Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the FOX sci-fi mystery series Fringe. The album features selections from the show’s music from the fourth season composed by Chris Tilton who has been the sole composer of the series since its second season. The soundtrack album will be released on October 16, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details in a few weeks. The label has previously released soundtrack albums for the first, second and third season of the series. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Fringe’ Season 4 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Tilton, Fox, Fringe, score, Soundtrack
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Sean Callery on Creating the Main Title Music for ‘Homeland’
Posted: August 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Homeland, Sean Callery, Showtime
Sean Callery has recently received his 12th Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Main Title Theme Music category for his opening titles music for Showtime’s critically acclaimed original series Homeland. Check out an exclusive video with the Emmy-winning composer of such hit shows as 24 and Bones talking about creating the jazz-influenced music for the title sequence and his musical approach for the series’ opening theme after the jump. Homeland executive produced by Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa and starring Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, Jackson Pace, Morgan Saylor and Mandy Patinkin has received a total of nine Emmy Award nominations. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Killing’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Forbrydelsen, Frans Bak, score, Soundtrack, The Killing
Mercury Classics has announced a soundtrack album for the Danish television series The Killing (Forbrydelsen). The album features the selections of the score from the show composed by Frans Bak who also scored the American adaptation of the series starring Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman and Michelle Forbes for AMC. The soundtrack will be released overseas on October 11, 2012 and Decca Records is releasing the album in the US on October 30. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon. The Killing is created by Søren Sveistrup and stars Sofie Gråbøl, Søren Malling, Lars Mikkelsen, Bjarne Henriksen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen and Morten Suurballe. The first two seasons of the Danish show aired in 2007 and 2009 and a third and final season is set to premiere this fall in several European countries, including the UK. Read the rest of this entry »
Aaron Zigman Scoring Nick Cassavetes’ ‘Yellow’
Posted: August 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Nick Cassavetes, Yellow
Aaron Zigman has composed the score for Nick Cassavetes’ upcoming indie drama Yellow. The movie stars Heather Wahlquist as a young substitute teacher who escapes from her drudging everyday life by fantasizing bizarre parallel realities. Sienna Miller, Gena Rowlands, Ray Liotta, David Morse, Lucy Punch, Max Theoriot, Riley Keough, Daveigh Chase and Melanie Griffith are also starring in the film. Wahlquist has also co-written the screenplay with Cassavetes and Manu Kumaran, Chris Hanley (American Psycho), Jordan Gertner (the upcoming Spring Breakers) are producing the independent production. Cassavetes has previously collaborated with Zigman on his last four features, including John Q, The Notebook, Alpha Dog and My Sister’s Keeper. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Frankenweenie’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Frankenweenie, score, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
The track list of the soundtrack album for Walt Disney Pictures’ stop-motion animated 3D feature Frankenweenie has been revealed. The album features 22 tracks from the original score composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released on September 25, 2012 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article in a few weeks. As previously announced, the label is also releasing a second soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs. Frankenweenie directed by Tim Burton and starring Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Winona Ryder follows a pet dog who is brought back to life by his loyal owner after it is struck by a car. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 24, 2012)
Posted: August 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Andrew Hollander, David Sardy, Hit & Run, Julian Wass, Les petits mouchoirs, Lisa Gerrard, Little White Lies, Marcello De Francisci, Michael Stearns, Premium Rush, Samsara, Sleepwalk with Me, The Apparition, tomandandy
Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:
Already in theaters since this past Wednesday is the action comedy Hit & Run directed by Dax Shepard and David Palmer and starring Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Beau Bridges, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner and Michael Rosenbaum. The film’s score is composed by Julian Wass and Bob Mervak has provided additional music. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs by artists including Ishmael Jingo, Lou Rawls, Kool and the Gang, John Martyn, Dazz Band and The Highlighters. Visit our previous article for the full album details and audio clips. Also visit ASCAP’s website for an interview with Wass on his work on the film.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Premium Rush co-written and directed by David Koepp and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung, Dania Ramirez and Michael Shannon. David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been released so far. The movie follows a New York City bike messenger who picks up a package at Columbia University and subsequently catches the attention of a dirty cop. To learn more about the Sony Pictures release and to watch the trailer, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Anna Karenina’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli, Joe Wright, score, Soundtrack
The track list for the soundtrack release of Joe Wright’s upcoming new film adaptation of Anna Karenina has been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice). The soundtrack is set to be released in the UK on September 10, 2012 by Decca Classics. UPDATE (September 2, 2012): The album is set to be released in the US on November 13 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Anna Karenina starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Matthew MacFadyen, Kelly Macdonald and Olivia Williams is opening in the UK next month. Focus Features has set the domestic release for November 16, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Anne Dudley to Serve as Music Producer on Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Miserables’
Posted: August 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alain Boubill, Anne Dudley, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Les Miserables, Tom Hooper
Anne Dudley is currently working as the music producer for the upcoming new film adaptation of the classic musical Les Miserables featuring the music composed by Claude-Michel Schonberg. The film is helmed by Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) and stars Hugh Jackman in the lead role of Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Eddie Redmayne as Marius and Helena Bonham Carter & Sacha Baron Cohen as Mr. and Mrs. Thernardier. Williams Nicholson (Gladiator, First Knight) has written the screenplay with Schonberg and Alain Boubill based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Read the rest of this entry »
‘For Greater Glory’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Cristiada, For Greater Glory, James Horner, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the historical drama For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada. The album features the film’s music composed and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer James Horner. The soundtrack’s release date has been pushed back to October 2, 2012 since our last update. To pre-order the CD, visit Amazon and listen to audio clips from all tracks on the album below. For Greater Glory directed by Dean Wright and starring Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Nestor Carbonell, Bruce Greenwood and Peter O’Toole was released in theaters earlier this summer and is set to be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on September 11. Read the rest of this entry »
Sony Classical to Release John Williams’ ‘Lincoln’ Soundtrack
Posted: August 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, Lincoln, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg
Sony Classical will be releasing the highly anticipated soundtrack for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic Lincoln. The album features the film’s music composed and conducted by John Williams who recorded his score with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus earlier this year. JWFAN is reporting that the soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2012. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Lincoln marks Williams’ 26th collaboration with Spielberg. The film starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, alongside Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, David Strathairn, James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson, Jeremy Strong, Bruce McGill and Joseph Cross will be released in select cities on November 9 before expanding nationwide on November 16. Read the rest of this entry »
