Mowg is currently composing the music for the upcoming action thriller The Last Stand. The film is directed by Kim Jee-Woon (A Tale of Two Sisters, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the sheriff of the quiet US border town who is preparing to make a last stand to intercept a notorious drug baron from crossing the border. Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzman, Rodrigo Santoro, Zach Gilford, Jaimie Alexander, Genesis Rodriguez and Peter Stormare are co-starring. Andrew Knauser has written the screenplay and Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Red, Salt) is producing the film through Di Bonaventura Pictures. Mowg has previously scored the Korean director’s last movie I See the Devil. Read the rest of this entry »
Mowg Scoring ‘The Last Stand’
Posted: August 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kim Jee-Woon, Mowg, The Last Stand
‘Chicken with Plums’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chicken with Plums, Olivier Bernet, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the French drama Chicken with Plums. The album includes the film’s original score composed Olivier Bernet. The soundtrack will be released digitally in the US on August 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips from all tracks on the album. Milan previously released the album overseas under the film’s original title Poulet aux prunes. Chicken with Plums is directed by Vincent Parannaud & Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) and stars Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros and Chiara Mastroianni. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Amour’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: August 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: alexandre tharaud, Amour, Michael Haneke, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Michael Haneke’s critically praised drama Amour have been announced. The album includes the classical music featured in the film performed by French pianist Alexandre Tharaud. The soundtrack will be released overseas on September 21, 2012 and in the US on October 12 by Virgin Classics. (UPDATE: December 2012: A physical release is scheduled to be released on January 22, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon). Check out audio clips after the jump. Amour starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert centers on the final months in an elderly Parisian couple’s marriage. The film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d’Or and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a US theatrical release on December 19, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Atticus Ross Scoring Allen Hughes’ ‘Broken City’
Posted: August 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allen Hughes, Atticus Ross, Broken City
Atticus Ross is scoring the upcoming crime thriller Broken City. The film is directed by Allen Hughes (From Hell, Menace 2 Society) and stars Mark Wahlberg as a Brooklyn detective who is hired by a powerful politician, played by Russell Crowe, to identify his wife’s lover, who is subsequently found and killed. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kyle Chandler, Barry Pepper, Natalie Martinez, Alona Tal, Jeffrey Wright, Justin Chambers, James Ransone and Griffin Dunne are co-starring. Brian Tucker has written the screenplay and Wahlberg and Hughes are producing the New Regency and Emmett/Furla Films co-production with Randall Emmett & George Furla (16 Blocks, Righteous Kills) and Stephen Levinson (Contraband, Entourage). Allen Hughes has previously collaborated with Ross on the 2010 post-apocalyptic film The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington and on the TV series Touching Evil. Broken City is set for a domestic release on January 18, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtracks for ‘Trouble with the Curve’ and ‘Person of Interest’ Announced
Posted: August 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, TV Music AlbumsTags: Marco Beltrami, Person of Interest, Ramin Djawadi, score, Soundtrack, Trouble with the Curve
Varese Sarabande Records has announced two new soundtrack albums. First up is a soundtrack for the Clint Eastwood-starring drama Trouble with the Curve. The albums features the film’s original score composed by Marco Beltrami, as well as the original song On My Way (To The Big Time) by Randy Brown. The physical version of the soundtrack is set to be released on October 2, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full details will be posted on this site in a few weeks. Trouble with the Curve is directed by Robert Lorenz and also stars Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard and Scott Eastwood. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Breaking Bad’ Score Album Announced
Posted: August 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: AMC, Breaking Bad, Dave Porter, score, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records will release a new soundtrack album for AMC’s critically acclaimed TV drama Breaking Bad. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Dave Porter from all five seasons of the Emmy Award-winning series, as well as never-before-heard music and extended versions of fan-favorite cues. Breaking Bad: Original Score from the Television Series will be released on August 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack album for the show featuring songs from the first two seasons (click here for the full details). The fifth and final season of Breaking Bad created by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn currently airs every Sunday night on AMC. Read the rest of this entry »
Abel Korzeniowski Recording the Score for ‘Escape from Tomorrow’
Posted: August 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Escape from Tomorrow
Abel Korzeniowski has recently recorded his orchestral score for the romantic fantasy drama Escape from Tomorrow. The film is written and directed by Randy Moore and follows a middle-aged father whose sanity is challenged by a chance encounter with two young women on holiday. Roy Abrahmson (Showtime’s Weeds), Elena Schuber, Katelynn Rodriguez, Jack Dalton, Danielle Safany, Annet Mahendru and Alison Lees-Taylor are starring in the movie. Gioia Marchese is producing the project for Mankurt Media. The Golden Globe-nominated composer (A Single Man, W.E.) recorded his score at Warner Bros.’ Eastwood Scoring Stage. Click here to check out a video from the recording sessions. Escape from Tomorrow is currently in post-production and no release date has been announced yet.
‘Bad Karma’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: August 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bad Karma, Bryce Jacobs, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the thriller Bad Karma. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bryce Jacobs, including the score, as well as eight songs featuring Genevieve Maynard, Anthony Snape and Fiona Kernaghan. The soundtrack is being released digitally today and is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also check out audio clips. Bad Karma is directed by Suri Krishnamma (Wuthering Heights) and stars Ray Liotta as an ex-pat American who teams up with Australian gangster and drug dealer Mack for a large scale heroin shipment hijack. Dominic Purcell and Vanessa Gray are co-starring. The movie will be released on home video on September 11, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Maurice Jarre’s ‘The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Addison, Maurice Jarre, Strange Invaders, The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1980 family adventure The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Elliott Gould, Genevieve Bujold and Ricky Schroder. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre. The release features the complete score, as well as a number of unused cues. To listen to audio clips and to order the soundtrack, visit Intrada’s online store. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams to Receive Classic Brit Award
Posted: August 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Classic Brit Awards, John Williams, Tanglewood
John Williams will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Classic Brit Awards. The composer who celebrated his 80th birthday this year will be the first film composer to receive the lifetime achievement award in the award ceremony’s 13-year history. The full list of nominations will be announced on September 6 and the award ceremony will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on October 2, 2012. Last year, late composer John Barry was honored posthumously with an outstanding contribution to music award. Read the rest of this entry »
