Victor Reyes has been tapped to score the upcoming psychological thriller Grand Piano. The film is directed by Eugenio Mira (The Birthday) and stars Elijah Wood, John Cusack, Kerry Bishe, Tamsin Egerton, Don McManus, Alex Winter and Allen Leech. The movie follows a piano virtuoso who returns to perform after being forced into early retirement because of stage fright. Damien Chazelle (The Last Exorcism Part II) has written the screenplay. Adrian Guerra and Rodrigo Cortes are producing the Nostromo Pictures production. Reyes has previously collaborated with the producers on this year’s Red Lights and 2010’s Buried, which were both directed by Cortes and produced by Guerra. Grand Piano is currently in post-production and is expected to be released in 2013.
Victor Reyes to Score ‘Grand Piano’
Posted: November 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grand Piano, Rodrigo Cortes, Victor Reyes
‘Silent Night’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Riepl, score, Silent Night, Soundtrack
Pale Blue Records has released a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Silent Night. The album features the film’s original score composed by Kevin Riepl (Aliens: Colonial Marines, ABCs of Death). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Silent Night is directed by Steven C. Miller and stars Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue, Lisa Marie, Brendan Fehr and Ellen Wong. The movie follows a small-town sheriff and deputy on the hunt for a murderous Santa Claus terrorizing their community on Christmas Eve. The film will be released theatrically in select cities this Friday, November 30 by Anchor Bay. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Richey to Score ‘Uncanny’
Posted: November 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Richey, Girl on a Bicycle, Jeremy Leven, Matthew Leutwyler, Uncanny
Craig Richey is scoring the upcoming indie sci-fi thriller Uncanny. The film is directed by Matthew Leutwyler and stars Mark Webber, David Rogers, Lucy Griffiths and Rainn Wilson. The movie follows a technology reporter who gets a week of exclusive access to the world’s first perfect artificial intelligence. Shahin Chandrasoma has written the screenplay and Sim Sarna is producing the Ambush Entertainment production. Richey has previously collaborated with Leutwyler on his last feature Answers to Nothing and has also scored Ambush’s Wonderful World. Uncanny was shot this summer in Los Angeles and is now in post-production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 25, 2012)
Posted: November 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kenneth Burgomaster, Lee Holdridge, Lifetime, Liz & Dick, Marvin Marvin, Nickelodeon
Premiering tonight is the Lifetime original movie Liz & Dick directed by Llyod Kramer and starring Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor, Grant Bowler as Richard Burton, as well as Creed Bratton, Theresa Russell, David Hunt and David Eigenberg. The film’s music is composed by Lee Holdrige (Beauty and the Beast, The Mists of Avalon). To check out an audio clips from the film’s love theme, visit the composer’s official website. BSX Records will a release a single of the theme arranged and performed by Dan Redfeld on Amazon and iTunes later this week. To learn more about the film, visit our previous article and Lifetime’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
Alec Puro to Score ‘The Scribbler’
Posted: November 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alec Puro, The Scribbler
Alec Puro has been hired to score the upcoming thriller The Scribbler. The film is directed by John Suits (Breathing Room) and stars Katie Cassidy as a young woman who is confronting her destructive mental illness using an experimental machine designed to eliminate multiple personalities. Garret Dillahunt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Eliza Dushku, Michael Imperioli, Gina Gershon, Billy Campbell and Sasha Grey are also starring. The movie is based on the graphic novel by Dan Schaffer who has adapted the material for the screen. Gabriel Cowan and Ken F. Levin are producing the New Arts Alliance and Caliber Media production. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Morali Scoring ‘Möbius’
Posted: November 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eric Rochant, Jonathan Morali, Mobius
Jonathan Morali is the composer of the upcoming French romance thriller Möbius. The film is written and directed by Eric Rochant and stars Jean Dujardin (The Artist) as an experienced spy who is tracking a powerful oligarch suspected of laundering money through his bank. Cecile de France (Hereafter), Tim Roth and John Lynch are co-starring in the movie, which is set in Monte Carlo. Eric Juherian, Mathias Rubin and Christophe Cervoni are producing the Recifilms, Axel Films and Les Productions du Tresor production in association with Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp. Morali is best known as the frontman of the French band Syd Matters. Möbius marks his film scoring debut. The thriller is set for a release in France on February 27, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 23, 2012)
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, De rouille et d'os, Hitchcock, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Ramin Djawadi, Red Dawn, Rise of the Guardians, Rust and Bone
Three new movies opened wide this past Wednesday:
Opening in most theaters this holiday weekend is Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians directed by Peter Ramsey and featuring the voice talent of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat. Varese Sarabande Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Still Dream performed by Renée Fleming and composed by Desplat. Check out our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. Also click here for a number of video interviews with the composer about his music for Guardians. In addition, also visit Huffington Post for another article on Desplat’s first project for Dreamworks Animation and watch two more video interviews with ClassicFM and Wall Street Journal.
