Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Magic Magic. The film is written and directed by Sebastián Silva (The Maid) and stars Michael Cera, Juno Temple, Emily Browning and Catalina Sandino Moreno. The movie follows a young American who is vacationing with her friends in a remote part of Chile and begins to mentally unravel and enter into a world of disturbing landscapes and crushing terror. The thriller is produced by Frida Torresblanco (Pan’s Labyrinth) for Braven Films, Christine Vachon (Boys Don’t Cry, Far from Heaven) for Killer Films and Mike White (Nacho Libre) & David Bernad (HBO’s Enlightened) for Rip Cord Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans Scoring ‘Magic Magic’
Posted: November 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bluebird, Daniel Bensi, Desert Cathedral, Magic Magic, Saunder Jurriaans, Simon Killer
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‘The Bay’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Barry Levinson, Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack, The Bay
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Barry Levinson’s horror thriller The Bay. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Words, The Good Shepherd) who previously collaborated with the director on What Just Happened? and HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 20, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. Check back on this site for audio clips. The Bay starring Will Rogers and Christopher Denham is set in a small Maryland town and takes place after an ecological disaster occurs. The film premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and was released in select theaters and on VOD earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Rachel Portman Scoring ‘Still Life’
Posted: November 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Rachel Portman, Still Life, Uberto Pasolini
Rachel Portman is currently recording her score for the British comedy drama Still Life. The film is written and directed by the composer’s husband Uberto Pasolini and stars Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury, Andrew Buchan and Brosnon Webb. The movie follows a case worker who looks for relatives of those found dead alone. Pasolini is also producing the Red Wave/Embargo Films production with Christopher Simon & Felix Vossen (The Sweeney, Pusher). Pasolini who received an Academy Award nomination for producing The Full Monty has previously worked with Portman as a producer on such films as The Closer You Get, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Bel Ami. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary to Score ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’
Posted: November 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Bear McCreary, Da Vinci's Demons, David S. Goyer, Starz
Less than a day following the announcement of Bear McCreary‘s involvement in the sci-fi thriller The Europa Report. Starz Entertainment and BBC Worldwide Productions have revealed today that the composer has also signed on score the upcoming historical fantasy series Da Vinci’s Demons. The show is created by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) who also directed the first two episodes and stars Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Lucrezia Donati, Elliot Cowan, Lorenzo Medici and Lara Pulver. The eight-part series follows the untold story of the world’s greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence. Goyer is producing the project with Julie Gardner (Dr. Who, Torchwood) and BBC Worldwide Productions’ Head Jane Tranter (Rome). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Quartet’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dario Marianelli, Quartet, score, Soundtrack
Decca Music will release a soundtrack album for Dustin Hoffman’s comedy drama Quartet. The album features selections from the film’s original score composed by Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), as well as the classical pieces featured in the movie by composers including Giuseppe Fortunino, Francesco Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gioacchino Rossini and Franz Joseph Haydn. The soundtrack will be released on December 18, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The cover art and audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. Quartet starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins follows a group retired Opera singers who annually put on a concert to celebrate Verdis birthday. Read the rest of this entry »
Bear McCreary Scoring ‘The Europa Report’
Posted: November 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Battlestar Galactice, Bear McCreary, Blood and Chrome, Sebastian Cordero, The Europa Report
Bear McCreary is the composer of the upcoming sci-fi thriller The Europa Report. The film is directed by Sebastián Cordero and stars Sharlto Copley (District 9), Michael Nyqvist, Daniel Wu, Anamaria Marinca, Christian Camargo and Karolina Wydra. The movie follows six astronauts who go to Jupiter’s fourth moon, Europa, to try to find extraterrestrial life. Philip Gelatt has written the screenplay and Ben Browning (It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Ondine) and Kevin Misher (Public Enemies, The Interpreter) are producing the Wayfare Entertainment and Misher films production. Cordero is best know for directing the 2004 crime thriller Chronicles. Europa Report marks his first collaboration with the Battlestar Galactica and The Walking Dead composer. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Mancini’s ‘Condorman’ and Christopher Young’s ‘Hush’ Scores Released
Posted: November 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Battlestar Galactica, Christopher Young, Condorman, Henry Mancini, Hush, score, Soundtrack, Stu Phillips
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Disney’s 1981 superhero film Condorman directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed and Barbara Carrera. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffanys). Included is the complete score, as well as several extras. To order the soundtrack and to listen to audio clips, visit Intrada’s official website. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Robbins (1940-2012)
Posted: November 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Richard Robbins
Richard Robbins has passed away at age 71 on Nov. 7 of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The composer who is best known for scoring most Merchant-Ivory films was born on Dec. 4, 1940, in South Weymouth, Mass.. He received two Academy Award nominations in 1993 and 1994 for Howard’s End and The Remains of the Day starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. He also was honored with a BAFTA for 1985’s A Room with a View starring Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter. His other film credits for director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant include 1998’s A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries, 2003’s Le Divorce starring Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts and his last score in 2005 for The White Countess starring Ralph Fiennes and Vanessa Redgrave. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Great Expectations’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Great Expectations, Mike Newell, Richard Hartley, score, Soundtrack
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for Mike Newell’s new film adaptation of Great Expectations. The album features the film’s original score composed by Richard Hartley (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, A Thousand Acres). The album will be released overseas digitally on November 23, 2012 and physically on November 26. To order the CD as an import, visit Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release date. Great Expectations based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel stars Jeremy Irvine as Pip, Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, alongside Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Ewen Bremner, Jason Flemyng, Sally Hawkins, Tamzin Outhwaite, David Walliams and Holliday Grainger. The movie premiered at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by Outsource Media Group for domestic distribution. Read the rest of this entry »
Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score ‘Postman Pat: The Movie – You Know You’re the One’
Posted: November 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Postman Pat, Postman Pat: The Movie, Rupert Gregson-Williams, You Know You're the One
Rupert Gregson-Williams has been tapped to score the British animated feature Postman Pat: The Movie – You Know You’re the One. The film is directed by Mike Disa (Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil) and features the voice talent of Stephen Mangan, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Rupert Grint and David Tennant. Kim Full (Spice World) and Annika Bluhm who have been producing the Postman Pat TV show have written the screenplay. The movie follows the title character as he is facing a moral crisis and comes face-to-face with the temptations of money, status and a shiny new suit when he enters a national TV talent show competition. Read the rest of this entry »
