Varese Sarabande will release a score album for the family movie The Smurfs 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). The soundtrack will be released on July 23, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously reported, RCA Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from and inspired by the film on the same day. Check back on this page for audio clips from the score. The Smurfs 2 is directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, Hank Azaria and Brendan Gleeson. The hybrid CGI/live-action films also features the voice talent of Katy Perry, Jonathan Winters, Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, John Oliver, Christina Ricci and JB Smoove. The sequel will be released nationwide on July 31. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Smurfs 2’ Score Album Details
Posted: July 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Heitor Pereira, score, Soundtrack, The Smurfs 2
Walt Disney Records to Release Jon Brion’s ‘The Blue Umbrella’ Score
Posted: July 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon Brion, Pixar, The Blue Umbrella
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack for Pixar’s animated short The Blue Umbrella. The single features the film’s music composed by Jon Brion (Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) featuring vocals by Sarah Jaffe. Also included is an instrumental version of the Blue Umbrella suite. The two-track single will be released on July 9, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The Blue Umbrella is directed by Saschka Unseld and follows two umbrellas that fall eternally in love. Marc Greenberg is producing the film. The short is attached to Pixar’s Monsters University, which is currently playing in theaters nationwide. To learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, visit the official Facebook movie webpage.
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘Last Vegas’
Posted: July 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Jon Turteltaub, Last Vegas, Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Last Vegas. The film is directed by Jon Turteltaub and stars Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline as four best friends in their late-60’s, who decide to escape retirement and throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the last single member of their group. Mary Steenburgen, Jerry Ferrara, Romany Malco and Roger Bart are co-starring. Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Cars, Bolt) wrote the screenplay and Laurence Mark (Jerry Maguire, I, Robot, Dreamgirls) and Amy Baer are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded ‘Patriot Games’ Score by James Horner Released
Posted: July 3, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, Patriot Games, Phillip Noyce, score, Soundtrack
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack edition for the 1992 thriller Patriot Games directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Anne Archer and Sean Bean. The album features the remastered and expanded original score from the film composed by James Horner. Also included are a number of source cues by W.A. Mozart, J.P. Sousa and more. The 2-CD set is limited to 3000 copies and features more than 50 minutes of previously unreleased music from the Paramount Pictures production. To listen to audio clips and to order the soundtrack, visit La-La Land Records’ official website. Read the rest of this entry »
George Fenton Scoring Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Zero Theorem’
Posted: July 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: George Fenton, Terry Gilliam, The Zero Theorem
George Fenton is currently scoring the upcoming sci-fi drama The Zero Theorem. The film is directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Christoph Waltz, David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Matt Damon, Lucas Hedges, Peter Stormare and Melanie Thierry. The movie follows an eccentric computer genius plagued with existential angst as he works on a mysterious project aimed at discovering the purpose of existence. Pat Rushin wrote the screenplay and Dean Zanuck (Road to Perdition, Get Low) is producing the Mediapro Studios production with Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker, Killer Joe, The Company You Keep) of Voltage Pictures. Fenton has previously scored Gilliam’s 1991 drama The Fisher King. Read the rest of this entry »
BMI Supports Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound
Posted: July 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI, Composer Lab, Music and Sound Design Labs, Skywalker Sound, Sundance Institute
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) continues its support for Sundance Institute’s Film Music program which has just launched its new collaboration with Skywalker Sound to host the Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound in 2013 and 2014. The Music and Sound Design Lab for documentaries ran June 3 through June 10, and the session for feature films will run from July 10 through July 25. This is the first time Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound are collaborating to support independent filmmakers and film composers and marks a significant expansion of the Institute’s former Composers Labs to include sound design. At the Lab, Fellows work with a variety of Creative Advisors, a group of film composers, sound designers, filmmakers and film industry professionals. Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Rabin to Score ‘Grudge Match’
Posted: July 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Grudge Match, Peter Segal, Trevor Rabin
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Trevor Rabin is composing the music for the upcoming sports comedy Grudge Match. The film is directed by Peter Segal (Anger Management, The Longest Yard) and stars Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone as two local Pittsburgh fighters and old boxing rivals who come out of retirement for one final match. Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal and Camden Gray are co-starring. Rodney Rothman has written the screenplay based on a story by Tim Kelleher (First Kid). Bill Gerber (Gran Torino, The Dukes of Hazzard), Mark Steven Johnson (Ghost Rider, Daredevil), Michael Ewing (Get Smart) and Ravi Mehta are producing the project for Gerber Pictures Production and Callahan Filmworks Production. Read the rest of this entry »
Behind the Music of ‘Despicable Me 2’
Posted: July 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Despicable Me 2, Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams
Universal Pictures has published a video featurette on the music of Illumination Entertainment’s animated film sequel Despicable Me 2. The video features interviews with the film’s composer Heitor Pereira (The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua), themes and songs writer Pharrell Williams, producer Chris Meledandri and director Chris Renaud, as well as footage from the recording sessions of the score. Check out the video after the jump and also visit our soundtrack announcement for audio clips and the details of the soundtrack album, which was released last month by Back Lot Music and features both songs and score. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Planes’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 2, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Mark Mancina, Planes, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s animated feature Planes have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Mark Mancina (Tarzan, Twister, Speed, Brother Bear), as well a couple of original songs by Mark Holman, Chris Classic & Alana D and Jon Stevens of The Dead Daisies. The soundtrack will be released on August 6, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Planes is directed by Klay Hall and features the voice talent of Dane Cook, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Cedric the Entertainer, Val Kilmer, John Cleese, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Carlos Alazraqui, Priyanka Chopra, Roger Craig Smith, Gabriel Iglesias, Oliver Kalkofe and Sinbad. The movie about a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer and who must overcome a fear of heights will be released nationwide on August 9, 2013 by Walt Disney Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Milan Records to Release Atli Orvarsson’s ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’ Score
Posted: July 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Atli Orvarsson, score, Soundtrack, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Milan Records will release a score album for the fantasy adventure The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. The soundtrack features the film’s original music composed by Atli Orvarsson (Vantage Point, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters). The album will be released on August 20, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film is expected to be released by Republic Records. Check back on this page for the full details on both albums. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is directed by Harald Zwart (The Karate Kid, Agent Cody Banks) and stars Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Lena Headey, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aidan Turner, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Durand and Jared Harris. Read the rest of this entry »
