‘Upstream Color’ Soundtrack Released

Posted: February 26, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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upstream-colorERPB 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-behaviorRyan 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 »

riddleVarese 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 »

ray-donovanMarcelo 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 Albums
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mobiusL’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 »

paradesendsoundtrackPremiering on Tuesday night in the US is the mini-series Parade’s End based on the tetralogy of novels by Ford Madox Ford starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Adelaide Clemens, Rupert Everett, Miranda Richardson, Anne-Marie Duff, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Stephen Graham and Jack Huston. Dirk Brossé has composed the score for the drama. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released on Varese Sarabande Records. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement. The five-part series is set to premiere on February 26 on HBO. To learn more about the project, visit HBO’s official series website. Read the rest of this entry »

Mychael Danna has won his first Academy Award in the Best Original Score category for his music for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer was also nominated for the first time. The other contenders in the category were John Williams (Lincoln), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina) and Thomas Newman (Skyfall). All five nominated composers were in attendance at the awards ceremony.

In the Best Original Song category, Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth received the award for the title song of the James Bond film Skyfall. Read the rest of this entry »

’21 & Over’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: February 24, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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21-and-overRelativity Music Group has released soundtrack album for the comedy 21 & Over. The album features songs featured in the film by artists including Langhorne Slim & The Law, Dropkick Myrphys, 4th Pyramid, Spaceman, T. Mills, The Blue Van, Big Freedia, Benny Benassi, Ben Gidsjoy, Iman Shumpert, The Naked and Famous and The Gaslight Anthem. The soundtrack is now available digitally on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. 21 & Over is directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (writers of The Hangover, The Change-Up) and stars Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Skylar Astin and Sarah Wright. The movie follows two childhood friends who drag their friend out to celebrate his 21st birthday the night before an all-important medical school interview. The comedy will be released nationwide on March 1, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

scl_receptionThis afternoon, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Academy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the Best Original Score and Best Original Song category at the home of composer John Cacavas in Beverly Hills. All five nominated composers in the score category attended the event: John Williams (Lincoln), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and Thomas Newman (Skyfall). Among the attendants in the Best Original Song category were J. Ralph (nominated for the song Before My Time from Chasing Ice), Claude-Michel Schonberg, Herbert Kretzmer & Alain Boublil (nominated for the original song Suddenly from Les Miserables), Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri (who received a nomination for Pi’s Lullaby from Life of Pi), Walter Murphy (nominated for the song Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Ted with Seth MacFarlane) and Paul Epworth (nominated for the title song of Skyfall with Adele). Read the rest of this entry »

rio20th Century Fox has announced this week that composer John Powell and Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes are returning to provide the music for the upcoming animated feature sequel Rio 2. The film is directed by Carlos Saldanha who directed the original 2011 film. Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto, Jake T. Austin and Jamie Foxx are returning to voice the characters from the first part and are joined by new voice talent including Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno, Amandla Stenberg, Rachel Crow, Pierce Gagnon and Natalie Morales. John C. Donkin and Bruce Anderson are producing the Blue Sky Animation production. The movie will feature new Brazilian artists and original music by Janelle Monáe and The Wondaland Arts Society, who also voices a role in the film. T Read the rest of this entry »