Martin Davich has composed the score for the indie western Sweetwater. The film is directed by Logan & Noah Miller and stars Ed Harris, January Jones, Jason Isaacs, Eduardo Noriega, Jason Aldean and Stephen Root. The movie is set in the late 1800s and follows a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute who collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory. The Millers have also written the screenplay with Andrew McKenzie and Jason Netter (Wanted) is producing the Arc Entertainment production. Davich is best known for scoring numerous TV shows, including the hit dramas ER and Beverly Hills, 90210. Read the rest of this entry »
Martin Davich Scoring ‘Sweetwater’
Posted: January 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Logan Miller, Martin Davich, Noah Miller, Sweetwater
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‘Frozen Planet’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: January 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: BBC, Frozen Planet, George Fenton, score, Soundtrack
Silva Screen Records has announced a soundtrack album for the BBC series Frozen Planet. The album features selections from the show’s score composed and conducted by George Fenton (Gandhi, Cry Freedom, The Fisher King) who has previously scored the nature documentary series The Blue Planet and Planet Earth. The music is performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released on March 18, 2013. Frozen Planet narrated by David Attenborough (and Alec Baldwin in the US version) focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic. The series, which aired on BBC in the UK and on The Discovery Channel in the US, was honored with four Emmy Awards last year, including Outstanding Nonfiction Series. Read the rest of this entry »
Basil Poledouris’ ‘Flight of the Intruder’ Score Released
Posted: January 22, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basil Poledouris, Flight of the Intruder, Joe Kidd, John Milius, Lalo Schifrin, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the soundtrack for Paramount Pictures’ 1991 Vietnam war-set action drama Flight of the Intruder directed by John Milius and starring Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe and Brad Johnson. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris who also collaborated with the director on such films as Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn and Farewell to the King. The album features the composer’s complete score, as well as two alternates and the world premiere of complete trailer music written by John Beal. To order the CD and to listen to audio clips from the album, visit Intrada’s online store. Read the rest of this entry »
Danny Lux to Score TNT’s ‘Monday Mornings’
Posted: January 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Danny Lux, David E. Kelley, Monday Mornings, TNT
Danny Lux has been tapped to score the new TNT original series Monday Mornings. The drama is created by David E. Kelley and stars Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Jamie Bamber, Jennifer Finnigan, Bill Irwin, Keong Sim, Sarayu Rao and Emily Swallow. The show based on a novel by practicing neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is set at the fictional Chelsea General Hospital in Portland, Oregon and follows the lives of a group of doctors as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings. Kelley is executing producing the show with Gupta and Bill D’Elia (The West Wing, The Practice) who also directed the pilot. Lux has previously scored several shows for Kelley, including the Emmy-winning hit shows Ally McBeal and Boston Legal, and most recently the second season of NBC’s Harry’s Law. Read the rest of this entry »
Atlantic Records to Release ‘Spring Breakers’ Soundtrack
Posted: January 21, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cliff Martinez, score, Skrillex, Soundtrack, Spring Breakers
Atlantic Records will release the official soundtrack album for the upcoming indie drama Spring Breakers. The album features the film’s original music composed by Skrillex and Cliff Martinez. Also included is music by Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane who also stars in the film. The soundtrack will be released on March 12, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details are expected to be announced within the next couple of weeks. Spring Breakers is written and directed by Harmony Korine and stars James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine. The film premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and has been picked up for domestic distribution by A24 and Annapurna. The movie will be released in select cities on March 22, 2013 before expanding nationwide on March 29. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 20, 2013)
Posted: January 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Dominik Scherrer, Fox, John Frizzell, Lifetime, Prosecuting Casey Anthony, Richard Marvin, Ripper Street, The Following
Premiering tomorrow night is the new Fox drama The Following created by Kevin Williamson (Scream, Dawson’s Creek) and starring Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Jeananne Goossen, Maggie Grace, Natalie Zea, Adan Canto, Nico Tortorella and Shawn Ashmore. The show’s music is composed by John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, Dante’s Peak). The series follows an ex-FBI agent who is recruited to recapture an escaped serial killer. To learn more about the show, which will air every Monday night on Fox, visit our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Snitch’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 20, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, score, Snitch, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Snitch. The album features the film’s original score composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, Senna). The soundtrack will released digitally on February 19, 2013 and physically on March 5 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Snitch is directed by Ric Roman Waugh and stars Dwayne Johnson as a father who is forced to become an informant for the DEA to reduce his falsely accused son’s 10-year jail sentence. Susan Sarandon, Benjamin Bratt and Barry Pepper are co-starring. The thriller will be released nationwide on February 22, 2013 by Summit Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Ken Loach’s ‘The Spirit of ’45’
Posted: January 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, Ken Loach, The Spirit of '45
George Fenton has reunited with director Ken Loach to score his upcoming feature-length documentary The Spirit of ’45 about a new socialism that emerged in the U.K. as World War II came to an end in 1945. The British director used footage from Britain’s regional and national archives, alongside sound recordings and contemporary interviews, to create a political and social narrative about the years following the second world war. The Fly Film Co. and Sixteen Films production is produced by Kate Ogborn (The Deep Blue Sea), Lisa Marie Russo (Of Time and the City) and Rebecca O’Brien (The Wind That Shakes the Barley). Read the rest of this entry »
‘I Give It a Year’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 19, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dan Mazer, I Give It a Year, Soundtrack
Island Records will release a soundtrack album for the upcoming romantic comedy I Give It a Year. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Jessie Ware, Tinie Tempah, Corinne Bailey-Rae, Snow Patrol, Zero 7, Dizzee Rascal and Lauren Pritchard. None of the movie’s original score composed by Ilan Eshkeri is included on the release. The soundtrack will be released on February 4, 2013 in the UK. Audio clips are available after the jump. No word yet on a domestic release. I Give It a Year marks the directorial debut of writer/producer Dan Mazer (Borat, The Dictator, Bruno) and stars Rose Byrne, Anna Faris, Simon Baker, Rafe Spall, Minnie Driver and Jason Flemyng. The comedy follows a mismatched couple as they struggle to survive their first year of marriage. The film will be released in the UK on February 8. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 18, 2013)
Posted: January 18, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Atticus Ross, Broken City, Claudia Sarne, Fernando Velazquez, Leopold Ross, LUV, Mama, Mowg, Nuno Malo, The Last Stand
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the supernatural thriller Mama directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier and Isabelle Nellsse. The film’s music is composed by Fernando Velazquez (The Impossible, Devil). Quartet Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. For the full album details and to listen to audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement, where you can also learn more about the film and watch the trailer.
Also opening wide is the crime thriller Broken City directed by Allen Hughes and starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kyle Chandler, Barry Pepper, Natalie Martinez, Jeffrey Wright, Justin Chambers, James Ransone and Griffin Dunne. The film’s music is composed by Atticus Ross (The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Claudia Sarne and Leopold Ross who have previously scored The Book of Eli for Allen Hughes and his brother. Metropolis Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s score. For audio clips and to learn more about the album, visit our previous article. Read the rest of this entry »
