Alexandre Desplat has recently scored the French drama Renoir. The film directed by Gilles Bourdos is set in 1915 when the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, at the end of his life, is filled with a new, wholly unexpected energy when a young girl miraculously enters his world. The drama stars Michel Bouquet is the title role, alongside Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers and Thomas Doret. Bourdos has co-written the screenplay with Jérôme Tonnerre and Michel Spinosa. Desplat has previously collaborated with the director several times, most recently on the 2008 thriller Afterwards (Et Apres). Renoir is set to premiere at the Cannes Festival next week, where it will close this year’s Un Certain Regard section. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring ‘Renoir’
Posted: May 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Argo, Gilles Bourdos, Renoir
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Film Music Festival in Krakow to Celebrate Elliot Goldenthal
Posted: May 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Elliot Goldenthal, Johnny Klimek, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer, Wojciech Kilar
Composer Elliot Goldenthal will be celebrated in concert at the Film Music Festival in Krakow on Saturday, May 26 at the Tinning Plant of ArcelorMittal Poland in Krakow. The concert will be performed by the Polish Orchestra Sinfonietta Cracovia accompanied by Pro Musica Mundi Choir and the boys’ choir Pueri Contores Sancti Nicolai and conducted by composer Diego Navarro. The first part of the concert program – Alien – The Biomechanical Symphony – will be devoted to music from all four Alien films in the sci-fi saga and will feature suites from Goldenthal’s music for Alien 3, as well as from Jerry Goldsmith’s Alien, James Horner’s Aliens and John Frizzell’s Alien: Resurrection scores. The second part of the program – Elliot Goldenthal’s Cinema of Art & Blood – will feature music from some of Goldenthal’s collaborations with director Julie Taymor including Frida (for which the composer received his first Academy Award) and Titus in addition to his music from Neil Jordan’s Interview with a Vampire and Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever. Read the rest of this entry »
John Paesano to Score ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ TV Series
Posted: May 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Crossmaglen, Dragons, John Paesano
John Paesano has been tapped to score Dreamworks Animation’s upcoming TV series Dragons based on the 2010 hit animated feature How to Train Your Dragon. The show follows the adventures of Hiccup, Toothless, and a community of Viking warriors, as they discover the world of dragons is a lot larger than they thought. It has been reported that the voice cast of the feature film, including Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and T. J. Miller will be returning for the TV version. Composer John Powell has received an Academy Award nomination for his score for the original film. Dragons marks the Dreamworks Animation’s first project for Cartoon Network. The show is set to premiere this fall. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 11, 2012)
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music NewsTags: Bruce Rowland, Christopher Lennertz, Danny Elfman, Dark Shadows, Girl in Progress, The Cup, Tim Burton
The only movie opening wide this weekend is the supernatural comedy Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp, Chloe Moretz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bella Heathcoate and Eva Green. The film marks the fourteenth collaboration between the director and composer Danny Elfman. WaterTower Music has released two soundtrack albums, including the original score by the composer. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our previous article. The other soundtrack features the film’s classic songs by artists The Moody Blues, Iggy Pop, Donovan, The Carpenters, Barry White, T.Rex and Alice Cooper. Audio clips can be checked out in our soundtrack announcement article.
