John Williams has composed a fanfare for the 100th Anniversary of Boston’s legendary Fenway Park. The piece, which is slightly more than three minutes long was recorded last Saturday at Symphony Hall in Boston by musicians from the Boston Pops Orchestra and conducted by Williams. The composer himself a Red Sox fan and his music has been included in several previous Fenway Park celebrations. Check out a short video from the recording sessions of the Fanfare for Fenway after the jump. The piece will premiere at the Red Sox home opener of the new baseball season on April 13, 2012 (via Berkshire on Stage). Read the rest of this entry »
John Williams Records ‘Fanfare for Fenway’
Posted: March 26, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Fanfare for Fenway, John Williams
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‘Lola Versus’ to Feature Music by Fall On Your Sword
Posted: March 25, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daryl Wein, Fall on Your Sword, Lola Versus
Fall On Your Sword are scoring the upcoming indie comedy Lola Versus. The film is directed by Daryl Wein (Breaking Upwards) and stars Greta Gerwig as a New Yorker woman who gets dumped by her fiancé a few weeks before their wedding. With the help of her friends, she embarks on a series of unexpected encounters in an attempt to find her place in the world as a single woman approaching 30. Joel Kinnaman, Zoe Lister-Jones, Hamish Linklater, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger are co-starring in the film co-written by Wein and Lister-Jones. Michael London (Sideways, The Illusionist), Janice Williams and Jocelyn Hayes-Simpson (An American Crime) are producing the Groundswell Productions film. Lola Versus is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. Read the rest of this entry »
Alexandre Desplat Scoring ‘Big House’
Posted: March 24, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Big House, Matteo Garrone
Alexandre Desplat is the composer of the upcoming Italian film Big House. The movie is directed by Matteo Garrone who previously helmed the critically acclaimed and Golden Globe-nominated crime drama Gomorrah. Big House takes a look at the Italian obsession with appearing on TV in the Silvio Berlusconi age and revolves around a Neapolitan based family who await the news about a their father being selected for a reality show. The film’s cast includes Claudia Gerini, Ciro Petrone, Nunzia Schiano, Angelica Borghese, Aniello Arena and Loredana Simioli. Garrone has co-written the script with his Gomorrah writing partners Massimo Gaudioso, Ugo Chiti and Maurizio Braucci. The director is also producing the film with Domenico Procacci (Seven Pounds, Barney’s Version). Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 23, 2012)
Posted: March 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brake, Brian Tyler, Ian Neil, James Newton Howard, Joseph Trapanese, Mike Shinoda, Reuniting the Rubins, score, Soundtrack, T Bone Burnett, The Deep Blue Sea, The Hunger Games, The Raid: Redemption, Tim Atack
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Already breaking box office records is the film adaptation of the bestseller The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson. James Newton Howard has written the film’s score and T Bone Burnett is the project’s executive music producer. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next week by Universal Republic. Check out the full album details here. A separate soundtrack including songs from and inspired by the movie by artists including Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire, Kid Cudi, Miranda Lambert, The Civil Wars, Glen Hasard, The Low Anthem, Punch Brothers and Birdy has been released by the label earlier this week. More information can be checked out here.
