Pino Donaggio has been selected as the 12th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the the closing-night gala of the World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 20, 2012. The composer is best known for his collaborations with director Brian De Palma, which include such films as Dressed to Kill, Carrie and Blow Out, as well as the upcoming drama Passion. Among the composer that were previously honored with the award are John Barry, Marvin Hamlisch, Giorgio Moroder and Angelo Badalamenti. In addition, the music of James Newton Howard will also be celebrated at the 12th World Soundtrack Awards gala. The composer whose credits include The Sixth Sense, Signs, King Kong, The Fugitive, Michael Clayton and The Hunger Games, as well as the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman and The Bourne Legacy was awarded as the Film Composer of the Year in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Pino Donaggio to Receive Lifetime Achievment Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: April 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: James Newton Howard, Pino Donaggio, World Soundtrack Awards
‘Mother’s Day’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Bobby Johnston, Darren Lynn Bousman, Mother's Day, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Mother’s Day. The album features the original music from the movie composed by Bobby Johnston (King of the Ants, Edmond, Wristcutters: A Love Story). The soundtrack is will be released digitally on May 1, 2012. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Mother’s Day is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III & IV) and stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Patrick Flueger, Deborah Ann Woll and Alexa Vega. Brett Ratner is among the film’s producers. The horror thriller will be released in select theaters on May 4 and will be coming out on Blu-Ray and DVD on May 8. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Mark Kilian, score, Soundtrack, Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Lakeshore Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the indie drama Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day. The album features the original score from the film composed Mark Kilian (Tsotsi, Rendition). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 1, 2012. Audio clips from all tracks on the album are available after the jump. Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day is directed by Neema Barnette and stars Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie and Pam Grier. The movie about a couple thats begin to uncover secrets about their kidnapped daughter’s past has been released in theaters earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
Jack White to Score Gore Verbinski’s ‘The Lone Ranger’
Posted: April 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Gore Verbinski, Jack White, The Lone Ranger
Jack White has signed on to write, produce and perform the score for Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ upcoming western The Lone Ranger. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner and Barry Pepper. The movie is an adaptation of the popular 1950s TV series and tells the story of a masked crime fighter and his Native American sidekick. Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road) has written the screenplay with Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Mask of Zorro). The project marks White’s first feature film scoring assignment. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On the Road’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gustavo Santaolalla, On the Road, score, Soundtrack, Walter Salles
The details of the soundtrack album for Walter Salles’ upcoming drama On the Road have been revealed. The album includes the original score from the film written by Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel), as well as several songs featured in the movie by Coati Mundi, Ella Fitzgerald, Son House and Slim Gaillard. The soundtrack will be released overseas next month by Universal Music France. (UPDATE October 2012): The soundtrack will be released in the US on November 12, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. On the Road stars Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Alicia Braga, Danny Morgan and Elisabeth Moss. The film based on the 1957 novel by Jack Kerouac and produced by Francis Ford Coppola will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month and is also opening in France and a couple of other European countries in late May. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman to Score Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Bitter Pill’
Posted: April 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Steven Soderbergh, The Bitter Pill, Thomas Newman
According to The Playlist, Thomas Newman has been tapped to score Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming drama The Bitter Pill. The movie starring Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta Jones revolves around a young woman who is taking large amounts of prescription drugs to deal with anxiety and depression surrounding her husband’s upcoming release from prison. Scott Z. Burns (The Informant!, Contagion) has written the screenplay and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Transformers) and Gregory Jacobs (Contagion, Haywire) are producing the film. Newman has previously collaborated with Soderbergh on the Academy Award-nominated drama Erin Brockovich and 2006’s The Good German, for which the composer has received his eighth Oscar nomination. Read the rest of this entry »
Moby to Score ‘The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman’
Posted: April 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Frederik Bond, Moby, The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
Deadline is reporting that Moby has signed on to score the upcoming romance The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman. The film is directed by Frederik Bond and stars Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Melissa Leo and Til Schweiger. Matt Drake (Project X) is writing the screenplay and Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa (Little Miss Sunshine, Cold Mountain), Craig J. Flores (300) and William Horberg (The Talented Mr. Ripley) are producing the Volgate Productions and Bona Fide Productions film. The project marks Moby’s highest profile scoring assignment to date. He has previously scored several shorts and documentaries, including the Academy Award-nominated Wasteland and The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Licht to Perform Music from ‘Dexter’ at Largo
Posted: April 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Daniel Licht, Dexter, Rolfe Kent
It has been announced today that composer Daniel Licht will be performing selections of his original music for the Showtime hit series Dexter at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles on June 10, 2012. The concert will be introduced by actor Michael C. Hall. Also featured will be composer Rolfe Kent with performances of his Emmy-nominated main titles theme for Dexter and other scores. Other highlights include the premiere of Daniel’s music from the upcoming video game Silent Hill – Book of Memories performed by the Silent Hill series’ vocalist, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, as well as a number of surprise guest performances. To learn more about the event and buy tickets, visit Largo’s website. Licht’s music from Dexter has been released on four soundtrack albums from Milan Records (click here for the details of the most recent release).
Aaron Zigman to Score ‘Madea’s Witness Protection’ and NBC’s ‘Happy Valley’ Pilot
Posted: April 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Happy Valley, Madea's Witness Protection, NBC, Tyler Perry
Aaron Zigman has been hired to score Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection. The film is written and directed by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Eugene Levy, Doris Roberts, Tom Arnold, Denise Richards, Danielle Campbell, Devan Leos, Romeo, John Amos and Marla Gibbs. In the comedy, Levy plays a high level CFO at the center of a Ponzi scheme in New York City who is enrolled in the Witness Protection program along with his family in the one place that absolutely no one will think to look for them: Madea’s house down South. Ozzie Areu, President of Tyler Perry Studios, and Paul E. Hall are producing the film with Perry. Read the rest of this entry »
Paul Cantelon Scoring ‘Firelight’
Posted: April 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Diane Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, Firelight, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Paul Cantelon
Paul Cantelon has scored the TV movie Firelight. The drama is directed by Darnell Martin (Cadillac Records) and stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as a counselor at a women’s correctional center who encourages the women to join an elite team that fights forest fires and assists civilian victims of natural disasters. Q’orianka Kilcher (The New World), DeWanda Wise (Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire) and Rebecca Rivera are co-starring. Ligiah Villalobos (Under the Same Moon) has written the screenplay and David A. Rosemont are producing the Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions film. Read the rest of this entry »
