Columbia Records will release a new soundtrack album for the FX hit series Sons of Anarchy. Songs of Anarchy: Vol. 2 features songs from the show by artists including Jane’s Addiction, Greg Holden, The Forest Rangers, Joshua James, actress Katey Sagal, Battleme, Noah Gundersen, Franky Perez, Alison Mosshart, Curtis Stigers, Audra Mae and Franky Perez. The soundtrack will be released on November 19, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released the first volume last November. Check out our previous article for more details. The fifth season of Sons of Anarchy created by Kurt Sutter and starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman and Katey Sagal currently airs every Tuesday night on FX. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Songs of Anarchy’ Volume 2 Announced
Posted: October 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: FX, Songs of Anarchy, Sons of Anarchy
Walt Disney Records to Release BT’s ‘Partysaurus Rex’ Soundtrack
Posted: October 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: BT, Partysaurus Rex, score, Soundtrack, Toy Story
Walt Disney Records will release Partysaurus Overflow, the score from the Pixar animated short Partysaurus Rex. The music is composed by BT (The Fast and the Furious, Monster). The one-track single will be released on October 30, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Partysaurus Rex is the third short in the Toy Story Toons series and follows Rex who is getting left out in the bathroom and starts to make friends with bath toys. The film’s voice talent includes Wallace Shawn, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. The short was attached to last month’s 3D re-release of Finding Nemo and is now available to download on iTunes.
‘Die Hard 2’ and ‘Enemy Mine’ Soundtrack Deluxe Editions Announced
Posted: October 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bruce Broughton, Die Hard 2, Enemy Mine, Jerry Goldsmith, John Scott, Man on Fire, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, score, Soundtrack, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Red Pony
Varese Sarabande has announced the newest titles in the label’s CD Club series. Among the latest releases is a deluxe edition for the 1991 action thriller sequel Die Hard 2 – Die Harder directed by Renny Harlin and starring Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz, John Amos and Bonnie Bedelia. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Michael Kamen (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Lethal Weapon) who has scored the first three part in the Die Hard series. The 2-CD set includes the composer’s score from the film, as well as several alternates and the end credits piece Finlandia composed by Jean Sibelius. To check out the track list, listen to audio clips and to order the album, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s website. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 21, 2012)
Posted: October 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cinemax, Hunted, Jim Dooley, Mockingbird Lane, NBC, Ruth Barrett, The Munsters
While no major network shows will be premiering this coming week, NBC will air the pilot for Mockingbird Lane on Friday. The reboot of the classic CBS sitcom The Munsters is written by Bryan Fuller and directed by Bryan Singer. The one-hour special stars Jerry O’Connell as family patriarch Herman Munster, Portia de Rossi as his wife Lily and Eddie Izzard as Grandpa. Cheyenne Jackson, Mason Cook, Charity Wakefield and Beth Grant are also starring in the pilot. Jim Dooley who previously worked with Fuller on the critically acclaimed series Pushing Daisies has scored the pilot. Visit the composer’s official website to listen to the main theme of Mockingbird Lane. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Lockington Scoring ‘Primeval: New World’
Posted: October 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Lockington, Hulu, Primeval, Primeval: New World, Syfy
Andrew Lockington is scoring the upcoming sci-fi series Primeval: New World. The show created by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Star Trek: Enterprise) is a North American spin-off of the British series Primeval, which ran for five seasons and aired in the US on Syfy and BBC America. Primeval: New World stars Niall Matter (Eureka), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Danny Rahim as a team of animal experts and scientists investigating paranormal events, while battling both prehistoric and futuristic creatures. Martin Wood and Gillian Horvath who previously worked with Lockington (Journey to the Center of the Earth, City of Ember) on the sci-fi series Sanctuary are among the executive producers of the Omni Film Productions show. Syfy and Hulu have picked up the US basic cable rights to the Primeval spinoff and are targeting a release in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias Named Film Composer of the Year 2012 at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Alberto Iglesias, Brian Byrne, World Soundtrack Awards
Alberto Iglesias was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2012 at the World Soundtrack Awards 2012, tonight’s closing event of the 39th Ghent Film Festival. Iglesias also received an award for his score for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in the Best Original Film Score of the Year 2012 category. The composer’s other scores of the past year include The Monk (Le Moine) and Pedro Almadovar’s The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito). In the Discovery of the Year category, Brian Byrne was awarded for his score for Rodrigo Garcia’s Albert Nobbs starring Glenn Close. The composer also received an award for the original song Lay Your Head Down from Albert Nobbs, which features lyrics by Glenn Close and is performed by Sinead O’Connor. The Public Choice Award went to Abel Korzeniowski for his music for Madonna’s W.E.. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Me and You’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Piersanti, Io e te, Me and You, score, Soundtrack
Creazioni Artistiche Musical will release a soundtrack album for Bernardo Bertolucci’s drama Me and You (Io e te). The album features the film’s original music composed by Franco Piersanti (We Have a Pope, My Brother Is an Only Child), as well as the songs Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola by David Bowie, Sing for Absolution by Muse and Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure. The soundtrack will be released on October 30, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. Me and You starring Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Tea Falco, Sonia Bergamasco, Veronica Lazar, Tommaso Ragno and Pippo Delbono follows two troubled siblings who are grappling with the weight of their family demons. The latest film from the Academy Award-winning director (The Last Emperor, Last Tango in Paris) premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released in Italy on October 25, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Lincoln’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, Lincoln, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg
JWFan.Net has posted a soundtrack preview for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. The music is composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus. Click here to listen to 30-second clips from all 17 tracks on the album and check out more audio clips below. As previously reported, the soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2012 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lincoln starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, David Strathairn, James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson, Jeremy Strong, Bruce McGill and Joseph Crosmarks marks Williams’ 26th collaboration with Spielberg. The film will be released in select cities on November 9 before expanding nationwide on November 16. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 19, 2012)
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alec Puro, Alex Cross, Bruno Coulais, Fall on Your Sword, John Debney, Marco Beltrami, Mon pire cauchemar, My Worst Nightmare, Nobody Walks, Paranormal Activity 4, The First Time, The Sessions
Two new movies are opening in wide release this week:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the found footage horror film Paranormal Activity 4 directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman, produced by Jason Blum & Oren Peli and starring Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, Aiden Lovekamp, Brady Allen, Stephen Dunham, Alexondra Lee and Katie Featherston. As the previous three movies in the series, Paranormal Activity 4 doesn’t feature an original score and no soundtrack has been released. The sequel follows a suburban family who witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in. To find out more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Also opening wide is the thriller Alex Cross directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) and starring Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols and Jean Reno. The film’s score is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music will be released next Monday, October 22 by Metropolis Movie Music. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Private Peaceful’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Private Peaceful, Rachel Portman, score, Soundtrack
August Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the British drama Private Peaceful. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 22, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips and the full track list after the jump. Private Peaceful directed by Pat O’Connor and starring Jack O’Connell, George Mackay, Alexander Roach, Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour is set in the fields of Devon and the WWI battlefields of Flanders tells the story of two brothers who fall in love with the same girl. The film based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) opened in the UK last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
