company-you-keepMilan 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 »

galperineEvgueni 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 FighterLimitless) for Relativity Media. Martin Scorsese has recently joined the project as an executive producer. Read the rest of this entry »

night-train-to-lisbonAlhambra Records has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Night Train to Lisbon. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Annette Focks (4 Minutes). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Night Train to Lisbon is directed by Bille August (The House of the Spirits, Pelle the Conqueror) and stars Jeremy Irons, Melanie Laurent, Jack Huston, Martina Gedeck, Tom Courtenay, August Diehl, Bruno Ganz, Lena Olin, Christopher Lee and Charlotte Rampling. The movie is based on the bestselling novel by Pascal Mercier and follows a Swiss Professor who becomes obsessed by a mysterious book that convinces him he should leave academia behind and travel to Lisbon. Read the rest of this entry »

1601FrTrayExt.inddFilm Score Monthly has announced new soundtrack deluxe edition for the 1969 western The Wild Bunch directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O’Brien and Warren Oates. The film’s music is composed by Jerry Fielding who received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the picture. The soundtrack features the complete score, a re-mastering of the 1969 soundtrack album; plus extensive alternates, as well as demo recordings and additional music. The 3-CD set marks the label’s 250th and final soundtrack release. To order the album and to listen to audio clips, visit Film Score Monthly’s website.

tenDavid Sardy has signed on to score the upcoming action thriller Ten. The film is directed by David Ayer (Street Kings, screenwriter of Training Day) and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite DEA task force that takes on the world’s deadliest drug cartels. Sam Worthington, Joe Manganiello, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Max Martini, Josh Holloway, Olivia Williams and Mireille Enos are co-starring. Skip Woods (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, A Good Day to Die Hard, Swordfish) has written the screenplay and Joe Roth (Oz the Great and PowerfulAlice in Wonderland), Bill Block & Paul Hanson (W., Alex Cross), Palak Patel (Snow White and the Huntsman) and Al Ruddy (Million Dollar Baby) are producing the project. Sardy (21, Zombieland, Premium Rush) has previously scored Ayer’s last directorial effort, End of Watch starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Host’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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the-hostMetropolis Movie Music will release the official soundtrack album for Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi romance The Host. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Snitch, Senna) who has previously scored Niccol’s Lord of War. Also included is the hit song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. The soundtrack will be released on March 26, 2013. Check back on this page for audio clips. The Host based on the bestselling novel by Stephenie Meyer and adapted for the screen by Niccol stars Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Chandler Canterbury and Frances Fisher. The film follows a human living among an alien race called Souls in a dystopian future. The movie will be released on March 29, 2013 by Open Road Films. Read the rest of this entry »

‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: March 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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ncis-los-angeles101 Distribution/EMI will release a soundtrack album for the CBS drama NCIS: Los Angeles. The album features songs from the series by artists including Daughtry, The Wild Feathers, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Ryan Bingham, Jakob Dylan, Little Dragon, Caro Emerald, Taio Cruz, Jim Hanft, Allen Stone, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Adrian Lux.  The soundtrack will be released on April 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. NCIS: Los Angeles created by Shane Brennan stars Chris O’Donnell, LL Cool J,, Daniela Ruah, Barrett Foa, Eric Christian Olsen, Renee Felice Smith and Linda Hunt. The show’s fourth season currently airs every Tuesday night on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »

scary-movie-5James L. Venable is currently scoring the upcoming horror spoof sequel Scary Movie 5. The comedy is directed by Malcolm Lee (Undercover Brother, The Best Man) and stars Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Erica Ash, J.P. Manoux, Molly Shannon, Terry Crews, Heather Locklear, Charlie Sheen, Lindsey Lohan and Chris Elliott. David Zucker (Airplanethe Naked Gun)  has co-written the screenplay with Pat Proft (Police Academy) and is also producing the Dimension Films production with Phil Dornfeld. Venable has previously scored the last two parts in the Scary Movie series and followed David Kitay has composed the score for the original movie and Marco Beltrami who scored the first sequel. Read the rest of this entry »

Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:

ozOpening in most theaters is the fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful directed by Sam Raimi and starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff. Danny Elfman composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score digitally earlier this week. Intrada Records will release a physical version. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Mariah Carey has contributed the original song Almost Home to the film. Click here for a short video interview with Elfman about his work on the film and visit Movieweb for another interview from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood.

dead-man-downAlso opening wide is the crime thriller Dead Man Down directed byNiels Arden Oplev and starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert and Armand Assante. The film’s score is composed by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Unforgettable). Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on April 2, 2013. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the film. Read the rest of this entry »

oblivionDirk Brossé is composing the score for the upcoming romantic adventure Singularity. The film is directed by Roland Joffé (The Mission, The Killing Fields) and stars Josh Hartnett, Tamsin Egerton, Bipasha Basu and Abhay Deol. The movie follows a marine archaeologist who is left brain dead after a dangerous dive to save his wife while exploring an 18th century merchant ship wreckage. Joffé has also written the screenplay based on a story by Ajey Jhankar. Paul Breuls & Catherine Vandeleene (The Devil’s Double) are producing the Corsan production with Guy J. Louthan (The Bounty Hunter) and Dale G. Bradley. Read the rest of this entry »