The only wide release this weekend is the found-footage horror spin-off Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones directed by Christopher Landon and starring Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz, Gabrielle Walsh, Renee Victor, Noemi Gonzalez, David Saucedo, Gloria Sandoval, Richard Cabral, Carlos Pratts and Juan Vasquez. As the previous films in the Paranormal Activity series, the movie doesn’t feature any original score and no soundtrack album has been announced. To learn more about the Paramount Pictures release, visit the official movie website.
Opening in limited release this week is the drama The Best Offer (La migliore offerta) directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and starring Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks and Donald Sutherland. The movie’s original music is composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone who previously collaborated with the director numerous times on films including Cinema Paradiso and The Legend of 1900. WMI Italy has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year. Check out our previous news article for the full details. The Best Offer opened overseas last year and is being released in the U.S. by IFC Films. To learn more about the drama, which is now also available on VOD, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Composer Olivier Bernet is reuniting with director Marjane Satrapi on the upcoming dark crime comedy The Voices. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver and follows a lovable but disturbed factory worker with an evil talking cat, a benevolent talking dog and a peculiar relationship with a woman in accounting. Michael R. Perry (Paranormal Activity 2, The River) has written the screenplay. Matthew Rhodes (Southland Tales, Passengers), Adi Shankar, Roy Lee (The Lake House, Oldboy, The Strangers) and Spencer Silna (Main Street) are producing the Mandalay Vision and Vertigo Entertainment production. Bernet has previously collaborated with Satrapi on the Academy Award-nominated animated feature Persepolis and the comedy drama Chicken with Plums. 
Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans have taken over scoring duties on the indie drama The One I Love. The film is directed by Charlie McDowell and stars Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson. The movie follows a married couple on the brink of separation who – at the urging of their therapist – decide to escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to salvage what’s left of their relationship. Justin Lader has written the screenplay and Mel Eslyn (My Sister’s Sister, Touchy Feely) is producing the project. Mark & Jay Duplass (Cyrus, Jeff Who Lives at Home) are executive producing with McDowell and Lader. 
Music Box Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1987 crime comedy drama Tough Guys Don’t Dance directed by Norman Wailer and starring Ryan O’Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Debra Sandlund, Wings Hauser and Lawrence Tierne. The album features the remastered and expanded score from the film composed by Angelo Badalamenti (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks), including a number of previously unreleased cues. Also included are two songs co-composed with lyricists Danielle Badalamenti and Norman Mailer and performed by Mel and Pam Tillis. For the full album details and to order the limited edition CD, visit the 
Robert Duncan has been hired to score the Lifetime original movie The Gabby Douglas Story. The film is directed by Gregg Champion (The Cowboy Way, Amish Grace) and stars Imani Hakim and Sydney Mikaylain the title role as the first African American ever to be named Individual All-round Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympics. Mikayla will portray Douglas during her childhood while Hakim will play the gold medalist as a teenager and young adult. Regina King has been cast as Douglas’ mother and S. Epatha Merkerson as her grandmother. The drama’s script written by Maria Nation (The Two Mr. Kissels). Zev Braun & Philip Krupp (Edges of the Lord, A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story) are executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production and David Rosemont (Lifetime’s Bonnie & Clyde) serves as a producer. 
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure RoboCop. The album features the film’s original score composed by Pedro Bromfman (Elite Squad). The soundtrack will be released on February 4, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on 
WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album for the animated feature The Lego Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Royal Tenenbaums, Hotel Transylvania) who previously collaborated with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street. The soundtrack will be released on February 11, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on 
Christophe Beck has recently composed the score for the upcoming romantic drama Endless Love. The film is directed by Shana Feste (Country Strong) and stars Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Robert Patrick, Bruce Greenwood, Rhys Wakefield, Dayo Okeniyi, Emma Rigby and Joely Richardson. The movie follows a privileged girl and a charismatic boy whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. Feste has co-written the screenplay with Joshua Safran (Gossip Girl, Smash). Scott Stuber (Ted, Safe House) and Pamela Abdy (Identity Thief, Garden State) of Bluegrass Films are producing the project with Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage (The O.C., The Carrie Diaries) of Fake Empire. 
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the indie drama Reaching for the Moon. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Enough Said, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd). The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 14, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on 