Golden Globe-nominated composer Terence Blanchard has composed the score for the new Lifetime original movie Betty and Coretta. The film directed by Yves Simoneau (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) tells the dual stories of Coretta Scott King and Dr. Betty Shabazz as they carry on as single mothers following the assassinations of their husbands, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Angela Bassett plays Coretta King, while Mary J. Blige portays Betty Shabazz. Ruby Dee,Malik Yoba, Lindsay Owne Pierre, Gloria Reuben, Cherise Booth and Shinelle Azoroh are co-starring. Shem Bitterman & Ron Hutchinson (The Josephine Baker Story) have written the script and Blige is executive producing the project with Larry Sanitsky, Jaja Johnson and Polly Anthony. Blanchard has previously scored the similarly themed drama Malcolm X for director Spike Lee. Read the rest of this entry »
Terence Blanchard Scoring ‘Betty and Coretta’
Posted: January 31, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Betty and Coretta, Lifetime, Terence Blanchard
‘Escape from Tomorrow’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Escape from Tomorrow, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack for the black-and-white horror fantasy movie Escape from Tomorrow has been released this week. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Abel Korzeniowski (A Single Man, W.E.). The composer recorded his music at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. Escape from Tomorrow is written and directed by Randy Moore and stars Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber, Katelynn Rodriguez, Annet Mahendru, Danielle Safady and Alison Lees-Taylor. The film follows a family man on the last day of a Disney World vacation with his wife and two children who begins to be haunted by disturbing imagery. The movie just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »
James Horner to Score ‘Ender’s Game’
Posted: January 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ender's Game, Gavin Hood, James Horner
James Horner has signed on to score the upcoming sci-fi tentpole Ender’s Game. The film based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card is adapted for the screen and directed by Gavin Hood (X-Men: Wolverine, Tsotsi). The movie stars Asa Butterfield as Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, a genius strategist recruited by the government to help destroy an insect-like alien race. Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Aramis Knight, Moises Arias, Jimmy “Jax” Pinchak, Suraj Partha, Conor Carroll and Khylin Rhambo are co-starring. Gigi Pritzker & Linda McDonough (Drive, Rabbit Hole) are producing for OddLot Entertainment and Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek, Transformers) are producing for their K/O Paper Products company. Read the rest of this entry »
John Barry’s ‘First Love’ Score Released
Posted: January 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: First Love, John Barry, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1977 romance First Love directed by Joan Darling and starring William Katt, Susan Dey and John Heard. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer John Barry (Goldfinger, Dances With Wolves). Only a small portion of the score was used in the final version of the Paramount Pictures production. The album is limited to 2000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Stephen Frears’ ‘Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight’
Posted: January 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, HBO, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, Stephen Frears
George Fenton is scoring the upcoming HBO original movie Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. The film is directed by Stephen Frears and stars Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Benjamin Walker, Danny Glover, Barry Levinson, Pablo Schreiber, Ed Begley Jr., Bob Balaban and Kathleen Chalfant. The movie chronicles Ali’s battle with the Supreme Court over his Muslim beliefs as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. Instead of casting an actor to play the boxing legend, the film will utilize actual footage of Ali. The screenplay is written by Shawn Slovo (Captain Corelli’s Mandolin) and Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones), Tracey Scoffield (Dirty Pretty Things) and Jonathan Cameron are executive producing the HBO Films production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, Liam Hayes, Roman Coppola, score, Soundtrack
Night Fever Music will release the official soundtrack album for Roman Coppola’s indie comedy A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III. The album features the original score from the film composed by Liam Hayes, who has made music under the name Plush since the early 90’s. Also included is a track performed by Jason Schwartzman and a cover of the Brazilian classic Aguas De Marco written by Antonio Carlos Jobim sung by the film’s lead actors Katheryn Winnick & Charlie Sheen. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 5, 2013 and physically on March 19, 2013. To download the album, click here and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Audio clips can be checked out below. A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III written, directed and produced by Coppola stars Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Katheryn Winnick, Aubrey Plaza, Patricia Arquette and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The movie follows a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. Read the rest of this entry »
The Music of ‘Movie 43’
Posted: January 29, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brett Ratner, Christophe Beck, David J. Hodge, James Gunn, Leo Birenberg, Movie 43, Peter Farrelly, Tyler Bates, William Goodrum
The ensemble all-star comedy Movie 43 produced by Peter Farrelly opened nationwide last weekend. Several composers have composed the score of the different comedy shorts within the film. William Goodrum who has previously contributed music for most of the Farrelly Brothers’ features including There’s Something About Mary, Me, Myself & Irene, Shallow Hal and most recently, The Three Stooges has scored the overarching segment The Pitch starring Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear & Common, as well as the shorts Homeschooled directed by Will Graham and starring Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber, The Proposition directed by Steve Carr and starring Anna Faris & Chris Pratt, Veronica directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Emma Stone & Kieran Culkin, Middle School Date directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Chloe Grace Moretz & Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Victory’s Glory directed by Rusty Cundieff and starring Terrence Howard. David J. Hodge has written the score for the segment Superhero Speed Dating directed by James Duffy and starring Justin Long, Jason Sudekis & Kristen Bell, while Goodrum provided additional music. Read the rest of this entry »
Normand Corbeil (1956 – 2013)
Posted: January 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Normand Corbeil
Normand Corbeil has passed away at age 56 this past Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The Canadian composer’s best known feature film credits include the 1999 hit thriller Double Jeopardy starring Ashley Judd & Tommy Lee Jones, the Wesley Snipes-starring action thriller The Art of War and the 1995 horror movie Screamers. The composer also scored numerous TV shows and films, including the pilot for ABC’s recent reboot of V and NBC’s mini-series The Last Templar and has received two Emmy Award nominations for the TV movies Human Trafficking and Hitler: The Rise of Evil. He was also known for composing music for high profile video game titles, including Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain and was reportedly working on the game/interactive movie Beyond: Two Souls starring Ellen Page. Read the rest of this entry »
Jóhann Jóhannsson Scoring ‘McCanick’
Posted: January 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Johann Johannsson, Josh C. Waller, McCanick
Jóhann Jóhannsson is currently recording his score for the upcoming crime drama McCanick. The film is directed by Josh C. Waller (Raze) and stars David Morse, Brandon Routh, Cory Monteith, Cirian Hinds and Mike Vogel. The movie follows a narcotics detective who gets caught up in a firestorm of paranoia and violence upon learning that a seemingly harmless young criminal has been released from prison. Daniel Noah has written the screenplay and Waller and Morse are executive producing the project with Ehud Bleiberg (The Iceman, The Band’s Visit). Jóhannsson’s previous film credits include last year’s For Ellen starring Paul Dano and Personal Effects starring Michelle Pfeiffer & Ashton Kutcher. The Icelandic composer is also known for his non-film work, which combines classical orchestration with electronic music. McCanick is currently in post-production and is expected to be released later this year.
‘Bullet to the Head’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 28, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bullet to the Head, Hans Zimmer, score, Soundtrack, Steve Mazzaro, Walter Hill
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller Bullet to the Head. The album features the film’s score composed by Steve Mazzaro and produced by Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack will be released on digitally on January 29, 2013 and physically on February 19. The CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Bullet to the Head is directed by Walter Hill and stars Sylvester Stallone as a hitman who forms an alliance with a cop to exact revenge on the killer of their respective partners. Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Sarah Shahi and Christian Slater are co-starring in the Joel Silver-produced thriller. The movie will be released nationwide this Friday, February 1 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
