The details of the soundtrack album for the fantasy romance Beautiful Creatures have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by the British rock band thenewno2. The soundtrack will be released on February 14, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Beautiful Creatures is directed by Richard LaGravenese and stars Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert as two star-crossed lovers who uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Thomas Mann and Emma Thompson are co-starring in the movie, which will be released on February 13, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Beautiful Creatures’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Beautiful Creatures, score, Soundtrack, thenewno2
Golden Globes Backstage Interviews with Mychael Danna and Adele
Posted: January 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Adele, Golden Globes, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Skyfall
NBC has published the interviews from the press room of the 70th Golden Globe Awards. As previously reported, composer Mychael Danna was honored with the award for his music for Ang Lee’s 3D adventure movie Life of Pi. Following his acceptance speech (which can be checked out here), the composer answered questions to members of the international press backstage at the awards show. Danna talked about his work on the film, his collaboration with Ang Lee, his musical influences and his relationship with India. Check out the full video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2013)
Posted: January 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Banshee, Cinemax, Continuum, Daniel Licht, Deception, Jeff Danna, Mark Mothersbaugh, Methodic Doubt, NBC, Syfy, The Carrie Diaries, The CW
A number of new TV shows will be premiering this week:
Premiering tomorrow is The CW drama The Carrie Diaries based on based on the bestselling novel by Candace Bushnell and starring AnnaSophia Robb, Austin Butler, Ellen Wong, Katie Findlay, Stefania Owen, Brendan Dooling, Chloe Bridges, Freema Agyeman and Matt Letscher. The prequel to the HBO hit show Sex And The City is executive produced by Amy B. Harris, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein, Candace Bushnell, Miguel Arteta who also directed the pilot episode. The show’s score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (21 Jump Street, Hotel Transylvania). The series will be airing every Monday night on The CW. Check out our previous article for more information on the project and visit the official show website for updates. Read the rest of this entry »
Nima Fakhrara Scoring Eduardo Sanchez’s ‘Exists’
Posted: January 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Eduardo Sanchez, Exists, Nima Fakhrara
Nima Fakhrara has recently scored the horror film Exists. The film is directed by Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project) and follows a group of twenty-somethings who take a trip to a cabin deep in the wooded wilderness and are hunted by a Bigfoot-like beast. Sanchez has co-written the screenplay with Jamie Nash. Dora Madison Burge, Samuel Davis, Roger Edwards, Chris Osborn and Denise Williamson are starring in the movie, which is produced by Robin Cowie & Gregg Hale (The Blair Witch Project) and Andy Jenkins for Haxan Films and Jane Fleming & Mark Ordesky (The Frozen Ground) for Amber Entertainment. The project marks Fakhrara’s first collaboration with Sanchez. The composer’s previous credits include The Courier starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan & Mickey Rourke and the thriller Removal starring Billy Burke. Read the rest of this entry »
Mychael Danna Wins Golden Globe for ‘Life of Pi’
Posted: January 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Ang Lee, Golden Globes, Life of Pi, Mychael Danna, Skyfall
Mychael Danna has received his first Golden Globe Award for his score for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. The composer has also just received an Academy Award nomination for both score and the song Pi’s Lullaby earlier this week. Check out Danna’s acceptance speech after the jump. The other composers nominated in the category were John Williams (Lincoln), Alexandre Desplat (Argo), Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina) and Tom Tykwer, Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas). Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Bacon to Score ‘Bates Motel’
Posted: January 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: A&E, Bates Motel, Carlton Cuse, Chris Bacon
Chris Bacon has been hired to score A&E Network’s upcoming TV series Bates Motel. The show is a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic movie Psycho and chronicles how Norman Bates’ psyche unravels through his teenage years. Freddie Highmore stars as Norman Bates and Vera Farmiga plays his mother Norma. Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz, Nestor Carbonell and Mike Vogel are co-starring. Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) are executive producing the Universal Television production. Bates Motel is set to premiere on March 18, 2013 on A&E. The first season of ten episodes will be airing every Monday night. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 11, 2013)
Posted: January 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: A Haunted House, Christian Henson, Christophe Beck, Dario Marianelli, Gangster Squad, Jake Monaco, Quartet, Steve Jablonsky, Storage 24, Struck by Lightning
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the action drama Gangster Squad directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Pena. The film’s score is composed by Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Battleship). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring songs Jonny Mercer & The Pied Pipers, Imelda May, Pee Wee King, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Peggy Lee, Delta Rae and St. Vincent. Click here for the full details and audio clips. Varese Sarabande has released a separate album featuring Jablonsky’s score. The soundtrack is now available digitally and will be released on January 22, 2013 on CD. Visit our previous article for more information. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Justified’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: January 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: FX, Justified, Soundtrack
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the FX hit drama Justified. The album features the show’s title song Long Hard Times to Come by Gangstagrass feat. T.O.N.E-z, as well as other songs from the series by artists including Dave Alvin, Beverley Staunton, Lynda Kay, Robert J. Walsh and Ryan Kickland. The soundtrack is now available as an On-Demand CD-R on Amazon and digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Justified starring Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea and Walton Goggins just returned for a fourth season this past Tuesday. The show’s remaining episodes of the season will air every Tuesday night on FX. Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams Wins Critics’ Choice Movie Award for ‘Lincoln’
Posted: January 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adele, Critics Choice Award, John Williams, Lincoln, Skyfall
John Williams was honored with the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the Best Score category for his music for Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Lincoln at tonight’s 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The other composers nominated in the Best Score category were Alexandre Desplat (Argo, Moonrise Kingdom), Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) and Jonny Greenwood (The Master). Williams is also nominated for a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and has just received his 49th Academy Award nomination earlier today. The composer’s soundtrack for Lincoln is available on Sony Classical. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Stoker’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: January 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Emily Wells, Park Chan-wook, Philip Glass, score, Soundtrack, Stoker
The details of the soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Stoker have been revealed. The soundtrack features the film’s original score composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). Also included is the original song Becomes the Color by Emily Wells, an original piano piece by composed by Philip Glass, as well as Nancy Sinatra’s & Lee Hazelwood’s Summer Wine. The soundtrack will be released on February 26, 2013. Stoker directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney and Jacki Weaver centers on a teenage girl who must deal with the unexpected appearance of a mysterious uncle following the death of her father. Read the rest of this entry »
