Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Starz original series Boss. The album features selection’s from the show’s score composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights, Beginners) who also serves as the music supervisor. Also included are tracks by Robert Plant & The King of Joy, Wilco and Mark Hollis. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 18, 2012 and physically on January 29, 2013. To download the album, click here and to pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. Boss stars Kelsey Grammer as the Mayor of Chicago who is diagnosed with a degenerative mental condition that only he and his doctor know about. Kathleen Robinson, Martin Donovan, Jeff Hephner, Connie Nielsen and Hannah Ware are co-starring. The first season of the drama is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD and the second season aired this fall on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Starz’s ‘Boss’ Announced
Posted: December 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Boss, Brian Reitzell, score, Soundtrack, Starz
Christopher Gordon to Score Anne Fontaine’s ‘Two Mothers’
Posted: December 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anne Fontaine, Christopher Gordon, Two Mothers
Christopher Gordon has been tapped to score the upcoming drama Two Mothers. The film is directed by Anne Fontaine and stars Naomi Watts and Robin Wright as two lifelong pals whose deep friendship is tested when they engage in affairs with each other’s sons. Ben Mendelsohn, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville, Gary Sweet and Sophie Lowe are also starring. The movie is based on the novel by Doris Lessing (Memoirs of a Survivor) and was adapted for the screen by Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement). Philippe Carcassonne (Coco Before Chanel) , Dominique Besnehard and Andrew Mason (Dark City, Tomorrow When the War Began) are producing the Cine@, MonVoisin and Hopscotch Features production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hyde Park on Hudson, Jeremy Sams, score, Soundtrack
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for Roger Michell’s period comedy drama Hyde Park on Hudson. The album features the film’s score composed by Jeremy Sams (Enduring Love, The Mother). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Hyde Park on Hudson stars Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman, Samuel West, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Wilson, Eleanor Bron and Olivia Williams and follows President Roosevelt and his wife as they host the King and Queen of England for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York. The movie opens today, December 7 in select cities. Read the rest of this entry »
Gustavo Santaolalla to Write Music for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Day of the Dead’ and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Stage Musical
Posted: December 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Guillermo Del Toro, Gustavo Santaolalla, Pan's Labyrinth, Paul Williams, The Day of the Dead
Deadline is reporting that Gustavo Santaolalla and Paul Williams are writing songs for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming CG-animated film The Day of the Dead. The movie is directed and co-written by Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre) and is being described as a “Romeo and Juliet-style love story set against a the Mexican holiday “Day of the Dead””. Del Toro is producing the Reel FX production with Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze. The project marks del Toro’s first Mexican film production in almost two decades. The Day of the Dead is targeting a release in the fall of 2014. Santaolalla who received two Academy Awards for his work on Brokeback Mountain and Babel is also composing the music for a stage version of Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 hit film Pan’s Labyrinth about a young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer who finds refuge and terror in a fantasy world in 1944 Fascist Spain. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Tron: Uprising’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Joseph Trapanese, Tron, Tron: Legacy
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated series Tron: Uprising. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Joseph Trapanese (The Raid) who previously collaborated with Daft Punk on their score for Tron: Legacy. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 8, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Tron: Uprising is created by Steven Lisberger & Bonnie MacBird and features the voice talent of Elijah Wood, Bruce Boxleitner, Lance Henriksen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Nate Corddry and Reginald VelJohnson. The show is set between the feature versions of Tron and Tron: Legacy. The first season of 18 episodes premiered on Disney XD this past summer. Read the rest of this entry »
Grammy Nominations Announced
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Grammy Awards, Grammy Nominations
The nominations for the 55th Grammy Awards have been announced. Here are the nominations in the film/TV music related categories, which also include the first nominated video game score in the history of the awards:
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams) – Sony Classical
- The Artist (Ludovic Bource) – Sony Classical
- The Dark Knight Rises (Hans Zimmer) – WaterTower Music
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) – Null/Madison Gate
- Hugo (Howard Shore) – Howe Records
- Journey (Austin Wintory) – Sony Computer Entertainment America Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release Christophe Beck’s ‘Paperman’ Score
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christophe Beck, Paperman
Walt Disney Records will release the score for Disney’s animated short Paperman. The music is composed by Christophe Beck (The Muppets, The Hangover). The one-track single will be released digitally on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Paperman directed by John Kahrs and produced by John Lasseter follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. The black-and-white animated short is currently playing in theaters nationwide in front of Disney’s Wreck-It-Ralph and is among the 10 shorts up for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Film category. Read the rest of this entry »
Julian Wass Scoring ‘The Pretty One’ and ‘Teddy Bears’
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Julian Wass, Teddy Bears, The Pretty One
Julian Wass is scoring the upcoming indie comedy The Pretty One. The film is directed by Jenee LaMarque and stars Zoe Kazan as a young woman who is mistaken for her dead “perfect” identical twin and seizes the chance to masquerade as her sister. Jake Johnson (New Girl) and Ron Livingston are co-starring. The project marks the feature directorial debut of LaMarque who has also written the screenplay. Robin Schorr (Peaceful Warrior) is producing through RCR Pictures and Steven J. Berger is producing for Provenance Pictures. The Pretty One was shot this past summer in Los Angeles and is now in post-production. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Not Fade Away’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: December 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: David Chase, Not Fade Away, Soundtrack
ABKCO Records will release a soundtrack album for David Chase’s drama Not Fade Away. The album features the songs from the film by such artists as James Brown, The Rolling Stones, The Twylight Zones, Bo Diddley, Elmore James, The Sex Pistols and The Rascals. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Not Fade Away written and directed by Chase (The Sopranos) stars James Gandolfini, John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill, Bella Heathcote, Brad Garrett and Christopher McDonald. The film is set in 1964 and follows three best friends from the suburbs of New Jersey who decide to form a rock band. The movie will be released in select cities on December 21, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Californication’ Season 6 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Californication, Showtime, Soundtrack
Entertainment One Music will release a new soundtrack album for the Showtime original series Californication. The album features songs from the sixth season of the show by artists including Steve Jones, Marilyn Manson, The Blind Pets, Ryan Adams, Joe Walsh, Lissie, Johnny Thunders, Warren Zevon and Tim Minchin. The soundtrack will be released on January 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the full track list after the jump. Californication stars David Duchovny as a troubled novelist who moves from New York to California and suffers from writer s block which complicates his relationships with his girlfriend and daughter. The fifth season of the series will be released on DVD on December 18 (click here to order the box set). Season 6 is set to premiere on January 13, 2012 on Showtime. Read the rest of this entry »
