Thomas Newman revealed at a recent event at Le Moyne and Syracuse University as part of their Film Talk Series (via The Dolphin) that he will be reteaming with Pixar on next year’s animated feature The Good Dinosaur. The movie is directed by Bob Peterson and is set in a world where the cataclysmic asteroid that changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct. Pixar and Disney Animation’s Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and John Walker (The Incredibles) are producing the film. Peterson previously co-directed Pixar’s Up, which featured an Academy Award-winning score by Michael Giacchino. Newman has previously scored two animated films for Pixar, Finding Nemo and Wall-E, both directed by Andrew Stanton. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman to Score Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Posted: March 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bob Peterson, Pixar, The Good Dinosaur, Thomas Newman
‘Admission’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Admission, Paul Weitz, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Trask
Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Paul Weitz’s comedy Admission. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen Trask (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) who previously collaborated with the director on In Good Company, American Dreamz, Cirque du Freak and Little Fockers. The soundtrack will be released on March 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Admission is directed by Paul Weitz and stars Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen, Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben and Nat Wolff. The movie follows an unmarried college admissions counselor who falls for a former classmate. The film will be released on March 8, 2013 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antoine Fuqua, Olympus Has Fallen, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Trevor Morris (Immortals, The Tudors, The Borgias). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Olympus Has Fallen is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Gerard Butler as a disgraced Secret Service agent who is called back to duty when the White House is taken over by terrorists. Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Cole Hauser, Radha Mitchell and Rick Yune are co-starring. The thriller will be released nationwide on March 22, 2013 by FilmDistrict. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Tyler to Score ‘Now You See Me’
Posted: March 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alex Kurtzman, Black Sky, Bob Orci, Brian Tyler, Louis Leterrier, Now You See Me, Steven Quale
Brian Tyler has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming heist thriller Now You See Me. The movie is helmed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, The Transporter) and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Michael Kelly, Dave Franco and Common. The thriller pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against “The Four Horsemen,” a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists. Boaz Yakin & Edward Ricour have written the screenplay and Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci are producing the project. Tyler has previously collaborated with Kurtzman & Orci on the feature Eagle Eye and the TV shows Hawaii Five-0 and Transformers: Prime. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Lords of Salem’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Griffin Boyce, John 5, Rob Zombie, score, Soundtrack, The Lords of Salem
The details of the soundtrack album for Rob Zombie’s horror film The Lords of Salem have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by John 5 & Griffin Boyce, as well as the songs from the film by artists including Manfred Mann, Leviathan The Fleeing Serpent, Rick James, Rush and The Velvet Underground. The soundtrack will be released on April 16, 2013 by Universal Music Group and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Lords of Salem is written and directed by Zombie and stars Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davidson, Jeffrey Daniel Phillips, Ken Foree, Patricia Quinn, Dee Wallace, Maria Conchita Alonso, Judy Geeson, Meg Foster and Griffin Boice. The movie follows a radio station DJ living in Salem, Massachusetts, who receives a strange wooden box containing a record, which triggers flashbacks of the town’s violent past. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthew Margeson Scoring ‘Kick-Ass 2’
Posted: March 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jeff Wadlow, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, Matthew Margeson, Matthew Vaughn
According to the film’s new trailer, Matthew Margeson is scoring the upcoming superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2. The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down, Cry Wolf) and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse who all return from the 2010 original film and are joined by Jim Carrey who portays Sal Bertolinni aka Colonel Stars and Stripes. Donald Faison, Clark Duke, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut are co-starring. Wadlow has also written the screenplay based on the characters from the comic book Hit-Girl by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. Matthew Vaughn who directed the first part is producing the Marv Films and Plan B production with Brad Pitt, Adam Bohling (Layer Cake), Targquin Pack and David Reid. The project will marks Margeson’s second major studio release following 2010’s Skyline. He previously served as an additional music arranger on the first Kick-Ass installment (which featured music by Henry Jackman, John Murphy, Ilan Eshkeri and Marius De Vries) and has written additional music for numerous films scored by Jackman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Cheerful Weather for the Wedding’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Michael Price, score, Soundtrack
MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for last year’s romantic comedy Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Price (Sherlock, Horrid Henry: The Movie). The soundtrack will be released on March 26, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding is directed by Donald Rice and stars Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Zoe Tapper and Ellie Kendrick. The movie premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and was released in select theaters last December by IFC Films. The comedy will also be released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 26. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spartacus: War of the Damned’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joseph LoDuca, score, Soundtrack, Spartacus, War of the Damned
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Starz original series Spartacus: War of the Damned. The album features selections from the score of the final season of the Spartacus series composed by Joseph LoDuca (Spartacus: Blood And Sand, Xena: Warrior Princess). The soundtrack will be released on April 2, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Spartacus: War of the Damned created by Steven S. DeKnight and starring Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Daniel Feuerriegel, Simon Merrells, Todd Lasance, Christian Antidormi, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Pana Hema-Taylor, Ellen Hollman, Gwendoline Taylor, Jenna Lind, Anna Hutchison, Ditch Davey and Barry Duffield is the third and final season of the Spartacus show. The final episodes currently air every Friday night on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Company You Keep’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, Robert Redford, score, Soundtrack, The Company You Keep
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for Robert Redfords’s thriller The Company You Keep. The album features the film’s original score composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Drive, Contagion). The soundtrack will be released on April 9, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Company You Keep stars Shia LaBeouf, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Brendan Gleeson, Terrence Howard, Anna Kendrick, Brit Marling, Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Richard Jenkins, Jacqueline Evancho, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Root and Stanley Tucci. The movie about a former Weather Underground activist who goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a theatrical release on April 5 in select cities. Read the rest of this entry »
Evgueni & Sacha Galperine Scoring Luc Besson’s ‘Malavita’
Posted: March 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Evgueni Galperine, Luc Besson, Malavita, Sacha Galperine
Evgueni and Sacha Galperine are the composers of the upcoming crime comedy Malavita. The film is directed by Luc Besson and stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron and John D’Leo. The movie follows a retired mafia boss who moves to a small town in France’s Normandy with his wife and daughter as part of the witness protection program. Besson has also written the screenplay based on Tonino Benacquista’s novel Badfellas and is producting the film with his wife Virginie Besson-Silla (The Lady, Revolver) for EuropaCorp, along with Ryan Kavanaugh & Tucker Tooley (The Fighter, Limitless) for Relativity Media. Martin Scorsese has recently joined the project as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »
