Tuomas Kantelinen is reteaming with director Renny Harlin on the upcoming period action adventure Hercules: The Legend Begins. The film stars Kellan Lutz in the title role, alongside Liam McIntyre, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee and Liam Garrigan. The movie tells the love story between the son of Zeus and the mortal princess of Crete, who was promised to his own brother despite her love for Hercules. Harlin has co-written the screenplay with Sean Hood (Conan the Barbarian, Halloween: Resurrection) and Steve Giulio. Les Welden and Danny Lerner (The Expendables 2, Olympus Has Fallen) are producing the Nu Image/Millennium Films production. Harlin has previously collaborated with Kantelinen on 2004’s Mindhunters. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuomas Kantelinen Scoring ‘Hercules: The Legend Begins’
Posted: October 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Hercules: The Legend Begins, Renny Harlin, Tuomas Kantelinen
‘Contracted’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Contracted, Kevin Riepl, score, Soundtrack
A soundtrack album for the upcoming horror thriller Contracted is set to be released next month. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kevin Riepl (Gears of War, the upcoming Cabin Fever: Patient Zero). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 12, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Contracted is written and directed by Eric England (Madison County, Roadside) and stars Najarra Townsend, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Charley Koontz, Caroline Williams and Simon Barrett. The movie follows a young woman who fears she’s picked up a nasty STD only to discover it’s something far worse. IFC Midnight has picked up domestic distribution rights for the thriller and is set to release the movie in theaters and on VOD in November. Read the rest of this entry »
Laurent Eyquem Scoring ’14 Diaries of the Great War’
Posted: October 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: 14 Diaries of the Great War, Laurent Eyquem
Laurent Eyquem is currently scoring the upcoming documentary mini-series 14 Diaries of the Great War. The docudrama tells the story of World War I through the eyes of those who lived through it from opposite sides of the conflict. 14 stories from seven different countries have been selected from more than 1,000 accounts contained in diaries and letters, including the story of a German soldier, a French child and a British lady who volunteered as a war nurse. Jan Peter is directing the series and Florian Dedio & Elisabeth Kiledjian are producing the project with Gunnar Dedio, Serge Lalou & Paul Cadieux executive producing. 14 Diaries of the Great War is set to premiere in time for the centenary of the outbreak of WWI in 2014 and will air internationally on BBC, ARTE France, Arte Germany, RAI and more than 40 other countries. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 11, 2013)
Posted: October 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Alicia Keys, Captain Phillips, Carl Thiel, CBGB, Escape from Tomorrow, Henry Jackman, Machete Kills, Mark Isham, Martin Davich, Rodbert Rodriguez, Romeo & Juliet, Sweetwater, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the docudrama Captain Phillips directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93) and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, Corey Johnson and Max Martini. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the film featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also check out a recent interview with Jackman in The Hollywood Reporter.
Also opening wide is the action sequel Machete Kills written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir and Mel Gibson. The film’s music is composed by Rodriguez himself and Carl Thiel (Grindhouse: Planet Terror, Shorts). Morada Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original end title track by Tito & Tarantula (From Dusk Till Dawn) and two tracks by Chingon. Check out our previous article for audio clips and more information. Also visit ASCAP’s We Create Music blog for a recent article written by Thiel about his work on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Sunshine on Leith’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: October 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Paul Englishby, Soundtrack, Sunshine on Leith
Neapolitan Music has released a soundtrack album for the film adaptation of the stage musical Sunshine on Leith. The album features the songs from the film by movie’s cast. Also included are selections from the film’s original score composed by Paul Englishby (An Education, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day). The soundtrack is now available digitally in the UK and will be released in the UK on October 1, 2013. Click here to listen to audio clips. No word yet on a domestic release date. Sunshine on Leith is directed by Dexter Fletcher and stars Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks, George McKay, Kevin Guthrie, Antonia Thomas and Freya Mavor. The film based on the musical by Stephen Greenhorn follows a young man and a woman who have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. The movie is now playing in theaters overseas. Read the rest of this entry »
Expanded and Remastered ‘Ed Wood’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: October 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ed Wood, Howard Shore, score, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
Howe Records has announced a new soundtrack edition for Tim Burton’s 1995 biographical drama Ed Wood starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi, as well as Sarah Jessica Parker and Patricia Arquette. The album features the remastered film’s original score composed and conducted by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Silence of the Lambs, The Departed) and performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, including a number of previously unreleased bonus tracks. The soundtrack will be released on October 29, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Original Piano Works by John Williams, Randy Newman and Michael Giacchino to Performed Live in Concert
Posted: October 11, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Bruce Broughton, Don Davis, John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Piano Spheres, Randy Newman
Piano Spheres, the solo piano series whose mission is committed to introduce major new works for the piano, has announced this year’s opening concert. On November 12, Grammy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng will perform the world premieres of several original piano works by major film composers for the Opening Night program, entitled Montage. Academy Award-winning composers John Williams (Star Wars, Schindler’s List), Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek) and Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc.) who composed a piece in homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman, are featured on the program, as well as Bruce Broughton (Silverado) and Don Davis (The Matrix). The concert will also feature the U.S. premiere of Alexandre Desplat‘s Trois Études (originally written for pianist Lang Lang). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Bad Grandpa’ to Feature Music by Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder
Posted: October 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bad Grandpa, Koool G Murder, Sam Spiegel
Sam Spiegel and Koool G Murder have composed the music for the upcoming comedy Bad Grandpa. The film is directed by Jeff Tremaine (Jackass movie series) and stars Johnny Knoxville who punks strangers while in character as senior citizen Irving Zisman. Knoxville and Tremaine are also producing the MTV Films production with Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) and Derek Freda. Unlike the filmmaker’s Jackass features, the movie is said to have a plot connecting the stunts and pranks together and follows Zisman who is tasked with taking his grandson to live with his father after his mother is jailed. Spiegel who is also known as Squeak E. Clean has previously scored a number of shorts for his brother Spike Jonze. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Escape Plan’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: October 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alex Heffes, Escape Plan, score, Soundtrack
Metropolis Movie Music will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Escape Plan. The album features the film’s original score composed by Alex Heffes (The Last King of Scotland, The Rite, State of Play), as well as two remixes, including a track by Brazilian electronic music producer Amon Tobin. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Escape Plan is directed by Mikael Hafstrom and stars Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Sam Neill, Vinnie Jones, Faran Tahir, Vincent D’Onofrio and Amy Ryan. The movie follows an expert on structural security who is put to the test when he is framed and put in a high-security prison of his own design and must find the person who put him there. The thriller will be released nationwide on October 18, 2013 by Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
Guillaume Roussel Scoring McG’s ‘Three Days to Kill’
Posted: October 10, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Guillaume Roussel, Le crocodile du Botswanga, McG, Three Days to Kill
Guillaume Roussel has recently composed the music for the upcoming action thriller Three Days to Kill. The film is directed by McG and stars Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld and Connie Nielsen. The movie follows a Secret Service Agent who discovers he’s dying and is being offered access to an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment. Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element) has co-written the screenplay with Adi Hasak (From Paris With Love). Besson is also producing the project with Virginie Besson-Silla (The Family, The Lady) for EuropaCorp, alongside Hasak and Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter, Limitless). McG has previously collaborated with such composers as Danny Elfman (Terminator Salvation), Christophe Beck (We Are Marshall, This Means War) and Edward Shearmur (Charlie’s Angels). Read the rest of this entry »