Opening in limited release is the martial arts action film The Raid: Redemption directed by Gareth Huw Evans about a SWAT team that infiltrates and attempts to take over an apartment complex acting as a safe house for a drug lord. Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese have composed the score for the film. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as the song Razors.Out featuring vocals by Chino from Deftones. The full album details can be found in our previous news article. Various video interviews with the composers have been published by Hitfix, Lost in Reviews, First Showing, Twitch Film and ARTISTdirect. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Mothersbaugh Scoring ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’
Posted: March 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Kirk Jones, Mark Mothersbaugh, What to Expect When You're Expecting
Mark Mothersbaugh is scoring the upcoming ensemble comedy What to Expect When You’re Expecting. The film is directed by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine, Everybody’s Fine) and stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock and Rodrigo Santoro. The movie based on the New York Times bestseller by Heidi Murkoff follows five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. Shauna Cross (Whip It) and Heather Hach (Freaky Friday) adapted the material for the screen. Mike Medavoy & Arnold Messner (Black Swan, Shutter Island), and David Thwaites (Miss Potter) are producing the Alcon Entertainment and Phoenix Pictures production. What to Expect When You’re Expecting will be released in theaters on May 18, 2012 by Lionsgate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Think Like a Man’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Jennifer Hudson, Soundtrack, Think Like a Man
Epic Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy Think Like a Man. The album features the film’s title song performed by Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo feat. Rick Ross (already available to download here), as well as other songs from and inspired by the film by artists including John Legend feat. Ludacris (click here to download the original song), Kelly Rowland, Future, Bel Majeor, Marcus Canty, Quadran, Earth, Wind & Fore, Keri Hilson, Billy Wes, RaVaughn, Brandon Hines and Luther Vandross. The soundtrack will be released on April 10, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. None of the film’s original score by composer Christopher Lennertz is included on the album. Think Like a Man is directed by Tim Story and stars Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Gabrielle Union, Jerry Ferrara, Regina Hall, Terrence J. and Romany Malco. The comedy will be released on April 20. Read the rest of this entry »
Blake Neely to Score the ‘Arrow’ Pilot
Posted: March 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Arrow, Blake Neely, Greg Berlanti, The CW
Blake Neely has announced at the composer panel Behind the Music: Composing for WonderCon’s Favorite Projects at last week’s WonderCon 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center that he is scoring the pilot of the new CW show Arrow. The modern retelling of the story of the DC Comics character Green Arrow stars Stephen Amell as the vigilante superhero who fights crime using archery, martial arts and technology under his secret identity as Oliver Queen, a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist-turned-outspoken politician in Star City. Katie Cassidy, Susanna Thompson, Willa Holland and Colin Salmon are co-starring in the pilot. The project is written and executive produced by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim (The Green Lantern) and Andrew Kreisberg (Fringe). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Treme’ Season 2 Soundtrack Announced
Posted: March 22, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Season 2, Soundtrack, Treme
Rounder Records has announced a soundtrack release for the second season of the HBO drama Treme. The album includes the music from the show by a number of New Orleans musicians, including Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Dr. John, Tom McDermott and David Torkanowsky. Also featured are tracks by artists including The Subdudes, Hot 8 Brass Band and a collaboration of Galactic, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and rapper Juvenile. The soundtrack will be released on April 17, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Treme created and executive produced by David Simon and Eric Overmyer (The Wire) interweaves stories of musicians and other residents who are trying to rebuild their lives while also preserving the city’s unique musical heritage and cultural traditions after Hurricane Katrina. The series’ second season will also be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on April 17 (click here to order the set). A third season is expected to premiere this fall. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Bishara to Score ‘The Warren Files’
Posted: March 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Darren Lynn Bousman, James Wan, Joseph Bishara, The Devil's Carnival, The Warren Files
Joseph Bishara has signed on to score the supernatural horror thriller The Warren Files. The film reunites the composer with director James Wan (Saw). They previously worked together on last year’s hit horror film Insidious. The Warren Files stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as a husband and wife team of demonologists and psychic investigators who enter the most horrifying case of their career, spirits in a Rhode Island farmhouse. Ron Livingston, Lily Taylor, Hayley McFarland, Shanley Canwell are co-starring in the thriller. Chad and Carey Hayes (House of Wax, The Reaping) have written the screenplay and Rob Cowan (The Crazies, The Shipping News), Tony DeRosa-Grund (Josie and the Pussycats) and Peter Safran (Buried) are producing the New Line Cinema film. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Damsels in Distress’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: March 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Adam Schlesinger, Damsels in Distress, Mark Suozzo, score, Soundtrack
Milan Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the indie comedy Damsels in Distress. The album features the original score from the movie composed by Mark Suozzo (American Splendor, The Nanny Diaries) and Adam Schlesinger (Music & Lyrics), as well as a number of songs featured in the film. The soundtrack will be released on April 10, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all tracks on the album after the jump. Damsels in Distress is written and directed by Whit Stillman and stars Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore and Hugo Becker. The comedy about a trio of beautiful girls who set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university by helping severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will be released in select cities on April 6 by Sony Pictures Classics. Read the rest of this entry »
