Javier Navarrete has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming 3D martial arts fantasy adventure 47 Ronin. The film is directed by Carl Erik Rinsch and stars Keanu Reeves, as well as Japanese actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, and Kou Shibasaki. The movie is written by Chris Morgan (Fast Five) and Hossein Amini (Drive) and follows the 47 Ronin, a band of samurai swordsmen who avenge the death of their master in 18th century Japan. Scott Stuber (Ted, Safe House), Eric McLeod (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Pamela Abdy (Garden State) are producing the Universal Pictures release. Read the rest of this entry »
Javier Navarrete to Score ’47 Ronin’
Posted: November 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 47 Ronin, Byzantium, Javier Navarrete
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Ilan Eshkeri and Andy Burrows Scoring ‘The Snowman and the Snowdog’
Posted: November 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andy Burrows, Ilan Eshkeri, The Snowman and the Snowdog
Composer Ilan Eshkeri and singer/songwriter Andy Burrows have recently recorded their score for the British animated short The Snowman and the Snowdog. The short film is a sequel to the 1982 Academy Award-nominated animated special The Snowman based on the children’s book by Raymond Briggs. The sequel is written and directed by Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison who also worked on the original special. Briggs is involved as a script consultant. The original film was scored by Howard Blake. Ehskeri and Burrows have recorded their score earlier this month with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. Read the rest of this entry »
‘West of Memphis’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Amy Berg, Nick Cave, Soundtrack, Warren Ellis, West of Memphis, West of Memphis: Voices for Justice
Sony Legacy will release the official soundtrack album for the documentary West of Memphis. The album features music from and inspired by the film, including a cover of Pink Floyd’s Mother performed by Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Satellite by Eddie Vedder, as well as songs by artists including Lucinda Williams, Band of Horses, Patti Smith, Citizen Cope, Tonto’s Giant Nuts featuring Johnny Depp. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, as well as excerpts from Damien Echols’ letters from death row recited by Henry Rollins and Johnny Depp over the score. West of Memphis: Voices for Justice will be released physically on January 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. West of Memphis directed by Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil), produced by Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh (The Lord of the Rings), Lorri Davis and Damien Echols centers on the wrongful conviction case of three Arkansas teenagers who were found guilty in 1994 of the ritual murder of three eight-year-old boy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Fitzgerald Family Christmas’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: November 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Burns, P.T. Walkley, score, Soundtrack, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Bathing Suit Music has released a soundtrack album for Edward Burns’ indie comedy drama The Fitzgerald Family Christmas. The album features the film’s original score composed by P.T. Walkley who has previously worked together with Burns on such films as Newlyweds, The Groomsmen, Purple Violets and Nice Guy Johnny. Also included are the songs featured in the movie by artists including Michael Aarons, Christopher Jackson, Frannybird and The Traces. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Fitzgerald Family Christmas is written and directed by Burns who also stars in the film alongside Connie Britton, Noah Emmerich, Kerry Bishé, Heather Burns, Dara Coleman, Brian D’Arcy James, Marsha Dietlein Bennett, Caitlin Fitzgerald and Anita Gillette. Read the rest of this entry »
Basil Poledouris’ Complete ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Basil Poledouris, Conan the Barbarian, Coogan's Bluff, Lalo Schifrin, score, Soundtrack
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release of the complete score for the 1982 epic adventure Conan the Barbarian directed by John Milius and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom and Sandahl Bergman as Valeria. The album includes the complete score composed by Basil Poledouris (Robocop, Starship Troopers), as well as the original 1982 soundtrack album and a number of alternates. The 3-CD set is now available to order on Intrada’s website, where you can also check out audio clips and the full track list. Read the rest of this entry »
Victor Reyes to Score ‘Grand Piano’
Posted: November 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grand Piano, Rodrigo Cortes, Victor Reyes
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.
‘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 »
