and stars Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan and David Wenham. The drama is set in New Zealand and follows the disappearance of a five-months pregnant 12-year-old girl who was last seen standing chest-deep in a frozen lake. The mini-series aired on the Sundance Channel earlier this year and is now available on DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Top of the Lake’ Soundtrack Relased
Posted: May 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Jane Campion, Mark Bradshaw, score, Soundtrack, Top of the Lake
‘Prince Avalanche’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Wingo, Explosions in the Sky, Prince Avalanche, score, Soundtrack
Temporary Residence Ltd will release soundtrack album for David Gordon Green’s indie comedy Prince Avalanche. The album features the film’s original score composed by post-rock instrumentalists Explosions in the Sky (Friday Night Lights) and David Wingo (Mud, Take Shelter) who has previously collaborated with the director on such films as The Sitter, All the Real Girls and George Washington. The soundtrack will be released on August 6, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Prince Avalanche written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is set to be released on August 9, 2013 by Magnolia Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Dario Marianelli to Score ‘A Long Way Down’
Posted: May 23, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Long Way Down, Dario Marianelli, Pascal Chaumeil, Redemption
Dario Marianelli is currently scoring the upcoming drama A Long Way Down. The film based on the novel by Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) marks the English language directing debut of French filmmaker Pascal Chaumeil. Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Rosamund Pike, Sam Neill and Imogen Poots are starring in the movie, which follows four strangers who meet on New Year’s Eve on the top of a London skyscraper, who each had intended to jump off but make a pact to stay alive and help each other. Jack Thorne adapted the material for the screen. Finola Dwyer (An Education) and Amanda Posey (Fever Pitch) are producing the project for Wildgaze Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Last Exorcism: Part II’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Wandmacher, score, Soundtrack, The Last Exorcism Part II
MovieScore Media’s Screamworks Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror sequel The Last Exorcism: Part II. The album features the film’s original score composed by Michael Wandmacher (Piranha 3D, Drive Angry, My Bloody Valentine). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 11, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Last Exorcism: Part II is directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and stars Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark, Muse Watson and Louis Herthum. The horror film continues where the first part (scored by Nathan Barr) left off, as Nell Sweetzer is found alone and terrified in the woods. The movie opened in theaters this past March and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 18 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham to Score ABC’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’
Posted: May 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Mark Isham, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Mark Isham has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. The show is a spin-off of the network’s hit drama Once Upon a Time, which Isham has been scoring for the past two years and recently aired its second season finale. Wonderland is written and executive produced by the original show creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Lost) and follows the adventures of a mature Alice as she goes back down the rabbit hole to battle Red Queens and psychologists to find her true love. The show stars Sophie Lowe as Alice, Michael Socha as Knave of Hearts, Peter Gadiot as Cyrus, Emma Rigby as Queen of Hearts and John Lithgow as the voice of the White Rabbit. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Now You See Me’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian Tyler, Louis Leterrier, Now You See Me, score, Soundtrack
Glassnote Records will release the soundtrack album for the heist thriller Now You See Me. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast Five, The Expendables). Also included is Two Door Cinema Club’s Sun, Phoenix’s Entertainment and a remix of Tyler’s score by Robert DeLong. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 28, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Now You See Me is directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans) and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Michael Kelly, Dave Franco and Common. The film about “The Four Horsemen,” a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists will be released nationwide on June 7, 2013 by Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Philip Glass’ Score for Godfrey Reggio’s ‘Visitors’ to Be Performed at TIFF
Posted: May 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Godfrey Reggio, Philip Glass, Visitors
Philip Glass has reunited with director Godfrey Reggio on his upcoming feature Visitors. The project marks the fourth film that the director and composer have collaborated on following the Qatsi Trilogy formed by the films Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. It was announced today the movie will celebrate its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform Glass’s score live. Visitors is presented in Black and White digital 4K projection and is said to “reveal humanity’s trancelike relationship with technology, which, when commandeered by extreme emotional states, produces massive effects far beyond the human species”. Jon Kane is producing and editing the project and Steven Soderbergh is presenting the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Twenty Feet from Stardom’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Morgan Neville, Soundtrack, Twenty Feet from Stardom
Columbia Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom. The album features a new recording of the classic song Lean On Me featuring Darleen Love, as well as the original song Desperation performed by The Voice finalist Judith Hill. Also included is the Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter performed by Merry Clayton, Young Americans performed by David Bowie and Walk On the Wild Side performed by Lou Reed. The soundtrack will be released on June 18, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Twenty Feet from Stardom is directed by Morgan Neville and tells the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century through archival footage and interviews with such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and Sting and more. T Read the rest of this entry »
‘Despicable Me 2’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: May 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Despicable Me 2, Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack for the animated feature sequel Despicable Me 2. The album features the film’s original songs and themes by Pharrell Williams and the movie’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Smurfs). Among Williams’ news songs is the track Scream, which also features Cee Lo Green. The soundtrack will be released on June 18, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips below. Despicable Me 2 is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and features the voice talent of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong, Steve Coogan and Benjamin Bratt. The Illumination Entertainment production will be released nationwide on July 3, 2013 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Purge’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nathan Whitehead, score, Soundtrack, The Purge
Back Lot Music will release the soundtrack album for Universal Pictures’ speculative thriller The Purge. The album features the film’s original music composed by Nathan Whitehead who has previously contributed music and arrangements to such projects as Desperate Housewives, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Gears of War: Judgment. The soundtrack will be released on June 4, 2013. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Purge (originally entitled Vigilandia) is directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator) and stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company and Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror) are producing for Platinum Dunes, alongside Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13). The thriller will be released nationwide on June 7. Read the rest of this entry »
