A soundtrack album for the indie drama On the Ice has been announced. The release features the original score from the film composed by iZLER (ABC’s hit show Revenge, Natural Selection). The soundtrack is coming out digitally on April 24, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. On the Ice is written and directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean and was shot entirely on location in Barrow, Alaska. The film premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been released earlier this year in select theaters. Read the rest of this entry »
‘On the Ice’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: iZLER, On the Ice, score, Soundtrack
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Rupert Gregson-Williams & Christopher Willis Scoring HBO’s ‘Veep’
Posted: April 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Christopher Willis, HBO, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Veep
Rupert Gregson-Williams and Christopher Willis are scoring the new HBO comedy series Veep. The political satire is created by Armando Iannucci (In the Loop) and stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as former senator Selina Meyer, a rising star in her party and charismatic leader who seemed to have unlimited potential, until she became vice president and soon discovers the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Reid Scott, Timothy C. Simons and Sufe Bradshaw are co-starring. Armando Iannucci co-wrote and directed the pilot and is also executive producing the show with Frank Rich of New York Magazine and Christopher Godsick (Take the Lead). Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams Performs ‘Fanfare for Fenway’
Posted: April 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Fanfare for Fenway, John Williams
Last night, composer John Williams and the Boston Pops debuted the original piece Fanfare for Fenway as part of the Red Sox commemoration of their 100th year in Fenway Park. NESN.com has published a video from the performance conducted by Williams, which can be watched after the jump. As reported last month, the fanfare has also been recorded at Symphony Hall in Boston by musicians from the Boston Pops Orchestra in March and will be played throughout this year’s Baseball season at Fenway Park. Also visit the ESPN sound blog for a short interview with the composer. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 20, 2012)
Posted: April 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chimpanzee, Christopher Lennertz, Darling Companion, David Torn, James Newton Howard, Jesus Henry Christ, Lesley Barber, Mark Isham, Nicholas Hooper, Paul McCartney, Simon Taufique, Steve Wood, The Lucky One, The Moth Diaries, Think Like a Man, To the Arctic 3D
Three new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the romantic drama The Lucky One based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, directed by Scott Hicks (Shine) and starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner. The film’s original score is written by Mark Isham. No score album has been announced yet, but WaterTower Music hss released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs by artists including Jules Larson, Correatown, Joshua Radin, Early Winters, Voxhaul Broadcast, A Fine Frenzy and Mayfield. To listen to audio clips and check out the full track list, visit our previous article.
Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Think Like a Man directed by Tim Story and starring Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Regina Hall, Terrence J. and Romany Malco. Christopher Lennertz has composed the film’s score. A soundtrack album featuring the comedy’s title song performed by Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo feat. Rick Ross, as well as other songs from and inspired by the film by artists including John Legend feat. Ludacris, Kelly Rowland and Future has been released on Epic Records. None of Lennertz score is included on the album. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Last Call at the Oasis’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jeff Beal, Last Call at the Oasis, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records has announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Last Call at the Oasis. The album features the original score from the movie written by Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal (Appaloosa, Rome, Carnivale). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 1, 2012 and also as an on-demand CD-R on Amazon. Check out the film’s opening sequence featuring Beal’s music after the jump. Last Call at the Oasis directed by Jessica Yu about the global water crisis exposes defects in the current system, shows communities already struggling with its ill-effects and highlights individuals championing revolutionary solutions. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Sayfritz to Score ‘Filth’
Posted: April 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Filth, Jon S. Baird, Mark Sayfritz
Mark Sayfritz has signed on to score the comedic thriller Filth. The movie is written and directed by Jon S. Baird (Green Street Hooligans, Cass) and stars James McAvoy as an Edinburgh police detective who is manipulating everyone who stands in his way of securing a job promotion and winning back his family and daughter. Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots and Joanne Frogatt are co-starring in the film based on the novel by Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting). Baird is also producing the thriller with Ken Marshall for Steel Mill Pictures, Judy Styler (Moon, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) & Celine Rattray (The Kids Are All Right) for Maven Pictures and Jens Meurer (The Last Station, Black Book) for Egoli Tossell Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Girl in Progress’ Soundtrack & Score Album Announced
Posted: April 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Lennertz, Girl in Progress, score, Soundtrack
Artists’ Addiction Records will be releasing both the score and a soundtrack album for the upcoming comedy drama Girl in Progress. The score album features the original music from the film composed by Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Hop). The album will be released digitally on May 8, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from the score can be checked out below. Also scheduled to be released on the same day is a separate soundtrack featuring the film’s songs by artists including Eydie Gorme y Los Panchos, Espinoza Paz, Queen Sea Big Shark and Beth Thornley. To pre-order the album, click here. Girl in Progress is directed by Patricia Riggen and stars Eva Mendes, Patricia Arquette, Cierra Raminez and Matthew Modine. The movie centers on a teenage girl dissatisfied with her life who tries to enter adulthood, but succeeds only in creating one crisis after another. Read the rest of this entry »
‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Band of Misfits, In an Adventure with Scientists, Peter Lord, score, Soundtrack, The Pirates, Theodore Shapiro
Madison Gate Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for Aardman Animation’s and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D stop-motion animated feature The Pirates! Band of Misfits. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Theodore Shapiro (Tropic Thunder, The Devil Wears Prada) who makes his animated feature scoring debut on the film. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 24, 2012. UPDATE (June 2012): The album has also been released as an on demand CD-R on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the release below. The Pirates! Band of Misfits is directed by Peter Lord (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) & Jeff Newitt and features the voice talent of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton and David Tennant. The film has been released in the UK under title The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists and will be arriving in domestic theaters on April 27. Read the rest of this entry »
Slash Slated to Score ‘Nothing to Fear’
Posted: April 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Anthony Leopardi III, Nothing to Fear, Slash
According to Variety, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is attached to score the indie horror thriller Nothing to Fear. The film marks the directorial debut of storyboard artist Anthony Leonardi III (Rango, 47 Ronin) and stars James Tupper, Anne Heche, Rebekah Brandes, Clancy Brown and Ethan Peck. The movie follows a family that moves to a small town seeking a better life, only to to run against a charismatic but emotionally conflicted man of the cloth. Slash is also producing the film with Rob Eric and Michael Williams (Session 9) through his Slasher Films production company. He has previously scored the comedy drama This Is Not a Movie starring Edward Furlong and Peter Coyote. He also has played guitar on a number of high profile film scores, such as Clint Mansell’s The Wrestler and Brian Tyler’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Anchor Bay has picked up domestic rights to Nothing to Fear. No release date has been announced yet.
Walter Murphy Scores Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’
Posted: April 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Seth MacFarlane, Ted, Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is currently recording his orchestral score for the upcoming live action & CG-animated comedy Ted. The film is directed by Seth MacFarlane and stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel McHale. The movie tells the story of a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear (voiced by MacFarlane) who came to life as the result of a childhood wish and has refused to leave his side ever since. MacFarlane has co-written the screenplay with Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild and is also producing the film with Scott Stuber (Role Models, Safe House), John Jacobs (Blades of Glory) and Jason Clark (Hotel for Dogs). Murphy has been working with MacFarlane over the last couple of years on the animated hit shows American Dad and Family Guy, for which the composer has received four Emmy Award nominations. Ted is scheduled to be released on July 13, 2012 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
