Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards. The album features selections from the score of the first season of the show composed by Jeff Beal (Rome, Appaloosa, Monk, Carnivale). The soundtrack will be released on April 2, 2013 and the 2-CD set is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. House of Cards is developed by Beau Willimon and stars Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Kristen Connolly, Corey Stoll and Constance Zimmer. Spacey is also executive producing the political drama with David Fincher (who directed the first episodes), Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) and Dana Brunetti. The complete first season of the show about an ambitious politician with his eye on the top job is now available to stream on Netflix for members and the pilot is also available to non-members. Read the rest of this entry »
‘House of Cards’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: House of Cards, Jeff Beal, Netflix, score, Soundtrack
Mychael Danna Academy Awards Press Room Video
Posted: February 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Academy Awards, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Yahoo! Screen has published a video of the press room interview with Mychael Danna following his acceptance of his first Academy Award for his music for Life of Pi this past Sunday. The composer talks about his process of creating the score, his collaboration with director Ang Lee and what winning the award means to him. Check out the video after the jump. Also embedded below is another interview with Danna (via BBC World) about the importance of music in Life of Pi and his thoughts on whether his Oscar win will have any effect on his career. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Gladiator’ Live to Projection Concert Announced
Posted: February 27, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, Gladiator, Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra has announced a concert featuring the world premiere performance of the Academy Award-nominated original score for Ridley Scott’s epic historical drama Gladiator performed live to projection. Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard have composed the score for the Oscar-winning film starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.The music will be performed by over 150 members of the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and the 21st Century Choir under the baton of Ludwig Wicki. Three concerts will be held on two consecutive days on May 4 & 5, 2013 at the KKL Luzern Concert Hall in Lucerne, Switzerland. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Call’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Debney, score, Soundtrack, The Call
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the upcoming thriller The Call. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 12, 2013 and a physical version is set to be released on April 16. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Call is directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist) and stars Halle Berry as a 911 emergency operator who must face her own fears in order to save a teenage girl from a disturbed killer. Abigail Breslin, Justina Machado, Morris Chestnut and Michael Imperioli are co-starring. The thriller will be released on March 15, 2013 by TriStar Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Patrick Cassidy Scoring John Michael McDonagh’s ‘Calvary’
Posted: February 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Calvary, John Michael McDonagh, Patrick Cassidy
Patrick Cassidy is currently recording his score for the Calvary. The film is written and directed by John Michael McDonagh and stars Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Reilly, David Wilmo, Chris O’Dowd, Domhnall Gleeson and Aidan Gillen. The movie follows a priest who is being tormented by his community and is told in the confessional that somebody is going to kill him within a week. The Reprisal Films production is produced by Chris Clark (Johnny English Reborn), Flora Fernandez-Marengo (The Guard) and Elizabeth Eves. The film marks McDonagh’s second directorial effort following 2011’s Brendan Gleeson-starring The Guard, which featured a score by Calexico. Cassidy is best known for composing the piece Vide Cor Meum for Ridley Scott’s Hannibal, which was also used in the director’s Kingdom of Heaven. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Upstream Color’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: February 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Shane Carruth, Soundtrack, Upstream Color
ERPB has released a soundtrack album for the romantic thriller Upstream Color. The album features the film’s original music composed by Shane Carruth who has also written, produced and directed the movie. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Listen to the full score after the jump. Upstream Color is Carruth’s second film following the 2004 cult hit Primer and stars himself, Amy Seimetz, Andrew Sensenig and Thiago Martin. The movie premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is set for a theatrical release in select cities on April 5, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Mindless Behavior: All Around the World’ to Feature Music by Ryan Shore
Posted: February 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mindless Behavior: All Around the World, Ryan Shore
Ryan Shore has composed the score for the concert documentary Mindless Behavior: All Around the World. The film is directed by Steven Goldfried and centers on the hit teen R&B/hip-hop boy band Mindless Behavior. The movie follows the band’s members Roc Royal, Ray Ray, Princeton and Prodigy as they travel across the US on their first major headlining tour. Brian Robbins (Varsity Blues, Smallville), Joe Davola and Walter M. Millsap III are producing the project. The Grammy-nominated composer, whose previous credits include such films as Prime, Harvard Man, Numb and the recent video game Spy Hunter, has written a multi-styled score ranging from hip hop, R&B and pop music, to orchestra, guitar and solo piano based emotional scoring for Mindless Behavior: All Around the World. The documentary will be released in AMC Theaters nationwide on March 15, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Riddle’ and ‘Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Diego Navarro, Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead, Riddle, score, Scott Glasgow, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced two new limited edition soundtrack releases. First up is a soundtrack album for the thriller Riddle. The album features the film’s score composed and conducted by Scott Glasgow (Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Taking Chances). To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website. Riddle directed by John O. Hartman & Nicholas Mross and starring Elisabeth Harnois, Val Kilmer, Diora Baird and William Sadler follows a college student who is drawn to the mysterious small town of Riddle, Pennsylvania in search of her missing brother and begins to unravel a mystery connected to an abandoned psychiatric hospital on the edge of town. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcelo Zarvos to Score Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’
Posted: February 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allen Coulter, Marcelo Zarvos, Ray Donovan, Showtime
Marcelo Zarvos is currently scoring the upcoming Showtime original series Ray Donovan. The drama is created by Ann Biderman (Southland, Primal Fear) and stars Liev Schreiber in the title role as a go-to guy who makes the problems of LA’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear and experiences his own problems when his father, played by Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison. Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Katherine Moennig, Dash Mihok, Kerris Dorsey, Pooch Hall, Steven Bauer and Devon Bagby are co-starring. Biderman is executive producing the show with Mark Gordon (Source Code, Grey’s Anatomy) and Bryan Zuriff (The Details). Allen Coulter has directed the pilot episode. Zarvos has previously scored the 2006 drama Hollywoodland starring Ben Affleck and 2010’s Remember Me starring Robert Pattinson for the director. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Möbius’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 25, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Morali, Mobius, score, Soundtrack
L’R Du Trésor and Because Music have released a soundtrack album for the romantic thriller Möbius. The album features the film’s score composed by Jonathan Morali who is best known as the frontman of the French band Syd Matters and made his film scoring debut on the project. Also included are two electronic tracks by Olga Kouklaki and Bot’Ox. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Möbius is written and directed by Eric Rochant and stars Jean Dujardin, Cecile de France, Tim Roth and John Lynch. The movie follows an experienced spy who is tracking a powerful oligarch suspected of laundering money through his bank. The thriller will be released in France later this week. Read the rest of this entry »
