Atli Örvarsson has taken over scoring duties on the fantasy adventure The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. The film is directed by Harald Zwart and stars Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Durand and Jared Harris. The movie is based on the first book of the bestselling Young Adult book series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare and follows a teen who discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. Jessica Postigo has adapted the material for the screen. Don Carmody (Silent Hill, Resident Evil: Afterlife) and Robert Kulzer (The Three Musketeers) are producing the Constantin Film and Unique Features production. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Örvarsson to Score ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’
Posted: April 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, City of Bones, Colette, Harald Zwart, The Mortal Instruments
Michael Giacchino to Score Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’
Posted: April 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brad Bird, Michael Giacchino, Tomorrowland
Michael Giacchino confirmed during a Q&A at a concert featuring the world premiere performance of his Star Trek score performed live to projection in Lucerne, Switzerland this weekend that he is attached to score Brad Bird’s upcoming sci-fi adventure Tomorrowland. The film is set to star George Clooney and Hugh Laurie. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but according to Hitfix, the movie is supposed to follow a “teenage girl, a genius middle-aged manand a pre-pubescent girl robot who attempt to get to and unravel what happened to Tomorrowland, which exists in an alternative dimension, in order to save Earth”. Damon Lindelof (Lost, Prometheus) is writing the screenplay with Bird based on a concept by himself and Jeff Jensen and is also producing the project with Bird. Tomorrowland will mark the composer’s fourth collaboration with Bird following Pixar’s The Incredibles & Ratatouille and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 14, 2013)
Posted: April 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Defiance, Eve of Destruction, HBO, Hemlock Grove, Mary and Martha, Nathan Barr, Netflix, Philip Miller, Reelz, Shawn Pierce, Syfy
Premiering tomorrow, April 15 is the new sci-fi series Defiance created by Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape) and starring Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Jaime Murray, Tony Curran, Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner and Fionnula Flanagan. Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) is composing the show’s score. It has been announced this past week that the composer’s new label Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album later this year. A soundtrack for the crossover MMO video game is already available. Defiance is set in a post-apocalyptic future St. Louis after a lengthy war on Earth between humans and a consortium of invading alien races has completely transformed the surface of the planet. The show will air every Monday night on Syfy. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website. Read the rest of this entry »
Brett Detar Scoring William Brent Bell’s ‘Wer’
Posted: April 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Detar, Wer, William Brent Bell
Brett Detar is composing the score for the upcoming horror feature Wer. The film is directed by William Brent Bell and stars A.J. Cook, Simon Quarterman, Vic Sahay, Sebastian Roché and Brian J. O’Connor. The movie is set in Paris and follows s defense attorney who is looking to clear her client who is a suspect in a slaying of a vacationing American family. Bell wrote the screenplay with Matthew Peterman who is also producing the FilmDistrict, Sierra/Affinity and Incentive Filmed Entertainment Fund production with Steven Schneider (Insidious, The Bay) and Morris Paulson. The film marks Detar’s second collaboration with the director following last year’s horror hit The Devil Inside. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 12, 2013)
Posted: April 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 42, Austin Wintory, Disconnect, George Fenton, Hanan Townshend, Into the White, It's a Disaster, James L. Venable, Mark Isham, Max Richter, Nils Petter Molvaer, Scary Movie 5, The Angels' Share, To the Wonder
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the sports drama 42 written and directed by Brian Helgeland and stars Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Alan Tudyk, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Brad Beyer and T.R. Knight. The film’s original score is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It). WaterTower Music has released two soundtracks, including an album featuring the songs from the movie and a track from Isham’s score (click here for our announcement including audio clips), as well as an album featuring the composer’s score (audio clips and the full details are available here). Check out a video featuring an interview with Isham and footage from the recording sessions from ET Online. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a lengthy audio interview with the composer, as well as The Credits and al.com for more interviews.
