Richard Hartley has composed the score for Mike Newell’s upcoming film adaptation of Great Expectations. The film based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel stars Jeremy Irvine as the young orphan Pip who is given a chance to rise from his humble beginnings thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as Miss Havisham, alongside Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Ewen Bremner, Jason Flemyng, Sally Hawkins, Tamzin Outhwaite, David Walliams and Holliday Grainger. David Nicholls (One Day, Starter for 10) has adapted Dickens’ novel for the screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard Hartley Scoring Mike Newell’s ‘Great Expectations’
Posted: July 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Great Expectations, Mike Newell, Richard Hartley
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2012 Emmy Nominations Announced
Posted: July 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Emmy Awards, Emmy Nominations
The nominations for the 64th Emmy Awards were announced this morning. Here are the music-related categories:
Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):
Hemingway & Gellhorn – Javier Navarrete, Composer
Game Change – Music by Theodore Shapiro
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia – Music by Michael Price & David Arnold
Missing – The Hard Drive – Music by Robert Duncan
Hatfields & McCoys – Episode 1 – Music by John Debney & Tony Morales
Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice – Music by Michael Giacchino Read the rest of this entry »
Hans Zimmer at ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ European Premiere
Posted: July 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight Rises
Hans Zimmer attended today’s European premiere of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises at Leicester Square in London. Red Carpet News TV caught the composer on the red carpet and talked to him about his music and process of scoring the final installment in Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Zimmer also discusses the chance of a sequel to Inception and his involvement in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. Check out the full video interview after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Joss Whedon Scoring ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Posted: July 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Joss Whedon, Much Ado About Nothing
Joss Whedon announced at a panel at last week’s Comic-Con that he has composed his first full film score for the independent production Much Ado About Nothing. The film written and directed by Whedon is a modern version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy and stars Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof (Angel) as Beatrice and Benedick, the world’s least likely lovers headed for their inevitable tumble into love. Nathan Fillion (Castle, Serenity), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), Fran Kranz (The Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse), Reed Diamond (Moneyball), Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Sean Maher (Firefly) are co-starring in the Bellwether Pictures production. Read the rest of this entry »
Laurent Eyquem to Score Ron Maxwell’s ‘Copperhead’
Posted: July 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Copperhead, Laurent Eyquem, Ron Maxwell, Winnie
Laurent Eyquem has signed on to score the upcoming Civil War-era drama Copperhead. The film is directed by Ron Maxwell and stars Billy Campbell, Angus MacFadyen and Peter Fonda. The movie based on the epic novel by Harold Frederic and adapted by Bill Kauffman examines the price of dissent amid the hysteria of wartime, as a family is ripped apart by American Civil War-events. Maxwell is producing the Swordspoint Production and John Houston is co-producing. Recording sessions for the music are scheduled to take place in October at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios. Maxwell has earned a reputation in the film music community for his highly effective use of music in his movies. His previous Civil War-themed projects include 1993’s Gettysburg, which was scored by Randy Edelman whose bestselling soundtrack was used in dozens of trailers throughout the 90s, as well as 2003’s Gods and Generals, which featured a critically acclaimed score by John Frizzell and Edelman. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Trouble with the Curve’ to Feature Music by Marco Beltrami
Posted: July 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Clint Eastwood, Marco Beltrami, Robert Lorenz, The Sessions, Trouble with the Curve
Marco Beltrami is currently scoring the drama Trouble with the Curve. The film is directed by Robert Lorenz and stars Clint Eastwood as an aging baseball scout who is losing his sight and takes a road trip to Atlanta with his daughter to take a look at a hot prospect. Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard and Scott Eastwood are also starring. Robert Brown wrote the film’s script. The project marks the directorial debut of Lorenz who has previously produced most of Eastwood’s movies over the last decade including Mystic River, Letters from Iwo Jima and Gran Torino. Lorenz and Eastwood are also producing the drama for Malpaso Productions. Trouble with the Curve is set to be released on September 28, 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
Jenny Lewis to Score Naomi Foner’s ‘Very Good Girls’
Posted: July 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Jenny Lewis, Naomi Foner, Very Good Girls
Herrick Entertainment and Groundswell Productions have announced that Jenny Lewis will be writing the score for the upcoming indie drama Very Good Girls. The film marks the directorial debut of Naomi Foner and stars Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen as two lifelong best friends, both determined to lose their virginity as a rite of passage into the adult world. When they fall in love with the same boy, their quest threatens to tear their relationship apart. Boyd Holbrook, Demi Moore, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Barkin, Kiernan Shipka and Peter Sarsgaard are co-starring. Foner whose previous credits as a screenwriter include Running on Empty, Losing Isiah and Bee Season has also written the film’s script. Herrick Herrick (Vanishing on 7th Street), Michael London (Sideways, House of Sand and Fog) and Mary Jane Skalski (The Visitor, The Station Agent) are producing the project. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Shearmur Scoring ‘Spinning Plates’
Posted: July 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Spinning Plates
Edward Shearmur has recently recorded his score for the upcoming documentary Spinning Plates. The film is directed by Joseph Levy and centers on three restaurants – including a cutting-edge restaurant named the sixth best in the world, an 150-year-old family restaurant and a fledgling Mexican restaurant – extraordinary for what they are today as well as the challenges they have overcome. Levy is also producing the Ambush Entertainment production with Miranda Bailey (Super, The Oh in Ohio), Matthew Leutwyler (Answers to Nothing) and Jacqueline Lesko. Taz Goldstein, Phil Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Sim Sarna are executive producing the project. No word yet on a release date for the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Gabriel Yared Scoring ‘Haute Cuisine’
Posted: July 14, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gabriel Yared, Haute Cuisine, Les saveurs du Palais
Gabriel Yared has recently scored the French comedy Haute Cuisine (Les saveurs du Palais). The film is directed by Christian Vincent and stars Catherine Frot and French novelist Jean D’Ormesson. The movie is based on the true story of Danièle Delpeuch who was the private cook to late French President, François Mitterrand and follows a renowned chef who is appointed by the president as his personal cook. Vincent has co-written the project’s script with Etienne Comar (Of Gods and Men). Comar is also producing the film for Armada Films Production with Philippe Rousselet (Source Code, Lord of War) for Vendome. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 13, 2012)
Posted: July 13, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Amit Trivedi, Bruno Coulais, Easy Money, Farewell My Queen, Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Powell, Jon Ekstrand, Red Lights, Shigeru Umebayashi, Trishna, Victor Reyes
Only one movie is opening wide this weekend:
Opening in almost 4000 theaters is the animated feature sequel Ice Age: Continental Drift directed by Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier and featuring the voice talent of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, Wanda Sykes and Aziz Ansari. John Powell who has scored the previous two films in the series is returning for the fourth installment. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music has been released on Varese Sarabande. For the full details and audio clips, visit our previous article. Also check out a short interview with Powell about his work on the movie on ASCAP’s website. The end credits song We Are performed by Keke Palmer is available to download separately on Amazon.
Opening in limited release is the psychological thriller Red Lights directed by Rodrigo Cortéz and starring Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Joely Richardson, Toby Jones and Elizabeth Olsen. The film’s score is composed by Victor Reyes who previously scored the director’s 2010 thriller Buried. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released earlier this year on Lakeshore Records when the film premiered in Europe. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and audio clips. To learn more about the thriller, visit the official movie website. Read the rest of this entry »
