Audio clips from the soundtrack for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have appeared online. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore. Check out fifteen minutes of music from the score (via Qubuz), as well as audio clips from all tracks on the standard edition embedded after the jump. The soundtrack will be released in two different editions on December 11, 2012 by WaterTower Music. For the full album details, visit our previous article and visit Amazon to pre-order the standard version and deluxe edition. In addition, you can now download the track Old Friends for free if you order a movie ticket for the film on Movietickets.com. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: November 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Unexpected Journey, Howard Shore, The Hobbit
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Jonathan Goldsmith Scoring ‘Compulsion’
Posted: November 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Dark Truth, Compulsion, Jonathan Goldsmith
Jonathan Goldsmith has recently recorded his score for the psychological thriller Compulsion. The film is directed by Egidio Coccimiglio and stars Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss as two neighbors dealing with obsessions that have taken over each of their lives. Joe Mantegna and Kevin Dillon are co-starring Floyd Byars (Masterminds) has written the screenplay based on the South Korean film 301, 302 and Gary Howsam (The Tudors) and Bill Marks are producing the project. Goldsmith has previously worked with the producers on the 2010 comedy biopic Casino Jack. Compulsion has been picked up by Dimension Films for domestic distribution. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman to Score ‘The End of the World’
Posted: November 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Evan Goldberg, Henry Jackman, Seth Rogen, The End of the World
Henry Jackman is currently scoring the upcoming apocalyptic comedy The End of the World. The film marks the directorial debut of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg who have previously co-written such films as Superbad, Pineapple Express and The Green Hornet. Rogen also stars in the movie alongside James Franco, Jonah Hill, Emma Watson, Jay Baruchel, Jason Segel, Rihanna, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Aziz Ansari, David Krumholtz, Kevin Hart and Michael Cera who all play themselves facing the apocalypse while stuck at Franco’s apartment. Rogen and Goldberg have also written the screenplay and are producing the Mandate Pictures and Point Grey Pictures with James Weaver (50/50). Read the rest of this entry »
Bret McKenzie to Write New Songs for ‘The Muppets 2’
Posted: November 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bret McKenzie, The Muppets, The Muppets 2
Producer Todd Lieberman has revealed in an interview with Collider (via The Playlist) that he will be returning to write new songs for Disney’s upcoming sequel The Muppets 2. McKenzie has written the original songs for last year’s hit reboot of the franchise and ended up winning an Academy Award for the song Man or Muppet. James Bobin (Flight of the Conchords) who directed the first part is returning to direct the sequel. He is also co-writing the script with Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). It has recently been announced that Christoph Waltz will play an interpol agent. Lieberman is producing again with David Hoberman (The Fighter, The Proposal). No word yet on whether composer Christophe Beck will also be returning to write the score. The Muppets 2 is set to be released towards the end of 2013.
‘Hitchcock’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Hitchcock, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the biographical comedy drama Hitchcock have beem revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released on December 4, 2012 by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the album below. Hitchcock is directed Sacha Gervasi and stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role, alongside Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, James D’Arcy, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jessica Biel and Danny Huston. The movie following the iconic director’s struggles during the filmmaking of the horror classic Psycho will be released on November 23, 2012 by Fox Searchlight. Read the rest of this entry »
Atli Orvarsson Scoring ‘Evidence’
Posted: November 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Atli Orvarsson, Evidence, Olatunde Osunsanmi
Atli Orvarsson has recently reunited with director Olatunde Osunsanmi on the upcoming thriller Evidence. The film stars Stephen Moyer, Radha Mitchell, Nolan Gerard Funk, Dale Dickey, Caitlin Stasey, Torrey DeVitto, Albert Kuo and Harry Lennix. The movie follows a detective who hunts down a killer using video footage shot by the victims of a massacre at an abandoned gas station. John Swetnam has written the screenplay. Marc Platt (Drive, Wanted) is producing the project through his own production company, alongside David Lancaster & Michel Litvak (Legion, Bobby) through Bold Films and Anthony Rhulen (The Butterfly Effect, Lucky Number Slevin) through FilmEngine. Read the rest of this entry »
John Swihart Scoring the FOX Comedy ‘The Goodwin Games’
Posted: November 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Fox, John Swihart, The Goodwin Games
John Swihart is scoring the upcoming FOX comedy The Goodwin Games. The show is created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and stars Scott Foley, Becki Newton, T. J. Miller, Kat Foster and Melissa Tang. The series follows three grown siblings who return home after their father’s death, and unexpectedly find themselves poised to inherit a vast fortune – if they adhere to their late father’s wishes. Bays and Thomas have previously created and are executive producing the CBS hit comedy How I Met Your Mother, which Swihart has been scoring for the past seven years. They are also executive producing The Goodwin Games with Chris Harris and Peyton Reed (The Break-Up, Bring It On) who also directed the pilot episode. The 20th Century Fox Television production is set to premiere in early 2013 on FOX. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 4, 2012)
Posted: November 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Antonio Pinto, Paul Has, Paul Haslinger, Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, Witness
Premiering tonight is the action thriller Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin-Laden directed by John Stockwell and starring Cam Gigandet, Xzibit, Freddy Rodriguez, Anson Mount, Kathleen Robertson, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Kenneth Miller, Robert Knepper and William Fichtner. The film’s music is composed by Paul Haslinger who has previously worked with the director on such films as Crazy/Beautiful, Blue Crush, Into the Blue and Turistas. The movie, which was originally entitled Code Name: Geronimo premieres tonight on the National Geography Channel and will next air on Friday, November 9. Check out the official film website to learn more about the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Mann to Score the Sundance Channel’s ‘Rectify’
Posted: November 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Mann, Ray McKinnon, Rectify, Sundance Channel
Gabriel Mann has been hired to score the Sundance Channel’s first hourlong scripted series Rectify. The six-part legal drama stars Abigail Spencer, Clayne Crawford, Adelaide Clements, Jonah Lotan and J. Smith Cameron. The show is created by Ray McKinnon (screenwriter of An Evening Sun and actor in FX’s Sons of Anarchy) and follows a man who is released from Death Row after spending 19 years in prison and returns to his hometown where he must readjust to his new life, including unfamiliar family members and surroundings. Mark Johnson (The Chronicle of Narnia series, Rain Man) and Melissa Bernstein (Breaking Bad) are executive producing the project with McKinnon. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 2, 2012)
Posted: November 2, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Late Quartet, Alan Silvestri, Angelo Badalamenti, Chris Bacon, Christophe Beck, David Byrne, David Kitay, Flight, Henry Jackman, High Ground, Howard Drossin, Jack and Diane, Marcelo Zarvos, Mum, Paperman, RZA, The Bay, The Details, The Man with the Iron Fists, This Must Be the Place, tomandandy, Vamps, Will Oldham, Wreck-It-Ralph
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Wreck-It-Ralph directed by Rich Moore and featuring the voice talent of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch. The film’s score is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as one track by Skrillex who wrote some of the in-game music and other songs featured in the film. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details. Also click here for a number of video interviews with Jackman about his work on the project. Attached to the film is the animated short Paperman, which features an original score by Christophe Beck.
Also opening wide is the drama director Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, John Goodman, Melissa Leo and James Badge Dale. The director’s regular musical collaborator Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, The Avengers) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released yet, but the score is available to listen to on Paramount Pictures’ Awards website. For more information about the film, visit our previous article. Also check out a short interview with the composer in Beatweek about his latest project. Read the rest of this entry »
