Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Apparition. The album features the film’s original score composed by tomandandy (Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Strangers). The soundtrack will be released on August 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The Apparition is directed by Todd Lincoln and stars Ashley Greene, Tom Felton and Sebastian Stan. The Dark Castle Entertainment production follows a young couple that discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Apparition’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, The Apparition, tomandandy
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Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring ‘At Any Price’
Posted: July 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: At Any Price, Dickon Hinchliffe, Hit and Miss, Ramin Bahrani
Dickon Hinchliffe is scoring the upcoming indie drama At Any Price. The movie is directed by Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo) and stars Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Clancy Brown, Chelcie Ross, Maika Monroe and Kim Dickens. The film tells the story of a rebellious son whose dreams of becoming a professional race-car driver are derailed when his father’s farming empire becomes the target of a high-stakes investigation. Bahrani has co-written the screenplay with Hallie Elizabath Newton and is also producing the drama with Teddy Schwarzman, Justin Nappi & Kevin Turen (Arbitrage), Christine Vachon (Boys Don’t Cry) and Pamela Koffler (One Hour Photo). Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer Composes Tribute Piece for Aurora Victims
Posted: July 30, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hans Zimmer
Following the recent tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, Hans Zimmer who composed the score for The Dark Knight Rises has recorded a new eight-minute piece in London in the days following the events as a heartfelt tribute to the victims and their families. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Aurora Victim Relief organization. The track is available internationally on iTunes and those in the US can also donate and listen through MoonToast.
‘Total Recall’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Harry Gregson-Williams, score, Soundtrack, Total Recall
Madison Gate Records will be releasing the soundtrack album for the sci-fi thriller Total Recall. The album features the film’s original score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 31, 2012. Audio clips from all 20 tracks on the album can be checked out on iTunes. Total Recall is directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) and stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, John Cho and Ethan Hawke. Sony Pictures will release the movie nationwide on August 3. Read the rest of this entry »
Dario Marianelli Scoring Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Quartet’
Posted: July 28, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dario Marianelli, Dustin Hoffman, Quartet
Dario Marianelli has scored the upcoming comedy Quartet. The film marks the directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman and stars Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins. The movie tells the story of a group of retired opera singers who each year stage an opera to raise funds for the home in which they reside. Ronald Harwood (The Pianist, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) has written the screenplay based on his own play and Finola Dwyer (An Education) and Stewart Mackinnon (the upcoming The Invisible Woman) are producing the comedy. The music was recorded at Angel Studios in London. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 27, 2012)
Posted: July 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Aaron Zigman, Christophe Beck, Killer Joe, Nick Urata, Rodriguez, Ruby Sparks, Searching for Sugar Man, Step Up Revolution, The Watch, Tyler Bates, William Friedkin
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi comedy The Watch directed by Akiva Schaffer and starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Rosemarie Dewitt and Richard Ayoade. The film’s music is composed by Christophe Beck. No soundtrack album has been released. To find out more about the project and to check out the film’s trailer, visit our previous news article.
Also opening wide is the dance movie Step Up Revolution directed by Scott Speer and starring Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman and Stephen Boss. Aaron Zigman has composed the film’s score. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack including the songs featured in the movie by artists including Travis Parker, Timbaland, Fergie, Jennifer Lopez, M.I.A., Far East Movement, Sohanny and Vein, Diplo and My Name is Kay. For audio clips and the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Theodore Shapiro to Score ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’
Posted: July 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ben Stiller, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Thedore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro has signed on to score the upcoming fantasy comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The film is directed by Ben Stiller and stars himself, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Patton Oswalt and Kathryn Hahn. The movie is remake of the 1947 movie directed by Danny Kaye and based on the James Thurber short story and has been adapted by Steven Conrad (The Weather Man, The Pursuit of Happyness). The comedy follows a timid magazine photo manager who daydreams of exciting adventures, only to find himself in an adventure of his own when he goes in search of a missing negative. Stiller is also producing the project with Stuart Cornfeld (Dodgeball, Blades of Glory), as well as John Goldwyn (Dexter I’m Not There) and Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (Master and Commander). Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams on NBC’s Rock Center
Posted: July 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: John Williams
Last night, NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams featured a segment on composer John Williams. During the interview, the composer who turned 80 earlier this year talks about his composing methods and his own favorite scores for director Steven Spielberg. Williams also performs NBC’s The Mission news theme on the piano. Check out a 4-minute version from the segment, which was published on NBCNews.com after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Giacchino Wins Saturn Award for ‘Super 8’
Posted: July 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Michael Giacchino, Saturn Awards, Super 8
Michael Giacchino was honored with a Saturn Award tonight at the 38th annual Saturn Awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The composer won the award in the Best Music category for his score for last year’s Super 8, which also received awards for director J.J. Abrams and actor Joel Courtney in the Best Performance by a Younger Actor category. Giacchino was also nominated for his music for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. The other nominated composers were Howard Shore (Hugo), Alan Silvestri (Captain America: The First Avenger) and John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse). For the full list of winners, visit Variety.
‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: A Fantastic Fear of Evrything, Michael Price, Soundtrack
Strangefolk Records will be releasing a soundrack album for the British comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything. The album features the films main theme composed by Michael Price (BBC’s Sherlock), dialogue/music clips featuring the movie’s cast, as well as the songs from the film including The Pretty Things’ I See You and Europe’s The Final Countdown. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on July 30, 2012 and is available for pre-order as an import on Amazon. No word yet on a domestic release. A Fantastic Fear of Everything is directed by Crispian Mills and Hopewell and stars Simon Pegg as a children’s author turned crime novelist whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers turns him into a paranoid wreck. Read the rest of this entry »
