John Swihart is scoring the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas. The movie directed by Stephen Sommers is based on the bestselling novel written by Dean Koontz. The film stars Anton Yelchin as a clairvoyant short-order cook who encounters a mysterious man with links to dark and threatening forces. Willem Dafoe, Patton Oswalt, Addison Timlin and Nico Tortorella are co-starring in the Fusion Films and Sommers Company production. Sommers has also written the screenplay and is producing the project with John Baldecchi (The Mexican, Conan the Barbarian) and Howard Kaplan. The director has previously worked with composers Alan Silvestri on his last three features The Mummy Returns, Van Helsing and G.I. Joe. He has also collaborated with Jerry Goldsmith (The Mummy, Deep Rising), Basil Poledouris (The Jungle Book) and Bill Conti (The Adventures of Huck Finn) earlier in his career. Read the rest of this entry »
John Swihart to Score ‘Odd Thomas’
Posted: February 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Swihart, Odd Thomas, Stephen Sommers
Behind the Music of ‘There Be Dragons’
Posted: February 21, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews, Film Music AlbumsTags: A Troll in Central Park, Robert Folk, score, Soundtrack, There Be Dragons
A video feature on the music for the international release of the epic adventure There Be Dragons has recently surfaced. The 10-minute video shows footage from the recording sessions of the score, as well as a conversation between composer Robert Folk and producer James Ordonez. Also featured is an interview with conductor David Sabee. Check out the full video after the jump. The soundtrack for There Be Dragons is available on Varese Sarabande Records. Check out our previous article for the full details and check out audio clips from all tracks on the album below. The movie is directed by Roland Joffe and stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro, Derek Jacobi and Olga Kurylenko. Read the rest of this entry »
Christophe Beck on ‘Good Morning America’
Posted: February 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Composer InterviewsTags: Christophe Beck, The Muppets
This morning, ABC’s Good Morning America featured a 5-minute segment on composer Christophe Beck. ABC correspondent Cameron Mathison visited Beck at his studio in Santa Monica, where he talked to the composer about his recent score for Walt Disney Pictures’ The Muppets, his favorite scene from the movie and also asked him to score his own home video. Check out the full video after the jump. Beck’s music can currently be heard in the action romantic comedy This Means War starring Reese Witherspoon and next up for the composer is the sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Penn Scoring HBO’s ‘Girls’
Posted: February 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Girls, HBO, Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham, Michael Penn
Michael Penn has recently scored the new HBO comedy series Girls. The show is created by Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture) who also stars in the comedy alongside Jemima Kirke, Allison Williams, Adam Driver and Zosia Mamet. The comedy follows the lives of a small group of friends in their early 20’s trying to chart their lives in New York City. Dunham wrote and directed the pilot of the series, which she executive produces along with Judd Apatow and Jenni Konner. The project marks Penn’s first major TV scoring assignment. His previous feature credits include Boogie Nights, Sunshine Cleaning and The Last Kiss. Girls‘ first season of ten episodes is set to debut on April 15, 2012 and will be airing every Sunday night on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Hugo’ Wins Cinema Audio Society Awards
Posted: February 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chris Fogel, Cinema Audio Society Awards, Hugo, Scott Millan, Simon Rhodes, Too Big to Fail
The team behind the sound mixing of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo has won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing at 48th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards at Saturday night’s awards ceremony at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. For the first time, scoring mixers have been included in the awards. Scoring mixer Simon Rhodes, along with production mixer John Midgley and re-recording mixer Tom Fleischman have received the award for Hugo. The other contenders in the category were Hanna (including scoring mixer Andrew Dudman), Moneyball (including scoring mixer Brad Haehnel), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (including scoring mixer Alan Meyerson) and Super 8 (including scoring mixer Dan Wallin). Read the rest of this entry »
‘Ben-Hur’ Complete Soundtrack Collection Released
Posted: February 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Ben Hur, Miklos Rosza, score, Soundtrack
Film Score Monthly has announced a new 5 CD-set of the soundtrack for the 1959 classic Ben-Hur. The album includes the complete film score composed by Miklos Rosza, as well as outtakes, alternates and every additional take preserved by the studio mastered from the original six-track recordings. The soundtrack set is limited to 2000 copies. Visit Film Score Monthly’s website for audio clips, to check out the full track list and to order the album. Ben Hur directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith and Stephen Boyd has won 11 Academy Awards in 1960, including for Best Picture, Heston’s lead performance, Wyler’s direction and Rosza’s original music.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 17, 2012)
Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Cecile Corbel, Christophe Beck, David Sardy, Ghost RIder: Spirit of Vengeance, Jeff Danna, Michael Brook, score, Soundtrack, The Secret World of Arrietty, Thin Ice, This Means War, Undefeated
Three new movies are opening in theaters this President’s Day weekend:
Expected to have the best weekend at the box office among the new releases is the superhero action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance directed by Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor and starring Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Violante Placido, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert. The film’s score is composed by David Sardy (Zombieland, 21). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Madison Gate Records earlier this week. For the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is the romantic action comedy This Means War directed by McG and starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Angela Bassett and Til Schweiger. the film marks the second collaboration between McG and Christophe Beck who has written the music for the movie. No soundtrack album has been announced, but one clip from Beck’s score can be checked out here. To learn more about the film, visit our previous news article. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Casa de mi Padre’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Feltenstein, Casa de mi Padre, Christina Aguilera, John Nau, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the comedy Casa de mi Padre. The album includes Christina Aguilera’s title song, as well as selections from the film’s score written by Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau and a number of other songs from the movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 13, 2012 (with a March 6 pre-sale). A CD version is scheduled to come out on March 27 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. Casa de mi Padre is directed by Matt Piedmont and stars Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Genesis Rodriguez, Nick Offerman & Pedro Armendariz, Jr. The Spanish-language film is produced by Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions company. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Shearmur to Score ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days’
Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days, Ed Shearmur, Edward Shearmur, Jay Chandrasekhar, The Babymakers
Edward Shearmur is set to score the upcoming family movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. The movie is directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away) who also directed the previous Wimpy Kid installment and stars Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn who are all reprising their roles from the previous films. In third part of the series, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley suffers the dog days of summer vacation, which include a camping trip gone wrong and a mishap at a public pool. Nina Jacobson (The Hunger Games) and Bradford Simpson are producing the project. The film marks the composer’s second score for the franchise following last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: February 17, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, John Powell, Paul Cinco, Soundtrack, The Lorax
Interscope Records will be releasing a soundtrack album for the upcoming animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. The album includes the movie’s orignal songs written by composer John Powell and the film’s director/screenwriter Cinco Paul and performed by Ester Dean, voice cast member Ed Helms, Fletcher Sheridan, Jenny Slate and Randy Crenshaw. The soundtrack will be released on February 28, 2012 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from all songs on the album after the jump. A separate score album featuring Powell’s score will be released on Varese Sarabande Records as announced here. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax directed by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul features the voice talent of Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Rob Riggle and Betty White. The Illumination Entertainment production will be released on March, 9 by Universal Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
