Lorne Balfe is scoring the upcoming mini-series Restless. The two-part movie based on a novel by William Boyd (Chaplin) stars Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery, Michael Gambon and Charlotte Rampling. Edward Hall has directed the project and Hilary Bevan Jones (Private Radio, The Girl in the Cafe) and Paul Frift are producing for Endor Productions. William Boyd has also written the teleplay and is executive producing with Matthew Read for BBC and Christian Vesper for Sundance Channel. The mini-series follows a daughter who discovers that her mother was recruited as a spy during World War II. Restless was shot this summer in South Africa and the UK and is set to premiere in the US on December 7, 2012 on the Sundance Channel. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring ‘Restless’ Mini-Series
Posted: November 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: BBC, Lorne Balfe, Restless, Sundance Channel
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, score, Silver Linings Playbook, Soundtrack
Sony Classical will release a score album for David O. Russell’s comedy drama Silver Linings Playbook. The album features the film’s original score composed by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 16, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. As previously reported, the label will also release a separate soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs and two cues from Elfman’s score. Silver Linings Playbook written and directed by Russell and starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker is set to be released on November 16 in select cities and expand nationwide on November 21. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 9, 2012)
Posted: November 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: 28 Hotel Rooms, A Royal Affair, Cyril Aufort, Fall on Your Sword, Gabriel Yared, John Williams, Lincoln, Skyfall, The Comedy, Thomas Newman
Only one movie is opening wide this weekend:
Opening nationwide today after an IMAX pre-release yesterday is the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw. The film’s title song is performed by Adele and is available to download here. Thomas Newman has composed the movie’s score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our previous article. Also click here for a short video from the recording sessions at Abbey Road and check out a video with the composer on the red carpet world premiere on YouTube. Another interview with Newman is available on Film Music Magazine.
Opening in limited release is the biographical drama Lincoln directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, David Strathairn, James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson, Jeremy Strong, Bruce McGill and Joseph Crosmarks. The film’s music is composed by John Williams. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring Williams’ score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for audio clips and the full album details. Also check out a short video interview with the composer from yesterday’s Hollywood premiere at AFI Fest and click here for another interview. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Day of the Crows’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: November 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Le jour des corneilles, score, Simon Leclerc, Soundtrack, The Day of the Crows
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the French animated feature The Day of the Crows (Le jour des corneilles). The album features the film’s music composed and conducted by Simon Leclerc. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 19, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. The Day of the Crows is directed by Jean-Christophe Dessaint and follows a child and his father who lead a wild and hard life in utmost isolation in a cabin in the deep of the forest. The voice talent of the French version includes Lorànt Deutsch, Jean Reno, Isabelle Carré and Claude Chabrol. Read the rest of this entry »
Craig Wedren to Score David Wain’s ‘They Came Together’
Posted: November 9, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Craig Wedren, David Wain, They Came Together
Craig Wedren is reteaming with writer/director David Wain on the upcoming comedy They Came Together. The film stars Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Ed Helms, Max Greenfield, Cobie Smulders, Christopher Meloni, Melanie Lynskey, Michael Ian Black and Michael Shannon. The movie has been described as a parody of romantic comedies and follows a corporate businessman whose company is threatening to shut down a small store. Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter) has co-written the script with Wain and is also producing the comedy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘This is 40’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: November 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jon Brion, Judd Apatow, Soundtrack, This is 40
The details of the soundtrack album for Judd Apatow’s comedy This is 40 have been revealed. The album features original songs by Norah Jones, Fiona Apple, Graham Parker and Lindsey Buckingham (all produced by Jon Brion), as well as new tracks from Wilco and Ryan Adams created specifically for the film. Also featured are tracks from Paul Simon, Loudon Wainwright, Yoko Ono, and The Avett Brothers, as well as a theme from the original score composed by Jon Brion (Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind). The soundtrack will be released on December 11, 2012 by Capitol Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. This is 40 written and directed by Apatow stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann who reprise their roles from Knocked Up and also stars John Lithgow, Megan Fox, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi and Albert Brooks. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Soundtrack Preview
Posted: November 8, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: An Unexpected Journey, Howard Shore, The Hobbit
Audio clips from the soundtrack for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have appeared online. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore. Check out fifteen minutes of music from the score (via Qubuz), as well as audio clips from all tracks on the standard edition embedded after the jump. The soundtrack will be released in two different editions on December 11, 2012 by WaterTower Music. For the full album details, visit our previous article and visit Amazon to pre-order the standard version and deluxe edition. In addition, you can now download the track Old Friends for free if you order a movie ticket for the film on Movietickets.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Jonathan Goldsmith Scoring ‘Compulsion’
Posted: November 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: A Dark Truth, Compulsion, Jonathan Goldsmith
Jonathan Goldsmith has recently recorded his score for the psychological thriller Compulsion. The film is directed by Egidio Coccimiglio and stars Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss as two neighbors dealing with obsessions that have taken over each of their lives. Joe Mantegna and Kevin Dillon are co-starring Floyd Byars (Masterminds) has written the screenplay based on the South Korean film 301, 302 and Gary Howsam (The Tudors) and Bill Marks are producing the project. Goldsmith has previously worked with the producers on the 2010 comedy biopic Casino Jack. Compulsion has been picked up by Dimension Films for domestic distribution. Read the rest of this entry »
Henry Jackman to Score ‘The End of the World’
Posted: November 7, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Evan Goldberg, Henry Jackman, Seth Rogen, The End of the World
Henry Jackman is currently scoring the upcoming apocalyptic comedy The End of the World. The film marks the directorial debut of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg who have previously co-written such films as Superbad, Pineapple Express and The Green Hornet. Rogen also stars in the movie alongside James Franco, Jonah Hill, Emma Watson, Jay Baruchel, Jason Segel, Rihanna, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Aziz Ansari, David Krumholtz, Kevin Hart and Michael Cera who all play themselves facing the apocalypse while stuck at Franco’s apartment. Rogen and Goldberg have also written the screenplay and are producing the Mandate Pictures and Point Grey Pictures with James Weaver (50/50). Read the rest of this entry »
Bret McKenzie to Write New Songs for ‘The Muppets 2’
Posted: November 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Bret McKenzie, The Muppets, The Muppets 2
Producer Todd Lieberman has revealed in an interview with Collider (via The Playlist) that he will be returning to write new songs for Disney’s upcoming sequel The Muppets 2. McKenzie has written the original songs for last year’s hit reboot of the franchise and ended up winning an Academy Award for the song Man or Muppet. James Bobin (Flight of the Conchords) who directed the first part is returning to direct the sequel. He is also co-writing the script with Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). It has recently been announced that Christoph Waltz will play an interpol agent. Lieberman is producing again with David Hoberman (The Fighter, The Proposal). No word yet on whether composer Christophe Beck will also be returning to write the score. The Muppets 2 is set to be released towards the end of 2013.
