Steve Mazzaro is scoring the upcoming action thriller Bullet to the Head. The film is directed by Walter Hill (48 Hrs., Red Heat, Last Man Standing) and stars Sylvester Stallone as a hitman who forms an alliance with a cop to exact revenge on the killer of their respective partners. Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Sarah Shahi and Christian Slater are co-starring in the movie based on the French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tete written by Alexis Nolent. Joel Silver (Sherlock Holmes, The Matrix), Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville, Shanghai Noon), Alexandra Milchan (Street Kings) and Kevin King Templeton (The Expendables) are producing the project for Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment and IM Global. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Mazzaro Scoring Walter Hill’s ‘Bullet to the Head’
Posted: June 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bullet to the Head, Steve Mazzaro, Walter Hill
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‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ Deluxe Soundtrack Edition Released
Posted: June 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jerry Goldsmith, score, Soundtrack, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Warning Shot
This past Tuesday, La-La Land Records has released a 3-CD deluxe edition of Jerry Goldsmith‘s classic score for 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The album presents the score for the original theatrical release and also premieres the early “rejected” cues that Goldsmith recorded prior to composing his famous main theme. Also included is the 1979 album program, as well as additional alternates and bonus tracks. The soundtrack is limited to 10,000 copies. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit the label’s online store. Goldsmith’s score for the film directed by Robert Wise and starring Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan received an Academy Award nomination. Read the rest of this entry »
‘To Rome With Love’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Soundtrack, To Rome With Love, Woody Allen
Sony Masterworks will be releasing the official soundtrack album for Woody Allen’s new romantic comedy To Rome With Love. The album includes a number of famous arias from such operas as Tosca, Turandot and La Traviata, as well as several classic Italian love songs that are featured in the film. The physical version of the soundtrack will be released on July 10, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this site for audio clips from all tracks on the release. To Rome With Love stars Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Page and Judy Davis. The movie produced by Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum follows a number of people in Italy and their romances, adventures and predicaments. Read the rest of this entry »
Steve Jablonsky to Score ‘Gangster Squad’
Posted: June 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Carter Burwell, Gangster Squad, Ruben Fleischer, Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky (Transformers, Battleship) has signed on to score the upcoming crime drama Gangster Squad. The composer is taking over scoring duties from Carter Burwell who has previously been announced as the composer of the film. No word yet on whether any of Burwell’s music will remain in the picture. The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) and stars Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Pena. The drama produced by Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes), Kevin McCormick (The Lucky One) and Michael Tadross (Arthur) tells the story of the events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. Gangster Squad is currently scheduled to be released on September 7, 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Henry Jackman, score, Soundtrack, Timur Bekmambetov
The details of the soundtrack album for the supernatural action film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter have been revealed. The abum features the film’s original music composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Puss in Boots). The release date of the soundtrack’s CD version has been pushed back to July 3, 2012 since our last update. To pre-order the Sony Masterworks release, visit Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) and stars Benjamin Walker, Anthony Mackie, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jimmi Simpson, Rufus Sewell and Alan Tudyk. The film will be released on June 22. Read the rest of this entry »
Alberto Iglesias to Score ‘Out of the Furnace’
Posted: June 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alberto Iglesias, Out of the Furnace, Scott Cooper
According to The Playlist, Alberto Iglesias will be scoring the crime drama Out of the Furnace. The film is written and directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) and stars Christian Bale and Casey Affleck as two brothers in an economically depressed part of the American Rust Belt. When one brother has to go to prison, the other is lured into a ruthless gang. Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe and Sam Shepard are co-starring in the movie. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Killoran (Red Riding Hood, Orphan) are producing through Appian Way and Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Michael Costigan (Cyrus, Being Flynn) are producing for Scott Free Productions. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Killer Joe’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 5, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Killer Joe, score, Soundtrack, Tyler Bates, William Friedkin
Milan Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for William Friedkin’s upcoming Southern thriller Killer Joe. The album features the guitar driven score from the film composed by Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen), as well as a cover of the song These Boots Are Made For Walkin produced by Bates and performed by Nan Vernon. The soundtrack will be released on July 24, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out below. Killer Joe stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Juno Temple and follows a family who hires a police detective-turned-hitman to kill their mother for her life insurance policy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Soundtrack Cover Art Revealed
Posted: June 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Horner, score, Soundtrack, The Amazing Spider-Man
The cover art for the soundtrack release of this summer’s tentpole picture The Amazing Spider-Man has been revealed. The album featuring the film’s original music composed and conducted by James Horner will be released in the US on July 3, 2012 and in several international markets the week before. Check out our previous article for the track list and visit Amazon to pre-order the album. Roughly five minutes of the score premiered today during Tim Burden’s Movie Magic show. Listen to the audio preview after the jump. The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary will be released nationwide on July 3 by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Brook Scoring ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’
Posted: June 4, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kill for Me, Michael Brook, Michael Greenspan, Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Michael Brook has been tapped to score the upcoming coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The film is written and directed by Stephen Chbosky (creator of the cult TV show Jericho) based on his own novel and stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman and Dylan McDermott. The movie follows a 15-year-old introverted freshman who copes with his first love, the suicide of his best friend and his own mental illness. John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon & Russell Smith (Juno, Ghost World, Young Adult) are producing the Summit Entertainment production. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is set to be released on September 14, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Freelancers’ to Feature Music by Stanley Clarke
Posted: June 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Freelancers, Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke has composed the score for the upcoming cop drama Freelancers. The film is directed by Jessy Terrero (Soul Plane) and stars Robert De Niro, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Forest Whitaker, Ryan O’Nan, Dana Delany, Beau Garrett and Malcolm Goodwin. The movie follows the son of a murdered NYPD police officer who gains the patronage of his father’s former partner and joins his rogue task force. Jackson, Randall Emmett & George Furla (16 Blocks, Righteous Kill) are producing the Cheetah Vision and Emmett/Furla Films production. L. Philippe Casseus has written the project’s screenplay. The crime drama marks Clarke’s first scoring assignment in several years. His most recent credits include the 2008 films Soul Men starring Samuel L. Jackson & Bernie Mac and First Sunday starring Ice Cube. The composer who is also known as a jazz composer and bass player has previously written the scores for such hit films as Boyz n the Hood, Passengers 57, The Transporter and Romeo Must Die. Read the rest of this entry »