Several interviews with Elfman have been published online over the last week. Check out a video feature on Reelz about his collaboration with Burton, a behind-the-scenes interview on YouTube, an audio interview on East Village Radio’s Morricone Youth show as well an video interview from the film’s red carpet premiere in Hollywood this past Monday. On Tuesday night, the composer hosted a Q&A at Warner Bros Records in Burbank in front of a live audience. Click here to check out the full 90 minutes talk. Finally, also visit Ain’t It Cool News and The A.V. Club for more interviews. Read the rest of this entry »
Exclusive Video: Writing and Recording the Music for ‘The Raven’
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: James McTeigue, Lucas Vidal, The Raven
Film Music Reporter presents a behind-the-scenes look at the writing and recording process of Lucas Vidal‘s original music for James McTeigue’s The Raven starring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. The exclusive video takes a look at the creation the composer’s orchestral and electronic score. Also featured is footage from the score’s orchestral recording sessions at Air Studios in London. Check out the full video after the jump. The Raven about the final days of author Edgar Allan Poe is currently playing in theaters. A soundtrack album featuring Vidal’s music has been released by Relativity Music Group. For the album details including audio clips, check out our soundtrack announcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Isham Scoring ABC’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Pilot
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Beauty and the Beast, Gary Fleder, Mark Isham
Mark Isham has been hired to score the pilot for the ABC drama Beauty and the Beast. The reimagining of the classic fairy tale stars Darius Campbell, F. Murray Abraham, Ruth Bradley, Chris Egan, Karen LeBlanc and Meegan Warner. The show written and executive produced by Jon Steinberg (Jericho, Human Target) is set in a dangerous world where a beautiful and tough princess discovers an unlikely connection with a mysterious beast. Yves Simoneau (V, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) has directed the pilot of the ABC Studios production. Also executive producing is Gary Fleder (Runaway Jury) through his Mojo Films production company. Isham has previously collaborated with Fleder on several movies, including the thrillers Kiss the Girls and Don’t Say a World. He is also scoring ABC’s other fairy tale-themed show Once Upon a Time, which is about to air its first season finale. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Prometheus’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Streitenfeld, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack release for Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sci-fi horror film Prometheus have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed by Marc Streitenfeld (Robin Hood, American Gangster), as well as two tracks from the additional music written by Harry Gregson-Williams. The soundtrack will be released on June 12, 2012 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. Prometheus stars Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Ben Foster. The film marks Scott’s fifth directorial effort featuring music by Streitenfeld. The movie will be released on June 8 by 20th Century Fox. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rust & Bone’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 11, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alexandre Desplat, De rouille et d'os, Rust and Bone, score, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack release for Jacques Audiard’s drama Rust & Bone (De rouille et d’os) have been revealed. The album features 18 tracks from the film’s original score composed by Alexandre Desplat. Also included are various songs from the movie by Bon Iver, Azari, John Cooper Clarke, The B-52’s, Lykke Li, Carte Blanche and Colin Stetson. The soundtrack will be released in France both digitally and physically on May 14, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out here and the album is available to order as an import on Amazon. No domestic release for the soundtrack has been announced yet. Rust & Bone stars Marion Cottilard a killer whale trainer who suffers a terrible accident during one evening’s performance and is left handicapped. Matthias Schoenarts, Celine Sallette and Bouli Lanners are co-starring. The French drama is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next week.
David Lawrence Scoring USA’s ‘Common Law’
Posted: May 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Common Law, David Lawrence, USA
David Lawrence is the composer of the new USA series Common Law. The show starring Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Jack McGee and Sonya Walger centers on two cops who are forced into couples’ therapy by their Captain to revive their flagging professional relationship. The drama is is executive produced and written by Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley (National Treasure, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle). Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure, Phenomenon) has directed the pilot and is also executive producing with Craig Sweeny (Medium, The 4400) through his Junction Entertainment production company. Lawrence’s best known credits include the first two American Pie films, the High School Musical series and the comedy Van Wilder. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jonathan Sadoff, Rob Simonsen, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced the details of the soundtrack release for the upcoming indie comedy drama Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. The album features one track from the film’s original score composed by Rob Simonsen and Jonathan Sadoff, as well as numerous songs by artists including The Beach Boys, INXS, French Kicks, Frank Black, PM Down, The Walker Brothers, The Hollies, Wang Chung, Scissor Sisters and Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. The soundtrack will be released on June 19, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out below. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is directed by Lorene Scafaria and stars Steve Carrell, Keira Knightley, William Peterson, Adam Brody, Connie Briton, Melanie Lynskey , T.J. Miller, Patton Oswalt, Rob Corddry, Derek Luke, Rob Huebel, Lindsay Sloane and Gillian Jacobs. Read the rest of this entry »
