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 »
Walter Murphy Scores Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’
Posted: April 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Seth MacFarlane, Ted, Walter Murphy
‘GCB’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: ABC, GCB, Kristin Chenoweth, Soundtrack
Elektra Nashville will be releasing a soundtrack album for the new ABC comedy drama series GCB. The album includes two songs performed by the show’s star Kristin Chenoweth, as well as other songs featured in the series’ first season by the country duo The JaneDear Girls, singer-actress Emily West, Brett Eldredge, Joanna Cotten, Billy Joe Shaver, Jaime Hanna, Rick Trevino, Elizabeth Cook, Jason McCoy, and Dean Alexander. None of Jeff Beal’s original score from the show is included. The soundtrack will be released on May 8, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. GCB created by Robert Harling is based on Kim Gatlin’s book Good Christian Bitches and stars Chenoweth, Marisol Nichols, Mark Deklin, Miriam Schor, Jennifer Aspen, Annie Potts, David James Elliott and Brad Beyer. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe to Score ‘The Frozen Ground’
Posted: April 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Assassins Creed III, Lorne Balfe, Salinger, The Frozen Ground, The Sweeney
Lorne Balfe has been hired to score the upcoming thriller The Frozen Ground. The film is written and directed by Scott Walker and stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, Radha Mitchell and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The movie centers on the investigation of notorious serial killer Robert Hansen who murdered as many as 21 women, kidnapping them and taking them out to the Alaskan wilderness to turn them loose and hunt them. Randall Emmett & George Furla (16 Blocks, The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans) are producing the thriller with Mark Ordesky (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) & Jane Fleming for Amber Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman’s ‘Whispers in the Dark’ Score Released
Posted: April 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: score, Soundtrack, Thomas Newman, Whispers in the Dark
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Paramount Pictures’ 1992 thriller Whispers in the Dark directed by Christopher Crowe and starring Annabella Sciorra, Alan Alda, Jill Clayburgh. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award-nominated composer Thomas Newman. To listen to audio clips and to order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Newman originally edited half hour of highlights for a planned but never-released album. Intrada’s release features the complete score from original digital session masters. Read the rest of this entry »
Dan Boeckner to Score ‘Adult World’
Posted: April 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adult World, Dan Broeckner, Scott Coffey
The Playlist is reporting that Dan Boeckner will be scoring the upcoming comedy Adult World. The film is directed by Scott Coffey (Ellie Parker) and stars Emma Roberts as a recent college graduate with a degree in poetry who is forced to work in an erotic bookstore called Adult World to help pay off her debt. John Cusack, Evan Peters and Cloris Leachman are co-starring in the comedy. Andy Cochran has written the screenplay. Justin Nappi & Kevin Turen (Arbitrage) are producing for TreeHouse Pictures and Joy Gorman (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) is producing for Anonymous Content. Alex Goldstone and Manu Gargi (Ghost Rider: Spirit of the Vengeance) are also among the film’s producers. Boeckner is best known as the frontman of the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Handsome Fur. Adult World would mark the singer/songwriter’s film scoring debut. The comedy is currently in post-production and no release date plans have been announced yet.
‘Dark Shadows’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Danny Elfman, Dark Shadows, Soundtrack, Tim Burton
Following the announcement of the score album for Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows a couple of weeks ago, the details for a separate soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs have been revealed. The album features a number of classic songs, including Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues, I’m Sick of You by Iggy Pop, Season of the Witch by Donovan, Top of the World by The Carpenters, You’re the First, My Last, My Everything by Barry White, Get It On by T.Rex and Alice Cooper’s No More Mr. Nice Guy and Ballad of Dwight Fry. Also featured on the album are two tracks of the original score by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack will be released on May 8, 2012 by WaterTower Music. To download the album, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from all tracks on the release below. To find out more about the score release featuring Danny Elfman’s music, visit our previous article, which has been updated with audio clips from all tracks on the album. Read the rest of this entry »
Max Richter Scoring ‘Disconnect’
Posted: April 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Disconnect, Henry-David Rubin, Lore, Max Richter
Max Richter is scoring the upcoming indie ensemble drama Disconnect. The film stars Jason Bateman, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgard, Paula Patton, Max Thieriot, Colin Ford, Michael Nyqvist, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Jonah Bobo and Haley Ramm. The movie marks the narrative feature directing debut of Henry-Alex Rubin who previously helmed the Academy Award-nominated documentary Murderball. Disconnect interweaves three potboiler storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world of the internet. The drama is written by Andrew Stern (Return to Me) and produced by Mickey Liddell & Jennifer Hilton (The Grey, The Collector) for Liddell Entertainment and William Horberg (Milk, The Talented Mr. Ripley) for Wonderful Films. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Farewell, My Queen’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Au fond des bois, Benoit Jacquot, Bruno Coulais, Farewell My Queen, Les adieux à la reine, score, Soundtrack, Villa Amalia
Quartet Records has released a compilation album comprising all the three films scored by Academy Award-nominated composer Bruno Coulais for film director Benoît Jacquot. The album includes the original score for the period drama Farewell, My Queen (Les adieux à la reine), which was recorded with a full symphony orchestra at Air Studios in London. Also featured on the release are selections of Coulais’ music for the 2009 film Villa Amalia starring Isabelle Huppert and the 2010 period drama Au fond des bois. To listen to audio clips and to order the album, visit Quartet Records’ website. Farewell, My Queen starring Diane Kruger, Lea Seydoux and Virginie Ledoyen is based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas and is set during the first 3 days of the French Revolution, as seen from the perspective of the Private reader of Marie Antoinette at Versailles. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Magic City’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Daniele Luppi, Magic City, Soundtrack, Starz
Silva Screen Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the Starz series Magic City. The album features eleven songs from the show by artists including Bo Diddley, Patti Austin, Frankie Avalon, The Diamonds, Tito Puente, Albert King, Johnny Otis, Julie London, Beny More, Lee Morgan ans Ray Charles. The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 17, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. A seperate soundtrack album featuring the show’s original score by Daniele Luppi will be released later this year. Details are expected to be announced soon. Magic City created by Mitch Glazer stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Jessica Marais, Steven Strait, Christian Cooke, Kelly Lynch, Seymour Cassel and Danny Huston. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Detachment’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: April 15, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Detachment, score, Soundtrack, The Newton Brothers
A soundtrack album has been released for the indie drama Detachment. The album includes the original score from the film written by The Newton Brothers. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Detachment is directed by Tony Kaye (American History X) and stars Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, James Caan, Lucy Lio, Bryan Cranston, Blythe Danner, Marcia Gay Harden and Tim Blake Nelson. The movie depicting three weeks in the lives of high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is now playing in limited release. Read the rest of this entry »
