A video from the scoring sessions of Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated film Frankenweenie was published this week and shows footage from the recording sessions in London earlier this year with composer Danny Elfman and Burton in attendance. Check out the video after the jump. Also embedded below is a short interview with the composer about the scoring process, his themes for the film and his collaboration with the director. Frankenweenie features the voices of Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Winona Ryder and follows a pet dog who is brought back to life by his loyal owner after it is struck by a car. The soundtrack featuring Elfman’s score is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 25 by Walt Disney Records. Click here for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Frankenweenie’ Scoring Sessions
Posted: September 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Danny Elfman, Frankenweenie, Tim Burton
‘ThunderCats’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Kevin Kliesch, score, Soundtrack, ThunderCats
The details of the soundtrack album for the Cartoon Network animated series ThunderCats have been revealed. The 2-CD set features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kevin Kliesch. The composer received an Annie Award nomination this year for his work on the show. The soundtrack will be released on October 16, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. ThunderCats produced by Ethan Spaulding and Michael Jelenic is a reboot of the 1980s series and follows the group of humanoid cats who are forced to roam the planet Third Earth, in order to find a way to defeat an evil sorcerer who plans on taking over the universe. The Warner Bros. Animation production’s first season of 26 episodes aired last year on Cartoon Network. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 21, 2012)
Posted: September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: About Cherry, Backwards, Chris Westlake, David Sardy, David Torn, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel, Dredd, End of Watch, Geoff Zanelli, House at the End of the Street, Jeff Russo, Joey Newman, Marco Beltrami, Michael Brook, My Uncle Rafael, Paul Cantelon, Paul Leonard Morgan, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Theo Green, Trouble with the Curve, You May Not Kiss the Bride
Four new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the drama Trouble with the Curve directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard and Scott Eastwood. The film’s score is written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Scream). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring Beltrami’s score digitally earlier this week. A physical version is scheduled to come out on October 16. Visit our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. Also check back on this site for an interview with Beltrami about his work on the film to be published within the next few days.
Also opening wide is the action thriller End of Watch written and directed by David Ayer and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Frank Grillo, David Harbour and Cody Horn. David Sardy (21, Zombieland, Premium Rush) has composed the film’s score. Relativity Music Group has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a number of songs from the film including Public Enemy’s new track Harder Than You Think. For audio clips and more information, check out our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Smashed’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andy Cabic, Eric D. Johnson, score, Smashed, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the soundtrack details for the indie drama Smashed. The album features the film’s score composed by Andy Cabic and Eric D. Johnson (Our Idiot Brother, Ceremony), as well as the songs from the movie by artists including Richard and Linda Thompson, Bart Davenport, Omero Guerrero, Cass McCombs, Dark Meat, Sonny & The Sunsets and Smog. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Smashed is directed by James Ponsoldt and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul as a married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol and whose relationship is put to the test when the wife decides to get sober. Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Mary Kay Place are co-starring. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a theatrical release on October 12, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Ruth Barrett Scoring ‘Hunted’
Posted: September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Cinemax, Hunted, Ruth Barrett
Ruth Barrett is scoring the new TV drama series Hunted. The show is created by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) and stars Melissa George as an operative for an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team. Adam Raymer (Hawthorne), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost), Morven Christie, Lex Shrapnel, Uriel Emil, Patrick Malahide, Stephen Campbell Moore and Oscar Kennedy are co-starring. Spotnitz is executive producing the series with Alison Jackson, Jane Featherstone (MI-5), Stephen Garrett (Life on Mars, Eastern Promises) and Christopher Aird. The eight-part series is produced by Kudos Film & Television, in association with Big Light Productions and the BBC. Barrett’s previous credits include the Michael Caine-starring thriller Harry Brown, as well as the Helena Bonham Carter-starring Toast directed by S.J. Clarkson who also directed the first two episodes of Hunted. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Score Album Announced
Posted: September 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Lionsgate Records will release a score soundtrack album for the coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Brook (The Fighter, The Vow, Into the Wild). The score album will be released on September 25, 2012 and is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks can be checked out below. As previously announced, Atlantic Records has also released a soundtrack featuring the movie’s song. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is directed by Stephen Chbosky and stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman and Dylan McDermott. The drama is being released in select cities this weekend and will expand to other markets within the next weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Butter’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Butter, Soundtrack
Following the announcement of a score album for the satirical comedy Butter earlier this week, Lakeshore Records has published the details of a separate soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs. Artists featured on the album include Fitz and the Tantrums, Jonsi, Raphael Saadiq, Imani Coppola featuring Tim Myers, Hugo and The Constellations. Also featured is one track from Mateo Messina’s score. The soundtrack will be released on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. Butter directed by Jim Field Smith and starring Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, Hugh Jackman, Ty Burrell, Yara Shahidi, Alicia Silverstone, Ashley Greene, Rob Corddry and Kristen Schaal will be released in theaters on October 10 by the Weinstein Company’s Radius label and is also currently available on VOD. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Taken 2’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Nathaniel Mechaly, score, Soundtrack, Taken 2
The details of the soundtrack album for the action thriller Taken 2 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score written by French composer Nathaniel Mechaly who previously scored the first installment in the series. Also included are a number of the songs featured in the film by artists including Phoebe Killdeer and the Short Straws, Kasbah Rockers and College & Electric Youth. UPDATE (October 2, 2012): The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Check out the (spoiler-heavy) track list after the jump. Taken 2 is directed by Olivier Megaton (Colombiana) and stars Liam Neeson who returns as Bryan Mills and is targeted by a vengeance-seeking crimelord. The movie will be released nationwide on October 5, 2012 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: September 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, Rob Simonsen, Soundtrack
ATCO, an imprint of Rhino Entertainment, has released the soundtrack album for the indie drama Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best. The album features the film’s songs performed by the Brooklyn Brothers (Ryan O’Nan and Michael Weston), as well as selections from the movie’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen (All Good Things, (500) Days of Summer) and a number of other songs heard in the film. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best is written and directed by Ryan O’Nan who also stars in the drama as a failing singer-songwriter who decides to hit the road with a self-appointed music revolutionary, played by Michael Weston, and rediscovers his love for life and music. Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Jason Ritter and Wilmer Valderrama are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Won’t Back Down’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marcelo Zarvos, score, Soundtrack, Won't Back Down
Lakeshore Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the drama Won’t Back Down. The album features the film’s original score composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Door in the Floor, Remember Me). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 3, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Won’t Back Down is directed by Daniel Barnz who previously collaborated with Zarvos on last year’s Beastly and stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis as two mothers who channel frustration into action and join forces to transform an inner-city public school in Pittsburgh. Holly Hunter, Lance Reddick, Rosie Perez and Oscar Isaac are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
