Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Spanish thriller Invader (Invasor). The album features the film’s original score composed by Lucas Vidal (The Raven, The Cold Light of Day). The soundtrack will be released on November 20, 2012. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Invader is directed by Daniel Calparsoro and stars Alberto Amman (Cell 211), Antonio de la Torre (The Last Circus) and Karra Elejalde (Biutiful). The movie is based on Fernando Maria’s novel Morena and Vaca and follows a doctor who is suffering from amnesia after an accident on a mission of the Spanish Army and begins to investigate what happened. The film will be released in Spain on November 30, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Invader’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Invader, Invasor, Lucas Vidal, score, Soundtrack
‘Skyfall’ Recording Sessions
Posted: October 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: David Arnold, James Bond, Skyfall, Thomas Newman
Sony Pictures Belgium has published a short video from the recording sessions of the score for the latest James Bond film Skyfall. The video features footage of the film’s composer Thomas Newman conducting the orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London, as well as the composer talking about his first score for the Bond series. Check out the full video after the jump. Since our last update, more audio clips from the Skyfall soundtrack album have appeared online and can be checked out here. As previously reported, the soundtrack will released overseas on October 29, 2012 and in the US on November 6 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Read the rest of this entry »
Nathan Wang to Score ‘My Lucky Star’
Posted: October 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chinese Zodiac, CZ12, Dennie Gordon, Jackie Chan, My Lucky Star, Nathan Wang
Nathan Wang has been tapped to score the Chinese-language romantic comedy My Lucky Star. The film is a prequel to the 2009 Chinese blockbuster Sophie’s Revenge and stars Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha) and singer Wang Leehom. Dennie Gordon (New York Minute, What a Girl Wants) is directing the movie. The movie is the first Chinese market production to be directed by an American woman. Ziyi is producing the film with Ling Lucas, Beaver Kwei, Second Chan and William Cheng. The Bona Entertainment production takes place in Beijing, Singapore to Hong Kong and Macau. My Lucky Star is currently in production and is expected to be released in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Complete ‘Star Trek: Generations’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dennis McCarthy, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek: Generations
GNP Crescendo has announced the world premiere release of the complete score for Star Trek: Generations. The music is composed by Dennis McCarthy (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation and Voyager). The 2-CD set features the complete film score on disc one (including music for one scene deleted from the finished film), and a remastered version of the 1994 soundtrack album on the second disc. To pre-order the album, which is limited to 10’000 copies, visit Amazon. Star Trek: Generations directed by David Carson is the seventh feature film in the series and stars Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, William Shatner and Malcolm McDowell. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Save the Date’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hrishikesh Hirway, Save the Date, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the indie romantic comedy Save the Date. The album features the film’s songs by artists including Wilco, Daniel Hart, Giorgio Moroder, Wolfbird, Houses, Nick Waterhouse, Arum Rae, Class Actress, The One AM Radio and Charles Bradley feat. Menahan Street Band. Also included is one track from the film’s score composed by Hrishikesh Hirway. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 6, 2012 and physically on November 20. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. Save the Date is directed by Michael Mohan and stars Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Mark Webber, Geoffrey Arend, Martin Starr, Melonie Diaz and Timothy Busfield. The comedy premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by IFC Films for a theatrical release on December 14, 2012 and a VOD release on November 8. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtracks for ‘The Samaritan’, ‘The Moth Diaries’, ‘Dorian Gray’ and ‘7 Days in Havana’ Announced
Posted: October 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: 7 Days in Havana, Charlie Mole, Craig Robert McConnell, Dorian Gray, Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy, Lesley Barber, Mark Delany, score, Soundtrack, The Moth Diaries, The Samaritan, The Veteran, Todor Kobakov
A number of digital-only soundtrack albums by Metropolis Movie Music that have previously only been released overseas are coming out this week in the US. Among the titles is the soundtrack for the thriller The Samaritan. The album features the film’s score composed by Todor Kobakov. To download the album, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from the album after the jump. The Samaritan is directed by David Weaver and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Nigga and Tom Wilkinson. The film opened in select theaters this past May in the US. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 14, 2012)
Posted: October 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Emily Owens MD, HBO, Jim Dooley, John Hermanson, MTV, Nick at Nite, Philip Miller, Rick Marotta, See Dad Run, The CW, The Girl, Underemployed
A couple of new TV shows are premiering this week:
Premiering on October 16 is the CW drama Emily Owens, M.D. created by Jennie Snyder Urman (Something Borrowed) and starring Mamie Gummer, Justin Hartley, Michael Rady, Aja Naomi King, Kelly McCreary and Necar Zadegan. The show’s score is composed by Jim Dooley (Pushing Daisies, When a Stranger Calls). The series follows a newly minted doctor looking for a fresh start in the adult professional world, who discovers that life at the hospital where she works is no different than high school. Check out our previous article for more information about the drama, which will be airing every Tuesday night on the CW. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Life of Pi’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ang Lee, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure film Life of Pi have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mychael Danna (Moneyball, Little Miss Sunshine) who previously scored the director’s films The Ice Storm and Ride with the Devil. The soundtrack will be released on November 19, 2012 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Life of Pi starring Suraj Sharma, Shravanthi Sainath, Tabu and Gerard Depardieu follows a young man who survives a tragic disaster at sea and forms an unexpected connection with a fearsome Bengal tiger while marooned on a lifeboat. The movie will be released nationwide on November 21, 2012 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: October 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Breaking Dawn, Carter Burwell, score, Soundtrack, The Twilight Saga, Twilight
The details of the score album for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carter Burwell who is scoring his third Twilight film following the 2008 original film and last year’s first Breaking Dawn movie. The soundtrack is currently scheduled to be released on November 19, 2012 by Atlantic Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the full track list after the jump. As previously reported, the label is also releasing a separate soundtrack album featuring songs from and inspired by the film. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 is directed by Bill Condon and starrs Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The fifth and final installment in the Twilight film series will be released nationwide on November 16, 2012 by Summit Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 12, 2012)
Posted: October 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 1...Frankie Go Boom, 2, 3, Alexandre Desplat, Andy Cabic, Argo, Atlas Shrugged, Carter Burwell, Chris Bacon, Christopher Young, Eric D. Johnston, Here Comes the Boom, La nouvelle guerre des boutons), Mateo Messina, Philippe Rombi, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Seven Psychopaths, Sinister, Smashed, War of the Buttons
Five new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the political thriller Argo directed by Ben Affleck who also stars in the film with Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, Victor Garber, Tate Donavan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochran, Christopher Denham, Chris Messina and Kyle Chandler. The film’s music is composed by Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips and visit AOL Music to stream the full album.
Also opening wide is the horror thriller Sinister directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley and Vincent D’Onofrio. Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Spider-Man 3) has composed the film’s score. A soundtrack album featuring Young’s music is now available digitally and will be released on CD on October 30. For audio clips and to check out the full album details, visit our previous article. Check out a lengthy audio interview with the composer conducted by Movie Geeks United on YouTube. Read the rest of this entry »
