The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominations for the 19th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards this morning. The nominations in the Best Score category are:
Gravity – Steven Price
Her – Arcade Fire
Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman
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Jeff Grace is reuniting with director Jim Mickle on the upcoming thriller Cold in July. The film starring Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson, Sam Shepard, Vinessa Shaw, Nick Damici and Wyatt Russell follows a small-town Texas man kills a home intruder, only to see his life violently unravel. Mickle has also co-written the screenplay with his writing partner Nick Damici based on the cult novel of the same title by Joe Lansdale. Linda Moran & René Bastian (Transamerica), Marie Savare de Laitre and Adam Folk (Mulberry Street) are producing the project. Grace has previously collaborated with Mickle on his last two features Stake Land and this year’s We Are What We Are. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Broughton has composed the original song Alone Yet Not Alone for the upcoming 1700s-set drama of the same name. The Academy Award-nominated composer collaborated with Emmy nominee Dennis Spiegel who wrote the lyrics for the song, which is performed by author and radio host Joni Eareckson Tada.The song is a recurring theme throughout the film and plays a major role in the storyline. Listen to the track after the jump. Broughton whose best known film scoring credits include Silverado, Young Sherlock Holmes and Rescuers Down Under and Spiegel previously collaborated together on a number of commissioned chorale works. Alone Yet Not Alone based on the novel by Tracy Leininger Crave is directed by Roy Bengston and follows the capture of two sisters by Native Americans prior to the French Indian. William Ross has composed the film’s score. Read the rest of this entry »
This past Tuesday night, John Debney was honored at Education Through Music-Los Angeles’ (ETM-LA) 8th Annual Benefit Gala at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Director Tom Shadyac who worked with Debney on such films as Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty and Dragonfly presented the award to the Academy Award-nominated composer. He also presented a video, which featured many of Debney’s friends and collaborators, including Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2, Elf, Zathura) and Rob Cohen (Alex Cross, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), congratulating the composer on his honor. The music students of the ETM-LA program and David Starr Jordan Middle School performed Debney’s theme from the holiday comedy Elf, which director Jon Favreau singled out as his favorite score from any film he directed. Read the rest of this entry »
Premiering tonight is the 2-hour musical episode of the USA series Psych starring James Roday, Dulé Hill, Anthony Rapp, Ally Sheedy, Barry Bostwick, Brooke Lyons, Jimmi Simpson and Kurt Fuller. The episode’s original score and songs are composed by series creator/executive producer Steve Franks and Adam Cohen. Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the score and songs tomorrow, December 16. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips.
Nathan Larson is composing the score for the upcoming indie drama God’s Pocket. The film marks the feature directorial debut of actor John Slattery (Mad Men) and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Eddie Marsan and Caleb Landry Jones. The movie is set in a blue-collar neighborhood of God’s Pocket and centers on the uncovering of the truth about a young man’s death that he is trying to keep buried. Slattery has also co-written the screenplay with Alex Metcalf (An American Affair) and is also producing the project with Hoffman, Sam Bisbee & Jackie Kelman Bisbee (Robot & Frank), Lance Acord (cinematographer of Lost in Translation) and Emily Ziff (Jack Goes Boating). Read the rest of this entry »
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the animated feature Saving Santa. The album features the score and songs from the film composed by Grant Olding. The songs are performed by the movie’s voice cast including Martin Freeman and Ashley Tisdale, as well as Benjy Norman and Rachael Dahl. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Saving Santa is directed by Leon Joosen and also features the voices of Tim Curry, Noel Clarke, Tim Conway, Pam Ferris and Joan Collins. The Gateway Animation Studios production follows a clumsy elf who must travel back in time to save Santa’s Kingdom from the evil Neville Baddington. The film is now available on VOD and was also released on Blu-ray and DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment last month. Read the rest of this entry »
20th Century Fox TV Records has released the main theme for the Fox hit drama Sleepy Hollow. The theme is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Fast Five). The track is now available to download as a single on iTunes. A full soundtrack album featuring selections from the show’s score composed by Tyler and Robert Lydecker is reportedly in the works. Sleepy Hollow is created by Alex Kurtzman & Bob Orci, Len Wiseman & Phillip Iscove and stars Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones and Katia Winter. The show follows Ichabod Crane as he partners with Sleepy Hollow’s Detective Abbie Archer to solve the mysteries of a town ravaged by the battle between good and evil. Read the rest of this entry »
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the fantasy epic The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug directed by Peter Jackson and starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy. The film’s original music is composed by Howard Shore. WaterTower Music has released the composer’s score in two different versions. For the full details of both the regular and deluxe edition, visit our previous article. Included on both versions is the end credits song I See Fire written and performed by Ed Sheera. Click here to listen to audio clips from the soundtrack.
Also opening wide is the comedy Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas written, directed and produced by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Chad Michael Murray, Larry the Cable Guy, Kathy Najimy, Eric Lively, Alicia Witt, Lisa Whelchel, JR Lemon and Noah Urrea. Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, The Shipping News) who also scored Perry’s upcoming Single Moms Club has composed the film’s original music. Lionsgate and Motown Records have released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs by artists including including Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, James Brown, the Jackson 5, Boyz II Men & Brian McKnight and Ashanti. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Ryan Bingham is set to score the indie comedy drama A Country Called Home. Anna Axster will direct the movie, which follows a jaded young woman who finds her world unexpectedly shaken by the news of her estranged father’s death, which sets her off on a journey that starts in a small Texas town to redefine her path in life. Imogen Poots has already been cast and more actors are expected to be announced soon. Nicolas Gonda (The Tree of Life, To the Wonder) is producing the project. Axster has previously directed all of Bingham’s music videos. The singer/songwriter’s best known work film is the song The Weary Kind from Crazy Heart, which he co-wrote with T Bone Burnett and for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also composed the title song for the FX series The Bridge. Read the rest of this entry »
