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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 15, 2013)

Posted: March 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News
Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Benoit Charest, Cliff Martinez, John Debney, Lyle Workman, Mindless Behavior: All Around the World, Reality, Ryan Shore, Skrillex, Spring Breakers, The Call, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Upside Down

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone directed by Don Scardino and starring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini, Jay Mohr and Michael Bully Herbig. The film’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. To listen to audio clips and for the full album details, as well as for more information about the film, check out our soundtrack announcement.

Also opening wide is the thriller The Call directed by Brad Anderson, Abigail Breslin, Michael Eklund, Justina Machado, Morris Chestnut, David Otunga and Michael Imperioli. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, Elf) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Debney’s music earlier this week. A CD version is set be released in April. For audio clips and to learn more about the soundtrack album and the film, visit our previous article. Also check out an interview with Debney about his work on the thriller on The Credits. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Wadjda’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Max Richter, score, Soundtrack, Wadjda

Milan France has released a soundtrack album for drama Wadjda. The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir, Perfect Sense). The soundtrack is now available in France. No word yet on a domestic release. Click here to listen to audio clips. Wadjda written and directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour is the first feature film shot entirely in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The movie follows a 10-year old girl who challenges deep-rooted Saudi traditions in a determined quest to buy a bicycle. When everything goes against her plans, she sees one last chance in her school’s Koran recitation competition and the large cash prize for first place. The movie premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and is now playing in several European territories. Sony Pictures Classics has picked up domestic rights and is planning a release later this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Thomas Newman to Score Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’

Posted: March 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Bob Peterson, Pixar, The Good Dinosaur, Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman revealed at a recent event at Le Moyne and Syracuse University as part of their Film Talk Series (via The Dolphin) that he will be reteaming with Pixar on next year’s animated feature The Good Dinosaur. The movie is directed by Bob Peterson and is set in a world where the cataclysmic asteroid that changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct. Pixar and Disney Animation’s Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and John Walker (The Incredibles) are producing the film. Peterson previously co-directed Pixar’s Up, which featured an Academy Award-winning score by Michael Giacchino. Newman has previously scored two animated films for Pixar, Finding Nemo and Wall-E, both directed by Andrew Stanton. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Admission’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: March 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Admission, Paul Weitz, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Trask

Back Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for Paul Weitz’s comedy Admission. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen Trask (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) who previously collaborated with the director on In Good Company, American Dreamz, Cirque du Freak and Little Fockers. The soundtrack will be released on March 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Admission is directed by Paul Weitz and stars Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen, Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben and Nat Wolff. The movie follows an unmarried college admissions counselor who falls for a former classmate. The film will be released on March 8, 2013 by Focus Features. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Antoine Fuqua, Olympus Has Fallen, score, Soundtrack, Trevor Morris

Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Olympus Has Fallen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Trevor Morris (Immortals, The Tudors, The Borgias). The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score after the jump. Olympus Has Fallen is directed by Antoine Fuqua and stars Gerard Butler as a disgraced Secret Service agent who is called back to duty when the White House is taken over by terrorists. Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Cole Hauser, Radha Mitchell and Rick Yune are co-starring. The thriller will be released nationwide on March 22, 2013 by FilmDistrict. Read the rest of this entry »

Brian Tyler to Score ‘Now You See Me’

Posted: March 14, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Black Sky, Bob Orci, Brian Tyler, Louis Leterrier, Now You See Me, Steven Quale

Brian Tyler has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming heist thriller Now You See Me. The movie is helmed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, The Transporter) and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Melanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Michael Kelly, Dave Franco and Common. The thriller pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against “The Four Horsemen,” a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists. Boaz Yakin & Edward Ricour have written the screenplay and Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci are producing the project. Tyler has previously collaborated with Kurtzman & Orci on the feature Eagle Eye and the TV shows Hawaii Five-0 and Transformers: Prime. Read the rest of this entry »

‘The Lords of Salem’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Griffin Boyce, John 5, Rob Zombie, score, Soundtrack, The Lords of Salem

The details of the soundtrack album for Rob Zombie’s horror film The Lords of Salem have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by John 5 & Griffin Boyce, as well as the songs from the film by artists including Manfred Mann, Leviathan The Fleeing Serpent, Rick James, Rush and The Velvet Underground. The soundtrack will be released on April 16, 2013 by Universal Music Group and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Lords of Salem is written and directed by Zombie and stars Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davidson, Jeffrey Daniel Phillips, Ken Foree, Patricia Quinn, Dee Wallace, Maria Conchita Alonso, Judy Geeson, Meg Foster and Griffin Boice. The movie follows a radio station DJ living in Salem, Massachusetts, who receives a strange wooden box containing a record, which triggers flashbacks of the town’s violent past. Read the rest of this entry »

Matthew Margeson Scoring ‘Kick-Ass 2’

Posted: March 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments
Tags: Jeff Wadlow, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, Matthew Margeson, Matthew Vaughn

According to the film’s new trailer, Matthew Margeson is scoring the upcoming superhero action comedy sequel Kick-Ass 2. The film is directed by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down, Cry Wolf) and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse who all return from the 2010 original film and are joined by Jim Carrey who portays Sal Bertolinni aka Colonel Stars and Stripes. Donald Faison, Clark Duke, John Leguizamo and Morris Chestnut are co-starring. Wadlow has also written the screenplay based on the characters from the comic book Hit-Girl by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. Matthew Vaughn who directed the first part is producing the Marv Films and Plan B production with Brad Pitt, Adam Bohling (Layer Cake), Targquin Pack and David Reid. The project will marks Margeson’s second major studio release following 2010’s Skyline. He previously served as an additional music arranger on the first Kick-Ass installment (which featured music by Henry Jackman, John Murphy, Ilan Eshkeri and Marius De Vries) and has written additional music for numerous films scored by Jackman. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Cheerful Weather for the Wedding’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: March 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
Tags: Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, Michael Price, score, Soundtrack

MovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for last year’s romantic comedy Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. The album features the film’s original music composed by Michael Price (Sherlock, Horrid Henry: The Movie). The soundtrack will be released on March 26, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Cheerful Weather for the Wedding is directed by Donald Rice and stars Elizabeth McGovern, Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Zoe Tapper and Ellie Kendrick. The movie premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and was released in select theaters last December by IFC Films. The comedy will also be released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 26. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Spartacus: War of the Damned’ Soundtrack Details

Posted: March 12, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
Tags: Joseph LoDuca, score, Soundtrack, Spartacus, War of the Damned

Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Starz original series Spartacus: War of the Damned. The album features selections from the score of the final season of the Spartacus series composed by Joseph LoDuca (Spartacus: Blood And Sand, Xena: Warrior Princess). The soundtrack will be released on April 2, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Spartacus: War of the Damned created by Steven S. DeKnight and starring Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Daniel Feuerriegel, Simon Merrells, Todd Lasance, Christian Antidormi, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Pana Hema-Taylor, Ellen Hollman, Gwendoline Taylor, Jenna Lind, Anna Hutchison, Ditch Davey and Barry Duffield is the third and final season of the Spartacus show. The final episodes currently air every Friday night on Starz. Read the rest of this entry »