Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the crime thriller Dead Man Down. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jacob Groth who has previously collaborated with director Niels Arden Oplev on the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movie. 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. Dead Man Down stars Colin Farrell as a professional killer and the right-hand man to an underground crime lord in New York City who is seduced and blackmailed by a crime victim seeking retribution. Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper, Isabelle Huppert and Armand Assante are co-starring. The thriller will be released this Friday, March 8 by FilmDistrict. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dead Man Down’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dead Man Down, Jacob Groth, Niels Arden Oplev, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music to Release ‘Oblivion’ Soundtrack
Posted: March 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anthony Gonzalez, Joseph Trapanese, M83, Oblivion, score, Soundtrack
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi action film Oblivion. The album features the film’s original music by the electronic band M83 and the score composed by M83 member Anthony Gonzalez and Joseph Trapanese (The Raid: Redemption, Tron: Uprising). The soundtrack will be released on April 9, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page on the full album details including the track list. Also listen to a track from the film’s score (via Rolling Stone) after the jump. Oblivion is directed by Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) and stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Melissa Leo. The film will be released in the US on April 19, 2013 both in regular theaters and IMAX. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser Scoring Roland Emmerich’s ‘White House Down’
Posted: March 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: All Things to All Men, Harald Kloser, Roland Emmerich, Thomas Wander, White House Down
Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser are currently composing the score for the upcoming action thriller White House Down. The film is directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Stargate) and stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Richard Jenkins, Joey King and Rachelle Lefevre. The movie follows a Secret Service agent who is tasked with rescuing the president from a paramilitary group that has taken over the White House. James Vanderbilt (The Amazing Spider-Man, Zodiac) has written the screenplay. Kloser also serves as producer on the film alongside Emmerich, Vanderbilt, Bradley Fischer & Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island) and Larry Franco (Batman Begins, Hulk). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Jappeloup’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Clinton Shorter, Jappeloup, score, Soundtrack
Pathé Production will release a soundtrack album for the French drama Jappeloup. The album features the film’s original score composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband), as well as the songs featured in the film by artists including Cat Stevens, Roxy Music, Thin Lizzy, George Michael and 10cc. The soundtrack will be released on March 11, 2013 and is now available on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Jappeloup is directed by Christian Duguay (The Art of War, Screamers) and stars Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil, Lou de Laage, Tcheky Karyo and Jacques Higelin. Canet has also written the screenplay for the drama, which centers on the small black horse that won gold at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. The film will be released in France on March 13. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino to Score ‘Jupiter Ascending’
Posted: March 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Wachowski, Jupiter Ascending, Lana Wachowski, Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino is set to reunite with Lana and Andy Wachowski on their upcoming sci-fi action tentpole Jupiter Ascending. The film stars Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton and Sean Bean. The movie is set in a time where humans are at the bottom of the evolutionary ladder and are watched by higher forms of life and follows a woman who has been targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe. The Wachowskis are writing, producing and directing the Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures production, which is set to shoot this spring. Giacchino has previously collaborated with the Wachowskis on the 2008 feature Speed Racer. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Take This Waltz’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Goldsmith, Sarah Polley, score, Soundtrack, Take This Waltz
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the indie comedy drama Take This Waltz. The album features the film’s original score composed by Jonathan Goldsmith (Away from Her, Casino Jack), as well as the song Green Mountain State by Corinna Rose and the Rusty Horse Band. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Take this Waltz is written and directed by Sarah Polley and stars Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Sarah Silverman and Luke Kirby. The movie premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011 and was released in theaters last summer. The movie is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Vehicle 19’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: March 5, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Matthee, James Matthes, score, Soundtrack, Vehicle 19
Metropolis Movie Music has released a soundtrack album for the action thriller Vehicle 19. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Matthes and Daniel Matthee (Retribution). The soundtrack is now available digitally in the UK. Audio clips are available here. No domestic release date has been announced yet. Vehicle 19 is directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil and stars Paul Walker as recent parolee who picks up the wrong rental vehicle after a long flight and soon discovers a tied-up female passenger in the trunk. Naima McLean, Gys de Villiers, Leyla Haidarian and Tshepo Maseko are co-starring. Ketchup Entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights and is planning a US release across multiple platforms this June. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau to Score ‘Anchorman: The Legend Continues’
Posted: March 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam McKay, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau, Will Ferrell
Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau have signed on to score and write songs for the upcoming comedy sequel Anchorman: The Legend Continues. The film is directed by Adam McKay and stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd who reprise their characters from the original movie. They are joined by new cast members Harrison Ford, Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Dylan Baker and Meagan Good. Judd Apatow returns as a producer of the Gary Sanchez and Apatow Productions project. Feltenstein & Nau have previously scored Casa De Mi Padre and Bachelorette for Ferrell’s production company. Alex Wurman (March of the Penguins) scored the original 2004 film. Anchorman: The Legend Continues is set to be released on December 20, 2013 by Paramount Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Welcome to the Punch’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harry Escott, score, Soundtrack, Welcome to the Punch
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the crime thriller Welcome to the Punch. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy). The soundtrack will be released digitally in the UK on March 11, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release date. Welcome to the Punch is written and directed by Eran Creevy and stars James McAvoy as a detective who forms an unlikely union with a criminal as they uncover a conspiracy. Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough and Peter Mullan are co-starring. The thriller executive produced by Ridley Scott is set to be released on March 15 in the UK. IFC Films has picked up U.S. rights and has scheduled a theatrical release on March 27 followed by a VOD and digital release on March 30. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Little Boy’ to Feature Music by Stephan Altman and Mark Foster
Posted: March 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alejandro Monteverde, Little Boy, Mark Foster, Stephan Altman
Stephan Altman and Mark Foster have composed the score for the upcoming drama Little Boy. The film is directed by Alejandro Monteverde and stars Jakob Salvati, Kevin James, Emily Watson, Michael Rappaport, David Henrie, Tom Wilkinson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sean Astin, Ben Chaplin and Ted Levine. The movie follows an eight-year-old boy who tries bring his father back from World War II. Monteverde has written the screenplay with Pepe Portillo and Leo Severino is producing the Metanoia Films production with Eduardo Verastegui who also stars in the movie. Read the rest of this entry »