Also opening wide is the horror comedy sequel Scary Movie 5 directed by Malcolm Lee and stars Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Snoop Dogg, Katt Williams, Molly Shannon, Terry Crews, Simon Rex, Jerry O’Connell, Sarah Hyland, Katrina Bowden, Tyler Posey, Shad Moss aka Bow Wow, Kate Walsh, Heather Locklear, Mac Miller and Mike Tyson. James L. Venable (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, EuroTrip) has composed the film’s score. Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Hyper Crush, Latief Scott, Bellringer, Blind Truth featuring Georgia Harris and Tarik NuClothes on April 23. Check out our previous article for the full details. The label will also release a separate album featuring Venable’s score. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Endeavour’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Barrington Pheloung, Endeavour, score, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the detective drama Endeavour. The album features one track from the show’s original score composed by Barrington Pheloung (Hilary and Jackie, Shopgirl), as well as numerous classical pieces used in the series. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on May 6, 2013 (visit Amazon to order the CD version as an import). No word yet on a domestic release date. Endeavour created by Russell Lewis based on characters created by Colin Dexter and stars Shaun Evans, Roger Allam and Patrick Malahide. The series is set as a prequel to Inspector Morse and follows the young detective Endeavour Morse and his partner Detective Inspector Fred Thursday. The pilot episode premiered last year on ITV in the UK and on PBS in the US. Read the rest of this entry »
Jóhann Jóhannsson to Score ‘Prisoners’
Posted: April 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Denis Villeneuve, Johann Johannsson, Prisoners
Jóhann Jóhannsson has been hired to score the upcoming dramatic thriller Prisoners. The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) and stars Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard and David Dastmalchian. The movie follows a small-town carpenter whose young daughter and best friend are kidnapped and discovers that elderly neighbors have been kidnapping and murdering children for years. Aaron Guzikowski (Contraband) has written the screenplay. Andrew Kosove & Broderick Johnson (The Blind Side, Insomnia, The Book of Eli) are producing for Alcon Entertainment, along with Kira Davis for 8:38 Productions and Adam Kolbrenner for Madhouse Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary’s ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Theme to Be Released
Posted: April 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Bear McCreary, Da Vinci's Demons, Defiance, Europa Report, score, Soundtrack
Composer Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) has launched his own record label Sparks & Shadows and announced the first couple of releases. Coming out on April 12, 2013 as a digital single is his main theme for the new Starz original series Da Vinci’s Demons. The single will be released on April 12 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A full soundtrack album will be available digitally to coincide with the season one finale and a limited edition CD, with exclusive bonus content, is planned for the summer. Da Vinci’s Demons created by David S. Goyer and starring Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Lucrezia Donati, Elliot Cowan, Lorenzo Medici and Lara Pulver premieres this Friday, April 12 on Starz. To learn more about the historical fantasy series, show, visit the official show website. Sparks & Shadows’ other upcoming releases include soundtracks for the Syfy series Defiance (an album for the video game has already been released) and the feature film Europa Report. Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Burnett Scoring ‘Getaway’
Posted: April 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Courtney Solomon, Getaway, Java Heat, Justin Burnett
Justin Burnett is currently scoring the upcoming action crime thriller Getaway. The movie is directed by Courtney Solomon (An American Haunting) and Yaron Levy and stars Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez and Jon Voight. The film follows a burned out race car driver forced to get behind the wheel for a criminal scheme when his wife is kidnapped. Gregg Maxwell Parker and Sean Finegan wrote the script and Solomon is producing the project with Moshe Diamant (The Black Dahlia, Tristan + Isolde) and Chris Milburn. Joel Silver (The Matrix, Die Hard), Alan Zeman and Steve Richards are executive producing the Dark Castle Entertainment and After Dark Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Scary Movie 5’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Scary Movie 5, Scary Movie V, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for the horror spoof sequel Scary Movie 5. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Hyper Crush, Latief Scott, Bellringer, Blind Truth featuring Georgia Harris and Tarik NuClothes. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 23, 2013. Check back on this page for audio clips. Scary Movie 5 is directed by Malcolm Lee and stars Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Snoop Dogg, Katt Williams, Molly Shannon, Terry Crews, Simon Rex, Jerry O’Connell, Sarah Hyland, Katrina Bowden, Tyler Posey, Shad Moss aka Bow Wow, Kate Walsh, Heather Locklear, Mac Miller and Mike Tyson. The comedy will be released nationwide this Friday, April 12 by Dimension Films. Read the rest of this entry »
