Silva Screen Records America has released a soundtrack album for the mini-series Hatfields & McCoys. The album features the original score from the series composed by John Debney and Tony Morales. Also included is the song I Know These Hills performed by Kevin Costner and Modern West. Lisbeth Scott (Avatar, The Passion of the Christ) is featured as a vocalist on the score. The album is now available to download on Amazon and audio clips from all tracks on the release are available after the jump. A separate album featuring songs from and inspired by the mini-series is available on Madison Gate Records (check out our previous article for the full details). Hatfields & McCoys is directed by Kevin Reynolds and stars Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger, Powers Boothe and Mare Winningham. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Score Album Released
Posted: May 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Hatfields & McCoys, John Debney, score, Soundtrack, Tony Morales
John Frizzell to Score ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D’
Posted: May 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Frizzell, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D
John Frizzell has signed on to score Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. The latest reimagining of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic is directed by John Luessenhop (Takers, Lockdown) and stars Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonde, Thom Barry, Dan Yaeger and Trey Songz. The movie is reportedly set immediately after the original film and follows a young woman who travels to Texas to collect an inheritance that includes Leatherface. The project’s script is written by Adam Marcus (Jason Goes to Hell: Final Friday) and Debra Sullivan. Carl Mazzocone (Repo! The Genetic Opera, Boxing Helena) is producing and Avi Lerner & Mark Burger are among the executive producers of the Nu Image Films production. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D is scheduled to be released on January 4, 2013 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Game of Thrones, Ramin Djawadi, score, Season 2, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for Season 2 of the HBO hit series Games of Thrones. The album features selections from Ramin Djawadi‘s original music from the second season of the show. The release date of the soundtrack has been pushed back to June 19, 2012 since our last update. To pre-order the album, visit Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. The album marks the label’s second soundtrack album for the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series following last year’s release featuring the music from the first season. The final episodes of the second season of Game of Thrones currently air every Sunday night on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack for Oliver Stone’s ‘Savages’ Announced
Posted: May 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Oliver Stone, Savages, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for Oliver Stone’s crime drama Savages. Among the tracks featured on the album are Paradise Circus by Massive Attack, Romance In Durango by Bob Dylan, Mandala by Thievery Corporation (feat. Anoushka Shankar), Eternity’s Sunrise by John Taverner, Legalize It (Secret Circuit’s Echodelic Shockblast Dub) by Peter Tosh and Neptune’s Net by M. Ward. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on July 3, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The full track list and cover art will be posted within the next few weeks. Savages based on the bestselling novel by Don Winslow stars Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman, Joel David Moore, Emile Hirsch, Demian Bichir and John Travolta. Universal Pictures will release the film nationwide on July 6. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Amazing Spider-Man
The track list for the soundtrack release for the comic book adaptation of The Amazing Spider-Man has been revealed (via JWFAN.com). The album features more than 75 minutes of the film’s original score composed by James Horner. The soundtrack will be released on July 3, 2012 by Sony Classical and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the (potentially spoiler-heavy!) track list after the jump and check back on this site for the album cover art and audio clips. The Amazing Spider-Man is directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) and stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as The Lizard. The movie portrays Parker as he is developing his super powers in high school. Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary are co-starring. The superhero tentpole picture is scheduled to be released on July 3, 2012 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Magic Mike’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Magic Mike, Soundtrack, Steven Soderbergh
The details of the soundtrack release for Steven Soderbergh’s comedy drama Magic Mike have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Alice Russell, Countre Black, Foreigner, The Unknown, Black Daniel, Cloud Control, Joe Tex, Win Win featuring Blaqstarr and Beth Thornley. The soundtrack will be released on June 26, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Magic Mike stars Channing Tatum as a veteran stripper who takes a young dancer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money. Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn, Matt Bomer, Riley Keough, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
Toby Chu Scoring ‘Dorothy of Oz’
Posted: May 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, Dorothy of Oz, Toby Chu, USA
Toby Chu is scoring the upcoming 3D animated feature Dorothy of Oz. The film is directed by Dan St. Pierre (Everyone’s Hero) & Will Finn (The Road to El Dorado) and features the voice talent of Lea Michele, Hugh Dancy, Megan Hilty, Jim Belushi, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Bernadette Peters and Patrick Stewart. The movie’s story begins where L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ends and is adapted from the adventure book series written by the author’s great-grandson Roger Stanton-Baum. Bryan Adams has reportedly written original songs for the project. Bonne Radford (Balto, The Road to El Dorado), Roland Carroll and Ryan Carroll are among the film’s producers. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Yared to Score ‘Therese Raquin’
Posted: May 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Charlie Stratton, Gabriel Yared, Therese Raquin, William Horberg
Gabriel Yared has been hired to score the romantic thriller Therese Raquin. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Charlie Stratton and stars Elizabeth Olsen, Jessica Lange and Tom Felton. The movie is based on a novel by Emile Zala and follows a sexually repressed woman who is trapped in a loveless marriage to her cousin who has an affair with her husband’s childhood friend. The story takes place in 1860s Paris. William Horberg and Mickey Liddell (The Grey, Everwood) are producing the Wonderful Films and Liddell Entertainment production. Yared has previously collaborated with Horberg on Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain. LD Distribution has domestic distribution rights for Therese Raquin and is expected to release the thriller in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hemingway & Gellhorn’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: HBO, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Javier Navarrete, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for HBO’s drama Hemingway & Gellhorn. The album features the original score from the film written by Academy Award-nominated composer Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth, Wrath of the Titans). Also included is the song Ay Carmela performed by both Voces Del Pueblo and Alarcon. The soundtrack will be released on June 12, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Hemingway & Gellhorn is directed by Philip Kaufman and stars Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman, David Strathairn, Parker Posey, Rodrigo Santoro, Molly Parker, Lars Ulrich, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker and Tony Shalhoub. The film tells the story of the romance between Ernest Hemingway and WWII correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway’s inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls. The drama will premiere on May 28, 2012 on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
Rolfe Kent Receives BMI’s Richard Kirk Award
Posted: May 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: BMI Film & Television Awards, John Williams, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mychael Danna, Richard Kirk Award, Rolfe Kent, Thomas Newman
This past Wednesday, Rolfe Kent has received the Richard Kirk Award at the BMI Film and TV Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The award is bestowed on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. BMI has published a video of Kent’s full acceptance speech, which can be checked out after the jump, where you can also find interviews with other composers who received awards at the event, including John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse), Thomas Newman (The Help), Mark Mothersbaugh (21 Jump Street, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked) and Mychael Danna (Moneyball). For the full list of winners, visit BMI’s website. Read the rest of this entry »
