Vinny Smith is reuniting with director Lynn Shelton on the upcoming indie drama Touchy Feely. The film is written and directed by Shelton and stars Ellen Page, Rosemarie DeWitt, Allison Janney, Ellen Page, Ron Livingston, Scoot McNairy and Josh Pais. The movie follows a massage therapist who is unable to do her job when stricken with a mysterious and sudden aversion to bodily contact. Steven Schardt is producing the project. Smith has previously scored Shelton’s last two features Humpday and My Sister’s Sister and has also served as the sound mixer on both films. Touchy Feely will premiere in competition at next year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Vinny Smith to Reunite with Lynn Shelton on ‘Touchy Feely’
Posted: December 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lynn Shelton, Touchy Feely, Vince Smith, Vinny Smith
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 2, 2012)
Posted: December 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Hallmark Channel, Kevin Sargent, Shawn Pierce, The Christmas Heart, The Hour
Premiering tonight is the Hallmark Channel original movie The Christmas Heart directed by Gary Yates (High Life) and starring Teri Polo, Tess Harper and Paul Essiembre. Shawn Pierce whose scoring credits include such TV shows as Syfy’s Haven and Defying Gravity has composed the film’s music. The movie executive produced by Patricia Heaton, David Hunt, A.J. Morewitz, Norman Denver and Dale Cornick centers on a neighborhood that bands together to save the life of a special teenage boy in dire need of a heart transplant. To learn more about The Christmas Heart, visit Hallmark’s official film website. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias Wins European Film Award for ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’
Posted: December 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alberto Iglesias, European Film Awards, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alberto Iglesias has won the European Film Award for his score for Tomas Alfredson’s thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Mark Strong in the European Composer category at tonight’s EFA Night 2012 in Malta. The other composers nominated in the music category were Gabriel Yared & Cyrille Aufort for A Royal Pain, George Fenton for Ken Loach’s The Angel’s Share and Francois Couturier for Shun Li and the Poet (Io Sono Li). Iglesias also received an Academy Award nomination for his score earlier this year. The composer’s soundtrack for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is available on Silva Screen America. For the full details of the album including audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement. For the full list of EFA winners, visit the official European Film Awards website.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 30, 2012)
Posted: November 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Back to 1942, California Solo, Charlie Clouser, Day of Reckoning, Jiping Zhao, Killing Them Softly, Marc Streitenfeld, Michael Krassner, Robert Vining, T. Griffin, The Collection, Universal Soldier, Will Hendricks
Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the thriller Killing Them Softly directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scott McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella and Sam Shepard. While the film doesn’t feature a full score, Marc Streitenfeld (Prometheus, American Gangster) is credited as providing piano pieces and musical ambiances. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring one track by Streitenfeld, as well as the film’s songs by artists including Carl Stone, The Velvet Underground, James Wilsey, Nico, Kitty Lester and The Wreckery. Check out our previous article for audio clips and the full soundtrack details.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller The Collection directed by Marcus Dunstan and starring Josh Stewart, Lee Tergesen, Christopher McDonald and Emma Fitzpatrick. Charlie Clouser (Saw series, Numbers) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released. The movie is a sequel to the 2009 horror film The Collector and is being distributed by LD Entertainment. Check out the film’s official website and our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams to Return for ‘Despicable Me 2’
Posted: November 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Despicable Me 2, Heitor Pereira, Illumination Entertainment, Pharrell Williams
Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams are returning to provide the music for Despicable Me 2, the sequel to the 2010 animated hit film. Pereira is composing the film’s score and Williams is producing and writing new original songs for the project. The movie is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud who also helmed the first installment. The movie’s voice cast includes Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand and Al Pacino. Christopher Meledandri & Janet Healy (Despicable Me, The Lorax) are producing the Illumination Entertainment production and Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul (Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax) have written the screenplay. Pereira’s and Williams’ music for the original movie was nominated for an Annie Award. Despicable Me 2 is set for a release on July 3, 2013 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Any Day Now’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Any Day Now, Joey Newman, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the indie drama Any Day Now. The album features the film’s original music composed by Joey Newman (The Middle). The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 11, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. As previously reported, the label is also releasing a separate soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs. Any Day Now directed by Travis Fine and starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher and Chris Mulkey follows a gay couple who takes in a teenager with Down syndrome. The movie will be released in select cities on December 14, 2012 by Music Box Films. Read the rest of this entry »
Cutting Edge Launches Film Score Website
Posted: November 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cutting Edge Group
Cutting Edge Group has launched the new Cutting Edge Film Scores website, which will give media organisations the ability to use and license professional, high-quality film music for secondary usage. According to Variety, the site allows subscribers to upload a piece of music and have it automatically matched to similar music in the database, helping filmmakers to find music, as well as composers with a similar sound to their desired outcome and helping expose lesser known works. Users are currently able to access almost 200 film scores. Among the titles currently available are a number of scores for movies that will be released in 2013, including Antonio Pinto’s score for Snitch starring Dwayne Johnson, John Swihart’s music for Stephen Sommers’ Odd Thomas and David Buckley’s score for Taylor Hackford’s Parker starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Johnson Scoring Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Don Jon’s Addiction’
Posted: November 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Don Jon's Addiction, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson is currently scoring the upcoming comedy Don Jon’s Addiction. The film marks the directorial feature debut of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt who has also written the screenplay and stars as a porn-addicted, modern day Don Juan who sets out to become a less selfish person after meeting a recently widowed older woman. Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Brie Larson, Rob Brown and Tony Danza are co-starring. Ram Bergman is producing through his production company and Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Killer Joe) is producing for Voltage Pictures. Bergman has previously produced Rian Johnson’s Brick, The Brothers Bloom and Looper, all of which were scored by Nathan Johnson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Django Unchained’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Django Unchained, Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino, Soundtrack
The Weinstein Company, Quentin Tarantino and Loma Vista Recordings have announced the details of the soundtrack release for Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. The album features new original tracks, including 100 Black Coffins by Rick Ross and produced by and featuring Jamie Foxx, Who Did That To You? by John Legend, Ancora Qui by Honorary Academy Award-winning composer Ennio Morricone and Elisa, and the duet Freedom performed by Anthony Hamilton and Elayna Boynton. Also included is existing music used in the film, including tracks by Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, Luis Bacalov and Riz Ortolani. The soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, 
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ludwig II’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruno Coulais, Ludwig II, score, Soundtrack
Bavaria Sonor Mediathek will release a soundtrack album for the German/Austrian costume drama Ludwig II. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-nominated composer Bruno Coulais (The Chorus, Coraline) who recorded his music with the Munich Radio Orchestra. Also featured are some of the classical pieces featured in the movie. The soundtrack will be released in Germany on December 21, 2012. To listen to audio clips, click here. Ludwig II is directed by Peter Sehr (Love the Hard Way) and Marie Noelle and follows the life of the Bavarian king. The movie’s cast includes Sabin Tambrea, Sebastian Schipper, Hannah Herzsprung, Uwe Ochsenknecht and Edgar Selge who portrays Richard Wagner. Ludwig II is set to be released in Germany on December 26, 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
