Ilan Eshkeri is set to score the upcoming drama The Invisible Woman. The film marks the second directorial effort of Ralph Fiennes following last year’s Coriolanus, which also featured music by Eshkeri. The Invisible Woman stars Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander. The film is based on Claire Tomalin’s biography of Nelly Ternan and details the story of the secret mistress with whom Charles Dickens had a decade-long relationship. Abi Morgan (Shame, The Iron Lady) has written the screenplay and Stewart Mackinnon (the upcoming Quartet), Gabrielle Tana (The Duchess, Coriolanus), Christian Baute (Funny Games) and Carolyn Marks Blackwood are producing the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Ilan Eshkeri to Score ‘The Invisible Woman’
Posted: April 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Ilan Eshkeri, Ralph Fiennes, The Invisible Woman
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‘Get the Gringo’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Antonio Pinto, Get the Gringo, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for the action film Get the Gringo. The album includes the original score from the movie composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War), as well as two songs by by Ten Years After and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. The album will be released digitally on May 1, 2012 and will be available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. Get the Gringo is directed by Adrian Grunberg and stars Mel Gibson as a career criminal who is convicted of a crime and sent to a tough Mexican prison, where he learns to survive with the help of a nine year old boy. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Rock of Ages’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: April 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Anders, Matt Sullivan, Rock of Ages, Soundtrack
The details of the soundtrack release for the upcoming movie adaptation of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages have been revealed. The album features the film’s cover versions of classic rock songs by Guns N’Roses, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Journey, Poison, Reo Speedwagon, Joan Jett, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar and Twisted Sister performed by the film’s cast including Juliannne Hough, Diego Bonito, Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Malin Akerman. Adam Anders (Glee) serves as the film’s music executive producer and Matt Sullivan (Dreamgirls, Hairspray) is the project’s music supervisor. The soundtrack will be released on June 5, 2012 by WaterTower Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Rock of Ages is directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray) and also stars Paul Giamatti, Mary J. Blige and Alec Baldwin. Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Newman & Alex Wurman Scoring Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’
Posted: April 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Sorkin, Alex Wurman, HBO, The Newsroom, Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman has recently recorded the main titles theme, as well as the score for the pilot of the new HBO drama The Newsroom. Composer Alex Wurman is currently scoring the other episodes of the show’s first season. The series is created by Academy Award- and mutiple Emmy Award-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) and stars Jeff Daniels as a cable news anchor and Emily Mortimer as his executive producer. Sam Waterston, John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski, Dev Patel and Olivia Munn are co-starring. Sorkin is executive producing the series with Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men) and Alan Poul (Six Feet Under). 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
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 »
‘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 »
