Herrick Entertainment and Groundswell Productions have announced that Jenny Lewis will be writing the score for the upcoming indie drama Very Good Girls. The film marks the directorial debut of Naomi Foner and stars Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen as two lifelong best friends, both determined to lose their virginity as a rite of passage into the adult world. When they fall in love with the same boy, their quest threatens to tear their relationship apart. Boyd Holbrook, Demi Moore, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Barkin, Kiernan Shipka and Peter Sarsgaard are co-starring. Foner whose previous credits as a screenwriter include Running on Empty, Losing Isiah and Bee Season has also written the film’s script. Herrick Herrick (Vanishing on 7th Street), Michael London (Sideways, House of Sand and Fog) and Mary Jane Skalski (The Visitor, The Station Agent) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Jenny Lewis to Score Naomi Foner’s ‘Very Good Girls’
Posted: July 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jenny Lewis, Naomi Foner, Very Good Girls
Edward Shearmur Scoring ‘Spinning Plates’
Posted: July 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Spinning Plates
Edward Shearmur has recently recorded his score for the upcoming documentary Spinning Plates. The film is directed by Joseph Levy and centers on three restaurants – including a cutting-edge restaurant named the sixth best in the world, an 150-year-old family restaurant and a fledgling Mexican restaurant – extraordinary for what they are today as well as the challenges they have overcome. Levy is also producing the Ambush Entertainment production with Miranda Bailey (Super, The Oh in Ohio), Matthew Leutwyler (Answers to Nothing) and Jacqueline Lesko. Taz Goldstein, Phil Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Sim Sarna are executive producing the project. No word yet on a release date for the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Yared Scoring ‘Haute Cuisine’
Posted: July 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Yared, Haute Cuisine, Les saveurs du Palais
Gabriel Yared has recently scored the French comedy Haute Cuisine (Les saveurs du Palais). The film is directed by Christian Vincent and stars Catherine Frot and French novelist Jean D’Ormesson. The movie is based on the true story of Danièle Delpeuch who was the private cook to late French President, François Mitterrand and follows a renowned chef who is appointed by the president as his personal cook. Vincent has co-written the project’s script with Etienne Comar (Of Gods and Men). Comar is also producing the film for Armada Films Production with Philippe Rousselet (Source Code, Lord of War) for Vendome. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 13, 2012)
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amit Trivedi, Bruno Coulais, Easy Money, Farewell My Queen, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, Jon Ekstrand, Red Lights, Shigeru Umebayashi, Trishna, Victor Reyes
Only one movie is opening wide this weekend:
Opening in almost 4000 theaters is the animated feature sequel Ice Age: Continental Drift directed by Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier and featuring the voice talent of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, Wanda Sykes and Aziz Ansari. John Powell who has scored the previous two films in the series is returning for the fourth installment. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music has been released on Varese Sarabande. For the full details and audio clips, visit our previous article. Also check out a short interview with Powell about his work on the movie on ASCAP’s website. The end credits song We Are performed by Keke Palmer is available to download separately on Amazon.
Opening in limited release is the psychological thriller Red Lights directed by Rodrigo Cortéz and starring Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Joely Richardson, Toby Jones and Elizabeth Olsen. The film’s score is composed by Victor Reyes who previously scored the director’s 2010 thriller Buried. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released earlier this year on Lakeshore Records when the film premiered in Europe. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and audio clips. To learn more about the thriller, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
Behind the Music of the CW’s ‘Arrow’
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Arrow, Blake Neely, Greg Berlanti, Political Animals, The CW
The CW has published a behind-the-scenes look at the recording sessions of the score the pilot for the network’s upcoming superhero drama Arrow. The video features interviews with the show’s composer Blake Neely, co-writers and executive producers Mark Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, as well as footage from the orchestral scoring sessions. The music was recorded with a full 80 piece orchestra at the Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage. Check out the video after the jump. Arrow is a modern retelling of the story of the DC Comics character Green Arrow and stars Stephen Amell as the vigilante superhero who fights crime using archery, martial arts and technology under his secret identity as Oliver Queen, a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist-turned-outspoken politician in Star City. Read the rest of this entry »
Brendan Canning to Score Paul Schrader’s ‘The Canyons’
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Brendan Canning, Paul Schrader, The Canyons
According to The Playlist, Broken Social Scene member Brendan Canning will be scoring the upcoming indie drama The Canyons. The contemporary L.A. noir film is directed by Paul Schrader and written by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction). The movie stars James Deen, Lindsay Lohan, Nolan Funk and Amanda Brook and explores the dangers of sexual obsession and ambition among a group of young people in their 20’s and how one chance meeting connected to the past unravels all of their live. Braxton Pope (Shrink) is producing the project. Schrader’s previous musical collaborators on his directorial efforts include Girogio Moroder (Cat People, American Gigolo), Angelo Badalamenti (Auto Focus, Forever Mine) and Gabriel Yared (Adam Resurrected). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Samsara’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci, Michael Stearns, Samsara, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a soundtrack album for the non-verbal film Samsara. The release features the film’s music composed by Michael Stearns, Lisa Gerrard and Marcello De Francisci. The soundtrack will be released on August 21, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Samsara directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson (Baraka, Chronos) was filmed over a period of more than four years in twenty-five countries on five continents and uses 65mm cinematography to document sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes and natural wonders as it explores the mundane and miraculous wonders of the world. The movie premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and has been picked up by Oscilloscope Laboratories for a domestic release on August 24. Read the rest of this entry »
Randy Newman to Score ‘Monsters University’
Posted: July 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Monsters University, Pixar, Randy Newman
Randy Newman has confirmed in a recent interview with Laughing Place at the world premiere of Pixar’s Brave in Hollywood that he will be returning to score the studio’s next animated feature Monsters University. The composer previously scored the original 2001 Monsters, Inc. film, for which he received his first Academy Award for the song If I Didn’t Have You and was also nominated for his score. During the interview, Newman mentions that he will also be writing a new song for the prequel. Check out the interview, as well as the film’s teaser trailer after the jump. Monsters University is directed by Dan Scanion and focuses on the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at the University of Fear. Read the rest of this entry »
‘High Ground’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: July 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Chris Bacon, High Ground, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has revealed the soundtrack details for the documentary High Ground. The album features the film’s original score composed by Chris Bacon (Source Code, Gnomeo and Juliet). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 31, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out below. High Ground directed by Michael Brown and produced by Don Hahn (The Lion King) tells the true story of eleven wounded veterans whose road to recovery takes them to the top of a Himalayan giant on a journey to heal the wounds of war. The documentary has been picked up by Red Flag Releasing for a domestic theatrical release on November 2, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
‘A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project’ Live Concert Premiere Announced
Posted: July 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Mark Isham, Symphony of Hope
On August 3, 2012, A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project will have its world premiere live concert as part of the Grand Performances Music, Movement and Meaning program in downtown Los Angeles. The music will be performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra and Choir and conducted by Lukas Richman. The event also features special guest performances by composer Mark Isham and Lucy Schwartz. In addition to the free concert, there will also be a Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction before the concert. All funds raised by this event will support people in Haiti as they rebuild their communities. To register for the concert and pre-show gala and for more detailed sponsorship information, click here. A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project was originally designed to help the people of Haiti in their desperate time of need. Read the rest of this entry »
