Alexandre Desplat has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Zero Dark Thirty. The film is helmed by Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) and stars Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Fares Fares, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Nash Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle and Harold Perrineau Jr. Mark Boal who collaborated with Bigelow on The Hurt Locker has written the screenplay and is also producing the film with the director and Megan Ellison. Bigelow has previously worked with such composers as Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders (The Hurt Locker), Mark Isham (Point Break), Klaus Badelt (K-19: The Widowmaker) and Graeme Revell (Strange Days). Zero Dark Thirty is set to be released on December 19, 2012 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat to Score Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Posted: September 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 14, 2012)
Posted: September 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arbitrage, Ben Toth, Cliff Martinez, Finding Nemo, Jonny Greenwood, Liberal Arts, Mark Isham, Resident Evil: Retribution, Stolen, The Master, Thomas Newman, tomandandy
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the video game adaptation sequel Resident Evil: Retribution directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Johann Urb, Li Bingbing, Shawn Roberts, Kevin Durand, Oded Fehr, Boris Kodjoe and Michelle Rodriguez. The film’s score is composed by tomandandy (The Strangers) who have scored the previous installment in the series. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer duo’s score, as well the end credits song Hexes produced by Bassnectar featuring Chino Moreno (of the Deftones) on vocals. Check out our previous article for the full soundtrack details and audio clips.
Also opening wide is the 3D re-release of Pixar’s animated hit feature Finding Nemo directed by Andrew Stanton and featuring the voice talent of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks and Alexander Gould. The film’s music is composed by Thomas Newman who received an Academy Award-nomination for his work on the film. No new soundtrack has been released, but the original 2003 album is still in print (click here to download the album). To learn more about the 3D version of the film, visit the official movie website. Playing in front of Finding Nemo 3D is the new Toy Story short Partysaurus Rex, which features music by BT (The Fast and the Furious). Read the rest of this entry »
Orbital’s ‘Pusher’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Orbital, Pusher, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for the crime thriller remake of Pusher have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by the British electronic dance music duo Orbital (Phil and Paul Hartnoll). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on October 8, 2012 by Silva Screen Records. To download the album, visit Amazon. To order a physical version as an import, click here. Audio clips are available below. Pusher is directed by Luis Prieto and executive produced by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) who directed the 1996 original Danish film. The movie starring Richard Coyle, Agyness Deyn, Bronson Webb, Paul Kaye, Rupert Preston, Chris Simon and Felix Vossen is coming out in the UK on October 12 and will be released in New York and Los Angeles on October 26 by the Weinstein Company’s Radius label. Read the rest of this entry »
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Henry Jackman, Skrillex, Soundtrack, Wreck-It-Ralph
Walt Disney Records has announced a soundtrack album for Disney’s upcoming animated feature Wreck-It-Ralph. The album features selections from the film’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots), as well as music by Grammy-winning electronic music artist Skrillex who wrote the game-play music Bug Hunt, which was remixed for the album by Noisia. Also included on the release is the theme song Sugar Rush performed by Japan’s pop phenomenon AKB48, When Can I See You Again? by Owl City and the end credits song Wreck-It, Wreck-It Ralph by Buckner & Garcia and co-produced with Jamie Houston. The soundtrack will be released on October 30, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full album details and the album cover art will be posted on this site within the next few weeks. Wreck-It-Ralph is directed by Rich Moore and features the voices of actors John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch. The movie will be released on November 2, 2012 . Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dexter’ Season 6 Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing a new soundtrack album for the Showtime hit series Dexter. The album features music from the sixth season of the show, featuring the score by composer Daniel Licht, an extended version of the main theme composed by Rolfe Kent, several Latin tracks from the show, as well as a remix of Licht’s Blood Theme by DJ/Producer, Alaksa in Winter. The soundtrack will be released on September 25, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. The sixth season of Dexter starring Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Lauren Velez, David Zayas and James Remar has been released on Blu-Ray and DVD last month and the seventh season is set to premiere on September 30. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham to Score Brian Helgeland’s ’42’
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: 42, Brian Helgeland, Mark Isham
Mark Isham has been tapped to score the upcoming sports drama 42. The film is written and directed by Brian Helgeland and stars Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, Brad Beyer, John C. McGinley, Toby Huss and Nicole Beharie. The movie tells the life story of baseball star Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. Legendary Pictures chairman and CEO Thomas Tull (300, Inception) is producing the project. The drama marks Helgeland’s fourth directorial effort for the big screen. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter’s previous films featured scores by Carter Burwell (A Knight’s Tale), Chris Boardman (Payback) and David Torn (The Order). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bless Me, Ultima’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bless Me Ultima, Carl Franklin, Mark Kilian, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for Carl Franklin’s drama Bless Me, Ultima. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Traitor, Pitch Perfect). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 25, 2012. Check out audio clips below. Bless Me, Ultima directed by Franklin (Out of Time) is based on the bestselling novel by Rudolfo Anaya and tells the coming-of-age story of a man growing up in New Mexico during World War II and his relationship with an elderly medicine woman who helps him navigate the battle between good and evil that rages in his village. Ganalon and Miriam Colon are starring in the movie produced by Mark Johnson (Rain Man, The Chronicles of Narnia). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spy Hunter’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ryan Shore, score, Soundtrack, Spy Hunter
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s video game reboot Spy Hunter. The album features the game’s original music written by Grammy-nominated composer Ryan Shore (Prime, The Shrine). The composer who makes his video game scoring debut on the project has incorporated Henry Mancini’s classic theme to Peter Gunn (also used in into his score for the original 80s game) into his score. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Spy Hunter is a reboot of the 1983 combat driving series and is developed for PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS by TT Fusion. To pre-order the game, which is also coming out on October 9, click here. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Nobody Walks’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: September 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Fall on Your Sword, Nobody Walks, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the indie drama Nobody Walks. The album features the film’s original music composed by Fall On Your Sword (Another Earth, Lola Versus). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 9, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Nobody Walks is directed by Ry Russo-Young and stars John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, India Ennenga and Dylan McDermott. The movie co-written by Lena Dunham (Girls) follows a young artist from New York who moves into a Los Angeles family’s home, only to find her disrupting their lives. The drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures for a theatrical release on October 12. Read the rest of this entry »
Varese Sarabande to Release Christopher Young’s ‘Sinister’ Soundtrack
Posted: September 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Young, score, Scott Derrickson, Sinister, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Sinister. The album features the film’s original score composed by Christopher Young (Hellraiser, The Grudge). The soundtrack will be released physically on October 16, 2012 and is now available on Amazon. The full soundtrack details and audio clips will be posted on this site within the next couple of weeks. Sinister is directed by Scott Derrickson who previously worked with Young on The Exorcism of Emily Rose and stars Ethan Hawke as a journalist who moves his family into a house where another family was murdered and discovers film footage revealing what happened before the tragedy occured. The movie will be released nationwide on October 12 by Summit Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
