Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the historical drama series Borgia. The album features selections from the music of the show’s second season composed by Eric Neveux (Intimacy, Flight of the Storks). The soundtrack will be released overseas on April 29, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release. Borgia is created by Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life On The Street, Oz) and stars John Doman, Stanley Weber, Mark Ryder, Isolda Dychauk, Diarmuid Noyes, Assumpta Serna and Marta Gastini. The series’ second season will begin in 1494, 8 months after the death of Rodrigo Borgia’s eldest son and will chart the meteoric rise of Prince Cesare Borgia as the family endeavors to keep hold of the papacy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Borgia’ Season 2 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Borgia, Eric Neveux, score, Soundtrack
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 17, 2013)
Posted: March 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Bates Motel, Chris Bacon
Premiering tomorrow is the new drama Bates Motel executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) and starring Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell and Mike Vogel. The show is contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic movie Psycho and follows Norman Bates during his teenage years. Chris Bacon (Source Code, Smash) is the composer of the show. Bates Motel will air every Monday night on A&E. Check out our scoring assignment announcement article to learn more about the show.
‘The Sapphires’ Score Album Details
Posted: March 17, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cezary Skubiszewski, score, Soundtrack, The Sapphires
Following a soundtrack release featuring the movie’s songs, a score album for the musical comedy The Sapphires has been announced. The score is composed by Cezary Skubiszewski. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 22, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. As previously reported, a soundtrack featuring the songs from the film was released overseas last summer. Columbia Records will release the album including an additional tracks this Tuesday, March 19 in the US. To order the album, visit Amazon. The Sapphires is directed by Wayne Blair and stars Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell. Read the rest of this entry »
Jeff Toyne Scoring ‘Rogue’
Posted: March 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Deadweigth, DirecTV, Jeff Toyne, Rogue
Jeff Toyne is scoring DIRECTV’s first original series Rogue. The drama is created by Matthew Parkhill (The Caller) and stars Thandie Newton as a morally and emotionally-conflicted undercover detective who is tormented by the possibility that her own actions contributed to her son’s death. Marton Csokas, Ian Hart, Claudia Ferri, Joshua Sasse, Jonathan Holmes, Sarah Jeffrey, Ian Tracey, Jarod Joseph, Matthew Beard and Martin Donovan are co-starring. Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire) has directed the first episode. Nick Hamm (The Hole, Godsend, Killing Bono) is executive producing the project for Greenroom Entertainment, alongside John Morayniss and Michael Rosenberg for eOne and Steven Marrs. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 15, 2013)
Posted: March 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Benoit Charest, Cliff Martinez, John Debney, Lyle Workman, Mindless Behavior: All Around the World, Reality, Ryan Shore, Skrillex, Spring Breakers, The Call, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Upside Down
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone directed by Don Scardino and starring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini, Jay Mohr and Michael Bully Herbig. The film’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. To listen to audio clips and for the full album details, as well as for more information about the film, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the thriller The Call directed by Brad Anderson, Abigail Breslin, Michael Eklund, Justina Machado, Morris Chestnut, David Otunga and Michael Imperioli. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Debney’s music earlier this week. A CD version is set be released in April. For audio clips and to learn more about the soundtrack album and the film, visit our previous article. Also check out an interview with Debney about his work on the thriller on The Credits. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Wadjda’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, Wadjda
Milan France has released a soundtrack album for drama Wadjda. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir, Perfect Sense). The soundtrack is now available in France. No word yet on a domestic release. Click here to listen to audio clips. Wadjda written and directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour is the first feature film shot entirely in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The movie follows a 10-year old girl who challenges deep-rooted Saudi traditions in a determined quest to buy a bicycle. When everything goes against her plans, she sees one last chance in her school’s Koran recitation competition and the large cash prize for first place. The movie premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and is now playing in several European territories. Sony Pictures Classics has picked up domestic rights and is planning a release later this year. 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
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 »
‘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 »
