man-of-steelFilm Music Reporter has received the track list of the soundtrack for the highly anticipated Superman reboot Man of Steel. The music is composed by Hans Zimmer. WaterTower Music will release two different versions on June 11, 2013. The regular edition is now available for pre-order on Amazon and a limited deluxe edition can be pre-ordered here. The full track list, which might contain minor spoiler, is available after the jump. The full details on both editions, including the cover art is expected to be announced within the next few weeks. Man of Steel directed by Zack Snyder stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe. Christopher Nolan is among the film’s producers. The movie will be released nationwide on June 14, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

saving-mr-banksThomas Newman is currently scoring the upcoming drama Saving Mr. Banks. The film is directed by John Lee Hancock and follows Walt Disney’s 14-year effort to persuade Australian author P.L. Travers to sell him the film rights to her book Mary Poppins. Tom Hanks stars as in the lead role as Disney and Emma Thompson portrays Travers. The cast also includes Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Rachel Griffiths, Annie Buckley, Bradley Whitford, Paul Giamatti and Kathy Baker. Jason Schwartzman and B.J. Novak are portraying Mary Poppins composers Richard and Robert Sherman in supporting roles. Kelly Marcel (Terra Nova) wrote the screenplay and Alison Owen (Elizabeth, Jane Eyre) is producing the drama with Ian Collie and Philip Steuer (The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy). The project marks the first collaboration between Newman and Hancock. Read the rest of this entry »

before-midnightThe details of the soundtrack album for Richard Linklater’s romantic drama Before Midnight have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Graham Reynolds (Bernie, A Scanner Darkly), as well as the end credits song Gia Ena Tango by Charis Alexiou. The soundtrack will be released on May 21, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Before Midnight stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy who reprise their roles as star-crossed lovers Jesse and Celine from the director’s Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. The movie is set almost two decades since their couple’s first encounter on a train bound for Vienna and finds them in their early forties in Greece. The romance premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for a theatrical release on May 24, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

sun-dont-shineLovers Label will release a soundtrack album for Sun Don’t Shine. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ben Lovett (Black Rock). The soundtrack will be released this Friday, April 26, 2013 on iTunes and other digital music stores (check back on this page for the direct links).  Check out a video about the composer’s work on the project are embedded after the jump and click here to listen to the album. Sun Don’t Shine marks the directing and writing debut of Amy Seimetz and stars Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, A.J. Bowen and Kit Gwin. The movie follows a young woman with a disturbing past and her boyfriend on a suspenseful road trip along the Gulf Coast of central Florida. The film premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and has been picked up by Factory 25 for domestic distribution. Read the rest of this entry »

pain-and-gainVarese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack release for Michael Bay’s action comedy Pain & Gain. The album features the film’s original score composed by Steve Jablonsky who has previously collaborated with the director on numerous projects, including the Transformers trilogy and The Island. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. A CD version is set to be released on May 21, 2013 and is now available for pre-order here. Pain & Gain starring Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Ed Harris, Rob Corddry, Anthony Mackie, Bar Paly, Tony Shalhoub, Rebel Wilson and Ken Jeong tells the true story of three personal trainers in 1990s Miami who, in pursuit of the American Dream, get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. The movie will be released this Friday, April 26 by Paramount Pictures. To Read the rest of this entry »

timothy-wynnTimothy Michael Wynn is scoring the upcoming comedy The Starving Games. The comedic take on The Hunger Games is directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer and stars Maiara Walsh as the parody version of Katniss Everdeen and Brant Daugherty as the spoof version of Gale. Cody Christian, Juhahn Jones and Taylor Ashley Murphy are co-starring. The film also pokes fun at other films, including The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes and the Harry Potter finale. Peter Safran (Buried, The Conjuring) is producing the project through his production company. Friedberg’s and Seltzer’s last couple of spoof movies, including Vampires SuckMeet the Spartans and Disaster Movie featured music by Christopher Lennertz. Read the rest of this entry »

more-from-pitch-perfectUniversal Music Group has released a second soundtrack album for last year’s hit comedy Pitch Perfect. The album features more songs from the movie, including a new version of Cups performed by the film’s star Anna Kenrick, Nicki Minaj’s CleanStarships, Andy Grammer’s Keep Your Head Up and Yeasayer’s Rome. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes. A CD version is set to be released on May 14, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. For the details of the original soundtrack album, check out our previous article. Pitch Perfect directed by Jason Moore and starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine, Freddie Stroma, Hana Mae Lee, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Skylar Astin is now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

twistedGabriel Mann has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC Family mystery drama Twisted. The show is created by Adam Milch and stars Avan Jogia, Maddie Hasson, Kylie Bunbury, Kimberly Quinn, Sam Robards, Ashton Moio and Denise Richards. The series follows a charismatic 16-year-old with a troubled past, who recently reconnected with his two female best friends from childhood and becomes the prime suspect when a fellow student is found dead in her home. Jon Amiel (Entrapment, Sommersby, The Core) has directed the pilot episode. Gavin Polone (ZombielandGilmore Girls) and David Babcock are executive producing the project with Milch. Mann has previously scored the Polone-produced ABC Family series Jane by Design. Read the rest of this entry »

rolfe-kentRolfe Kent is the composer of the upcoming dark indie comedy Bad Words. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor Jason Bateman who also stars in the film, alongside Allison Janney, Phillip Baker Hall, Ben Falcone and Rohan Chandz. The movie follows a bitter 41-year-old high school drop out who uses a loophole in the system to enter a national kids’ spelling bee. Andrew Dodge wrote the black-listed screenplay and Bateman is also producing the Aggregate Films, MXN Entertainment and Darko Entertainment production with Mason Novick (Juno, 500 Days of Summer), Sean McKittrick (Donnie Darko, The Box), Ted Hamm and Jeff Culotta (God Bless America). Read the rest of this entry »

‘Kon-Tiki’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: April 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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kon-tikiSony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the Norwegian epic drama Kon-Tiki. The album features the film’s original score composed by Johan Söderqvist (Let the Right One In) who recorded his score at Abbey Road Studios in London. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 26, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Kon-Tiki is directed by Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning and tells the story of Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s voyage on a balsa-wood raft across the Pacific Ocean in 1947. The movie stars Pål Sverre Hagen, Agnes Kittelsen, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Tobias Santelmann, Donald Baasmo Christiansen, James Oftebro, Gustaf Skarsgård and Søren Pilmark. The movie was one of the five nominated titles in the “Best Foreign Language Film” category at this year’s Academy Awards. Read the rest of this entry »