Also opening wide is the 3D adventure movie Life of Pi directed by Ang Lee and starring Suraj Sharma, Shravanthi Sainath, Tabu and Gerard Depardieu. The film’s music is composed by Mychael Danna who has previously scored the director’s The Ice Storm and Ride with the Devil. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the album track list and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine for an audio interview with the composer, as well as YouTube for a short video interview at the film’s premiere at AFI Fest and a recent article in the LA Times on Danna’s music from the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Listen to Danny Elfman’s ‘Promised Land’ Score and Jeremy Sams’ Music from ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Anna Karenina, Danny Elfman, Dario Marianelli, Gus van Sant, Hyde Park on Hudson, Jeremy Sams, Moonrise Kingdom, Promised Land, Roger Neill
Focus Features has published the complete scores of its major awards contenders this season. Among the titles is Gus Van Sant’s drama Promised Land, which features music composed by Danny Elfman. To listen to the score, visit Focus Features’ For Your Consideration website. The film starring Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook, Scoot McNairy, Titus Welliver and Frances McDormand also features an original song, Snake Eyes, written by Kenneth A. Pattengale and Joseph Edward Ryan, which is being pushed for awards consideration. No soundtrack release has been announced yet. Read the rest of this entry »
New Soundtrack Editions for ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’, ‘The Untouchables’ and ‘Home Alone 2’ Announced
Posted: November 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brian De Palma, Die Hard, Die Hard With a Vengeance, Ennio Morricone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, John Williams, Michael Kamen, score, Soundtrack, The Untouchables
La-La Land Records has announced three new limited soundtrack editions. First up is a release of the expanded score for the 1995 action thriller sequel Die Hard With A Vengeance directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Irons. The 2CD-set feature the score composed by Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Lethal Weapon) as written for the film, as well as several rejected cues. The album is limited to 4000 copies. Visit the label’s official Facebook website to check out the full track list of the release. Read the rest of this entry »
The Newton Brothers to Score Wayne Kramer’s ‘Pawn Shop Chronicles’
Posted: November 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Pawn Shop Chronicles, The Newton Brothers, Wayne Kramer
The Newton Brothers have signed on to score the dark comedy Pawn Shop Chronicles. The film is directed by Wayne Kramer and stars Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Elijah Wood, Vincent D’Onofrio, Pell James, Thomas Jane, Lukas Haas, Chi McBride, Ashlee Simpson, Kevin Rankin, DJ Qualls, Michael Cudlitz and Norman Reedus. The movie centers on a missing wedding ring which leads to a wild-goose chase involving meth addicts, skinheads and an Elvis impersonator. Walker is also producing the film with Jordan Schur & David Mimran (Stone, Henry’s Crime), Nick Thurlow and Steven Schneider (Insidious, The Bay). Adam Minarovich has written the screenplay. Kramer has previously worked with composer Mark Isham on his last three features (The Cooler, Running Scared, Crossing Over). Read the rest of this entry »
