La-La Land Records has announced an expanded release of the original motion picture score to the 1991 feature film Grand Canyon written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Kline, Mary McDonald, Danny Glover and Steve Martin. The album features the movie’s original score composed by James Newton Howard. The special limited edition soundtrack contains more than 25 minutes of score not found on the original soundtrack release. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, which is limited to 2000 copies, visit the label’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
James Newton Howard’s ‘Grand Canyon’ Score Released
Posted: April 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Elmer Bernstein, Grand Canyon, James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Shootist, The Sons of Katie Elder
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Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘The Salamander’ Score Released
Posted: April 9, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, The Salamander
Prometheus Records and Tadlow Music have announced the world premiere recording of the complete score for the 1981 thriller The Salamander directed by Peter Zinner and starring Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Martin Balsam, Sybil Dannng, Christopher Lee, Eli Wallach and Claudia Cardinale. The music composed by Jerry Goldsmith has been newly recorded in by the 85-piece City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and 80-voice Choir conducted by Nic Raine. Also featured on the album as two bonus tracks are two concert suites from Goldsmith’s score for The Cassandra Crossing and Ransom. Check out a video from the score reconstruction recording sessions after the jump and visit Tadlow Music’s website for more information on the album. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Grace to Score ‘Night Moves’ and ‘Cold Comes the Night’
Posted: April 9, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cold Comes the Night, Jeff Grace, Kelly Reichardt, Night Moves, Tze Chun
Jeff Grace is reuniting with director Kelly Reichardt on the upcoming thriller Night Moves. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard as three radical environmentalists who come together to blow up a hydroelectric dam – the very source and symbol of the resource-devouring industrial culture they despise. Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy) co-wrote the script with Jonathan Raymond (Mildred Pierce). Neil Kopp (Paranoid Park) & Anish Savjani are producing the independent feature with Chris Maybach & Saemi Kim (Martha Marcy May Marlene) and Rodrigo Teixeira (Frances Ha). Grace has previously collaborated with the director on the 2010 western Meek’s Cutoff starring Michelle Williams. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mud’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Wingo, Jeff Nichols, Mud, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for Jeff Nichols’ drama Mud. The album features the film’s original score composed by David Wingo (All the Real Girls, The Sitter) who previously collaborated with the director on 2011’s Take Shelter. Also included is music by Jeff McIlwain, the country-punk rock band Lucero and its frontman Ben Nichols, as well as two tracks by the Australian instrumental rock band Dirty Three. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 23, 2013. Audio clips are available after the jump. Mud written and directed by Nichols stars Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard and Reese Witherspoon. The movie follows two boys who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. The film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and has been picked up by Roadside Attractions for a theatrical release on April 26, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Reza Safinia to Score ‘Mercy’
Posted: April 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jason Blum, Mercy, Peter Cornwell, Reza Safinia, Snap
Reza Safinia has been hired to score the upcoming fantasy horror film Mercy. The movie directed by Peter Cornwell (The Haunting in Connecticut) is based on the short story Gramma by Stephen King about two young boys who go with their single mother to take care of their grandmother and discover that she’s a witch who made a pact with a dark force many years before. Frances O’Connor, Dylan McDermott, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Shirley Knight, Mark Duplass and Chris Browning are starring in the movie. Matt Greenberg (1408, Reign of Fire) has adapted the short story for the screen. Jason Blum (Insidious, Paranormal Activity) is producing the project through his Blumhouse Productions company, alongside McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) and Mary Viola for Wonderhouse Sound and Vision. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Evil Dead’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 8, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Evil Dead, Roque Banos, score, Soundtrack
The full soundtrack details of the soundtrack release for the horror remake Evil Dead have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Roque Banos (The Machinist, Sexy Beast). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 9, 2013 by La-La Land Records. A physical version featuring 25 additional minutes of music will be available on the label’s official website on the same date and is now also available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Evil Dead is directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore. Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert are producing the Ghost House Pictures and TriStar Pictures production, which has been released in theaters this past Friday and is now playing nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mood Indigo’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Étienne Charry, L'ecume des jours, Michel Gondry, Mood Indigo, score, Soundtrack
Mercury Records will release a soundtrack album for Michel Gondry’s fantasy drama Mood Indigo (L’ecume des jours). The album features the film’s original score composed by Étienne Charry. Also included is the original song Mais, Aime La by Loane, a number of jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Shanklin Ray’s Bertha’s Thème from Fritz the Cat, as well as other songs from the film by Scaggs Boz, The Lumineers and Mia Doi Todd. The soundtrack will be released in France on April 22, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release. Mood Indigo marks Gondry’s first French language feature and stars Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh and Omar Sy. The film follows an inventor who meets and falls for a woman who gets sick after their nuptials with an affliction that can only be treated by surrounding her with flowers. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 7, 2013)
Posted: April 7, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bear McCreary, Da Vinci's Demons, Lifetime, Stalkers, Starz, Theo Green
Premiering this Friday, April 12, is the historical fantasy series Da Vinci’s Demons created by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) and starring Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Lucrezia Donati, Elliot Cowan, Lorenzo Medici and Lara Pulver. Bear McCreary has composed an orchestral score for the eight-part series, which tells the untold story of the world’s greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence. Check out our previous news article for more information on the project. Da Vinci’s Demons will air every Friday night on Starz. To learn more about the show, visit the official series website. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcus Trumpp Scoring ‘Endangered’
Posted: April 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Hackl, Endangered, Marcus Trumpp, Red Machine
Marcus Trumpp has composed the score for the upcoming action thriller Endangered. The film is directed by David Hackl (Saw V) and stars James Marsden, Piper Perabo, Thomas Jane, Billy Bob Thornton, Scott Glenn, Adam Beach, Michaela McManus and Kelly Curran. The movie, which was originally entitled Red Machine, follows two estranged brothers who reconcile on a camping trip in Alaska and are attacked and relentlessly stalked by a horrifying grizzly bear. J.R. Reher has written the screenplay and Paul Schiff (Rushmore, My Cousin Vinny, Mona Lisa Smile), Tai Duncan (Tenure) and Hadeel Reda are producing the project for Indomitable Entertainment and Paul Schiff Productions. Trumpp’s best known previous film scoring credits include Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Killer Instinct #1, which he co-scored with Marco Beltrami. He has also written additional music and provided orchestrations for numerous scores composed by Beltrami including Live Free or Die Hard and Red Eye. Endangered has recently been picked up by Open Road Films is expected to be released later this year.
‘Superman: Unbound’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Kliesch, score, Soundtrack, Superman: Unbound
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the DC Universe animated original movie Superman: Unbound. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kevin Kliesch (Thundercats). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 30, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Superman Unbound directed by James Tucker is based the 2008 comic book story arc Superman: Brainiac. The animated film’s voice talent includes Matt Bomer as Superman, John Noble, Stana Katic as Lois Lane, Molly Quinn, Frances Conroy as Martha Kent, Wade Williams, Diedrich Bader, Stephen Root and Alexander Gould. The movie will be released on May 7, 2013 on Blu-ray and DVD. Read the rest of this entry »
