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 »
Andrew Lockington Scoring ‘Primeval: New World’
Posted: October 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Lockington, Hulu, Primeval, Primeval: New World, Syfy
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 »
‘Life of Pi’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ang Lee, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack
Cinema Musica has published a soundtrack preview of the soundtrack album for Ang Lee’s highly anticipated 3D adventure movie Life of Pi. The film’s music is composed by Mychael Danna (Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine). Check out 50-second audio clips from all 28 tracks on the album after the jump. The soundtrack is set for a release on November 19, 2012 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out our previous article for the full album details. Life of Pi starring Suraj Sharma, Shravanthi Sainath, Tabu and Gerard Depardieu follows a man who survives a tragic disaster at sea and forms a connection with a fearsome Bengal tiger while marooned on a lifeboat. 20th Century Fox will release the movie on November 21, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rise of the Guardians’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Dreamworks Animation, Rise of the Guardians, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Dreamworks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians have been revealed. The album features the film’s score composed, conducted and produced by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as the original song Still Dream performed by Renée Fleming and composed by Desplat with lyrics by the film’s screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire. The soundtrack will be released on November 13, 2012 by Varese Sarabande Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rise of the Guardians based on the book series The Guardians of Childhood by William Joyce is directed by Peter Ramsey and tells the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and Jack Frost. The film’s voice talent includes Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. The animated feature will be released on November 21. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Person of Interest’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: J.J. Abrams, Person of Interest, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the CBS drama Person of Interest. The album features selections from the score from the show’s first season composed by Ramin Djawadi (Iron Man, Game of Thrones) and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony. Also included is the series’ main titles theme composed by the show’s executive producer J.J. Abrams. The soundtrack’s release date has been pushed back to November 13, 2012 since our last update. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Person of Interest is created by Jonathan Nolan and stars Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson and Taraji P. Henson. The first season of the Bad Robots production is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD and the show’s second season air every Thursday night on CBS. Read the rest of this entry »
Joby Talbot to Score John Crowley’s Untitled International Suspense Thriller
Posted: October 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Joby Talbot, John Crowley
Joby Talbot has been hired to score John Crowley’s upcoming currently Untitled International Suspense Thriller. The film stars Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall as two ex-lovers who find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk when they are joined together on the defense team in a terrorism trial. Julia Stiles, Jim Broadbent, Ciarán Hinds, Riz Ahmed, Kenneth Cranham and Anne-Marie Duff are co-starring. Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Dirty Pretty Things) has written the screenplay and Eric Fellner & Tim Bevan (Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) are producing the Focus Features and Working Titles Films production with Chris Clark (The Guard). Adriano Goldman (Jane Eyre) is the film’s cinematographer. Read the rest of this entry »
